When the first people you see walking into CityFest are some of your favorite small business owners, you know it’s going to be a good event. The wait for parking was worth it. Auburn CityFest is the city of Auburn’s biggest arts/crafts festival of the year. It was held on April 30 this year in Kiesel Park with homemade goods, live music and local, tasty eats. I walked up …
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A Worldwide Opportunity
Maybe as you pick up this magazine and flip through these pages, you’re on your way to watch The World Games. The games are being held July 7 through 17 here in our state — in Birmingham. And, if you happen to pick this magazine up after the games are over, then I hope you enjoy reading about the event that …
Bursts of Sun
Beehive Sunflowers is ready for its second successful year operating in Loachapoka. The sunflower farm opened to the public last year, boasting ‘pick-your-own’ sunflowers, strolls through the tall stalks and plenty of photo shoots to go around. There are sunflower seeds for munching on and for planting. “I’ve been planting sunflowers for 20 years, probably, behind my house for wildlife, and …
How Draketown Shaped A Life
Former Draketown resident, Frankie Bell, has taken the experiences — growing up in Auburn, in Draketown — that shaped her and combined them into a book: Choose to Win. Bell said that there was a photographer who donated old photos of Draketown to Auburn University and no one had been able to identify who was in the photos. “There was …
Life In A Boarding House
Ambers E. Hanson is the last living Auburn resident to have lived in a boarding house while at Auburn University, known then as Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Hanson was born in 1923 and grew up in Cleburne County, a little under two hours from Auburn. “I grew up on the farm, small farm, with my parents, my brothers and sister,” Hanson …
Hot Rock, Cold Beer, Expect No Mercy
Hot Rock, Cold Beer, Expect No Mercy. The motto of the War Eagle Supper Club — an Auburn icon for almost 60 years. The War Eagle Supper Club was opened in 1957 by The Lambert Family, said John Brandt, co-owner of the War Eagle Supper Club. “At that time, it was a pizza joint,” Brandt said. “The first time I ever …
The World’s BIGGEST Bottle
Imagine a college student leaving Auburn to head home for a weekend with their parents and they drive past a 64-foot orange bottle, from which they could buy gas for their car, a soda or even some alcohol. That was the Nehi Bottle when it was built on the side of Highway 280 in the ‘20s. “My grandfather moved …
We All Scream For Ice Cream
If you’ve lived in Auburn long enough, you remember The Sani-Freeze. Or, as it was more commonly known, The Sani- Flush, or The Flush. The Sani-Freeze was an Auburn staple. Located in downtown, it was perfect for students and citizens alike to grab a chili dog and milkshake on a date, after a baseball game or just to hang out after classes. …
JCANDO: JeQuetta Canady Lives A Can Do Life
One Opelika veteran decided that following her time in the service, she would start her own business. JeQuetta Canady said that a lot of the decisions she has made can be traced back to her childhood and her past. A series of struggles, including being diagnosed with dyslexia, becoming a mother and getting married right out of high school and low self-esteem all contributed to the difficulties of finding herself. “It was …
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Merry Christmas to ALL
Luanne Helms, and her son Jake, host annual Christmas events geared toward Opelika’s population with special needs. Jake, 22, was diagnosed with autism in 2001 and epilepsy in 2012. “Jake is nonverbal but he is very capable and active in the community,†Luanne said. Jake spends a lot of time in Opelika, helping others, she said. “I think it’s …