Story And Photos By Hannah Lester Turn back the clock 50 years to 1970 and you would find a craze for Missing in Action/Prisoner of War bracelets. Marcia Bailor wanted to honor these American soldiers who went missing or were taken prisoner and decided to purchase a MIA/POW bracelet. Her husband was serving in the …
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Music City Magic
Story and Photos By Wil Crews When I visited Nashville, Tennessee, for a concert last summer, I didn’t expect to return having had one of the best weekends of my life. The journey began when I traveled down I-85 from LeeCounty, Alabama, crossed over and up I-65 and spent the next five hours manifesting how …
Beyond Huntsville’s Space Frontier
Story and Photos By Kendyl Hollingsworth If you picked up a copy of last year’s LIVE Lee summer issue, you may remember that I’m a born-and-raised Huntsvillian. In that issue, I recalled my Space Camp experience and shared some of the city’s rich history in the aerospace industry — hence its nickname, “the Rocket City.” …
Into Kombat
Story By Hannah Lester / Photos Contributed Jarvis Hamilton said he hopes he’s opened the newest “place to be” in Smiths Station. Hamilton opened The Kombat Zone in November 2022. “[The Kombat Zone] was something that I could do to get kids in the building and have something for them to do,” he said. “And …
Around Town With Shaye Baker
Financial freedom? A concept that never even crossed my mind until a couple of years ago. If you’d asked me what it meant back then, I would have likely conjured up from my consumeristic mind, “Being able to buy whatever I want.” We live in the most accessible generation in the most advertised-to society of …
Racing For A Cause
Story By Hannah Lester / Photos Contributed Lace up your shoes. Whether you’re an avid runner or down for a one-mile fun run, the D1 Life Foundation is hosting its first-ever D1 Life 5K on April 22. “The benefit is to raise money for the D1 Life Foundation, which is an organization that we started …
Clean and Buff
Story By Hannah Lester / Photos By Robert Noles One of Auburn’s newest businesses smells great. That’s because Buff City Soaps makes its own products — soaps, bath washes, scrubs and more. The new store at 312 W. Magnolia Ave. opened right before the Iron Bowl, Thanksgiving and Black Friday — a.k.a, a busy weekend. …
Ever To Conquer … Never To Yield
Story By Hannah Lester / Photos Contributed By AU Athletics It’s time for A-Day! Auburn’s football team has a chance to gear up and show off for fans long before September shows its face. A-Day is the annual spring football game on The Plains in Jordan-Hare Stadium. On April 8 at 1 p.m. fans are …
On Tap Is On Point
Story By Hannah Lester / Photos By Karlee Teel For the fourth year in a row, Opelika Main Street is gearing up to host its annual craft beer event in the historic downtown. On May 13 from 1 to 6 p.m., local craft beer lovers are invited downtown to taste and sip and enjoy an …
Foodies For The Soul
Story By Wil Crews / Photos By Robert Noles Foodies Gourmet Cafe and Bodega in Auburn is my new favorite lunch spot. I first visited there at the turn of the new year, fresh off a grueling, two-hour pickleball match that rivaled the intensity of the U.S. Open Tennis Championship finals. My energy was depleted …