For the rest of us, there’s music at Eighth & Rail as part of the Star Songwriter Series on the first Tuesday of each month. Steph Callahan, Jean Franklin and Quillan are on the stage. Show starts at 8PM until 10PM. Check the Star Songwriter Series Website for all the information.
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 30, 2007. View the original page.
The weather has really been nice the past few weeks. Well, downtown workers will be able to grab a lunch, lawnchair and listen to some music on the Courthouse Square on Wednesdays in May. The music starts at noon, right after the EMA test of emergency sirens, which is also Wednesday at noon. You might want some ear plugs for that test. That downtown siren is behind the courthouse. Dave Potts kicks off the series… Read More
The Opelika Arts Association presents the “Man of La Mancha”, Tuesday Night, May 1st at the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts. Based on Miguel de Cervantesâ literary masterpiece, Don Quixote, is one of the great success stories of American musical stage history and a worthy adaptation of this timeless tale, as relevant today as it was 400 years ago. The original Broadway production in 1965 caught the theater world by surprise, garnering much critical… Read More
I grabbed a ticket last week or so, but I suspect you can show up and get a ticket at the Fairgrounds. It’s Saturday, April 28th from 10AM til 3PM at the Lee County Fairgrounds. The annual event is sponsored by Dixie Youth Baseball and Opelika Exchange Club.
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 27, 2007. View the original page.
The internet is pretty fun , when some other bloggers drop by to ask questions of those that visit my blog. Kenny Smith had run accross the picture above on the Opelika High School Website , which matches something he saw in an AU Yearbook. Kenny, also had the ad below on his website. Okay, now time for Redman, Henry and others to give us some background on Hagedorns.  If you’ve got some other… Read More
Lots of new paint even on the light poles in the parking lot of the Parkway Shopping Center. The Kroger guys made a hasty departure, when The Pig pulled lease according to the talk on the street. The store is opening on May 9th, according to the article in the OA News last week!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 24, 2007. View the original page.
Okay, I had to see where folks were coming from. It seems that on Monday, over 900 hits came to the site from My MySpace or Someone Else’s MySpace Page!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 24, 2007. View the original page.
Mona was over the other day checking out some of the house renovations of the past few weeks. We wandered to the back yard were the two Mulberry Trees are producing a Bumper Crop of the Dark Purple Berries! Okay , so this is the third year I’ve been here with the tree producing the fruit. This year, it’s better than the past few. So Mona starts picking the dark berries and popping them in… Read More
In Alabama, the 4th Monday of April is designated as Confederate Memorial Day. It’s not celebrated by all states, nor is it the same time. Here’s a list of who celebrates and when. The day is to honor those who died fighting for the South in the War Between the States!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 23, 2007. View the original page.
Opelika Main Street will hold it’s Annual Dinner Monday Night. Members will gather at Eighth & Rail at 5:30 and then have Bar B Que Dinner at Cottage Walk at 7PM. After Meeting Post! Well, you may know the Cottage Walk for Chicken Salad, but the Bar B Que Chicken and all the Fixin’s was pretty good for the Main Street Annual Meeting. Some prizes for those in winning seats! Grabbed a couple of cold Sweetwater… Read More
The southside lost power for about 90 minutes on Sunday afternoon. I rode around a bit and didn’t see a cause, so we’ll see what happened on Monday in the paper.
Opps, nothing in the paper on Monday, maybe on Tuesday!
From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on April 22, 2007. View the original page.
