Month: July 2011

Eighth & Rail – So What’s The Deal?

I know a lot of folks are talking about Eighth & Rail these days and what’s going on.  Are they open, are the closed.  Well, the answer to that is yes.  Eighth & Rail continues to be the premier entertainment venue in this part of Alabama.  And although the Tavern isn’t keeping it’s old regular hours, it continues to book great entertainment to it’s stage.  I’ll try to let you know who’s coming and when… Read More

Sundilla – Dave Potts Friday Night

It seems like forever since the last Sundilla concert (though it has really only been about seven weeks) but we’ve still been busy getting ready for a Sundilla first: when Dave Potts performs this Friday, July 29, the show will be recorded and released as a live CD! Admission is just $10, $8 for students, and free for children 12 and under, and $8 tickets are available at The Gnu’s Room until they sell out… Read More

Cinda Baxter to Speak in Opelika on�Friday

National speaker, Cinda Baxter, founder of the 3/50 Project, will be speaking about supporting your local brick and morter — independent merchants. Fox News describes The 3/50 Project as “the formula that could save local businesses that might not otherwise survive”. She has been featured in Consumer Reports, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox Business News, Entrepreneur and the Inc Magazine. Date: Friday, July 29 at The Event Center Downtown from 12 Noon – 1:30… Read More

Rosemere Cemetery Recieves History Award

The Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) recently added Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika to the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register. “The cemetery register is a prestigious listing of historic cemeteries in Alabama,” said Lee Anne Wofford, cemetery program coordinator.  “The AHC considers the notable historic cemeteris in this register to be particularly worthy of preservation and appreciation, and therefore, deserving of this special recognition.” There are now four cemeteries in Lee County listed on the Alabama Historic Cemetery… Read More

Road�Closing

Beginning Friday, July 8, Cunningham Drive will be closed to all through traffic on weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The closure is necessary to allow the installation of a sanitary sewer line beside the roadway. Drivers are encouraged to use Gateway Drive or Airport Road as detour routes. Barricades will be placed at 30th Street and Frederick Road to alert drivers of the closure. Cunningham Drive residents will be able to drive around… Read More

Bastille Day in Camp Hill

It rolls around every two years, and the first event was two years ago, so if you didn’t know about it, or missed it in the past, don’t be surpirsed.  It’s Bastille Day in Camp Hill.  Drive thru town, turn right at the caution light (by the police station) and the Big Brick House on the left is the location for this years event.  If you caught Reta Grimsley Johnson’s column in the paper, you kinda know what… Read More

Flashback To The 4th

There are some pictures in the flicker feed (in the sidebar to the right) from our little get together over at the Purves place for the 4th of July.  We’ve got to be the only people in town celebrating our independance from the Bristish with a British guy.  And check out the shoes he brings out once a year to wear.  Go figure.. From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on July… Read More

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