Month: June 2014

Tonight’s the night! See you at the depot lawn for  #opelikaisfilm  and The Princess Bride! Fun, vendors, activities AND an inflatable slide ($3 per ride) all begin at 6 and the movie starts at sundown! — don’t want to bring dinner to the movie? Buy your dinner here! We’ll have picnic-style dinners from Niffer’s at the Tracks ,  Jefferson’s Opelika  and the perfect summer dessert – pops from  Overall Company  — at  Opelika Train Depot… Read More

Here’s an update from the City of Opelika regarding that alert they issued yesterday! And I had such a cool graphic of a call center guy with a long nose! On Tuesday, June 24, 2015 the City of Opelika issued an urgent press release titled “Another Scam Circulating the Area”.  The City issued this alert because several businesses had informed the City that they had received phone calls from a company with an Iowa phone… Read More

Save the date, Thursday, June 26th. It’s a movie under the stars at the Depot as the first of the summer’s films starts at sunset. The Princes Bride, directed by Rob Reiner.  A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). The trailer to this 1987 movie is below! From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on… Read More

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 17, 2014. View the original page.

Shopping at Smith T Hardware is always like stepping back into the last century. From the nails marking spots on the floor used to measure out chain, to the old BIP Paint sign on the front of the building.  Last week, while removing some plaster from a wall, more history uncovered, as what may be one of the oldest Coca Cola Murals in the US was discovered.  The story behind the painting is still being… Read More

It will be one of those pictures from a movie on Saturday in Downtown Opelika. Kids excited to be able to climb on and get their picture taken near or in the big trucks and other vehicles that make it to “Touch-A-Truck”.  The event is moving back to downtown after a brief time away at the airport last year.  Add to all the trucks, you can count on a train going by and the conductor… Read More

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 13, 2014. View the original page.

I was hanging out in front of Eighth and Rail tonight, talking to some folks that stopped in Opelika on their way to Ashville. These Houston travellers seem to like our little downtown area. They had spoken to an Auburn University professor that had explained the history of the bars downtown and the shots fired at passing passenger trains in the day. I told them of Debbie Purves’ story of the building that houses the… Read More

Okay, most are probably saying nope! Remember, this is the real football afterall. I found this really good short overview of the games. Watch it below. In the meantime, looking to watch the USA play, well, mark the calendar for the 22nd.  Here’s a link to the complete TV schedule and some additional information.

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 11, 2014. View the original page.

Week Two of the Farmer’s Market at Courthouse Square is today from 3 til 6 PM. Event was well attended last week and should draw good crowds again today. Tonight the Summer Swing series continues at Monkey Park (okay, Municipal Park) with Local Fan Favorite Adam Hood on the Park stage! The  Opelika Band Boosters  will prepare hamburgers and hotdogs in the park for a nominal fee from 6:15-7:30 p.m. These are ideal for a… Read More