On The Vine: Ryan Reece ’14 | Auburn Alumni Association
Building business relationships with international winemakers began with the Auburn Family
Column: Christian parents should stop sending their children to public schools
There is no such thing as neutrality in this regard. All education is religious in nature. - Voddie Baucham
Seeing Jazz in Color
Jazz has a past. It's one that shouldn't be ignored.
A conversation with young girs about news watching
Seeing the contrast between a non-social media using child and a social media indulging teen
"And all of that lives on my sons tablet"
Misinformation, Social Media, and Children
Barb's Country Kitchen isn't owned by Barb
This southern cookin' restaurant is owned by a Black and gay couple and is showing the nation what it looks like to love despite differing beliefs.
Jay Gogue believes in Auburn and loves it
When Jay Gogue retired after a decade-long presidency in 2017, he never imagined that he would lead Auburn again, but this time, through a pandemic and social justice turmoil
"I was dreaming piano"
Auburn University choral professor pursued music well
Column- Quarantine: What I, and other Auburn students, didn't know I needed
MW 4- Auburn couple has wedding during COVID-19 pandemic
MW 3- COVID-19 and the Fashion Industry
MW 2- John Lambert creates online music journal after battle with alcoholism
MW 1- Unlikely music prodigy from Venezuela becomes conductor at ASO
Students share impact of churches
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research defines a megachurch as a church with several distinct characteristics, including having at least 2,000 members, a charismatic senior minister and an innovative and contemporary worship format. Its website reads, “This church form is a distinctive organizational response to cultural shifts and changes in societal patterns throughout the industrialized, urban and suburban areas of the world.”
Two churches in the Auburn area – Church of the Highlands a
Local distillery serves the community
Jimmy Sharp, the grandson of John Emerald, is the head distiller and co-founder of the distillery.
This company said it was the first distiller of whiskey in Alabama after Prohibition was lifted.
In 1907, the period of Prohibition began in Alabama and distillers were forced into hiding. Whiskey was made undercover and illegally until 2015, when John Emerald Distilling Company opened in Opelika.
Emerald “took his father’s tobacco and candy business to new heights,” and the Sharps found it fitt
Dumps Like a Truck moves to downtown location
The popular storefront of the local food truck Dumps Like A Truck is set to move locations in early 2020. They are currently located on North Donahue Drive beside Goal Post and Insomnia and are relocating to downtown Auburn. Whitley Dykes, the owner of Dumps Like a Truck and Irritable Bao, said he hope to relocate in January. Because the architecture of the store has to be redone to fit a resturaunt, it could be as late as April. The location that Dumps Like A Truck will be in is what used to be
Good Karma owner works to combat food insecurity
“My parents own Philly Connection, which is another food truck on campus,” Merchant said. “I wanted to do my own thing for college and wanted to grow on my own. But I had to come back because you just can’t stay away from Auburn for too long.”
Sunny Merchant, 23, grew up in Auburn and graduated this past May with a psychology degree from Ohio State University.
Good Karma, a local restaurant serving Indian cuisine, has created a new way of helping those in need in the Auburn area.
Good Karma h
Local distillery makes hand sanitizer to assist with need
With many stores running low on different household items, Jimmy Sharp, owner of John Emerald Distillery in Opelika, said he wanted to use his resources to serve others during these stressful times. The company recently began brewing its own hand sanitizer to distribute to the surrounding communities. “We had considered making hand sanitizer before the virus spread, but we were under the impression that it would not be approved because you usually have to have a license," Sharp said. "But recent
Auburn students adjust Easter celebrations to comply with stay-at-home orders
“I am bummed because Easter is one of the only times that my family would go to church together,” Nikolai said. “I haven’t really talked with my parents about what we are all doing, but I know that me and my sister will be sitting down to watch the ACC service online.”
Emri Nikolai, sophomore in psychology, attends Auburn Community Church. While she is in quarantine in Canton, Georgia, she said she plans to watch the online ACC Easter service.
Easter celebrations will look different for many A
Victorian B&B holds the memories of Auburn
The buildings in the North College Street Historic District were constructed between 1848 and 1937. These homes hold architectural and historic importance in their Victorian style.
Auburn’s North College Street Historic District holds stories of Auburn’s earliest ancestors and events. One of these historic buildings is The Crenshaw Guest House, which is now a bed and breakfast.
A historic treasure stands outside of the heart of downtown Auburn, where visitors are welcomed into the Auburn commu
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