UPDATE: Per a media briefing for the Jan. 20 Auburn City Council meeting, the permanent tiger paw is a definite go.
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There has been a tiger paw painted in the middle of the street at Toomer's Corner first for nigh on 25 years. (I'll soon be tackling the awesome back story of how it got there.) Each year, Auburn SGA crews add fresh coats of paint to the paw, as well as … [Read more...] about Permanent tiger paw in intersection among possibilities for City of Auburn’s Toomer’s Corner renovation definitely happening
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Auburn’s assistant city manager says expecting an arch at Toomer’s Corner in 2015 is ‘premature’
TWER has been your number one source for Arch Talk since those disorienting Attractive Intersection Structure days of 2011. Having what "they have at Purdue" span the intersection of College and Magnolia has been on the table since the very first meetings of the Committee to Determine the Future of Rolling Toomer’s Corner. And the likelihood of the arches mentioned at pretty … [Read more...] about Auburn’s assistant city manager says expecting an arch at Toomer’s Corner in 2015 is ‘premature’
As Kroger expands, we look back at the first and most recent artist renderings of the legendary Auburn grocery store
Publix's come, Bruno's goes, Winn-Dixies shall not rise again. But Kroger... Kroger remains constant. It thrives. It is constantly packed. After work, after church, it is simply impossible for someone who has lived in Auburn for more than five years to walk its hallowed, narrow aisles without trying to avoid someone you don't have time to talk with because you hate it when you … [Read more...] about As Kroger expands, we look back at the first and most recent artist renderings of the legendary Auburn grocery store
Harry Potter Alliance to hold inaugural leadership conference in Auburn
We haven't had a Harry Potter meets Auburn post in a while, so this is good. The first ever Granger Leadership Academy will be held in Auburn next month. That's Granger, as in Harry Potter heroine Hermione Granger, as in the community organizer most revered by The Harry Potter Alliance, "an army of fans, activists, nerdfighters, teenagers, wizards and muggles dedicated to … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Alliance to hold inaugural leadership conference in Auburn
Auburn’s J&M Bookstore to film Toomer’s Corner victory celebrations with Kick Six drone
J&M's new drone won't be the first to film awesome footage of Toomer's Corner rollings, but it'll definitely be the coolest. The bookstore / college store plans to shoot video of Toomer's Corner victory celebrations this fall with a toy that would top the Christmas list of every 10-year-old Auburn fan ever: A video camera-equipped drone painted orange and blue, and … [Read more...] about Auburn’s J&M Bookstore to film Toomer’s Corner victory celebrations with Kick Six drone