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Bojangles’ shows interest in Lee County

Bojangles’ is also looking to bring restaurants to the Lee County area.

“Bojangles’ is actively pursuing franchisees for the Auburn-Opelika market,” Executive Vice President Eric Newman said. “The brand believes the region’s demographics match up with its core Southeastern U.S. customer.”

Newman said the company plans to open several franchise locations in the coming years.

SOURCE: OANOW.com

Opelika residents with a craving for burgers and french fries will soon have a new way to satisfy their fast food desires with the arrival of a new McDonald’s in Opelika and the possibility of Bojangles’ franchises in Auburn, Opelika and Smiths Station.

Dolly Marshall plans to open a new McDonald’s franchise in TigerTown by the loading docks of Office Depot.

“We’ve been looking into this for sometime,” she said.

Groundbreaking on the fast-food restaurant will be next week. Marshall said she hopes to have her latest franchise open by the end of June. “Things are moving very quickly,” she said.

The TigerTown McDonald’s location will be Marshall’s seventh. She also owns restaurants in Auburn, Opelika and Tuskegee.

Marshall said she believes there is a good amount of traffic in TigerTown, which she hopes will bring in customers.

SOURCE: OANOW.com

According to an ad placed on craigslist The Breezeway in Auburn will be closing as soon as the owner of the building finds a new renter.

Here’s the ad:

$3500 Large Restaurant Building In Downtown Auburn For Rent (Auburn, AL (Opelika Road))

Reply to: hous-hxkwm-1257629353@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-07-07, 11:36AM EDT

Up for rent is a Large Restaurant Building in Auburn, AL. The Building is on Opelika Road and is very close to Downtown. It is currently the Breezeway restaurant. They will be staying there until I find a renter for the building. The Building includes: Large Dining Area, Large Kitchen, Drive Thru, Office, 3 Huge Freezers, Food Prep Area, Men and Womens restrooms, and a deck for outdoor dining. Call Mike for more information at 334-749-5888 or 334-559-5888

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=1251+Opelika+Rd,+Auburn,+AL+36830&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=RWtTSumiOMv6tgfdl-CbCA&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1 (Click Street View)

You can view the original here: http://auburn.craigslist.org/off/1257629353.html

thanks to @jamerson for the tip

2009 Heroes Take Flight Fly-In March 14,2009 – Always the 2nd Saturday in March in lovely Auburn/Opelika, Alabama

Although the Fly-In weekend is not connected to any development projects or news we want to help promote this event for the red cross. Please visit their website

Website: http://www.leeredcross.org/flyin

From their site:

Sign up now to get involved! This is a great day for the family, pilots, veterans and aviation enthusiasts AND it raises much needed dollars for our local programs at the Lee County Red Cross.

It is our pleasure to honor our Veteran’s by offering them free admission and a VIP package to the fly-in. Please note the Veteran Registration is closed. Veterans that have pre-registered will receive their packets in the mail February 24, 2009.

Tickets are just $5 in advance for adults and $8 at the gate. Children 10 and younger are just $2. You can order tickets online or they you can stop by one of our ticket locations.

For more information, to bring your aircraft or to sign up to be a sponsor, please call 334-749-9981 or email: bwitten@leeredcross.org.

It takes over 200 volunteers to put on this event!

To volunteer contact Jennifer Bartley at jbartley@leeredcross.org.

Media: Please contact Jennifer Ryan at jryan@leeredcross.org.