Stacey Patton Wallace Last month, many people in Lee County were filled with joy. Why? Because Mrs. Story’s Dairy Bar, Opelika’s iconic and...
Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade: Fratelli’s Ristorante Italiano
By Stacey Patton Wallace As I’ve mentioned many times, I taught English for the Troup County School System in LaGrange, Georgia. Long before that, I...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Columbus, Georgia
By Stacey Patton Wallace Oct. 4, 2003, … the last day my then future husband Mike ever let me drive him anywhere, if he could help it. Back then,...
Making the Grade: Jefferson’s
By Stacey Patton Wallace I just can’t seem to get enough of downtown Opelika. I think it should be the prototype for downtowns everywhere. According...
Making the Grade: Veggies To Go
By Stacey Patton Wallace Thanksgiving 1963 to Thanksgiving 1984 were the best ones of my life. Why? Because from the ages of almost one to almost...
Making the Grade: Twice Baked
By Stacey Patton Wallace As I’ve mentioned several times before in this column, I absolutely LOVE dining in downtown Opelika. I’m so glad that...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Wetumpka, Alabama
By Stacey Patton Wallace For the past several years, Mike and I have enjoyed watching shows on HGTV such as: Flip or Flop, Fixer Upper, Good Bones,...
Making the Grade: The Mason Jar
By Stacey Patton Wallace Recently, Mike and I met our friends Jack, William and Thomas for supper at the Mason Jar at 1036 S. College St. in Auburn....
Making the Grade: the Mandarin House-Taste of Asia
By Stacey Patton Wallace Mike and I really enjoy eating Chinese food. Therefore, when we moved to Lee County in 2015, we quickly found our favorite...