By Stacey Patton Wallace In last week’s column, I said that, for the first time, I would be making my Grandma Patton’s wonderful tomato sauce to put...
Making the Grade: MK’s Asian Kitchen
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Making the Grade: on the Road to Phenix City, Alabama
By Stacey Patton Wallace As I sit writing this column for next week’s Observer (which will be published on Jan. 6, the Good Lord willing), I, like...
Making the Grade: Chuck’s Bar-B-Que
By Stacey Patton Wallace 3:42 a.m. central time … an incredibly early hour to be awakened by the insistent blaring of an alarm clock. However, for...
Making the Grade: Mrs. Story’s Dairy Bar
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...
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...