By STACEY PATTON WALLACE In 1980-81, my senior year at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), I was in the...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Alexander City
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Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade: Ponko Chicken
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE Before I begin this week’s review, I want to give a shout out to East Alabama Ambulatory Surgery Center, which opened at the...
Making the Grade: Birdie’s Cup and Saucer
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE I’ve mentioned Tanya Simms, my dear friend, several times in my column. She taught for 26 years in the great state of...
Making the Grade: The 19th Hole Restaurant & Sports Bar
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE My husband Mike and I are certainly not the athletic type. Instead, we are quite clumsy, but loveable. This tendency to be...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Hamilton, Georgia
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE A few weeks ago, our good friend William brought a new member into his family: a black and white bundle of energy he named...
Making the Grade: Byron’s Smokehouse
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE I am a big fan of condiments, with ketchup being my all-time favorite. Now, my husband Mike says that I will put ketchup on...
Making the Grade: Big Blue Bagel & Deli
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned previously, breakfast is my least favorite meal. Again, I don’t follow the old adage, “Breakfast like a...
Making the Grade: Beyond the Wok
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Last week, I polled some of my female relatives and friends to prove a theory I have. I asked them the following question:...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Pine Mountain, Georgia
By STACEYPATTON WALLACE When Mike and I taught in LaGrange, Georgia, we loved to travel to the pretty little town of Pine Mountain, population 1,216...