By Stacey Patton Wallace When I was a teacher in LaGrange, Georgia, I had a 25 to 30 minute lunch period. In that brief time span, I had to: 1. take...
Making the Grade: On the Road to LaGrange, Georgia
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Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade: Little Italy Pizzeria
By Stacey Patton Wallace The last 22 months have been the roughest ones many of us have ever witnessed. During this time, a lot of people have felt...
Making the Grade: The Irish Bred Pub
By Stacey Patton Wallace Last month, Mike and I finally managed to go to Christmas in a Railroad Town in Opelika. I’ve mentioned many times how much...
Making the Grade: MK’s Asian Kitchen
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: 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,...