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Stacey Wallace Articles

Hector’s Cantina & Grill

BY STACEY WALLACE | PHOTO BY MIKE WALLACE by STACEYPATTON WALLACE Last month, on Sunday, Nov. 5, our good friend Jack had a very bad day. He stepped wrong and fell in his backyard, breaking both the tibia and fibula bones in his ankle. Even so, Jack, who teaches at a...
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Wild Flour Bakery & Espresso

by STACEYPATTON WALLACE As I’ve mentioned many times in this column, I am the “Queen of the Klutzes.” When I go anywhere, I’m apt to drip, slip or trip. In an earlier column, I wrote about a time when my lack of gracefulness was really on display as I dined with my...
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Making the Grade:

Conquistador lives up to its reputation BY STACEY WALLACE Yo hablo español un poquito. That is Spanish for, “I speak Spanish a little.” I took one year of Spanish in junior high and a second year at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City. I also took Spanish...
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Making the Grade

On the road to Florence, Alabama BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION —One of the greatest blessings that Mike and I have ever received from God would be our loving, Christian parents. If 30 years of teaching have taught us anything, it was that there is no substitute for great...
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Making the Grade: Twice Baked

Making the Grade: Twice Baked

Nov 17, 2021

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...

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Making the Grade: The Mason Jar

Making the Grade: The Mason Jar

Nov 3, 2021

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....

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