Stacey Wallace Articles

Making the Grade: Amsterdam Café North Auburn

BY STACEY WALLACE /PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER Unbelievably, my husband Mike and I will soon celebrate our 8th year living in Auburn, and it has been such a blessing. As I may have mentioned before in this column, Mike, out of the blue, sprang the idea of...

Making The Grade: On the Road to Alexander City

BY STACEY WALLACE As I mentioned before in my last column, recently my much older brother Mike (As the youngest Patton child, I love saying that.) and my sister-in-law Sandi visited my husband Mike and me for a few days before they went back home to Texas. One day, we...

Making the Grade: A Taste of Asia

BY STACEY WALLACE / FOR THE OBSERVER PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE / FOR THE OBSERVER Spring rolls from Taste of Asia in Opelika, located at 3750 Pepperell Parkway. As I have mentioned before in this column, I have two much older brothers named Jim and Mike. Now, when Jim...

Making the Grade: Mellow Mushroom

The Chicken Jerk Hoagie served at Mellow Mushroom in Auburn.  Way back on June 8, 1990, I received my master’s degree in english education from Auburn University. Around that time, Dr. Terry C. Ley, my professor, adviser, and the best teacher I have ever seen,...