Mikata Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar The old cliché is true: The older you get, the faster time passes. For example, back when I was a kid growing up in Alexander City, summer vacation seemed to last forever, one terrible sunburn after another (the use of...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Before I write this week’s restaurant review, I have to tell you about something special, which happened to me on Sunday, Sept. 18, which was my Granddaddy Mac’s birthday. After breakfast and before Mike and I started getting ready to go to...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Back when I taught language arts at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, I always wanted to be fair to all my students and wanted them to succeed. However, I must admit that I had a soft spot for David and Lauren (not their real...

By STACEY PATTON WALLACE When I was growing up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), we didn’t have many restaurants at which to dine. We had Cecil’s (now closed), Lake Hill Restaurant (now closed), Pizza Hut, Western Sizzlin’, Hardee’s and various other...