BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — When I was growing up in Alexander City (“Eleck” City to the locals), Tom Patton, my sweet Daddy, grew the best tomatoes...
Making the Grade | On the Road to Slocomb, Alabama
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Stacey Wallace Articles
Making the Grade | Tart and Tartan
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION As I’ve mentioned before in this column, I love to eat, but I really dislike cooking of any kind, and that includes...
Making the Grade | Don Miguel Mexican Bar & Grill
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — In our almost 10 years of living in Lee County, Mike and I have been to some really good Mexican restaurants. One in...
Making the Grade | Beignets & Brew
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Way back in 1992, when I was beginning my third year of teaching in LaGrange, I met a young woman named Ashley. She had...
Making the Grade | On the road to Dadeville
OPINION — It’s hard to believe that 35 years ago this month, I began my 30-year teaching career in LaGrange, Georgia, and so did Mike, my then...
Making the Grade | Casa Maria’s Bar & Grill
OPINION — When I was growing up, I took Spanish I at Alexander City Junior High School and Spanish II at Benjamin Russell High School. I also...
Making the Grade | Lost Pizza Co.
OPINION — It’s funny that as you age, your eating habits may change drastically. For example, in our teens and 20s, my then-future husband Mike and...
Making the Grade | On the road to Greenville
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — In previous columns, I have written about the adventures of the Fearsome Foursome: my Daddy, Mama and Daddy’s two older...
Making the Grade | Angus Steak House
BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — Sometimes, I am in the mood for a really good steak. Now, that particular food made the Patton family laugh many years...