Stacey Wallace Articles

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...

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...

Making the Grade: Mr. Gatti’s Pizza

Get your money's worth at Mr. Gatti's in Opelika BY STACEY WALLACE / PHOTOS BY MIKE WALLACE Have you ever noticed that the food you love the most is usually the kind you’re not supposed to eat? As a diabetic, I am supposed to watch what I eat daily. However, my very...

Making the Grade: Foodies Gourmet Café & Bodega

BY STACEY WALLACE As I’ve mentioned before in this column, I am incredibly clumsy. In fact, if you still have a good, old 20th Century dictionary, and you look up the word “clumsy,” my picture will be there. I am always tripping, dropping or dripping. Mike says that I...