Stacey Wallace Articles

Making the Grade | Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — One of the really great perks of writing this column, besides eating wonderful food, is meeting interesting people. A few years ago, Mike and I went on an overnight trip to Montgomery for our anniversary. At night, we rode down the Alabama...

Making the Grade | Durango Mexican Grill

OPINION — When Mike and I decided to move to Auburn in November of 2015, the next important decision after finding a house was to find the church God wanted us to join. We visited various churches in Lee County for about a year. Finally, in 2016, God led us to Central...

Making the Grade | Stinson Breads

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — As I’ve mentioned many times in this column, my husband and I have fallen in love with the city of Opelika, while living in Auburn.Mike’s love of Opelika began 60 years ago when he was a kindergartener at West Point Elementary School. In...

Making the Grade | Krave Korner Kitchen

BY STACEY WALLACE It’s hard to believe that Mike and I are now in our fifth year of retirement after teaching for 30 years. When Covid-19 shut down our teaching careers one nine weeks early, as it did the world, retirement was quite boring.Our week consisted of going...
Lucky Pot lives up to hype

Lucky Pot lives up to hype

BY STACEY WALLACE OPINION — As I have probably mentioned before in this column (It’s hard to remember because, unbelievably, I have written for The...

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Hector’s Cantina & Grill

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...

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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...

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Making the Grade:

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...

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Making the Grade

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...

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