Remembering Mary Alice Powell, my predecessor

I wear a yellow flower bracelet gifted to me by Mary Alice Powell every day.

The Blade’s first food editor wasn’t just a wiz in the kitchen, but each time I visited her at her “Little Green Bungalow” in Grand Rapids, Ohio, she wowed me with her fashion sense, poise, wit, and elegance.

When I first moved to Toledo, most people I met told me about Mary Alice’s impact on the area food scene and her local celebrity status in the city…

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