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Photos provided by Laura Bronson<br />

Pasta Fresca is Auburn/Opelika’s virtual Italian specialty<br />

market. We offer ready-to-cook Italian food featuring<br />

handmade fresh pasta and ravioli, sauces and<br />

dressings made in-house, lasagnas, and more. All<br />

delivered directly to your door every weekend!<br />

Photos provided by Sarah Beth Wheeler<br />

fresh pastas<br />

p. f.<br />

homemade sauces<br />

faith, took out a small loan, and seized this<br />

opportunity to buy some of their auctionedoff<br />

equipment she would need to begin her<br />

sole venture in stained-glass art.<br />

During Laura's time as an apprentice,<br />

she did countless repairs on the iconic<br />

stained-glass lamps we have all seen at<br />

Ruby Tuesdays. Goodson's had the worldwide<br />

account for Ruby Tuesdays and did<br />

all the repairs on their stained-glass lamps.<br />

Through connections made doing these<br />

repairs, word of mouth, networking, and<br />

determination, Laura found her way into a<br />

career she had a passion for and was building<br />

a name for herself in the stained-glass<br />

art community.<br />

Laura started doing art shows across the<br />

Southeast. During that time, she met her<br />

now husband, an Auburn legend, Wildman<br />

Steve. Laura and her son relocated to<br />

Auburn in 2005 and began settling into the<br />

community. She did odd jobs, occasionally<br />

helping her husband with his internetbased<br />

radio station or working in their<br />

well-manicured yard. She quickly realized,<br />

however, that to continue her work of passion<br />

in stained glass art, she needed more<br />

space to do what she wanted: to expand the<br />

size and depth of her work.<br />

Now, with a larger studio space, a dark<br />

room with a light table, and plenty of storage<br />

space for all kinds of beautiful shades<br />

and textures of glass, Laura is doing the<br />

work she has always dreamed of. She can<br />

Order Today:<br />

www.aupastafresca.com<br />

(334) 740-7755<br />

kevin@aupastafresca.com<br />

follow us on<br />

@aupastafresca<br />

infinite pastabilities<br />

Photos provided by Laura Bronson<br />

70 EAST ALABAMA LIVING

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