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Milton extends moratorium on Ga. 9 Vision Area By SHANNON WEAVER shannon@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton City Council voted to extend a moratorium on the Ga. 9 Vision Area, which bars new rezoning applications for property along the road between Bethany Bend and the Forsyth County line, at their meeting Jan. 21. There were no comments at the public hearing prior to the vote. City Manager Chris La-
gerbloom said he expects the moratorium to end within that timeframe, when the city approves a new code for the area. “We anticipate at this point we will bring forward a code for you to consider on April 20,” he said. “Just because it says 180 days, doesn’t mean we aren’t working toward a quicker solution than that.” Lagerbloom said that the code will be designed to plan
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Residents of the Arbor Terrace at Crabapple assisted living community sing their hearts out at a concert in Roswell Jan. 18. They performed at the Atlanta Workshop Players stage, on Holcomb Bridge Road.
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Seniors jam in concert By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Two dozen seniors joined with members of the community and high school students Jan. 18 at the Atlanta Workshop Players, on Holcomb Bridge Road, to take part in that one activity everyone enjoys – music. With an eclectic collection of old and new songs – everything from Lionel Richie to Taylor Swift – the seniors from Arbor Terrace at Crabapple sang their way through an afternoon concert while their families cheered them on. This was the second concert by the “Crabby Apples.” The families of the seniors
were as busy taking photos and filming the event as if it were a kindergarten play. The seniors are as old as 90. Joining them were students from Roswell and Milton high schools. Stephanie Mock, the engagement director for Arbor Terrace, said the seniors practiced for six months for the event. “The residents and their families really enjoy it,” Mock said. Many of those taking part suffer from memory loss in various stages. Music and rhythm are some of the last activities they can perform, even after losing the ability to speak. “We have residents in the
last stages of dementia, and they still tap their knees to music,” Mock said. The music is provided by the George Center, which offers music therapy to the Arbor Terrace residents. “They rocked it out,” said Hannah Seger, a music therapist with the George Center. “It’s so out of their element and they leave their community to do it. They really like it.” Arbor Terrace at Crabapple is online at at-crabapple. com. For more on the George Center, find them online at thegeorgecenter.com. For more on the Atlanta Workshop Players, visit them online at atlantaworkshopplayers.com.
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Hundreds of people take part in a unity march in Alpharetta Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They marched from St. James United Methodist Church to Alpharetta City Hall.
MLK March draws hundreds Community honors King’s memory, message By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – As the nation remembered the life and message of the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr., Jan. 19, the congregations of North Fulton communities gathered together in a single service, culminat-
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