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REVUE NEWS
September 24, 2015 | revueandnews.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 33, No. 38
European Market visits Alpharetta Hosts ‘treasures under the big top’ By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
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Guests of the European Market Sept. 19 and 20 were greeted to spooky Halloween décor and items.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta had a little taste of Europe Sept. 19 and 20 as the annual European Market returned to Milton Avenue. The market was held underneath two enormous tents that covered the street. Local artisans and gatherers created a European marketplace in which to sell their treasures. Rustic art, vintage and found designs as well as the newest (or oldest) fashions filled the tents, with their vendors greeting guests. Near the front of the event, on the street, was a series
of booths by Canton-based gardener Robert Paradies, of Paradise Horticultural Services. Flowers and veggies were available for visitors to admire and buy. He said this was his third time coming to the European Market and each time it gets bigger. He attributes this to the support the event gets from the city. “Alpharetta is good about supporting events like this,” he said. “They close down the street, which must cause problems.” Local businesses, especially those in the downtown, must benefit, he said, from the people who are drawn downtown for the events. “There are a lot of festivals and each city is competing against others,” he said. “But Alpharetta has a good vision.”
Alpharetta mulls old library use Arts, teen center options By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – When the county opened a new public library as part of the Alpharetta City Center project, there arose the question of what to do with the old library on Mayfield Road. The county has since given the 3-acre parcel of land over to the city. A public meeting was held Sept. 21 at City Hall to solicit public ideas of what to do with the 10,000-square-foot building. For now, the building and property will fall under the jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department and its director Mike Perry. “What are we going to do with it?” Perry asked.
The city created a parks master plan several years ago. Perry said that, in that plan, the land was slated to be used as an arts center. While Alpharetta already has two arts centers – one in Crabapple and one in North Park – they are limited in size and are not located near the city's downtown. The suggestions from the public at the meeting ranged from an arts center to a computer museum and technical school for seniors and teens. Some residents suggested it be bulldozed and turned into green space and traffic improvements. Members of the city's arts community, especially from the Alpha Arts Guild, turned out in force. “This can be an impactful, vibrant and renowned arts center,” said Mike Buchanan.
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