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By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Off Leash Alpharetta, a luxury dog park and restaurant, is set to open downtown this spring after the City Council approved its alcohol license Oct. 23. The item was included in the council’s consent agenda, a list of items approved or denied in a single vote without discussion. Councilmen Donald Mitchell and Jason Binder were absent from the meeting. Councilmembers originally approved plans for the luxury dog park in summer 2022. It will occupy 2.3 acres on the corner of South Main Street and Old Milton Parkway, the location of a former Rite-Aid Pharmacy. Off Leash Alpharetta will be a large, luxury indoor and outdoor dog park operating on a membership model in which patrons pay a monthly fee to bring their dogs to play and socialize. It will also include a full-service restaurant and bar. Off Leash staff estimate the dog park will see 1,000 members by the end of its first year of business. Project staff said the new Off Leash will bring more green space and foot traffic to one of the city’s busiest gateways. The Georgia Department of Transportation estimates annual average daily traffic on Old Milton Parkway near Main Street at 44,600.

Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin swears in Recreation Commissioner Cheryl Rand at the Oct. 23 City Council meeting. Rand was reappointed after more than a decade of serving on the Recreation Commission. Councilmembers expressed concerns at the 2022 meeting about the safety and aesthetics of the proposed fencing around the business, but they ultimately approved the plans in a 5-2 vote. At the Oct. 16 alcohol hearing, Off Leash representatives confirmed the business hopes to open in February or March. Now that the City Council has approved its license to serve alcohol, Off Leash must open no later than April, or the business must reapply for its license. In other action at the meeting, Mayor Jim Gilvin swore in Recreation Commissioner Cheryl Rand, who was

reappointed after more than a decade of serving on the commission. Councilman Brian Will also appointed Jennifer Sprayberry, a local landscape architect, to the Design Review Board, which holds public hearings on design applications to ensure compliance with the city’s standards. Councilmembers also approved a $96,400 contract with vendor Novacoast for asset management and vulnerability mitigation software. City Information Technology Director Adam Montgomery said the software replaces inefficient systems currently used by staff.

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MILTON, Ga. — After residents took issue with an unadvertised Sept. 18 meeting that featured a quorum of Milton City Council members discussing the municipal election, Mayor Peyton Jamison issued a statement to clear the record. Former Councilwoman Laura Bentley said the council broke off into a separate gathering immediately after an advertised meeting held at 11 a.m. at the North Fulton CID office in Avalon. The 11 a.m. public meeting was to discuss the Windward Parkway/Ga. 9 master plan. Bentley said she found out about the second meeting because she had spoken with councilmembers. “Based on people’s account of what took place, I would have been there. You would have been there. I’m sure 100 people would have been there,” Bentley said. Milton resident Mary Cronk joined Bentley in asking for details about the unadvertised gathering at the Oct. 16 City Council meeting. Both referenced the city charter and the Georgia Open Meetings Act, which

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By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com CANTON, Ga. — A teacher at King’s Ridge Christian School in Milton has been charged with sexual battery of a minor, after he allegedly touched the buttocks of a 12-year-old girl at a Walmart in Canton. King’s Ridge immediately placed Kyle George, a 43-year-old Canton resident, on administrative leave upon learning

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CAVA burglarized for $1,300 in cash ROSWELL, Ga. — Police responded to an overnight burglary at CAVA on Woodstock Road Oct. 19 after employees found $1,300 had been stolen from the restaurant. The restaurant’s manager told police the theft was discovered at 12 p.m. when a customer asked for change. The manager said she thinks the burglary occurred between 11 p.m. Oct. 17 and 8 a.m. Oct. 18. The restaurant reported $300 stolen from the register and another $1,000 taken from its safe. The manager said it appeared the suspect knew the layout of the restaurant, the code to the lockbox and how to access the key to the safe. Police reached out to CAVA’s legal team for access to security footage and asked the manager if there were any disgruntled employees. The manager said the three employees who closed the store clocked out normally, but she provided police with the name of a former employee she suspected.

of his felony arrest and later fired him. The incident happened in late August, according to the Sept. 25 warrant. “This situation is heartbreaking, and we are praying for everyone involved,” said Edward Spurka, head of school at King’s Ridge, in a statement sent to Appen Media. Before becoming a teacher at King’s Ridge, George taught at Centennial Academy – a charter school in Atlanta – as

an elementary school teacher, according to his LinkedIn profile. Centennial Academy could not be reached for comment regarding the nature of George’s exit from the school as of press time. George signed his bond release form Sept. 26, which mandates that he not have any contact whatsoever with any minor except for his own children, stay at least 1,000 feet away from any school and not be present at Walmart.

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Oct. 1 and, upon their return, noticed damage to their rear door, broken glass and missing items. The missing items included jewelry, gold bars and other precious metals, as well as a pistol valued at $500. The victims said their daughter found the home in normal condition during her check-in Oct. 13. Police said they were unable to determine when the burglary occurred, although there are security cameras throughout the residence. Police sent two detectives to the residence for further investigation.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Roswell woman reported Oct. 15 an unknown man struck her face and pushed her earlier that morning at Taffer’s Tavern on South Main Street in Alpharetta. The victim reported arriving at the bar around 1:30 a.m. to order a beer. As she was served her drink, she said the suspect snatched her beer from her. The victim said she said something that she could not remember to the suspect, and he then struck her in the right eye and pushed her to the ground, the report states. A woman who appeared to be wearing a police vest asked the victim if she would like to press charges, but she said no, paid her tab and left around 1:45 a.m., the report states. The victim reported her right eye was black and sore when she woke, and she would like to press charges if police identify and locate the suspect.

Couple reports burglary upon return from trip ROSWELL, Ga. — A Roswell couple returned home from vacation Oct. 17 to find about $100,000 in jewelry and gold bars had been stolen from their home near Roswell Area Park. The victims told police they left town

Car burglary reported outside steakhouse ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Canton man reported Oct. 14 that someone had broken into his vehicle while he was eating dinner at Passador Brazilian Steakhouse on Mansell Road. The victim reported he had locked his vehicle at 6:30 p.m., but when he returned at 8:30 p.m., he found the lock on his driver’s side door had been drilled out. He said a Puma backpack that contained his planner, valued around $40, was stolen, the report states. Officers reported observing the damage and rummaged interior, but there were no fingerprints. Surveillance cameras outside the restaurant were not facing the vehicle, the report states. No suspects have been identified.

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Alpharetta residents weigh in on short-term rental regulation By LUKE GARDNER newsroom@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Alpharetta city officials hosted an open forum Oct. 18 at City Hall to discuss the possibility of regulating short-term rentals in the city. The goal of the conversation, which drew about 30 people, was to decide whether Alpharetta should regulate the properties, and, if so, what rules should be implemented. City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said the city is not setting out to ban all short-term rentals and that such an option wasn’t being considered. “We’re completely open to hearing what you all have to say tonight,” Lagerbloom said. “We didn’t come here

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tonight … to convince you to see it one way or the other. This truly is an interest of hearing what you all have to say as members of our community.” Many of those in attendance were owners of short-term rental properties who came to share their experiences and express why they think the properties are beneficial to the community. Others at the meeting raised concerns about the effects of an increase in short-term rental properties in residential neighborhoods. One common theme expressed by short-term rental owners was the incentive to be great neighbors by keeping tidy spaces and vetting guests. They argued that in order to maintain a fivestar rating on platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo, property owners strive to be good

hosts by keeping the property clean, safe and in compliance with code enforcement and local HOA regulations. Online platforms also allow owners to choose which guests they rent to, allowing them to select well-reviewed guests. These rating systems also incentivize guests to follow the rules, so as not to get poorly rated or banned from the platform. However, not all short-term rental properties are listed through online platforms, creating a potential for some property owners to lack certain accountability standards. Several residents said that they moved to Alpharetta specifically for a sense of community and to know their neighbors. Others noted that the constant comeand-go of strangers next door can be jarring. “I no longer have a community,” one homeowner said. “I have transients in my neighborhood… I don’t know if they’re there scoping the kid down the street. I don’t know if they’re there to case my place. I don’t know what happens when you can’t rent it for three months and some of the homeless people from down the street are squatters next door to me.” Another frustrated community member spoke about houses in his neighborhood that had received multiple police visits after being used for partying. Still another raised concerns about cars racing down a residential street and shared how drama surrounding a short-term rental in their neighborhood resulted in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit and the dissolution of a sense of community. “My question to you all is: have you ever rented a short-term rental?” one rental owner asked. “Have you ever been on vacation? Do you consider yourself a transient? Do you consider yourself a menace? … I don’t think these people are transients. I think they’re just like you and I. They just want a better option than a hotel. [They want] somewhere that is spacious, potentially room for the dog, and somewhere they can have family game night with their children.” The property owners said the most common short-term renters in Alpharetta are those who are staying for extended periods of time for work or to visit family and want more comfortable lodging than a hotel. Other common guests include those with pets, people transferring into the community and those who live in the community and have a sudden need for a place to stay. “Most of the people that use my Airbnb are locals,” one renter said. “When we had that really cold storm last winter, a lot of people had pipes that burst. We had [guests] whose home in Alpharetta had gotten flooded and they

needed a place where their kids and their pets could all come. A hotel couldn’t really accommodate.” Other owners noted that owning short-term rentals allows them to check on the property more frequently than if it was rented out long-term. They say it also creates revenue for local shops and jobs for local cleaners and gardeners. Some owners mentioned technology, like door cameras and audio monitoring software, that automatically notifies them of rowdy behavior. Almost all owners also said they met their neighbors and gave them a direct line of contact in case renters caused a disturbance. Other rental owners told more personal stories of finding purpose in welcoming guests into their homes after becoming empty nesters, or of becoming close friends and even family with people they rented to. One person shared a story of renting to an immigrant family and becoming a grandmother figure to the family’s young children. But some homeowners said that while they understood most rental owners have good intentions and contribute positively to the community, they sought regulations to help govern “bad actors” and corporations without ties to the community. “LLCs and private equity will come in and [buy homes to rent,]” one person said. “It’s a cash business, and they don’t care about who is living next to it. It’s going to be another item in their book.” Some people argued that short-term rentals are for-profit businesses, and they should not be allowed in areas that are zoned residential. “The fact of the matter is, you have opened a business,” one speaker said. “You make money — that’s why you do it, but you’ve opened a business next to our homes.” Some said that those operating shortterm rentals should obtain a business license. The role of local HOAs was also debated. Some felt that HOAs should regulate short-term rentals, but some HOA members said they don’t have the resources to properly enforce more regulations or to handle ligation expenses. Still, some people living in communities without an HOA felt their neighborhoods lacked regulation to deal with short-term rentals, and they could be fair game for the practice. Throughout the forum, Lagerbloom noted the complexity of the issue, saying that he understood all sides and was excited to see people engaging in passionate, respectful conversation. He suggested that more conversation on the issue take place in the future. “We’re a ways off from getting to where we need to be to make a recommendation,” Lagerbloom said.

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Johns Creek Arts Festival becomes cultural staple BY ADAM DARBY newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Thousands turned out Oct. 21-22 for the 11th annual Johns Creek Arts Festival on the green space across from the Atlanta Athletic Club on Medlock Bridge Road. In collaboration with Splash Festivals, the weekend event featured unique works for purchase by 140 artists from around the country. The family-friendly festival also included food trucks, live music and children’s activities like face painting, sand art, musical instruments, inflatable rides, and bungee jumping. Premium wines and locally brewed beer were also available for sale. “First of all, the visibility is amazing. To be right on Medlock Bridge is kind of sweet,” said Frances Schube, co-owner of Splash Festivals and one of the event’s producers. “It’s one of the largest [art festivals] that we do…it’s also nationally ranked and it’s in the top 100 in the country.” Since 2012, the festival has showcased local talent in support of the arts. Skipping one year during the height of the global pandemic, the festival brings in thousands of guests and residents annually. The festival

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Hotel, spa is new oasis for cats in Johns Creek By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Unlike the average boarding facility, The Happy Cat Hotel and Spa on Medlock Bridge Road offers a luxurious extended stay for area felines. After a career in broadcast and marketing, Pittsburgh native Susan Hamlin said she wanted to pursue something fulfilling. With three children now in high school and a lifelong love of cats, she found Happy Cat through a Facebook ad, a small growing chain with a handful of locations in the Northeast. “I love cats,” she said. “I’m a crazy cat lady, or I would be. I only have one, but I would be if I could be … it just checked a lot of boxes for me.” Hamlin, a Duluth resident, signed the deal to open the first Happy Cat location in Georgia and the South in mid-2022. The boarding facility and spa celebrated its grand opening Oct. 21, and now, Hamlin hopes to provide a one-of-a-kind experience for North Fulton cats. Cats check in to Happy Cat Johns Creek much the same as humans check into luxury hotels. The hotel is appointment-based, where owners select a check-in and check-out time. Each cat has its own private room, though owners can book multiple cats in a single room for an additional fee. Each of the 22 rooms at Happy Cat Johns Creek has a theme,

including “Meowmi,” based on Miami; the “Rocky Meowntain Lodge,” which features Coloradothemed décor; and “Weekend in Purris,” an elegant and pastel space where four -legged guests are joined by their own Eiffel Tower on the wall. The Johns Creek location has an exclusive room, “Catlanta United,” with a special soccer ball chair and a decal of the Atlanta skyline. “There is a reason behind everything that’s in there,” Hamlin said. The business offers boarding for cats while their owners are on vacation, moving, renovating their homes, at work or facing a life event that makes it difficult to care for their pet. No cats are kenneled at Happy Cat Johns Creek. While the rooms vary, most include wall perches, boxes for hiding and beds. If a guest is still anxious after their first night, Hamlin said staff can build a “fort” and cover any windows in the room. “… it really is an oasis,” she said. “I don’t know, I mean, we have so many things in place above and beyond what you see, you know, as far as, like, the care and the cleaning and updates and webcams. And there’s just nothing like it.” Each morning, Happy Cat staff check on all guests to ensure there are no health emergencies. Owners provide contact information for their veterinarians along with updated

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Owner Susan Hamlin visits the “Bonsai Kitty” room Oct. 19 at The Happy Cat Hotel and Spa Johns Creek. The cat hotel celebrated the grand opening of its first Georgia location Oct. 21.

“Catlanta United,” the exclusive room at The Happy Cat Hotel and Spa Johns Creek, includes a cat-sized soccer ball chair Oct. 19. The sporty room borders a window, so guests can watch birds and deer outside while they visit.

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In a prepared statement, Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison describes a previous unadvertised election update at the City Council meeting Oct. 16, where the city manager warned a quorum of councilmembers about how their “repeated calls for investigations” could lead to negative public perception. process as he was tasked to do,” Jamison said at the City Council meeting. “It was improper for us to have that discussion in that environment, and this oversight falls on me.” Jamison said no votes were taken at the Sept. 18 meeting and that he has consulted the city attorney about additional training on open meetings “to ensure no future lapses of any kind occur.” “I want to emphasize that the maintaining of transparency and fostering public confidence in our government are paramount to both myself as well as the rest of council,” Jamison said.

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Metro area police step up security for places of worship a dozen law enforcement agencies, Israel-Hamas war half and all said they were stepping up to protect places of worship, raises threat levels efforts though mosques were mentioned as an By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com METRO ATLANTA —Area police departments are beefing up security for places of worship in the wake of the Israel war against Hamas. Hamas, the militant group that launched a surprise attack on Israeli border towns, killed an estimated 1,400 Israelis Oct. 7, and Israel formally declared war soon after. Since then, the health ministry in Gaza reported Oct. 19 that nearly 3,800 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 12,500 have been wounded in Israeli airstrikes. More than 1 million Palestinians have also been displaced. Devastation in Gaza, where 99 percent of the population is Muslim, continues. The death toll of Palestinians rises in the West Bank as well, though it is not controlled by Hamas. The FBI has seen an increase in reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities and institutions, according to an Oct. 18 press release. In recent news out of Joliet, Illinois, a 6-year-old PalestinianAmerican boy was stabbed to death by a neighbor because he was Muslim. North Atlanta is not far removed from hate-filled acts. In August, Appen Media reported that antisemitic flyers were spread around Roswell and Milton mere months after similar leaflets were distributed in Dunwoody, which houses the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, and Sandy Springs. While local police departments have logged no rise in criminal activity associated with the war overseas, they are ramping up in preparation. Appen Media contacted more than

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Backing Israel The Israel-Hamas war has resulted in an outpouring of support for the Israeli government, not just its people. According to a nationwide CNN poll, the majority of Americans surveyed say Israel’s response is justified. At the state level, Gov. Brian Kemp recently purchased $10 million in bonds from Israel to support its war efforts — what some in the United States have characterized as a genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people, who have fought for freedom against Israeli occupation since they had been forced out by Zionist militias in 1948. Kemp said he would have purchased more than $10 million in bonds, but that it was all the market had available. “It’s just a tragic situation. A tragic, inhuman loss of Israeli lives, and American lives, and other people,” Kemp said. “Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the people of Israel during this really trying time.” Across north Metro Atlanta, support for Palestinian-Americans and the Muslim community has also largely fallen to the wayside in terms of proclamations, comments from the dais and in other official capacities. But, local police departments have said they are stepping up patrols in places of worship to include both synagogues and mosques, though several did not exclusively name mosques in their initial response. When Appen Media contacted seven police agencies in north Metro Atlanta cities with questions about whether there have been any extra safety precautions because of the war, about half responded with comments

exclusively directed at the safety of their jurisdictions’ Jewish communities. “The Sandy Springs Police Department is working with our Jewish partners throughout the city to make sure they feel safe and that we are providing the best level of service available,” Sandy Springs PIO Sgt. Matthew McGinnis wrote in an email, for example. In a follow-up email, McGinnis said, “We work with all faiths in times like these to ensure the safety of everyone, including the city’s Islamic population.” Police response Follow-up responses from any other PIO, who failed to initially include mosques on their list of patrols but named others, met this trend. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office PIO Stacie Miller had initially described greater police presence at a synagogue. “Last Friday Congregation Beth Israel held a ‘Night of Unity’ with a candlelight vigil that we had an extra presence at,” Miller wrote in an email. “We do have the synagogue on a frequent patrol. That frequent patrol began the Saturday the conflict began and will continue.”

In a follow-up email, Miller confirmed mosques are on the frequent patrol list as well. There’s one in Cumming. Dunwoody PIO Sgt. Michael Cheek said police are patrolling the city’s “synagogues and other religious facilities more often as call volume allows.” In a follow-up email, Cheek confirmed that mosques were included in his sentiment and said police were patrolling “all potential targets.” Public information staff in other north Atlanta cities also said police have either increased presence at places of worship or remained in close contact with local faith leaders, such as in Johns Creek, Roswell and Alpharetta. “The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety is always alert and vigilant to any events; be they local, regional, national, or international; that could influence the safety of our community,” Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard wrote in an email. “The current situation in the Middle East is no exception. We are in close communication with other agencies and local faith leaders and will work in partnership with them to quickly and appropriately address any threats.”

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Fraxel & the magic of Microtreatment Brought to You by - Brent Taylor, MD, Premiere Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta Imagine that you are ten years old, returning from recess and running up the stairs with a sharp stick you found on the playground. Your best friend Susie-Lou distracts you. You trip, and the stick pierces your arm. You are upset, but Susie shares her bubble gum, and the school nurse cleans and dresses the injury and makes you feel better. In the months that follow, you develop a scar at the site of the injury. Next, imagine you’re at the pediatrician, and you receive a shot. The same basic circumstance happened. A sharp object pierced your skin. However, in the months that follow, no scar develops where you had the shot. The tiny needle leaves no mark. Why is that? A large injury in normal skin heals with a scar. A tiny injury in normal skin heals with no scar. But now for the twist: What do you imagine will happen if you make a tiny injury in scarred skin? Will it heal back into the same scar that it was before? Will the scar get worse? Or will magic happen? Amazingly, if you pierce a scar with a small enough injury, your body will actually replace some of the damaged scar with normal skin. All this assumes proper sterility and technique, but you read that correctly…. Poke normal skin with a large sharp object and you get a scar. Poke a scar with a small enough sharp object, and you get normal skin. If you just poke a scar with a single small needle, the improvement in the scar will be too small to notice. But what if you could introduce microinjuries on a larger scale? A hundred vaccine needles entering a scar? Well, if you pack those small injuries too closely together, then your body perceives the small injuries as one big injury, and you still get a scar. But if you separate the needle injuries enough in a sterile manner with no complications, then the body will perceive the injuries as separate and distinct and heal in such a way that scar gets replaced with normal skin. This discovery underlies multiple amazing treatments in dermatology. When I was in San Diego at my fellowship at Scripps Clinic, we participated in a collaboration with the naval hospital to treat veterans with burns. Scripps owns a very powerful laser that can cause microscopic burns to be introduced into the skin of patients with very thick burn injuries. The laser beams were “fractionated” – separated into individual beams so that the body perceives them as individual injuries instead of one large injury. Similar to

hundreds of small needles in our thought experiment, these microscopic laser beams enter the skin, create microinjury zones, and replace scars with normal skin. My mentor shared with me that beams must be separate enough that the most scarred tissue that you can hope to replace in any one session is about 5%. More aggressive treatment could actually be counterproductive because some of the beams of light would be too close together and be perceived as one large beam and worsen a scar. But 5% turns out to be enough. Veterans with burns underwent one treatment per month for ten to twenty months. I witnessed patients whose scars tethered their heads to their shoulder gradually gain mobility in their necks as the skin became soft and pliable instead of hard, rope-like and restrictive. These treatments restored not only a more normal appearance but also range of motion and function. Fractionated lasers repair damaged/ wounded skin. Wounded skin can take on many forms such as burns and thick scars from injury but also common damage from a lived life: aesthetic attributes such as discoloration, acne scars, wrinkles, and laxity. All of these are merely visible damaged skin. Fraxel® is a brand of fractionated laser that is an effective solution for many aesthetic concerns. Fraxel® uses small laser beam injuries to replace damaged or aged skin with skin that is healed and improved. Collagen formation, skin tightening, and blemish elimination occurs during wound healing after fractionated laser treatment. The Fraxel® DUAL in our office utilizes a shallow wavelength of light to address superficial cosmetic concerns such as freckles and brown spots while simultaneously using a second wavelength to treat more deeply, reduce wrinkles and assist with skin tightening. For most cosmetic applications, one to three treatments can produce very satisfying aesthetic results. Fractionated laser treatments really are magical. I still marvel at the fact that large injuries scar, but small enough injuries heal. Is Fraxel® right for you? In our practice, Kathryn Filipek, PA-C performs cosmetic treatments including Fraxel®, microneedling, Excel V laser treatments, filler, Botox®, sclerotherapy and more. If you are interested in learning more about these and other exciting treatment options, please call Premier Dermatology and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. We are a full-service dermatology practice with true expertise in Mohs surgery, general dermatology including skin exams and aesthetic treatments. We hope that you enjoyed this peek into laser technology and fractionation. It is our privilege to take care of you.

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when work began on the McGinness Ferry Road/Ga. 400 interchange improvement project. Michael notes that fossils can be found in every state and that the best places to hunt for dinosaur fossils are Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Erosion takes place over millions of years and reveals old river bottoms where ancient creatures went to drink. Michael has found parts of dinosaurs and hundreds of bone fragments which he tries to piece together. Georgia is fossil country to a lesser degree. It was once inhabited by animals such as mastodons, woolly mammoths, camels, bison, tapirs, dinosaurs and giant ground sloths up to 20 feet tall

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which were first described in 1797 by Thomas Jefferson. During the Cretaceous period (145 to 66 million years ago), the climate was tropical and there were no glaciers at the north and south poles. Consequently, the sea level was very high and covered half of the state. Many vertebrate and invertebrate fossils were left behind including mollusk shells, shark’s teeth and some dinosaur bones. Shark’s teeth are particularly plentiful, because a shark can grow and lose 30,000 or more teeth during its approximately 20 - 30 year lifespan. It is not surprising that the official Georgia state fossil, adopted in 1976, is the giant megalodon shark tooth. The megalodon is the largest shark to ever have lived. They measured from 30 up to 70 feet long – the size of an 18-wheeler – and weighed between 60,000 and 140,000 pounds. Their teeth, up to 7 inches long, have been used since ancient times for their size and serrated edges as spear points, knives and jewelry. Compare those teeth to today’s great white shark’s teeth which measure about 3 inches. Michael has found many megalodon teeth in alligator-infested rivers in South Carolina, a process which he describes as “a major rush.” Michael is available for presentations to schools. Contact him at mike@tinrooffilms.com. The most common dinosaurs in Georgia were the duck billed hadrosaurs and the albertosaurus. The duck billed hadrosaurs were plant eaters and usually walked on four legs. They were about 30 feet long and weighed about three tons. The deadly albertosaurus walked on two legs and measured about 30 feet from their large head to their tail and weighed up to 3 tons. Both dinosaurs lived in Georgia for millions of years about 75 million years ago. Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous period, possibly as the result of an asteroid or comet. Bonnie Steadman is chair of the Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission and has been a fossil enthusiast since she was 8 years old. She says “I would break open rocks. In one I found a fossil and I was hooked. I took it to show at school and I still have it.” As an adult she took classes at the Fernbank Museum and Perimeter College, joined a group of fossil devotees in Atlanta and connected with a museum in Hill City South Dakota where she learned how to dig for and identify fossils. For four summers she returned to the same dig site in search of dinosaur fossils. Eventually she had a collection of some 250 specimens. Bonnie believes there is always something to learn about fossils. Researchers have found, for example, that by studying dinosaur skin it is

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The mayor with no name The City of Sandy Springs doesn’t have a mayor. Or perhaps it has two. You wouldn’t be able to tell if you looked through the city’s financial records. In response to an Open Records CARL APPEN request for payroll Director of Content and Development data from an eightcarl@appenmedia.com week period, the city redacted the name of every employee that collected a check. The list is over 3,300 lines long and has a total paid amount of $10.4 million. According to the city’s website, Sandy Springs employs around 370 people. It’s difficult to reconcile that number with the financial data provided to Appen Media. Do each of the city’s employees earn $14,054 a month? Exactly how many people are on the payroll? It’s unclear. One possible explanation is that the list spans multiple pay periods. So, if an employee is paid bi-monthly, their name may show up more than once. It would explain why the city made two separate payments with the job title “MAYOR.” On the other hand, that math doesn’t quite add up either. In a document obtained this summer by Appen Media, the city lists 332 people as receiving paychecks in the Public Safety Department. There are six City Council members and a mayor. At least we think there is only one. Then a city manager and, for now, one assistant city manager. Plus a city clerk and her assistant. So that’s 343. Is it possible that 27 people operate the rest of the City of Sandy Springs?

It is, after all, the beacon of a city that “takes the people private,” outsourcing all operations to downsize big government. Oh, actually, they walked that landmark privatization back in 2019. Zoning, code enforcement and permitting all have managers. Economic Development is its own department, as is Finance. All the city’s parks and facilities must be maintained. Public Works is a behemoth of a job. And of course, there’s the Communications Department, which we’re pretty sure exists. Does that sound like 27 people to you? Here, in the City of Sandy Springs? I don’t think so either. So now we’re back where we started. I’ll leave you with two things worth noting. We filed identical open records requests to all our Metro Atlanta cities. Sandy Springs is the only one that redacted names of every employee. That request from the summer I mentioned, in which the city provided public safety payroll information, carries a clue. In the summer document the city redacted the names of all police officers, including the chief, but it listed the names of firefighters. In this more recent request seeking employment pay stubs for the whole city, those firefighters’ names are now hidden. As our public records lawsuit against Sandy Springs moves forward, the city’s transparency grows cloudier. Or, maybe it’s becoming more clear. Why the change? I’m not sure. I asked the clerk’s office and communications team to no avail. Maybe chalk it up to the fact that the city has two mayors. Or none at all.

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Several odds and ends about the week’s news I just ran out of razor blades. I got a large box of the twin-blade Gillette Sensor refills as a gift some time ago, and now I’m out. Stores no longer carry them. PAT FOX Razors used to Managing Editor come with a single pat@appenmedia.com double-edged blade seated onto a bulky head. You twisted the handle to secure the blade down to a level that suited you. You can still get single blades. When the twin blade cartridge came along, the whole apparatus was a godsend, slim at the top, easy to maneuver around your chin, on your upper lip. Today, razors wield three, four and even five blades. Leaving aside the obstruction a head that size creates in the mirror, how is it possible to fit something that massive on your upper lip without erasing your nose? I can switch to a disposable twin blade, but there’s a reason they call them “disposable.” Another option might be to order them online, but really? I can grow a beard. It worked for Lincoln. Business as unusual Gov. Brian Kemp announced Oct. 3 that, for the 10th consecutive year, Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business by Area Development magazine. How could you not know this? It was on every news website in the state. It’s hailed from the rafters every year about this time. I don’t want to trip local economic development agencies halfway through a victory lap, but not all financial publications place Georgia atop the list of best states to do business. CNBC ranks Georgia 4th. Forbes has us at 6th. We’re No. 8 with Precision Global Consulting, U.S. News and World Report ranks the Peach State at No. 14. What gives? For your convenience Tax season is here, and if that isn’t bad enough, consider that county tax collectors now charge a “convenience fee” for payments made through certain channels. Sometimes, not always, E-checks can be used without a fee.

In Fulton County, you pay a 2.5 percent fee for the convenience of paying your taxes with a card. Pick a card, any card. Pay a fee. DeKalb County taxpayers pay a fee of 2.35 percent for using a credit card. If you pay in person with a debit card, you’re still charged a 1.5 percent fee for your convenience. One could bypass the whole thing by paying in person with cash or mailing a check. Or – and I don’t necessarily recommend this – one could move to Gwinnett County. They don’t charge convenience fees for tax payments. The Diving Swan The Andale (Kansas) High School football team did something recently that it hadn’t done in nearly five years. It lost. Andale’s streak of 57 consecutive wins was the longest in the country until the Oct. 13 overtime loss to Cheney High School. I played only my freshman year at Andale. I was big for my age, so I played offensive and defensive tackle – and kicker. I kicked off at the beginning of the game and after we scored. Most times, I could kick it all the way to the 10- or 15-yard line. Not bad for a rookie. We had a play called “The Diving Swan” that was a trick play for an onside kick. I was to trip and fall on my approach to the tee. Then, as I picked myself off the turf amid the laughter of the opponents, my teammate standing next to the tee was to side-kick the ball while we rushed forward for the recovery. Even as a freshman, I thought it was ridiculous, so I intentionally botched things so badly in practice the coaches opted to have someone else fill in whenever The Diving Swan was called. Whew! The only time we ever used the Diving Swan was during a day game in front of the entire student body. When the play was called, I remained safely on the sidelines grinning at the comedy about to unfold on the field. Except, the public address announcer didn’t know that. “Kicking off for Andale, Pat Fox!!” I pulled off my helmet and ran up and down the sidelines waving up at the box, pointing at my jersey number. Too late. The play was already underway, and it was a disaster. We lost the game, and my name was forever attached to that debacle.

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