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‘No More Hidden Figures’ Artists offer perspectives on Blackness in new exhibit By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The still life images that fiber artist Aisha Lumumba was assigned as a young art student weren’t relatable. “For me as an African American person, that was not what I saw in my house,” Lumumba said. Growing up in McDonough, Georgia, Lumumba said if she wanted fruit, she’d pick it off the tree and eat it right there. She said her “answer” to a still life was her grandmother sitting on her front porch. “Those kinds of things are gonna have to be validated,” she said. “I want to be one of those artists who help validate us.” Lumumba is one of 17 artists in “No More Hidden Figures,” the Johns Creek
Art Center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month. Winning honorable mention, her quilt titled “Just Between Us” shows two girls running through a field catching butterflies, wearing their Sunday best. Coming to terms When she began quilting full time more than 20 years ago, Lumumba started to incorporate scenes from her own life, though she had subconsciously tried to bury those images. “In your mind, when you turn on TV, when you do something else, it’s the city, it’s the bright lights, and that’s what you’re striving for, not this red dirt road that I was running up,” Lumumba said. “I had to come to terms with that and know that that was okay.”
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Althea Foster, program director and curator for the Johns Creek Arts Center, describes a mixed media piece titled “Leap” by Karen Phillips, one of 17 artists featured in “No More Hidden Figures,” the center’s 10th annual recognition of Black History Month.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a 20-year-old Cumming man Jan. 24, who had allegedly fled a traffic stop in December. Police followed the driver on Medlock Bridge Road, noticing that the vehicle’s license plate frame partially covered its tag and that the driver’s side brake light was not working. When police stopped the driver, they found more than 5 grams of marijuana in the vehicle. Police also confirmed the driver was unlicensed. Police cited the driver with violations of display of license plates, driver’s license required, standard for signal lights and devices and disorderly conduct, then transported him to the North Fulton County Jail in Alpharetta.
Man arrested on warrant following fight at lounge JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrest a 28-year-old Alpharetta man Jan. 26 for a warrant with full extradition for credit card forgery, after he reportedly struck the owner of Nara Cuisine and Lounge on Medlock Bridge Road. When police arrived at the scene, the owner told police the suspect was drunk and caused a scene with the patrons of the business prior to punching him in the face. The owner said that he had been trying to help the suspect before calling the police and gave him food, according to the incident report. The owner told police after he was attacked, he punched the suspect several times and that the suspect fell to the floor. When police spoke to the suspect, they noticed slurred speech and a strong
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Excavator reported stolen from Johns Creek site JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Buchanan man reported to police Jan. 26 that an equipment mechanic had stolen an excavator while he was working on a property in Johns Creek. The man told police the suspect was recommended to repair the $60,000 excavator. After months of attempting contact, the suspect had finally agreed to meet to return the equipment. But, he said the suspect continued to delay the meeting, according to the incident report. The man told police he later discovered the suspect had a reputation of taking equipment or money, then not following through.
Home Depot worker charged with theft JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police arrested a 60-year-old Duluth man Jan. 26 for allegedly stealing more than $300 while working at Home Depot on State Bridge Road. Another employee told police surveillance footage showed the suspect obtaining receipts from customers for returned items, scanning them, then placing the money in his pocket. The suspect stole more than $300, according to the incident report. After reviewing the footage, which showed the suspect palming money from the register, the suspect told police the receipt was from something he had purchased earlier, but what he had pur-
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LPHARETTA, Ga. — An Alpharetta man r eported someone swiped a firearm from h is vehicle while he was shopping at K roger on Ga. 9 and Windward Parkway J an. 20. W hen he returned to his vehicle a round 2 p.m., the victim reported noticing his window was rolled down some 3 i nches, but he did not suspect anything b ecause his phone was still inside. T he victim said he went to his vehicle t o look for something Jan. 24, and he f ound his 9 mm Hi-Point was missing from the center console, the report s tates. O fficers reported the value of the s tolen firearm at $145. N o suspects have been identified.
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Creekside Park trail connection features newly unveiled sculpture JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 30 for a trail connection at Creekside Park, the 21-acre centerpiece for the city’s anticipated Town Center. The project, which represents the first phase of Creekside Park construction, connects Medlock Bridge Road to the interior of Creekside Park adjacent to the Hyatt Place Hotel. The trail connection is largely funded by the Johns Creek Convention and Visitors Bureau. Creekside Park, a $35 million project, will include a constructed wetland area within the existing south pond area, connected to Creekside Park’s north pond behind City Hall by a 15-foot-wide trail. Additional elements surrounding the pond will include terraced seating, an amphitheater with a deck over the water, and a small playground. Creekside Park construction is expected to begin in late Summer. At the ribbon-cutting, city leaders also celebrated the installation of a new sculpture titled Ferns next to the trail. Created by artists Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling, the art piece uses iron salvaged from the historic former Rogers Bridge over the Chattahoochee River.
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Johns Creek officials host a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 30 for a trail connection at Creekside Park, the 21-acre centerpiece for the city’s anticipated Town Center. The project, which represents the first phase of Creekside Park construction, connects Medlock Bridge Road to the interior of Creekside Park adjacent to the Hyatt Place Hotel.
Created by artists Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling, a sculpture titled Ferns uses iron salvaged from the historic former Rogers Bridge over the Chattahoochee River. The art piece was placed next to the new trail connection at Creekside Park.
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Forsyth offers to float $390 million bond if The Gathering locks up NHL franchise By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Forsyth County commissioners have tentatively agreed to contribute $390 million to The Gathering at South Forsyth if developers secure a franchise with the National Hockey League. The county has agreed to foot $350 million for the construction of a 700,000-square-foot arena and $40 million for an arena parking deck. But, the county’s commitment is entirely contingent on an NHL team cementing its presence at The Gathering. At a called meeting Jan. 31, the Forsyth County Commission voted 4-1 to adopt an agreement with The Gathering developers. Commissioner Todd Levent cast the dissenting vote. The agreement outlines each party’s commitment to the project, but County Attorney Ken Jarrard emphasized the terms are nonbinding. The Gathering at South Forsyth is a planned $2 billion mixed-use development off Union Hill Road, Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Ga. 400. At a Forsyth County Board of Commissioners work session in April, The Gathering staff first presented conceptual plans for the project, which called for 1.6 million square feet of commercial and retail space, a 750,000-square-foot arena, a community center and 450 hotel rooms. The Jan. 31 agreement marked the county’s first formal vote on the project. County financing Forsyth County would issue a $390
million revenue-backed bond to finance the project. The county would pay some $23.4 million each year to service the debt through income it receives from the development. Revenue bonds are issued by local governments to fund specific projects. The revenue generated from the project is then used to repay the debt. Taxpayers do not fund revenue bonds, unlike general obligation bonds. In return, The Gathering would pay the county $2 million annually in rent. The sum would increase by 2 percent or the current consumer price index six years after the team starts playing. Jarrard said the county would use the rent money to pay off debt but may use the funds for any government purpose after the debt is paid. The county is also set to receive $1 per ticket sale for the first six years after the arena’s opening. At the sixth year, the per ticket revenue climbs to $1.50, $2 at 11 years and $2.50 at 16 years until the end of the lease. Forsyth County would own the arena, but The Gathering would handle all maintenance, operations and programming. The developers would also own the NHL franchise. If built as planned, the arena would host some 178 events each year, and the venue would not be limited to hockey. The NHL would play 41 home games a year. To ensure the county has the revenue needed to repay the bond, the NHL team would need to continue playing in the
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Continued from Page 4 arena until the debt is paid. The Jan. 31 agreement does not outline that guarantee. Jarrard said the county has not had serious negotiations about the requirement for the NHL team to stay, but it will be protected in future negotiations when terms are finalized. At a Forsyth County Development Authority meeting Jan. 18, County Manager David McKee said the NHL will open a franchise application in March or April, and the process could take a year. Economic feasibility Although The Gathering is building steam, the county and project staff face several hurdles to bring the development to fruition. Forsyth County commissioners approved a resolution Jan. 23 seeking redevelopment powers and a hotel-motel excise tax increase from the General Assembly. Redevelopment powers would enable the county to create tax allocation districts, a clearly defined area established to capture future tax dollars above a certain threshold and use those revenues for improvements within its boundaries. The improvements presumably would then spark more interest in economic development of the area. Forsyth County would still receive tax dollars from the district based on its current property valuation, but that value is frozen for local taxing purposes through the term of the TAD. If the value of property rises within the district, any additional tax revenue the local government would have received is set aside for improvements within the district boundaries. At the Jan. 31 meeting, Jarrard said the transaction is
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Public Library system will celebrate Black History Month with a series of free lectures throughout February. The Sharon Forks Library will host “Jackie Robinson: A Bright Star Touring Theatre Production” from 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 16. The live children’s theater production will highlight how Robinson broke the color barrier in professional baseball. Georgia State University archivist Brittany Newberry and professor Booker W. Edwards Jr. will present “Atlanta Celebrates 50 Years of Hip-Hop” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Sharon Forks Library. Guests are invited to learn about the history and influence of hiphop in Atlanta. The Cumming Library will feature “National Black Radio Hall of Fame,” a history of Black radio and the first Black-owned radio station in Atlanta, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Speakers from Leadership Forsyth, the Forsyth Descendants Scholarship Organization, the Community Remembrance Project of Forsyth County and the Atlanta History Center will facilitate the discussion “Forsyth 1912: Working to Heal” from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 29 at the Post Road Library. The event series is free and open to the public. — Shelby Israel
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Dunwoody Prep grows with Perimeter city By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Transitioning operations of a multigenerational business comes with challenges, especially maintaining the legacy of a community institution, like Dunwoody Prep. When Jane Newman and her family moved to Dunwoody more than 35 years ago, the former schoolteacher had an innovative idea, a full-time preschool for working parents. Newman, a Savannah native, holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Boston University and a master’s in teaching from Simmons College. She also helped develop the Gifted and Talented Program for central Pennsylvania. Julie Newman, administrative director at Dunwoody Prep, said her mother saw what working parents and children needed before the jump to kindergarten. When Jane Newman founded Dunwoody Prep in 1988, her husband Bruce Newman leased the space for the preschool at the Shops of Dunwoody. “He and my mom recognized that there was a need in Dunwoody for full-time, high-quality and academic childcare,” Julie said. “We had a lot of ‘mothers’ morning out’ and part-time church programs, but we didn’t have an academic, full-day program.” In the 1980s at Vanderlyn Elementary, Julie said she was one of the few students with a full-time working mother. “Now, everyone comes from a two-parent working household,” she said. “They really saw where things were going, and that there was a need in our neighborhood.” When Dunwoody Prep first opened in the Shops of Dunwoody, the preschool exclusively took in children ages 3-5. As the program evolved, parents of students asked for childcare to include infants, toddlers and 2-yearolds. The push for expanded childcare led to the acquisition of a property across the street at Dunwoody Village.
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Continued from Page 8 For a few years, Julie said Dunwoody Prep operated its programs at both locations, before acquiring more space in Dunwoody Village. Today, Dunwoody Prep has 11 classrooms, 2 classroom buildings and an indoor gym in its complex at 5493 Chamblee Road.
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A look at Dunwoody Prep’s Preschool Building at 5493 Chamblee Dunwoody Road. The sequestered location off a major city thoroughfare provides a convenient location for year-round child care. to force her or her brother into operations at Dunwoody Prep. When the preschool was in the process of receiving an accreditation in 2018, Jane Newman was asked about her succession plan. Julie served as a public defender in Fulton County for nine years before transitioning to administrative director at Dunwoody Prep. “My worst day here is better than just about all of my best days there,” Julie said. As a full-time attorney, Julie Newman would visit classes at the preschool on Friday afternoons for a therapeutic experience. She started a full-time position in November 2018. Julie Newman said she decided she wanted to get more involved with “her family,” which includes the team of curriculum directors, staff and teachers at Dunwoody Prep. “It is a huge legacy,” Julie said. “This institution that my mother built, like I said we have been a part of thousands of families in the community.” When the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the nation in spring 2020, the needs of working parents shifted. “When 2020 hit, I had been here for a year full time,” Julie said. “What that has done is given me the opportunity to rebuild the business.” Instead of dropping off preschoolers at 7 a.m. five days a week, Julie said parents working full time have more flexibility in their schedules. “I laugh, you can tell the difference just based on what time the kids show up to school now,” Newman said. When the pandemic shut down Dunwoody Prep in March 2022, 181 kids were enrolled. Julie and her staff redesigned the outdoor playground areas to accommodate more students, used the courtyard and gym and kept the institution afloat. The preschool and nursery balanced keeping students, teachers and families safe with continuing to provide a high level of childcare, Julie said. New air filters throughout the building, expanded outdoor classroom capacity and other precautions kept Dunwoody Prep operating during the pandemic. “Our parents appreciated that we were thinking these things through,” Julie said.
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fit our previous beliefs and account for the new evidence. Never underestimate the ability of people who are wrong to invent reasons not to admit it and to figure out how Arriving at a correct diagnosis is not a the new evidence actually further proves simple matter. With the exception of the oc- that they are right. (Think Flat Earthers) casional conspiracy theorist (Is Elvis alive?), Sometimes, a doctor can cling to an most people gravitate to the least elaborate erroneous diagnosis far too long when what explanation to a question – the explanation the patient needs is a complete reassessthat makes the fewest assumptions to fit ment. This is one of the most compelling available data. arguments for patients receiving second Indeed, this approach is known as “Ocopinions. cam’s razor” and is the most famous rule of One of the most interesting cases diagnosis taught in medical school. Within that I have encountered in my medical medicine, this rule is sometimes abbrevicareer occurred when I spent a month ated to mean that a doctor should seek one studying at Stanford University. A patient single unifying diagnosis that explains all presented to Stanford’s dermatology clinic of a patient’s complaints instead of trying with a tumor near her optic nerve and with to explain five complaints with five discertain birthmarks of her skin. She was eases. For example, if a patient has a tick sent by the ophthalmology department to bite, rash, fever, headache and confusion, the dermatology department for an opinion perhaps a single tick-borne illness explains on whether the eye tumor was related to the all the symptoms and the patient can be birthmarks. treated accordingly rather than delaying The stakes were high. If the eye tumor treatment and introducing risk to perform was deemed connected to the skin findspinal taps, MRIs or other investigations to ings, then the ophthalmologists planned search for second, third or fourth diseases. on watchful waiting and observation of the Occam’s razor might sound like obvitumor. If not, then they planned surgery ous and sage advice. Unfortunately, it which could result in blindness in that eye. proves wrong often enough that a Dr. John I spent hours researching the embryology of Hickam, former departmental head of her findings and discovered reasons to bemedicine at Indiana University, felt the need lieve that the patient’s tumor was very likely to remind students that Occam’s Razor an atypical presentation of a disease called is sometimes wrong. He coined Hickam’s segmental neurofibromatosis. I concluded Dictum, which states “patients can have as that the tumor and the birthmarks were many diseases as they [darn] well please.” very likely part of a single syndrome. (Dr. Hickam used the other D word, but we When I presented the case at Stanmay have children in the audience.) ford’s dermatology grand rounds, Occam, How often is Occam’s razor wrong? Hickam, and Crabtree all showed up. Great In my physical diagnosis class in medical debate ensued. The first professor to speak school, a professor taught us that there was argued for the optic nerve tumor being una study of inpatients admitted at a universi- related to the birthmarks. Other professors ty hospital in which the researchers looked found my evidence for a syndrome convincat how often at least two diagnoses were ing. When the first professor found herself necessary to account for the patient’s chief outnumbered, she doubled down and complaint. The result? One third of the bludgeoned her way into arguing that the time at least two diseases were to blame. data was not only weak but actually backed Hickam’s dictum counterbalances Occam’s her argument. razor and reminds us of not becoming How did things turn out? The patient nearsighted or prematurely triumphant chose observation instead of surgery. My upon reaching a plausible single diagnosis. visit to Stanford ended, but I corresponded Sometimes two or more diseases are to with a professor there, and the last update blame. Sometimes, the patient in respirathat I received was that the patient was dotory distress has the flu and covid. ing well with no further growth of the tumor A third rule, Crabtree’s Bludgeon on subsequent MRIs. might be my favorite. Who doesn’t love a I hope that you enjoyed this peek into good bludgeon? (You can tell I am a father diagnosis within medicine. For readers with of boys). Crabtree’s bludgeon says that children or grandchildren, I suggest that the a motivated individual will figure out an lessons to be learned from Occam, Hickam intelligible method of explaining away a set and Crabtree are worth sharing and have of contradictions, no matter how contradic- relevance far beyond the field of medicine. tory they are and how wrong they might be. If you or a loved one has a possible skin This rule hints at the extent to which we cancer or any medical or cosmetic skincare humans often doggedly stick to a certain need, please consider Premier Dermatolconviction or belief despite all the evidence ogy and Mohs Surgery of Atlanta. Dr. Brent to the contrary. New evidence says we might Taylor, Kathryn Filipek, PA-C and our wonbe wrong? No problem. We simply reason derful staff are honored to take care of you out elaborate new rules and exceptions that and your family.
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Remembering J.B. Broadwell – farmer, inventor, builder John B Broadwell (1855-1953) was so poor as a child that he could not afford to go to school. Yet, he became a successful farmer who developed new strains of cotton. He invented at least two farm implements. BOB MEYERS Columnist He built the iconic Broadwell Building in downtown Crabapple. He married twice, and at age of 83 talked about starting another family. J. B. was quite a fellow. J.B. spent his entire life in Crabapple. He died of pneumonia and was buried in the Crabapple Baptist Cemetery as were his parents, Euel Broadwell and Mary Broadwell, and his wife, Nancy Ruth Rucker Broadwell (1860-1937). Like many cotton farmers, his family was too poor to send him to school, so he taught himself to read and write. The Broadwell family home was built in 1843. It was restored and made into a restaurant called Mr. B’s in 1990 by Ruby and Lloyd Pittman. In 2002 it was sold again, renovated by its new owners and renamed the Broadwell House restaurant. It is now known as Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails, a centerpiece of downtown Crabapple. Norman Broadwell is J.B.’s second cousin. He notes that his cousin crossbred his plants to develop new and improved strains using seeds from plants that provided the most bolls of cotton. His champion 6-foot-tall stalk of cotton containing 715 bolls was put on display for many years in the State Capitol museum. The stalk was grown by a creek on his property where Mayfield Park is today. J.B. knew how to market his cotton and was a familiar figure driving his horse-drawn wagon around Fulton County promoting his “Double Jointed Cotton” with the wagon’s large sign proclaiming, “3 Bales on One Acre in 1911.” By using his carefully selected seeds he was able to outproduce other farmers at a lower cost per bale. His Broadwell Cotton Seed was well known throughout the Southeast. J.B. was an inventor. His machine to catch boll weevils worked, but the use of sprayed poison proved to be more economical. His patented combination corn planter and fertilizer distributer prototype was destroyed by fire, and he never built another. He built the first flour mill in the area and was known to introduce banking to children by offering to match their first deposited dollar. The Atlanta Constitution in 1934
Norm Broadwell remembers the important role the building played. It stocked food items and light agricultural equipment. In summer, during the “laying by” period, while cotton plants were growing, farmers played dominos on the porch. “It was the first local self-service store,” says Norm. “Domino players went into the store to get whatever they needed, left money and took their change. Dominos was a big deal.” Norm recalls that the store was the first place in Crabapple to have a telephone. “People came in just to use the phone,” he says. Sheila Rucker Chapman recalls that the phone was visible from the front door. NORM BROADWELL/PROVIDED
John B. Broadwell is shown on the wagon he used to promote his prize winning “Double-Jointed” cotton seed. Shown with him are his daughter Nalle Broadwell Reese, her husband John Cantrell Reese, John Broadwell’s wife Nancy Rucker Broadwell, John’s brother Newport Broadwell Jr. and his wife Cora Mewburn Broadwell and possibly her half-brother Eli Mewburn.
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This is an iconic photo of the Broadwell Building which J.B Broadwell built about 1900 as a dry goods store. The photo taken in the early 1900s shows local baseball star Nap Rucker standing in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in front of a carriage. Everyone appears to be dressed up, possibly to honor their local hero. referred to J.B. as “one of the best known farmers in country…and is reputed to have grown more wheat and corn per acre than any farmer in old Milton County.” On his 83 birthday in February 1938, J.B. married Nell Brewer Harris, a nurse 37 years his junior and was quoted in the Atlanta Constitution that he might want to start a new family. J.B.’s building Around 1905, J.B. built a dry goods
store in downtown Crabapple which his half-brother Newport Broadwell Jr. managed. The two-story building was made of sunbaked clay bricks, which J.B. had made in a brickyard at Broadwell Road and Rucker Road. In the 1960s, the State of Georgia was going to demolish the building, which was vacant at the time, and use the bricks in a heritage complex at Stone Mountain Park, that is until they realized that the bricks were too soft to withstand demolition.
A local landmark Local residents Ben and Linda Statham lived in the building when they were first married. Ben’s parents, Ben and Pat, now deceased, bought the building in the mid-1960s when the building had been vacant for about 10 years. The building is still in the Statham family. “There was a large Coca Cola sign on the building when they bought it. Ben’s father decided to paint ‘the world’s biggest crabapple’ over the Coke sign,” said Linda. The Stathams rented the 2,700-square-foot downstairs for $100 a per month to John and Cleo Morgan who sold rocks and gems to collectors. Ben’s mother ran an antique store upstairs from 1965 until her death in 1988. Subsequently, Bob Berry operated a design business upstairs and Ben’s brother Floyd briefly had a real estate business there. The entire building has been occupied since 2017 by the JRL Coal company, which mines surface and underground coal in Harlan County Kentucky. According to CEO Tim B. Lusby “We selected the building as our headquarters due to its historic nature, central location and because many members of the management team live in Milton, Alpharetta and Woodstock.” The company has sold more than 5 million tons of coal since its founding in 2016. Bob is director emeritus of the Milton Historical Society and a Member of the City of Alpharetta Historic Preservation Commission. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net. Bob welcomes suggestions for future columns about local history.
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Two British mysteries at their best If you follow my columns, you had to know it wouldn’t be long before I returned to British mysteries. I don’t consciously say to myself, “It’s time to return to England,” somehow that’s KATHY MANOS PENN but what happens. Once Columnist again, I can’t recall where I heard about these two, but I’m delighted I discovered them. One was written during the Golden Age between the two world wars, the other is set in that era. Both were immensely enjoyable. “Mystery in White” by J. Jefferson Farjeon Originally published in 1937, this novel was republished as a British Library Crime Classic in 2014. Farjeon was as well known in the Golden Age as authors like Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. Sayers described him as “quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.” The setup is eerily reminiscent to that of Christie’s “Death on the Orient Express” which was published three years prior, but a train encountering a blizzard is the only similarity. The action quickly moves beyond the train when a group of passengers venture out and trudge through the snow to a deserted house. There, they find the fires laid and food in the pantry — as though the occupants stepped out for
a brief moment. Red herrings are masterfully strewn among the clues, and witty dialogue abounds. Only a very careful reader is likely to solve the entire mystery before the end. I say “entire” because there are several components to the “Mystery in White.” If you like classic Golden Age mysteries, this is the book for you. “Death in Focus” by Anne Perry Set between the World Wars, this is the first in what is now the five-book Elena Standish series. Anne Perry is well known for three series: William Monk, Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, and Daniel Pitt—all set in Victorian England. Her newest series features a 28-year-old British heroine who is visiting the Amalfi Coast as a photographer. In the blink of an eye, she discovers a dead body and is off to Berlin with a man she’s just met. This spontaneity is not only out of character for Elena, but also dangerous. Berlin in 1933 is not the place to be. Add in her grandfather as a former head of MI6, and the result is a thriller / mystery combo. Elena is witness to the book burning in Berlin,
where the “works of Jewish authors like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud went up in flames alongside blacklisted American authors such as Ernest Hemingway and Helen Keller, while students gave the Nazi salute.” For me, the bonus in a novel like this is the opportunity to see historical events described so well that I feel like I am witnessing them firsthand. I can see the books going up in flames. Read “Death in Focus” for the intrigue, the strong heroine, and the added benefit of a history lesson. I’ll be adding “A Question of Betrayal” to my TBR list so I can get to know Elena Standish better. The good news for me is that my husband gave me a Barnes & Noble gift certificate for Christmas. The bad news is I will have the devil of a time deciding which books to buy. Odds are they’ll be set in England. Award-winning author Kathy Manos Penn is a Sandy Springs resident. Find her cozy mysteries on Amazon or locally at The Enchanted Forest, Bookmiser, Tall Tales, and Johns Creek Books. Contact her at inkpenn119@gmail.com, and follow her on Facebook, www.facebook.com/KathyManosPennAuthor/.
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Last week, Fannie Mae came out with their projections that 30-year fixed rates would fall below the magical 6% mark later in 2024. Their projections pretty much validated my projections of rates breaching below 6% this year and heading into the mid-5% mark or lower by
year’s end. While I believe we will continue to see a gradual slide to lower mortgage rates throughout the year, waiting for rates to fall .50%-1% lower may cost you in the long run. I have run these figures before and will use the home price increase figure I projected for 2024 in last week’s Weekend Update/Aikenomics of roughly 5% for the Metro ATL. Using a 5% housing increase, which could be even more if we get to below 6%, we could
see the price of a $600,000 home rise to $630,000 by year-end. Let's look at two comparisons. Below is a breakdown of sample scenarios using the national average of 6.75% for scenario 1 and predicting a 5.875% national average in August 2024 for scenario 2. Rates and payments are not advertisements of available offerings. Payments do not include taxes and insurance. Sample Scenario 1: Purchase January 2024 • $570,000 30-year fixed rate mortgage, 5% down payment at 6.75% = $3,700 principal and interest payment Sample Scenario 2: Wait until August 2024, when rates are expected to fall • $598,500 30-year fixed rate mortgage, 5% down payment at 5.875% = $,3540 principal and interest payment On the surface, you save about $160 per month (whoo-hoo!). But do you? Your home price rose by $30,000, or a breakeven of roughly 150 months without compounding interest. If you buy now, you don’t run the risk of prices
INVITATION TO BID CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ITB #24-067-1 2024 NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS RESURFACING The City of Johns Creek extends an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to GDOT prequalified firms for 2024 Neighborhood Roads Resurfacing. ITB’s will be received electronically via the City’s bid platform, BidNet no later than 2:00PM on March 7, 2024 . Questions are accepted and answered online only via BidNet. Deadline for questions is February 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM.
moving 5% higher or more this year. If I am correct in my forecast, you will most likely refinance to a rate below 6% by the end of the year, which will get you the best of both worlds! The only way you should wait is if you believe house prices and mortgage rates will fall this year. Remember, the best rate is a locked rate… with a float-down option! Ensure you're ready to make an offer by getting pre-approved. Thank you for reading my column. D.C. Aiken is vice president, produc-
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS CITY OF JOHNS CREEK RFQ #24-082 Chattahoochee Greenway from Rogers Bridge Rd to McGinnis Ferry- PI 0019640 (Chattahoochee Greenway Phase II) The City of Johns Creek is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to license and qualified engineering firms for Professional Engineering Services for the Chattahoochee Greenway Trail Phase II Project. RFQ’s will be received electronically via the City’s bid platform, BidNet no later than 2:00PM on February 29, 2024. Questions are accepted and answered online only via BidNet. Deadline for questions is February 22, 2024 at 5:00 PM. As a federally funded project, the Consultant shall provide all deliverables in accordance with the Plan Development Process, Electronic Data Guidelines, Plan Presentation Guide, NEPA and the GDOT Environmental Procedures Manual. Submitters must be prequalified in the areas listed in the RFQ. The Disadvantaged Business Entity (DBE) goal for this project is: 15%. Submitters must demonstrate that they will meet this goal.
Quotes, bids, and RFP’s are electronically managed through the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet , our online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/Residents/Purchasing . To access the ITB document you must register with BidNet. Go to the City website above and click the link “register and view quote/bid/RFP opportunities”.
Quotes, bids, and RFQ’s are electronically managed through the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet, our online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/Residents/Purchasing. To access the RFQ document you must register with BidNet. Go to the City website above and click the link “register and view quote/bid/RFP opportunities”.
The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award .
The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award.
All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions.
All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the RFQ information and instructions.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neil Trust at the City of Johns Creek Procurement Division at purchasing@johnscreekga.gov or (678) 512-3233. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to wave technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neil Trust at the City of Johns Creek Procurement Division at purchasing@johnscreekga.gov or (678) 512-3233. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to wave technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
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Exhibit: Continued from Page 1 Lumumba’s quilts are intricate, taking anywhere from six months to two years to make. The quilt itself is sewn with a machine, but embellishments are handstitched. On one quilt depicting Aretha Franklin, seen on her website obaquilts. com, she said the sequins alone took eight months to sew. She thought she’d never use the techniques her aunt taught her growing up, but she uses them all. Lumumba started with traditional patchwork quilts as a young woman, revisiting the craft when she had her third child, looking to fill the two-hour wait time of her maternity appointments. Over the years, Lumumba has sewn at least 200 quilts, once filling one room but eventually taking over her whole basement. “I just found that love spot, and it just takes over,” Lumumba said. “I’m always thinking about a quilt. I’m always looking, and saying, ‘Oh, that’s how the shadow hits that.’” Black art Althea Foster, program director and curator at the Johns Creek Arts Center, created the exhibit out of a desire to feature a diverse group of artists “whose work spoke to the essence, spirit and soul of Blackness but approached the topic from different perspectives determined by their individual experiences and personal aesthetics.” In a tour of the exhibit, Foster emphasized that Black art is not all the same. There’s different mediums, styles and subject matter throughout, from classical painting to abstract sculpture. “Not everyone is doing a jazz musician,” Foster said. “Not everyone has a lady with a big church hat.” She also intentionally featured artists of all backgrounds, including White photographer Marla Puzis who works internationally. “I think that people can appreciate a culture without necessarily being part of the culture,” Foster said. ‘Divided Woman’ For a different perspective, the exhibit also features Diyah Najah’s “Divided Woman Series,” linocut images of women, whose bodies are halved. “What you’ll notice in that series is that
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Fiber artist Aisha Lumumba’s quilt titled “Just Between Us” shows two girls running through a field catching butterflies, wearing their Sunday best. The quilt earned Lumumba honorable mention.
the women are separated because we have to use so many different pieces of ourselves and so many different areas of life,” Najah said. “It’s just kind of like walking through the world not fully whole because of the way we have to contort sometimes and overextend or manage so many sectors that we kind of lose a centering.” As a woman standing 6-foot-2, Najah often creates images of larger women. “In my work, I’m trying to fight against all the names I’ve been called when I was young,” Najah said. “I’m making a larger testament to people finding beauty and determining beauty in themselves, despite any stories you’ve been told that were meant to diminish you.” Her work generally centers around invisible disabilities, mental health and wellness of people of color. As someone with ADHD, Najah said she is an advocate of neurodiversity and often incorporates images of hands, which speak to how she interprets communication. “I don’t often always understand what people say, you know, social constructs … I’m really direct,” Najah said. “I’d rather look at what people do than what they say.” Her diagnosis is why she became immersed in the printmaking process — it’s kinesthetic, process- and routine-oriented. She picked it up in 2018, a “calling.” “It gives me structure,” Najah said. “It’s also, a lot of times, monochromatic, so there’s not a lot of distraction in printmaking.” But, she also works in mixed-media, to engage her more natural state that sifts through the many open tabs in her mind. “I have two sides, or three or four,” Najah said.
NOTICE OF SALE OF ABANDONED PROPERTY Pursuant to Georgia Code 10-4-211, Neighbor Storage will hold a Public Sale of Property to satisfy Landlord's lien on Monday, January 12, 2024 online through Storagetreasures.com. Tenant is Jemal Rucker. Last known address for renter is 516 Norfolk St. Atlanta, GA, 30314, US The storage space is located at 3250 Sweetwater Road 1907 Lawrenceville, Georgia, 30044. Property will be sold to the highest bidder (credit card payment). Property must be removed within 72 hours and space broom swept. Seller reserves the right to reject any bid and withdraw property from a sale. Said properties are: Few totes and clothes.
Diyah Najah’s “Divided Woman Series” is featured in the Johns Creek Art Center’s “No More Hidden Figures” exhibit. The series shows linocut images of women, whose bodies are halved, depicting the ways women must contort and overextend themselves throughout life. INVITATION TO BID CITY OF JOHNS CREEK ITB #24-067-2 2024 MAIN ROADS RESURFACING The City of Johns Creek extends an Invitation to Bid (ITB) to GDOT pre-qualified firms for 2024 Main Roads Resurfacing. ITB’s will be received electronically via the City’s bid platform, BidNet no later than 2:00PM on March 7, 2024 . Questions are accepted and answered online only via BidNet. Deadline for questions is February 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Quotes, bids, and RFP’s are electronically managed through the Georgia Purchasing Group by BidNet , our online bidding/vendor registration system, on the City website: https://www.johnscreekga.gov/Residents/Purchasing . To access the ITB document you must register with BidNet. Go to the City website above and click the link “register and view quote/bid/RFP opportunities”. The City of Johns Creek, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d—42 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for an award . All offerors must comply with all general and special requirements of the ITB information and instructions. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neil Trust at the City of Johns Creek Procurement Division at purchasing@johnscreekga.gov or (678) 512-3233. The City of Johns Creek reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to wave technicalities and informalities, and to make award in the best interest of the City of Johns Creek.
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