ATLANTA — Property owners in Fulton County will soon receive their 2023 Notices of Assessment.
As required by Georgia law, every property receives an annual Notice of Assessment, which must reflect fair market value. Property owners should be prepared to see increased values reflected on their 2023 Notices of Assessment.
The county mailed the notices June 9. However, they can be accessed online at fultonassessor. org.
By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Because Barnwell Elementary School didn’t have an official kindergarten graduation ceremony this year, one parent took it upon herself to host the event at her home.
Khadijah Bronson’s son, a twin, had some anxiety about moving onto first grade. So, she wanted to do something to
show his accomplishments.
“He’s doing very well here, and I just wanted to do something for my kids,” Bronson said.
Her family moved down from Washington, D.C., less than a year ago.
While the event was initially going to be more simple, Bronson sent out invites to her children’s two kindergarten classes. For the event, there was a cookout and pool party. Bronson funded everything herself, denying donations.
About 20 students arrived at Bronson’s home June 3. Wearing their caps and gowns, and on a red carpet, they received their diplomas teachers had signed. Takisha Benning, Barnwell’s principal, announced each student over the phone, followed by a speech.
“One of the kids was like, ‘Can we throw our caps up?’” Bronson said. “At the count of three, everybody threw them up, then we threw the confetti up. They were just so happy.”
The Fulton County government says property owners are advised to carefully review their notice as soon as possible, and are recommended to appeal their notice of assessment if they do not believe it reflects fair market value.
Appeals to be filed online at fultonassessor.org, by mail or dropped off at the Board of Assessors Office. The appeals deadline for most property owners is July 24, unless another date is specifically printed on the notice of assessment.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Police Department has arrested a juvenile suspect in a shooting at the North Point Mall Carnival that left two women injured June 7.
The City Public Safety Department said the suspect turned himself in to police June 9. He is facing charges of second-degree cruelty to children, possession of a firearm during
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Police responded to the area around Belladrum and Candacraig roads June 9, after receiving numerous 911 calls.
Residents reported roads blocked, driveways blocked, vehicles racing, drugs being openly used, intoxicated partygoers and people walking down the middle of the street. When police arrived, they also saw guests carrying firearms.
Police agreed to disperse the party, as the event had grown beyond the abilities of the host to govern it.
After speaking with the host, police saw a gray Dodge Charger nearly strike a vehicle and pedestrians. Police ordered the male driver, who was around 20 years old, to stop the vehicle. But the suspect fled and hit two cars, eventually abandoning the vehicle down the road.
Police ran the license plate, which returned to a different Charger with a different VIN number. When police ran the VIN number of the car, it returned with suspended registration, no insurance and was stolen, listed by the
commission of a felony, two counts of reckless conduct, possession of a firearm by a person under the age of 18 and tampering with evidence.
The suspect’s identity is being withheld due to his age.
Officials said they think the shooting was an accident, and the suspect has known relationships with the two young adult victims.
DeKalb County Police Department. The vehicle was impounded.
The Alpharetta Police Department arrived on scene to assist in clearing the partygoers. Police were able to clear the party but were also informed of entering autos and physical fights in the area.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Police Department is searching for a suspect involved in an early morning shooting that left a Cumming man injured June 14.
Officers reported responding to an armed robbery call around 3 a.m. at the QuikTrip at 3190 Old Milton Parkway. Callers said a man, who was parked near the front right entrance of the gas station, had been shot several times.
A witness at the scene said he saw a male in camouflage pants fire seven to eight rounds with a pistol at the victim and then flee to the right of the store.
The victim was transported to Wellstar North Fulton Hospital.
The investigation remains ongoing.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman reported to police June 5 that she had been threatened by scammers over the phone, following an email claiming to be from Best Buy’s Geek Squad.
Detectives were unable to locate the suspect at the scene but found a handgun while canvassing the area. The female victims were transported to an area hospital.
Public Safety officials consider the incident to be isolated, and there is no threat to Alpharetta residents and visitors.
— Shelby IsraelThe email requested payment for a device and said her Geek Squad Care is about to expire, set for auto renewal for a $417 12-month subscription. But the woman said she had not purchased a device from Best Buy in more than 15 years.
She called the phone number found on the email, and an unidentified representative said she needed to pay the subscription fee and that they know where she stays.
The victim further explained that the representative said, “We will shoot you, if you do not cooperate,” and that a charge will be withdrawn from her bank account.
The victim said she did not send any money to them, and she gave them no information.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — As police were conducting speed enforcement on State Bridge Road June 7, they reported clocking a gray Dodge Charger speeding at 67 mph in a 45-mph posted zone.
Police pulled onto the road behind the vehicle to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver failed to comply, eventually entering the City of Duluth.
After police ran the tag, they confirmed the driver was the registered owner and Duluth resident. Police issued warrants for speeding as well as fleeing and eluding.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Appen Media staff won multiple division titles in the Georgia Press Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel June 9.
The 136th annual competition recognizes state journalists for outstanding achievement in newspaper reporting. Appen Media staff won second place in general
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— Shelby IsraelALPHARETTA, Ga. — The beloved annual food festival Taste of Alpharetta drew a record number of attendees and ticket sales in its 31st year May 11.
City Community Services Manager Amanda Musilli said the exact ticket revenue and sales numbers are private because the event was produced by marketing agency JacobsEye, but she said at a Recreation Commission meeting June 13 the Public Safety Department estimated total attendance around 45,000 with unprecedented ticket sales.
Similar street events, such as the Alpharetta Arts Streetfest in the Grove at Wills Park, drew crowds of 25,000 this May, and the annual Brew Moon Fest saw its highest attendance to date of 2,500. Roswell city officials averaged attendance at the Alive in Roswell festival, which runs from April-October, at 5,000.
First launched in 1992, the annual Taste of Alpharetta draws local restaurants and business owners to downtown Alpharetta, where guests can sample different menu items using individual tickets. In 2023, over 60 city businesses ran booths.
This year, guests purchased virtual tickets called TasteBucks, equivalent to $1. Musilli said the experiment moving from printed to digital ticketing was successful, but next year the city will improve signage to inform guests how to purchase tickets and reduce wait times.
The next Taste of Alpharetta is scheduled from 5-10 p.m. May 9, 2024.
Because of an increased volume of visitors at events downtown and at City Center, Parks Manager Eric Milley said the Park Services Division has increased trash receptacle cleaning and servicing this month, which will continue throughout peak event seasons.
Also at the Recreation Committee meeting, Projects Manager Kurt Kirby said the Project Management Division is pursuing ongoing bond projects, including improvements for Old Rucker Road, Union
Hill and Waters Road parks, as well as the artificial turf at Webb Bridge Park.
Kirby said half of the construction plans for the Old Rucker Road facility were submitted June 9 and are under review by staff. Similarly, finished plans for Waters Road Park are also under review, with construction anticipated in late summer.
Renovations to the restrooms, the concession building, roof insulation, painting, gutters and electrical upgrades are complete at Union Hill Park, with the remaining work to continue through July.
Recreation and Parks Director Morgan Rodgers unveiled a new conceptual plan for Union Hill Park at a City Council work session April 17. The park, which declined in popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was earmarked for an art installation, renovated restrooms, a new parking lot and a relocated skate park.
Development of the formal design will begin once the City Council approves plans.
Also at the June 13 meeting, Kirby said the City Council is considering a design contract to replace the failed septic system under the artificial turf at Webb Bridge Park. He said the new turf can only be installed after the completion of the sewer project.
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MILTON, Ga. — In an effort to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s, the Milton Senior Center hosted an educational session on the disease June 13.
Richard Nailling, a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association of Georgia, described 10 warning signs of the progressive disease to a small group, many older in age.
Alongside a video with medical experts and those living with Alzheimer’s, Nailling used anecdotes from his own life. Both his parents suffered from Alzheimer’s, and his oldest sister is beginning to show signs.
“That's why I'm here,” Nailling said. “That's why I do this.”
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly six million people are affected by Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.
There’s a lot of misconceptions and stigma attached to the disease, Nailling said, which prevent people from seeking help.
“If we can find a cure, or at least some way to put it off, or make it more bearable — that's what we're hoping for at the Alzheimer's Association,” Nailling said.
Individuals may experience one or multiple warning signs to varying degrees, Nailling said, but they don’t have to experience them all to have a concern. Early detection allows planning for the future, access to treatments for symptoms and participation in clinical studies, he said.
If a loved one is experiencing symptoms, Nailing said the first step is to assess the situation and then have a conversation.
“Basically, it's a long journey,” Nailling said. “It doesn't just happen overnight … but you have to be persistent in trying to get them to do something about it.”
Memory loss that disrupts daily life
Challenges in planning or solving problems
Difficulty completing familiar tasks Confusion with time or place
• Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships
• New problems with words in speaking or writing
• Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
• Decreased or poor judgment
• Withdrawal from work or social activities
Changes in mood or personality
Basically, it’s a long journey. It doesn’t happen overnight...
RICHARD NAILLINGVolunteer, Alzheimer’s Association of Georgia
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Swedish-Swiss automation company ABB is bringing the future to Alpharetta one robot at a time.
The multinational corporation officially opened its U.S. Packaging and Logistics Headquarters on Old Roswell Road in Alpharetta June 8, dedicating the facility to automated robotic solutions.
Company leaders say they hope the new headquarters will be a hub for the design and development of artificially intelligent robots aimed at automating the packaging and logistics industry.
ABB works in logistics, robotics, automation and manufacturing in a variety of global industries including automobiles, water, artificial intelligence, cosmetics and postal services. Some well-known clients include Volvo and Kraft foods.
At a June 8 ribbon cutting ABB displayed a variety of high-speed packing robots.
One robot named YuMi prepared coffee for the guests. Another YuMi across the room pretended to DJ the event, occasionally mimicking a fist pump with its robotic arm. The high-speed robot is typically used to assemble cell phones.
Another robot sorted chicken wings into Tyson-branded packages mere yards away from a device that sorted heavy boxes into shelves — all while using artificial intelligence to gauge its surroundings.
The whirring, high-tech displays are all part of ABB’s effort to repair the struggling packaging and logistics job market.
ABB U.S. Country Leader John Bubnikovich said packing and assembly has long been a strenuous job for individuals. Factory workers must spend hours on their feet doing repetitive tasks like assembling cell phones.
“People don’t want to do those jobs anymore,” Bubnikovich said.
Nationally, the unemployment rate is about 3.7 percent. Bubnikovich said that was a low rate, but about 40 percent of United States transportation and logistics companies lack the staff to take on laborious manual packaging tasks.
The robotics center in Alpharetta is part of the company’s larger effort to create at least 70 new jobs in the United States. Currently, about 20 employees are based in the Alpharetta headquarters—a number the company expects to grow.
ABB has more than 105,000 employees worldwide.
“There’s always a stigma of robots taking away jobs, but that’s just not the case anymore,” Bubnikovich said.
While the automated packaging jobs will be passed off to robots, the business leader said people will be able to move into more “meaningful” roles. The factory workers will begin programming the robots, which Bubnikovich thinks will “fill a void” in the job market.
For robots like YuMi, programming the robot is easy. Employees simply move the arms of the device so it can learn the assembly pattern for small devices, a programming job that doesn’t require a specialized degree. Grabbing the arm stops YuMi entirely, and its soft exterior keeps the robot from causing any physical harm.
“They’ll have an opportunity to actually learn technology and learn how to integrate robots, which is a much more fulfilling career path,” Bubnikovich said.
Other robots use artificial intelligence to streamline and speed up sorting and packaging processes. One device identified objects and placed them into separate containers, while another stacked cardboard boxes onto a shipping pallet “like a game of Tetris.”
The development fits into a broader automation trend across the country. In 2022, the United States installed 41,000 new robots across various industries.
While the Alpharetta headquarters will be the hub for the company’s robotics development, the company will
manufacture the so-called “robotics solutions” at factories in Michigan, Shanghai and Sweden.
Still, ABB leaders say the headquarters will benefit Metro Atlanta.
Robotics Managing Director Daniel Navarro has lived in Alpharetta for a year working on the headquarters launch.
“Many of our employees live in this area,” Navarro said.
He credits Alpharetta with being an all-around “good environment” filled with diverse backgrounds and plenty of room to grow and expand.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — In a cozy shop in The Collection at Forsyth, Amy Moreau invites guests to travel from Metro Atlanta to vineyards abroad with a unique repertoire of wine and a friendly experience.
While Moreau was doubtful about starting a business immediately following the Great Recession, she identified the need for a wine experience that is elevated and accessible to local residents and opened Talk of the Table in 2013.
“I was a stay-at-home mom for a very, very long time and went through a divorce, and during that process, knew that I was going to have to start working full time again,” Moreau said. “I had little kids, and I needed to be able to find something that was close by that I could manage my schedule.”
Moreau, who previously operated a small catering business, said she had liked wine before opening her shop, but it was a trip to a wine bar and a cheese shop in California that inspired her to conceive Talk of the Table.
A place like no other
Moreau’s boutique sells roughly 300 different wines, many sourced through distributors from small wineries. She said one of the shop’s core principles is offering customers a variety not available at other major retailers like Costco and Total Wine.
“There are so many wine producers out there, whether it’s in the United States or anywhere else, that make amazing
wines that are not super expensive that don’t get a lot of representation,” Moreau said. “And the reason they don’t get a lot of representation is because they’re small, but I wanted to make a commitment that I was going to taste every single wine that I put in my store.”
Daily at 1 p.m., Talk of the Table hosts Flights out Front, a sampler of four wines. Themed, educational tastings are Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 and 5:30 p.m.
“[Educational tastings are] where you come in, you taste through the wine, somebody leads the tasting, we talk about the grapes and how they’re grown and how they’re harvested and any interesting winemaking techniques that are used to make the wine,” Moreau said.
Tucked away in the back of the boutique is a tasting room with a table that seats 12 and a wall made of multicolored wine bottles. Here, customers can socialize and learn more about the wine they taste.
The shop also sells cheeses to pair with wines, salami, herbed almonds, gift bags and accessories, such as corkscrews and decorative stoppers.
“I wanted to make sure that when you came in to Talk of the Table … whether you knew nothing about wine, or whether you had incredibly high preferences about wine, that we approached you in the same way, and we could meet you at your level of knowledge about wine,” Moreau said.
While many customers enjoy tasting in the boutique, Moreau also provides special event services; custom gift baskets; a wine
I wanted to make sure that when you came in to Talk of the Table…we could meet you at your level of knowledge about wine.
AMY MOREAU, founder, Talk of the Table
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club for customers to sample new blends each month; and international trips to the vineyards from which the wines originated.
“Part of the mission of the store from the very beginning was to have a wine club,” Moreau said. “That community has become just an amazing group of people that are very, very, very connected.”
Recently, Moreau traveled to Spain to visit Casa Rojo Bodega y Viñedos and Yllera Bodegas y Viñedos, whose products are on her shelves.
When Moreau decided to pursue her own business in 2010, she attended formal classes to learn more about the specifics of wine. She said she is studying for the Certified Specialist of Wine Exam offered by the Society of Wine Educators, a nonprofit that recognizes experts of the beverage.
Moreau said she also learns from experience. Trips to foreign vineyards and frequent visits from winery representatives allow her to disseminate what she has learned to customers.
She also said Forsyth County has been helpful in accommodating code changes. As a retail location, she said she
was originally unable to allow tastings. That changed in 2012 when the code was revised to allow customer samplings under her packaged beer and wine license.
With her current licensure under the county and the Department of Agriculture, Moreau is allowed to offer tastings and food that is already cooked. Now, she is asking the County Commission to allow her to sell wine by the glass in addition to food.
Celebrating her 10th year of business, Moreau said running Talk of the Table has broadened her palate and appreciation of wine. In the beginning, she said she focused more on domestic wines, but now the shop has ventured into selections from Slovenia, Croatia, Lebanon, Hungary and Israel.
“Wine has been part of our history for thousands of years, and what I have learned is that it is not only an agricultural product, but part of our history in terms of food and medicine and culture,” Moreau said. “I have an immense appreciation for people that have continued to carry on that legacy.”
With a recent franchising underway, Moreau will open her second location in Sugar Hill in the coming weeks, where she hopes to continue her easygoing approach to the world of wine.
Talk of the Table is open MondaySaturday noon-7 p.m. and Sundays noon-5 p.m. in Suite 218 at 410 Peachtree Parkway.
CUMMING, Ga. — Close to two dozen residents at the Oaks at Hampton assisted living facility tapped their feet, clapped their hands and nodded their heads side to side listening to Nick Vernola and his brother Mike play familiar tunes.
Gathered around in big, comfy couches and armchairs, residents listened to songs from the “Great American Songbook.” Some dogs were wandering about, probably feeling the music too.
“That’s a fictitious book that exists, but everybody knows what songs are in it. It’s songs that everybody knows — that’s why,” Nick said.
Wearing a red beret and shirt with musical notes, Nick took the lead of the set and introduced songs with history lessons and personal anecdotes. He played the virtual accordion, as part of the moniker Memory Lane.
Nick’s instrument had been programmed with a couple hundred different types of recordings, or samplings. But that day he used all orchestrations, with sounds from the
saxophone, clarinet, trumpet and harmonica.
The first of two solos was “Begin the Beguine” by Cole Porter, written in World War I to an African drum beat.
Later introducing a re-recording of a 1930s song by Willie Nelson, Nick said music is timeless.
“It travels through the years,” he said. “It stays with us.”
It also stays with the residents, despite mental handicaps, reanimating them and carrying them back to days long ago.
“I try to calculate when they were 18 to 24 years old because that’s when people remember the most about the music, and sometimes playing music that their parents listened to really works as well,” Mike said.
facilities every month. They know some residents by name, like a woman named Georgia who was front and center to “Georgia on My Mind” at Oaks at Hampton.
Originally from New York, the Vernolas had a musical upbringing. Their parents always had the phonograph on. They also played in bands albeit in different decades — Nick is 15 years older than Mike, and he had exposure at the 1964 New York World’s Fair as well as a restaurant on Broadway.
“I was destined to be in entertainment because I was born one block off of Broadway in Times Square,” Nick said.
Mike pulled up an old photo of himself in the ’70s with big hair, holding a guitar.
“I had dreams of being a rock star. You want to conquer the world. You want to build a business. You get past all of that,” Nick said. “Now, I just want to give back.”
For the first year and a half, Nick and Mike played for free but began charging a nominal fee of $50 once they saw more demand. Before the COVID pandemic, they put on nearly 300 shows a year.
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Other classics in the one-hour set were Tommy Dorsey’s “Tea for Two Cha-Cha,” Glen Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade” and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” sung in part by Nick who assumed Satchmo’s distinct gravelly voice.
Soon, the Vernolas will also have a projector set up behind them as they play, casting old television programs like “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and maybe some silent clips of The Beatles and Bing Crosby.
Around six years ago, Nick met a woman at a homeowners association function, who said an assisted living center off Tribble Gap Road was looking for entertainment. He and Mike have been touring senior living facilities ever since.
Over time, they developed a catalog of about 300 songs and practice at Mike’s house. Newer songs are introduced as crowds change with age.
The brothers play all over North Georgia, in Cumming, Roswell, Canton and Gainesville, and book over 100 performances a year with repeat clients, playing at the same
“You know, we watched our father wither away in a nursing home” Mike said, describing a time when an older fellow walked into his father’s facility, setting up and strumming a guitar. “We said to each other — ‘Boy, I’d like to be doing that.”
Earlier that day, the Vernolas played for the same facility’s memory care unit — coined as the “mile-long walk” by Laurie Owens, assisted living lifestyle director at Oaks at Hampton.
Owens grew up at Oaks at Hampton, taking her mother’s position when she retired. Her twin sister works there, too. Nick and Mike had been playing before Owens began working there, and she wanted to continue their shows for residents — her “adoptive grandparents.”
“[Music] lets them reminisce, and bring back memories,” Owens said.
While the brothers enjoy playing at independent living residences, where there are full-blown dance parties, memory care is their most rewarding show.
During one performance at a memory care facility in Gainesville, one woman mouthed all the words to all the songs. After the performance, Nick and Mike were told by an employee that she never spoke.
“You get a lot of stuff like that,” Mike said.
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In the last month, two airline pilots have come to see me for suspicious spots that proved to be invasive malignant melanomas. As an instrument-rated recreational pilot myself, I sympathize and understand that the stakes involved for commercial pilots are not only health and lifespan but also work and livelihood. Pilots are sometimes wary of physicians, but it is critically important for pilots and non-pilots alike to know that early diagnosis is the best way to keep your wings and your life.
The FAA is very strict with pilots’ health. Regular health examinations with an FAA flight examiner are required of all pilots. For pilots over the age of 40 acting as “pilot in command” of a commercial airline flight, a medical certificate must be renewed every 6 months by means of a thorough flight physical. The running joke among physicians who take care of pilots is that non-pilots come in with a list of ten maladies and complaints whereas pilots respond to every question about possible illnesses with single word answers ranging from “nope” to “never.” Most jokes have a grain of truth. Pilots do not want an illness on their medical record that might result in an inability to fly.
Sometimes, you can make a case for someone trying to fix an illness without a physician’s help. For example, someone at the edge of type II diabetes might restore his or her own health with disciplined diet and exercise and be healthy by the time medical certificate renewal comes around.
Not so with melanoma. Don’t delay. Don’t try to fix it yourself. If a spot is changing, get that spot checked out! Melanoma continues to grow as long as it is left in place. The single most important feature of a melanoma is how deep it has grown. A melanoma that is less than 0.80mm is generally considered “good” with a low risk of having spread to other parts of the body.
The FAA draws the line in the sand for melanomas at 0.75mm. Melanomas
less than 0.75mm deep need only documentation of no clinical signs of metastatic disease and complete removal with clear and appropriate margins. Then, the flight examiner can issue the medical certificate to allow a pilot to keep on flying. This means that a simple excision by a dermatologist under local anesthesia for a shallow melanoma in almost all cases allows a pilot to keep his or her ability to fly. Melanomas deeper than 0.80 mm often require lymph node biopsies under general anesthesia, imaging such as MRI and/or PET/ CT scans. Even then, permission to fly is not guaranteed. Instead, all documents must be submitted to the FAA for consideration of permission to continue flying which is called “Special Issuance Authorization.” It wouldn’t be called “Special” if it were routine and for everyone.
Both pilots who came to me recently with melanomas had noticed the spot changing for a few months, and both cases had measured depths of 0.7mm. Talk about cutting it close! Just a little more growth and those pilots might have lost their medical certificate. Just as importantly, a little more growth would have pushed them into a higher risk category with a much higher chance that the melanomas could have spread.
In my practice, I have so far always been able to honor the policy that a patient who is worried about a single spot that is changing and could be a melanoma can be added onto my schedule within a day for a “spot check” even if my schedule is fully booked. We might not have time to complete a full body skin exam at an overbooked appointment, but I never want scheduling problems to be the reason that a melanoma diagnosis is delayed. Likewise, I typically work from 7am to 5pm but add on melanoma excisions at 6:30am or 5pm to make sure patients are treated as quickly as possible.
For so many reasons, people are afraid to go to the doctor, but in the case of dermatology, it is in one’s interest to seek care. Getting that suspicious or changing spot checked out should be a priority. Even if your job isn’t on the line, early detection of skin cancer can save your life.
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It’s vacation time and many of our readers are off to their favorite vacation spots. For many, that means heading to their beach houses or mountain cabins. You will enjoy the beach house while you are living then pass it to your kids. You have a will. You feel that things are buttoned up. It’s not. There’s a hidden expense in your plan that your kids will find after you die. What is it? Extra probate fees.
You see, people with wills (or those without wills) must go through the probate process ($$$ + Time consuming) to have their executor approved before they can transfer ownership of the beach house to your kids or sell it. If the beach house is in a different state from the state you died in, then you have to go through the probate process twice. Yuck! You can avoid this outcome by using a revocable trust. With a revocable trust, your successor trustee calls the law firm to request an updated certificate of trust after the death certificate arrives and that’s all they need to transfer property or put it on the market. If you think this might be a great solution for your family, please give us a call.
The dog days of summer have arrived, but these nearby book events are the cat’s meow. Author appearances across the area in July offer such novel approaches to beating the heat as curling up with a chilling thriller or perusing a variety of genres with a locally distilled beverage in hand.
What’s more, local luminaries are providing much of the month’s reading respite. Lisa Yaszek, the
Saturday, July 8, Licia Chenoweth. Chenoweth will chat about her awardwinning debut middle-grade novel, "My Thousand Treasures.” Noon. Talk, signing. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331 www.read-it-again.com
Saturday, July 15, Cody Ray George. George will chronicle his new occult thriller, "Good Night Room Nine." Noon. Discussion, signing. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. www.readit-again.com
Saturday July 15, Boozy Book Fair. Suwanee’s Read It Again Bookstore is partnering with Distillery of Modern Art on a Boozy Bookfair showcasing a selection of carefully curated books and locally distilled beverages. 6 p.m. Free. Distillery of Modern Art, 2197 Irvindale Way, Chamblee. 404- 482-2663. distilleryofmodernart.com
Thursday, July 20, Lisa Yaszek. Yaszek, the Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, will detail her new anthology, "The Future Is Female! Volume Two, The 1970s: More Classic Science Fiction Stories By Women: A Library of America Special Publication.” 7 p.m. Talk, signing. Free. Read It Again Bookstore, 3630 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 314, Suwanee. 770-232-9331. www.read-itagain.com
Saturday, July 22, George Weinstein and Kim Conrey. Married Atlanta Writers Club officers Weinstein and Conrey will sign and discuss their latest works. Weinstein is the award-winning author of six titles, including the Southern Gothic historical novel “Hardscrabble Road” and its sequel, “Return to Hardscrabble Road.” Conrey’s works include the sci-fi romance series Ares Ascending and the urban fantasy, “Nicholas Eternal.” 11 a.m. Free. Poe & Company Bookstore, 1890 Heritage Walk, Suite P101, Milton. 770-797-5566.
Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, is heading to Suwanee July 20 to talk about her new anthology. Atlanta’s Thomas Mullen, an internationally bestselling author and Townsend Award finalist, will discuss his latest release in Sandy Springs July 24. And, on July 25, the powerhouse Atlanta Writers Club couple of George Weinstein and Kim Conroy are launching a pair of new books in Alpharetta.
Here are details about these and other July author events:
Monday, July 24, Thomas Mullen. Friends of the Sandy Springs Library, in partnership with Bookmiser, will host Mullen, an internationally bestselling author and Townsend Award finalist. The conversation will center on his seventh book, “Blind Spots,” a riveting crime novel with a speculative edge about the ways our perceptions of reality can be manipulated. 6 p.m. Discussion, signing. Free. Sandy Springs Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway NE, Atlanta. 404-612-7000. bookmiser.net/ book-events.html
Tuesday, July 25, George Weinstein and Kim Conrey. A Novel Idea presents Atlanta’s philanthropic writing couple as they officially launch their latest books. Weinstein, the twice-former president and current executive director of the Atlanta Writers Club, will focus on his new release, “Offlining.” Conrey, whose many roles include serving as AWC’s vice president of operations, will be spotlighting “Nicholas Eternal.” Bookmiser will have copies of both authors’ novels for sale. 7 p.m. Celebration, signing. Free. Brimstone Restaurant & Tavern, 10595 Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta. 770-509-5611. bookmiser.net/book-events.html
Friday, July 28, Saturday, July 29, Monday, July 31: Friends of the Roswell Library will have a “Mid-Summer Sale” filled with all the boxes of treasures they can pull from storage. Old and new books, books for children and senior citizens, fiction and nonfiction, vintage and collectible, cheap and pricey, sad and funny. If weather permits, the sale will be held on the library’s front porch as well as in the meeting room and bookstore. Free. See website for hours. Roswell Library, 115 Norcross St., Roswell. 404-612-9700. forl.net
To submit an author event for the upcoming month, email Kathy Des Jardins Cioffi at kathydesjardins3@gmail.com by the 15th.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — No longer rotating between the Alpharetta Arts Center, Joann Fabric and Crafts, restaurants or homes, the Alpha Arts Guild has secured a permanent home 15 years after it began.
“We were just vagabonds,” said Barbara Rush, president of the Alpha Arts Guild. She joined the group about two years ago.
Opened in mid-May, The Scene is an 11,269-square-foot space on the second floor of North Point Mall that includes a gallery as well as a classroom area. It’s exclusively for Georgia artists, and the Guild is looking for those who want to consign their family-friendly art in a juried selection for three- to six-month contracts.
“We're all about the arts,” Rush said. “We love talking with other artists about techniques, and we share information here.”
The Alpha Arts Guild, open to all Georgia residents, is a nonprofit arts community with 50 members. Its mission is to learn and inspire one another through their work. Mediums vary.
“We have such a melting pot of
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homeowners receive tax relief through floating homestead exemptions.
Properties in the county with at least a basic homestead exemption in place also benefit from at least two “floating” homestead exemptions. These exemptions are designed to insulate homeowners from rapid increases in value, and cap the
nationalities that have come to our local area,” Rush said, represented throughout the gallery.
There were more than 100 pieces by 35 artists, many of them Guild members, hanging on the walls that day. Rush had her own work on display — what she calls “geocubism,” consisting of colorful animal portraits formed through geometric
annual increase in taxable value at around 3 percent per year or the Consumer Price Index, whichever is lower.
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shapes.
She highlighted several artists throughout the gallery. Hope Riveron, Guild member, uses herbs, ground seeds and berries to create the pigments for her paintings. Sangeeta Lal, another longtime member, dyes silk for her vibrant work.
For Georgia artists looking for consignment at The Scene, apply online at thesceneartgallery.com.
To join the Alpha Arts Guild, apply online at alphaartsguild.org
And, there’s space for more. Rush pointed out newly painted sculpture stands waiting to be used, sitting by the breaker box she opened to flip more than a dozen light switches in the backroom. Tables were gathered and chairs were stacked in the same room for upcoming monthly artist workshops.
“I never thought that I'd be flipping switches,” Rush said.
It took a year and half to close the deal on The Scene. Rush said it was a “big undertaking” for the Guild’s board of directors, who have volunteered time and energy into making the gallery their new home.
“We have been through many trials and tribulations and have chosen to continue moving forward without looking back,” Rush said. “We are The Scene, but we are also the Alpha Arts Guild, and together we pulled all of this together.”
This June marked the 155th anniversary of the June Singing held in Alpharetta, the longest running public event in the city’s history. It dates back to 1868 a decade after Alpharetta became the seat for Milton County. Alpharetta had fewer than 300 residents.
Sacred Harp singing is a special and unique kind of acapella harmony using only four notes. It originated in England, was popular in Ireland and Scotland, then migrated to New England before moving to the rural South where it became firmly established. The “June Singing” in Alpharetta was not only an all-day event for singing hymns, it was also a social happening with families enjoying picnic lunches and meeting with friends and neighbors. At its heyday in the early 1900s, several thousand people would travel to Alpharetta in their buggies and
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Faye Holbrook, chairman of the June Singing held annually in Alpharetta’s City Hall atrium, leads volunteer singers at arranged in a square with each group corresponding to one of four singing group harmonies. Faye led the singers in a few hymns and then turned the floor over to another volunteer singer who led the group in a few more songs. The singing began at 10 a.m. and finished at 3:00pm with a break for lunch provided by the singers.
wagons to gather every second Sunday in June.
Local historian Connie Mashburn wrote an article about the June Singing in his book “Alpharetta,
Milton County – The Early Years,” in which he quoted George D. Rucker, publisher of the Alpharetta Free Press. In an article written in 1923, Rucker said “The Alpharetta 1923 June Singing has just passed. There were several thousand people present, and it was a well behaved crowd, considering the size of it. The men were sober and in a good humor, and the women were well dressed and happy, bringing their many baskets of good eats. We hope they will continue to come here from year to year, as long as people’s hearts are touched by old-time songs.”
Sometimes called “fa-so-la” singing or “shape-note singing,” the music got its name from “The Sacred Harp” hymnal tune book by B.F. White published in 1844. It uses a system of four printed shapes, instead of standard music notation, to help those who don’t know how to read music. The book and subsequent revisions helped promote shape note singing throughout the South.
In the songbook, each of the four voice parts, base, tenor, alto and treble, is printed on a separate musical staff. Singers sit or stand in a square facing the center with each group corresponding to one of the four singing group harmonies. Each singing group has its own melody which adds to the unique sound. Singers sing the notes to the hymn first using the shapes (fa, sol, la, mi) before singing the written lyrics.
A singer will stand in the middle
of the group and lead a few songs before turning the floor over to another volunteer who will select a few more songs from the song book. Anyone is welcome to join the singers. There are no rehearsals, and unlike a choir, there are no members who must be present. While interested people are welcome to come to listen, there is no formal audience. Singers are singing for themselves.
The June Singing is an annual event held at the City Hall in Alpharetta. This year’s program, held June 11, was in the rotunda which magnifies the sound of the music manyfold. The 15 singers at this year’s event sounded to me like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The music is loud, bold and clearly heartfelt.
Although the songs are hymns, the June Singing is not affiliated with a specific church. One exception is Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church founded in 1837 in today’s City of Milton and some other Primitive Baptist Churches, which included Sacred Harp singing in every Sunday service. Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church Elder Randall Cagle, says “Every Sunday when I was growing up, we sang Sacred Harp for an hour as part of the church service.”
As was true with the June Singing, competition from movies, television and other distractions reduced participation over the years. It is no longer part of the Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church service and the number of singers has been drastically reduced at the June Singing.
Faye Holbrook, Chairman of the June Singing, says “For the singers it is pure love of the music. The music is deeply felt. Our goal is to keep Sacred Harp alive for generations that come after us.”
People who are interested in knowing more about the June Singing can contact Faye Holbrook at fholbrook218@gmail.com. For general information about Sacred Harp singing in Georgia go to www. atlantasacredharp.org.
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.
At my tenure on this big round ball, it’s easy to think that things are moving way too fast. Finding myself in a semistate of confusion while glancing at a newspaper is enough to induce a panic that might make me do something really stupid.
Like try to make sense of it all. Here are some “for instances:”
Does anyone understand exactly what a “debt ceiling” is? It beats the dickens out of me, yet Washington folks who are running things seem to be in a whale of a scrap. Everyone is in a rage about this concept and the ruination it will cause.
As one who has long ago given up trying to comprehend the pure folly of politicians, this is a term that I know must have devastating ramifications for us “regular folks.”
Why? Because it is a point of common ground for both Democrats and Republicans.
While the government brain trusts huddle and portray their collective
concern and empathy, I have about given up on ever trying to understand much about government bigwigs, except that: a) any money they have was made while they were in office; b) they all shiver and break into a cold sweat at the mention of “term limits”; and c) the Flat Tax concept makes far too much sense to ever be adopted.
If they want to make my list of essential human beings, let them figure out how to get the Braves some decent starting pitching.
Here in Forsyth County, property tax bills were mailed out and, as happens every year, citizens are grousing that the increases are way too steep.
No kidding!
That’s another concept that I have come to embrace: Once anyone votes for a “temporary tax increase,” you might as well say “Sayonara” to that yen you’ll never see again. It’s rather telling that withholding tax was only supposed to be something temporary – way back during World War II.
Perhaps it’s the realization that this is it for me writing a column as a 67-year-old. I’m steaming headlong into being 68. And that makes me officially old, no matter how many pairs of thick glasses you use.
There are some definite perks to reaching this milestone. But I’ve kind of eased my way into it.
I guess I should make more of an effort to get that geezer discount offered at Publix, or better yet, at a favorite restaurant. It just feels rather cheesy to ask for 10 percent off a bowl of queso.
And as I’ve advanced, I can’t help but notice youngsters in their 40s holding a door for me and insisting I go first. It’s a nice gesture, but there are times, for the life of me, that I can’t remember why I’ve gone to the store in the first place.
It was probably either a prescription or something to help with grooming.
I don’t know why God plays this cruel joke on us old guys. What is the purpose of having all this hair growing in my ears?
And these eyebrows! They are both as unruly as an 8-year-old on a sugar high. They grow every which way. Forget a trimmer! I need a hedge clipper and a competent gardener to stop this infestation that has taken residence in my lower forehead.
My job is keeping me challenged and I am truly enjoying the lack of travel. Unless it involves jumping on The Black Beauty, my newly named Harley Trike.
Then I’m ready to put on my helmet and head for the mountains.
That’s where I feel young again and love seeing the forest, providing no betraying mirror unveils my ears and eyebrows.
Mike Tasos has lived in Forsyth County for more than 30 years. He’s an American by birth and considers himself a Southerner by the grace of God. He can be reached at miketasos55@gmail. com.
A bird that I enjoy and would enjoy seeing more often is the Eastern Bluebird. Although they remain in Georgia yearround, I rarely see them during the winter months. On Jan. 29, I was thrilled to see a bluebird for the first time in 2023. These beautiful birds with a blue head and wings and an orange breast, are a standout, and seeing one is always a memorable experience.
Bluebirds enjoy a diet of insects and fruit and will periodically appear at my suet baskets. I tried to attract them with mealworms last year without success. I have also added three bluebird boxes to the trees that border the divide between the grass-covered portion of my yard and the pine forest behind it because they like an open area in front of them and a forest behind them.
Bluebirds prefer open cavities in trees but will occupy a nesting box if a tree cavity cannot be found. Place the bluebird box near the forest edge and leave it up all year. Bluebirds will use them for shelter in the cold winter months. If you purchase or build a bluebird box, make sure it has a door that can be opened for cleaning. Add a metal guard to surround and protect the circular front opening from predators who often try to chew their way into the nest.
For instructions on building a bluebird nesting box, please consult the following website: gadnr.org/out-my-backdoor-whats-best-bluebird-box-design
Here are interesting facts about Eastern Bluebirds:
• Scientific name: Sialia sialis.
• They are approximately 7 inches in length.
• The female builds the nest and incubates the eggs.
• The female lays 4-5 pale blue eggs without markings.
• The male helps the female feed the young.
• Their main food is insects and fruit.
• Lifespan: 6-10 years.
• They live year-round in Georgia.
Happy gardening!
North Fulton Master Gardeners, Inc. is a Georgia nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to educate its members and the public in the areas of horticulture and ecology in order to promote and foster community enrichment. Master Gardener Volunteers are trained and certified by The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Learn more at nfmg.net.
Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
• https://www.thespruce.com/eastern-bluebird-387244
• https://site.extension.uga.edu/newtonextanr/2021/05/bluebird-basics
• https://fcmasternaturalists.com/eastern-bluebird/
• https://gadnr.org/out-my-backdoor-whats-best-bluebird-box-design
• Birds of Georgia, Stan Tekiela, Adventure Publications, 2002.
• Field Guide to the Birds of America, Jon L. Dunn and Jonathan Alderfer, National Geographic. ISBN: 1-4262-0071-4, pages 278-9, 82-3.
• Peterson Field Guide to Eastern and Western Birds, Seventh Edition, Roger Tory Peterson. Mariner Books, 2020, ISBN-10 132877143.
This week’s “Garden Buzz” guest columnist is Carole MacMullan, a Master Gardener since 2012 and a Milton resident. Carole describes herself as a born biologist. Since childhood, she loved to explore the out-of-doors and garden with her mother. When she entered college, she selected biology as her major and made teaching high school biology her career
for 35 years. in 2012, she completed the Master Gardener program and joined the North Fulton Master Gardeners (NFMG) and the Milton Garden Club. Carole uses her teaching skills to create a variety of presentations on gardening topics for the NFMG Lecture Series and Speakers Bureau. Her favorite hobbies are gardening, hiking, biking, traveling and reading.
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