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Georgia Milestones return to classrooms after two-year hiatus State reimplements exams used to decide placement By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com
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City to resume with Fire Station 42 construction By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Community Development Director Bob Buscemi said Milton is looking at saving $400,000 on revised construction plans to replace Fire Station 42 on Thompson Road. During the Feb. 23 City Council meeting, Buscemi said that while the city had budgeted around $4 million for the project about three years ago, all four bids it received in August ranged
from $4.65 million to $5.28 million. Last month, Buscemi also said that due to rising construction costs and supply-chain delays brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city was unable to deliver on its promise for a “bigger, better, more Miltonesque” fire station by the end of 2021. So, city staff got to work, Buscemi said. “We did what we always do, which is value engineering in-house,” Buscemi said. “We try to bring everything
in within the budget, so we sat there, and we really worked hard and with the entire team, we put our heads together and, basically, I came up with about $750,000 worth of savings. … I was real proud of that.” But by the time the city put the project out to bid again, Buscemi said cost escalations led to just $400,000 in savings, bringing the new total for the project to $4.11 million.
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ATLANTA — High stakes testing returns to the classroom this spring after two years of COVID-19 disruption meant few penalties for low performance and participation. That won’t be the case this year. “[Georgia] Milestones tests will proceed and they will count,” said Chief Academic Officer Cliff Jones during the February meeting of the Fulton County Board of Education. The federally-mandated Georgia Milestones assessments were waived in spring 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, assessments returned, but testing was optional and scores could only help – not hurt – a student’s final grade. This year, the Georgia Department of Education is again requesting some flexibility from the U.S. Department of Education for the Milestones assessments. A spokeswoman for the GDOE said the state was allowed to cancel Georgia Milestones in 2020 and make
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MILTON, Ga. –– Police responded to a theft call at the Windward Parkway Walmart Feb. 16. The store’s protection officer showed police security footage showing a man entering the electronics/headphones section of Walmart, taking a pair of headphones from the shelf and tampering with the packaging. Later in the surveillance video, it shows the suspect proceeding to the tissue paper aisle while continuing to tamper with the packaging. Loss prevention stated the suspect attempted to leave the store and pass all points of sale with the item concealed on his person. Loss prevention was able to get the item without packaging as the
suspect attempted to exit the store. The item was valued at $39.88. The suspect was seen leavin the lot in a 2003 gold Mercedes.
Man reports fraud tied to online account MILTON, Ga. –– A Milton man reported fraud Feb. 15 after he experienced trouble logging into his Facebook account. After he went through the process to recover his email, he noticed a number of emails regarding password changes. He reported password changes to his Facebook account, Bank of America account and Grubhub account. He also noted a transaction was made on his Grubhub account – totaling $22.26 – and delivered to a Delaware address. The man froze his bank account.
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Drug & DUI arrest Conner Keene, 22, of Providence Ridge, Alpharetta, was arrested Feb. 18 on Birmingham Highway for DUI and speeding.
Police issue caution on splatter guns By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton police apprehended several juveniles last week for allegedly shooting water bead guns, also known as splatter guns, inside and at the windows of a sandwich shop in Crabapple. According to Bass Pro Shop, some splatter guns can fire at a rate of up to 8 rounds per second at velocities of up to 200 frames per second. The guns can have a 400-round magazine and include 5,000 rounds of Splat-R-Ball ammunition for “hours of non-toxic, non-staining play.” In a Feb. 25 Facebook post, the Milton Police Department stated that while splatter guns aren’t as lethal as traditional firearms in and of themselves, they can still lead to serious injuries. “They’re not only dangerous because of any harm caused directly by these projectiles,” it stated. “Shots of this kind into a storefront or any another area where people might gather could have
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‘Technology protection’ bill moves through Legislature Fulton County Schools says parents, students are part of the solution By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — Creating “safe lanes” on the internet highway is challenging school officials who must balance access to information with student safety. Identifying inappropriate materials or obscenity within education materials can be tricky. One person’s pornography is another person’s Picasso. State lawmakers may make those boundaries clearer as they debate House
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protection measures. School Board member Katie Reeves (Alpharetta/Milton) said she thinks HB 1217 is focused on providing support and assistance to counties that are not as far along as Fulton Schools. “My understanding is that the bill is mostly intended for some of the rural districts that actually don’t have the resources to put into those kinds of [internet] filters that are needed,” Reeves noted. Appropriate use of technology Despite protocols in place, students are still finding find ways around the safeguards in schools, allowing access to inappropriate materials and websites, Looney said. “They’re trying to work around our system,” he told the Fulton School Board at the February board meeting. “They circumvent our processes because they have very good technology skills… and bypass our school system security software.” Access is often gained by using home internet access while at school. The district is working on ways to help
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City to enhance mapping services Measure designed to engage citizens on local initiatives By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Community members will soon be able to find road projects, character areas, waste collection days and nearby equestrian farms online with just the click of a button. According to Community Development Director Bob Buscemi, the department is working on an initiative to expand what the public can find online using the city’s mapping tools. The project will be spearheaded by recently promoted Planner 1 Emily Schnarre. During the Feb. 23 Milton City Council meeting, Land Development Manager Tracie Wildes said that while the Community Development Department operates as a “tool chest of resources,” there are two resources staff cannot function without – its applicant and permit tracking system, also known as Milton CityView, and the Geographic Information Systems, or Milton On Demand.
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Emily’s role is really going to be able to help get this information to the public. There’s a lot of work ahead of us, but with Emily’s help we’ll get there.” Wildes said the plan is to create a GIS hub, where staff can enter content in the system that will benefit both residents and staff, making it more of a community resource. That way, things like city projects and their timelines will all be available online to view at any time. “Milton is on the map, figuratively, and now literally,” Wildes said. City Manager Steven Krokoff added that the long-term vision for the GIS is to be able to identify everything in the city that’s spatially located, so anyone in the community can click on a parcel and see what’s going on, the history there, if there’s a permit in place and everything that’s legally releasable based on that permit. The Georgia Department of Transportation already uses a similar system. Councilman Paul Moore called the initiative “fantastic.” “That will go such a long way with the engagement of the community and feeling like they’re informed,” Moore said.
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Suspect pleads not guilty in 1988 murder of Roswell boy By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The man accused of molesting and murdering 8-year-old Joshua Harmon in 1988 pleaded not guilty to the charges at a Feb. 24 hearing, waiving his right to a formal arraignment. The suspect, James Michael Coates, 56, of Woodstock, asked to be released on bond not to exceed $10,000, but that request was denied. The Roswell Police Department arrested and charged Coates during a traffic stop last summer shortly after detectives allegedly linked DNA evidence from Coates to the scene of the murder more than 30 years ago. Coates faces eight counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated child molestation, murder, aggravated sodomy, enticing a child for indecent purposes, false imprisonment, cruelty to children in the first degree, concealing the death of another and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Coates’ attorney, Katherine Racz, argued he should be granted bond by highlighting his ties to the community. Racz said that when Coates was arrested in July, he was still living in Woodstock with his parents and older
brother – decades after the murder had occurred – and was working at a local Burger King. “Your honor, he is not a flight risk,” Racz said. “He was interviewed as a suspect in this case over [20] years ago in 1998 and he remained in the greater Atlanta area. He did not run, he did not flee, he did not skip town.” Racz said Coates received his GED in Chesterton, Indiana, and went on to earn three medical technical degrees from the Illinois Medical Training Center before he moved to Atlanta in 1985. Three years later, Harmon’s body was discovered in a wooded area 100 yards from both his and Coates’ Roswell apartment complex. Harmon had been reported missing two days prior. Named a suspect in 1998 Roswell police identified Coates as a suspect in 1998 after taking a blood sample while he was serving 20 years on a 1993 conviction for child molestation. Fulton County Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney Chinekwu Okam said the molestation case for which Coates was convicted in 1993 had similarities to the Harmon murder. In both cases, Okam said, the victims were 8-year-old white boys who had been lured into the woods. But in the 1993 case, the victim managed to escape, report the incident
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While Coates maintains his innocence on the child molestation conviction, Racz said he agreed to register as a sex offender in 2014. She added that Coates had not committed any other felonies since his 1993 conviction. But, Okam pointed out, Coates also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery/family violence charge against
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Former Bailey Johnson students reflect on school’s history By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Four former students of Alpharetta’s Bailey Johnson School spoke at a special program Feb. 27 on their educational experiences while also looking forward to the school’s upcoming redevelopment. The Bailey Johnson School opened in 1950 as the Alpharetta Colored School, serving Black students from 1st to 12th grade. Prior to its opening, Fulton County only offered free public education to Black students up to the 7th grade. The former students spoke at a panel hosted by four North Fulton historical societies at St. James United Methodist Church. Karyn Greer, CBS46 anchor and Johns Creek resident, moderated the panel. The Alpharetta Colored School was renamed the Bailey Johnson School in 1953. Its closure in 1967 marked the end of segregated public schools in North Fulton County, and its students went on to integrate into surrounding schools. Willie Mae Strickland Wells went to Milton for high school after the Bailey Johnson School closed. She said she managed to get along well with her white classmates, but that she noticed she was usually the only Black student in
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Former students, from left, Willie Mae Strickland Wells, Tommy Brown, Leon Beasley and Sandra Blake Taylor reminisce about their time attending Alpharetta’s Bailey Johnson School in the 1960s. The four were part of a special program at St. James Baptist Church Feb. 27. her class. Leon Beasley moved to a high school in Decatur. He said Bailey Johnson was so much smaller that he often got lost in school after he moved. He said he faced some issues with integration, being picked on or accused of things he didn’t do, but that things got better the longer he was there. Panelists noted the dedication that their teachers at Bailey Johnson had shown them. Many of their teachers
commuted daily to Alpharetta from Atlanta despite low pay. All four panelists said that if it were still the 1960s, they would want their children to attend the Bailey Johnson School. The school building and land it sits on are set to be renovated into a 160,000 square foot office complex. About a quarter of the office space will be an “adaptive reuse” of the school building. Alongside will be a new three-story, timber-frame building. The
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development is spearheaded by Kimball Bridge Venture Partners and Crescent Communities. The Bailey Johnson school was named after George Bailey, an Alpharetta blacksmith who donated land for the school, and Warren Johnson, a former slave and proponent of Black education. Representatives of Kimball Bridge Venture Partners said their idea was to call
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North Georgia localities oppose state bills on rental properties` By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — City and county leaders across north Metro Atlanta are decrying two bills in the Georgia Legislature that could remove local control of rental developments. Georgia House Bill 1093 and Senate Bill 494 would prohibit local governments from enacting any restrictions including permits, conditions, fees or amenity requirements on housing that is used or is intended for use as a longterm rental. Practically, the bills would eliminate local governments’ ability to regulate the share of rental housing within their jurisdictions or require standards or amenities for rental properties. The Alpharetta City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the two bills at its Feb. 21 meeting, and the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners did the same at its work session the next day. Roswell, Milton and Johns Creek are all set to vote on similar resolutions. Dunwoody spokeswoman Jennifer Boettcher said the city is “concerned” about the bills and is tracking them but has no immediate plans for a resolution.
Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin said the bills were part of a “troubling trend” of the state trying to take away local governments’ authority. He compared it to the state taking control of 5G pole installation in late 2019, cutting localities out of the planning and installation process entirely. Gilvin said the state has allowed lobbyists and moneyed interests to direct control on issues that should be local. “Not all lobbyists are bad,” Gilvin said. “But when you see a bill that so egregiously takes control away from the local government to benefit particular investors over the residents in this community, it’s very disappointing to see legislators that are willing to support that.” While the resolutions show local governments’ disdain for the bills, localities can’t take any substantive action against them. The decision is solely in the hands of the state Legislature. If either bill becomes law, local governments who attempt to regulate rental developments could lose access to community development block grants, water and sewer loans, economic development funding and other incentives from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The Senate bill notes that local gov-
ernments’ access to these funds could be restored six months after violation. The House bill sets no term on the length of the suspension. Both bills would also waive governments’ sovereign immunity, opening them up to lawsuits if they try to restrict developments. Localities could have to pay up to $1 million in damages per offense if they violate the bills. The bills have slight bipartisan sponsorship in the Legislature. The House bill is sponsored by five Republicans and one Democrat, while the Senate bill has six Republican sponsors and two Democrat sponsors. Local officials branded the state’s actions hypocritical. They noted the state’s disdain for the federal government getting involved in state issues, but they
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Fulton County Library System offers ‘Traveling While Black’ documentary FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fulton County Library System is airing the virtual reality experience “Traveling While Black” in recognition of Black History Month. Patrons can experience the “Traveling While Black” documentary using an Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset, available at several Fulton County library branches, including the Alpharetta branch. The documentary allows viewers to “share an intimate series of moments” with patrons of Ben’s Chili Bowl, an iconic Black-owned restaurant in Washington, D.C. The restaurant has witnessed significant civil rights milestones which are woven into the film. “Traveling while Black” is a term used in America to illustrate the dangers Black people can face simply traveling from one place to another. The documentary aims to provide a message and facilitate dialogue about the dangers and injustices that African Americans have faced in the
Reflect: Continued from Page 8 the office complex “Garren,” a combination of Bailey and Johnson’s first names. The developers say the complex will bring around 800 permanent new jobs into Alpharetta, and they are in talks with companies who may want to lease the space. Their preference, they said, is to lease the whole complex to one tenant. The panel of former Bailey Johnson students said they were glad the building would be adapted and not torn down, preserving the piece of history
past and the present. The documentary is produced by Félix & Paul Studios, a company based in Montreal. “The Fulton County Library System is happy to partner with the Department of Arts and Culture, the Québec Government Office in Atlanta and Felix and Paul Studios to present this unique virtual reality experience,” Fulton County Library System Executive Director Gayle Holloman said. “Making the exhibit available to county residents in the library space, continues to ensure that access to technology and high-tech equipment does not create a barrier to diverse experiences like Traveling While Black.” Those interested in experiencing the documentary can fill out a form at fultonarts.org to select a date, time and location. Patrons under 18 will need a parent or guardian to sign a release form to participate. — Jake Drukman that defined their lives for a time. Developers noted that a sign commemorating the school would be installed on the complex grounds. “It means a lot to me,” former student Tommy Brown said. “That’s the base, the root of my education. I’d love to see it stay there.” The event was co-hosted by the historical societies of Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Roswell. Historical society leaders noted in their presentations that they lacked some context on Black education in North Fulton in the mid20th century and asked any residents who may have historical documents or photos to contact their organizations.
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Roswell Woman’s Club sets home tour for April By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Tickets are on sale for the Roswell Woman’s Club’s inaugural Spring Home and Garden Tour to help support local charities and education in North Fulton. The nonprofit’s event is Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are encouraged to start the tour no later than 3 p.m. to be able to see all the homes. Roswell Woman’s Club President Jane Mykleby said she’s excited for the event. “It has been a while since Roswell Woman’s Club has hosted a home tour,” Mykleby said. “The club has a long history of hosting fundraisers with show-
case home tours in North Fulton. This year, we are thrilled to offer our community a chance to tour four spectacular homes in Historic Roswell. We are opening our doors once again!” Tickets are $40, and the homes and two gardens are within walking distance from each other and near Canton Street. Ticketholders will get the locations of the homes the day of the event. Since 1997, the Roswell Woman’s Club has disbursed over $2.3 million to the community. Last year, it issued 14 grants to several organizations, including Sunshine on a Ranney Day, The Drake House, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Every Woman Works and Senior Services of North Fulton. To purchase a ticket for the Spring Home and Garden Tour, visit roswellwomansclub.org.
Atlanta Figure Skating Club to hold meet in Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Figure Skating Club will hold the 2022 Magnolia Open in Alpharetta’s The Cooler skating rink from March 11 -13. The competition is open to any domestic or foreign skater who is a member and in good standing with their federation. It is a designated Excel Series competition, open to juvenile and adult skaters. Officiators will include 25 high-level, experienced judges. Each skating event will award first to fourth-place placements, and winners will receive a medal. “We are proud to call The Cooler in Alpharetta the home rink for Atlanta
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Local breweries tap in for Georgia Beer Day By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — All beer lovers, from amateurs to connoisseurs, are invited to raise a pint to support local, independent craft brewers on Georgia Beer Day, Saturday, March 5. The annual celebration, organized by the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild, highlights the state’s craft beer industry. This year, 70 breweries are participating, including several from North Fulton and Forsyth County. A limited edition collector’s pint glass with the theme, “From the Blue Ridge Mountains to Driftwood Beach,” will be sold, and every $1 from the sale will go toward the Georgia Craft Brewers Guild to further the common interests of its members and Georgia’s licensed brewing industry. NoFo Brew Co. and Distillery in Cumming reported that last year it sold out of glasses in 18 minutes. Other local breweries participating in the celebration this year are Cherry Street Brewing in Alpharetta, Six Bridges Brewing in Johns Creek, From the Earth Brewing Company and Gate City Brewing Company in Roswell, Pontoon Brewing Company in Sandy Springs, Reformation Brewery in Canton and Woodstock, Anderby Brewing and Kettlerock Brewing in Peachtree Corners and Left Nut Brewing Co. in Gainesville. Many of the participating breweries will also offer specific programming, specials and promotions. Six Bridges Brewing will host a market featuring local artists as well as Chef Taylor Neary from
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Test: Continued from Page 1 significant adjustments in 2021. This year federal authorities are tightening the reins. “However, they are allowing states to submit [adjustments to their plans] for 2022, to account for data limitations resulting from the pandemic,” said Meghan Frick, communications director for the GDOE. The requests for flexibility focus on letter grades for districts and schools, attendance requirements, school “climate” ratings, financial reports and other segments disproportionally impacted by the pandemic. The 2022 Milestones results will essentially create new baselines for scores moving forward. “It’s important for us as these scores come in, because we can’t compare them [over previous years],” Jones said. “They don’t compare to 2018…and they certainly don’t compare to last year.” Beginning in April, Milestones assessments will be given to all students in grades three through eight (End of Grade tests), and to students taking certain high school subjects (End of Course tests). Testing will continue into May. The scores will be used for promotion and retention decisions in elementary and middle school, and count as 20 percent of the final grade in tested high school subjects. Jones is most concerned with hitting
boys who had allegedly been “playing” with a handgun belonging to one of their parents. The sheriff’s office said the teens had loaded and unloaded the gun several times, when suddenly one of them pointed the gun at the other and discharged a single round, striking his friend in the abdomen. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Stacie Miller said that as of Feb. 22, she did not know if the injured teen had been released from the hospital. “We have no updates on the case,” Miller said. While both teens attend school within Forsyth County, no other details pertaining to the incident, or their names have been released. The incident remains under investigation.
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Station: Continued from Page 1 Buscemi said the plan includes $175,000 for changes or extra items, but if the funds aren’t used, they’ll go back to the city. Additionally, Buscemi told the Milton City Council that his staff negotiated with one of the next-door neighbors on Thompson Road for about three months to give the city a permanent easement for about a .5-acre of land for septic field. This will allow the city to run the septic system from the new fire station down to Bell Memorial Park. While this was already part of the initial plans for the project, it would have cost the city an extra $200,000. “I was very happy that he did that,” Buscemi said. In other business at the Feb. 23 meeting, Buscemi said the city is getting ready to host a ribbon-cutting for the former Milton Country Club clubhouse and extended trail in mid-March.
“Right now, we’re doing some IT integration [at the clubhouse], … but we’re really there on that building,” Buscemi said. “It’s actually very nice. Hopefully, you’ll see it. It’s totally a different look than what it used to be. So, when you walk in, you’ll be a little shocked by how that looks.” The trail proposal was presented to the City Council in December 2020, and after comparing several bids, the city agreed to move forward on a contract with Tri Scapes to construct the new trails for about $970,000. The trail plan includes about 1.3 miles of new paths that will begin adjacent to the municipal pool. The path will run south before continuing along Highgrove Club Drive, then run west behind homes and continue south. Behind homes on the southern portion of the area, the trail will cut east and form a loop around an existing lake just off Chicken Creek. The 2-miles of existing golf cart paths will be removed along the length of the new trail, along with two sections near Chicken Creek behind homes.
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the 95 percent participation rate this year – a requirement waived last year. If the level is not met, schools will be penalized in their overall achievement score. Unlike past state testing, parents cannot opt out of Milestones assessments. Last year, not one Fulton County schools came close to meeting 95 percent participation. The participation rate ranged from 5 percent to 61 percent of students testing. “If we don’t get the participation rate, and we don’t get students trying their best, then we’re not going to have accurate data to make to inform our decisions,” Jones explained. While the results of Milestones assessments provide student data, the scores are also used to create the “report card” of the school and the overall district, known as the CCRPI (college and career ready performance index). This information is valuable to parents looking to enroll in the Fulton County School System, or to compare
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dents performed at acceptable levels. Penalties were issued to districts that failed to show improvement. In 2015, No Child Left Behind was replaced by the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA). The new law removed federal penalties and pushed more decision-making to the states on strategies to raise achievement levels. ESSA requires all states to have, at minimum, an annual assessment to measure student achievement in math, English/language arts and science. In Georgia, students are given Milestone End of Grade (EOG) tests in grades three through eight, and End of Course tests for specific high school courses. Students are also tested in social studies (EOG) and U.S. history (EOC). EOG tests in middle school subjects are used for student promotion and retention. EOC tests in high school courses count as the final exam in tested subjects and count for 20 percent of the student’s final grade.
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Gilly’s in Dunwoody makes the cut for ‘Bar Rescue’ By SYDNEY DANGREMOND sydney@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Local watering hole and Dunwoody staple since 1977, Gilly’s The Spot will be featured on an upcoming episode of the show “Bar Rescue” on Paramount Network. Gilly’s, located on Dunwoody Park, is best known for its wings and welcoming atmosphere. After securing a spot on “Bar Rescue,” the local favorite got a face lift. “Bar Rescue” features host Jon Taffer who visits bars across the country looking for a makeover. He brings with him contractors and mixologists to renovate and revitalize the businesses. Gilly’s owner Willie Chandler said he had been trying to get on the show for five years when he finally got the call. The bar had landed an interview with producers of the show years prior, Chandler said, but there wasn’t enough drama to earn them a space on the reality show. When the producers gave Chandler a second chance, he was ready. “So, the second time they came, we had a meeting and just made up a whole bunch of stuff,” Chandler said laughing. The crew at Gilly’s is like a family, he said, so any in-fighting or drama on the show was just for the cameras. It worked, and preparation for the show began. Chandler said producers asked for his input on what he would like to see changed in the bar ahead of the renovations, but the ultimate decisions were made by host Jon Taffer. Some relics remain During the 36-hour renovation from
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Dec. 8-10, contractors from the show brought in new furniture, put up wallpaper and light fixtures, wood paneling and a rock backsplash for the bar. They also moved the bar televisions and installed new signage. But the renovations couldn’t cover up Gilly’s colorful history. The Wollen Hole – a fist hole in a wall made during the Falcons’ 2017 Super Bowl loss – remains intact, although it’s now surrounded in plaid. Taffer opted to change the name of
Gilly’s owner Willie Chandler makes a drink Feb. 17. The bar underwent renovations in December and will be featured on the show “Bar Rescue” in March. the bar to “The Stadium Club” because he said the rounded front of the building looked like a stadium, Chandler said, but it’s one change that’s not sticking around. “I’m not getting rid of [45] years of history just because the building is curved, so we are going to go back to Gilly’s,” Chandler said. Taffer also left Gilly’s with a new drink menu, including a signature cocktail named for Chandler called the Willie
Wild Bloody Mary. The drink uses a new Gilly’s special bloody mary mix and comes with a slider on top. Members of the “Bar Rescue” crew arrived in Dunwoody Dec. 4, Chandler said. They did some preliminary interviews that weekend before the show really began. “That Monday it was on. Jon Taffer
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I want to do,” Chandler said. “And he said, ‘Man what I need to do is sell the bar.’ And that’s how it happened.” Chandler said that if his mom hadn’t passed away, he would never have sat at the bar and had that conversation with Jim that changed his life. The rest was history. When he took over the bar about a year later, he inherited the regular customers who came with it. “They have a routine and Gilly’s is part of that routine,” Chandler said. “It’s like their home away from home, it’s like a family.” Mike Sheffield has been going to Gilly’s for more than 20 years. “It’s a total cliché, but it’s just a local, friendly bar,” Sheffield said. “You walk in, and pretty much everybody knows you and they remember what you drink.” For Sheffield that’s a Bud Light. He’s a fan of their burgers too. “It’s a fun place to just sit around and chat with the locals, watch sporting events,” Sheffield said. Now in his 50s, Sheffield has been a member of the community about the same amount of time as the bar itself. He graduated from Chamblee High School and still supports their football team to this day. When Chandler took over the bar six and a-half years ago, he made sure to support the Chamblee Bulldogs and the Dunwoody High School Wildcats, Shef-
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The Wollen Hole at Gilly’s remains even after the bar underwent renovations in December as part of the show “Bar Rescue.” A patron punched the hole in the wall, and damaged the glass door beside it, in frustration when the Atlanta Falcons lost the Super Bowl in 2017, owner Willie Chandler said. field said. “Willie is such a supporter of the area,” Sheffield said. “He just tries to stay active in the community and has done a really good job since he’s taken
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Home maintenance is the best thing you RAWLINGS can do to maintain your property value and avoid surprises, and spring is the perfect time of year to get your house in shape. When winter departs, it is time to get outside and check for damage and prepare for the hot weather ahead.
4. Investigate Driveways and Paths Freezing and thawing are rough on concrete, asphalt and other hardscaping materials. Take a walk around your property to look for damage to walkways, paths, and driveways, and schedule repairs as needed. Asphalt can often be patched, but damaged concrete may need to be replaced entirely.
1. Clean Gutters and Downspouts Clean all debris and leaves out of the gutters and downspouts. Reattach the gutters if they are sagging or consider replacing them if they are beyond repair. Notice any holes? Prevent leaks by caulking them. Having your gutters and downspouts cleaned early in the season can also help prevent damage from spring rains. If your downspouts are installed properly, water is diverted away from the house so that no water collects around your foundation.
5. Prevent Mosquitoes We’ve become more aware of the potential danger mosquitos can pose to our health in recent years. The best way to prevent mosquitos around your home is simply by getting rid of any standing water. Walk around your property. If you see anything or any area where water stands, fix it, tip it, get rid of it or maintain it regularly. Mosquitoes also love overgrown trees, brush, weeds and tall grass. Keeping lawns tidy helps keep mosquitoes out.
2. Check for Signs of Termites Beginning in March and going through June, be on the lookout for termites as they swarm in the spring. If there’s a bunch of winged insects flying out of a hole in the woodwork, that’s probably termites. Call a licensed professional pest control company. You’ll save money and trouble in the long run.
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Highway 9 and I go way back. Last Saturday, we became even more familiar with each other. It was late morning. I was traveling north on 9, at the speed limit, going RAY APPEN Publisher Emeritus through the interray@appenmedia.com section of Ga. 9 and Mansell Road on a big- time green light. I was driving my Toyota Tundra, a heavy full-sized pickup. Out of the corner of my eye I see something white in front of me, a white sedan turning left onto Mansell road – turning left as in about to get T -boned by my Tundra into the passenger side in the next milli-second. Not sure whether anyone in that passenger seat would have survived. I hit my brakes harder than I have ever hit brakes before and veered to my left as I watched that white blur also turning left crossing in front of me onto Mansell. My truck had been sliding now for about 30 feet as I watched the tail end of the white blur miss my right front bumper by maybe
a foot and continue through the intersection – never stopping or slowing down. Stopped, heart pounding, in the middle of the intersection, I turned my head to the right and just caught sight of that white vehicle disappearing up Mansell Road going east. The cars behind me had stopped. I let my foot off the brake and turned back into the middle of the lane and got out of the intersection. It all happened in perhaps a second or so. As I drove on, I think I was numb; there wasn’t any real emotion – not anger, not fear, nothing. I remember though, sending my brain a “good job” thought. It processed a lot of information, sent orders and took charge on its own – really, really fast. I had no dog in that fight. I was just a bystander, the driver of the Tundra minding my own business and headed home. The next morning, I noticed I was missing a hubcap and small piece of my bumper. “Strange” I thought. I know there was no contact with that white blur but I certainly don’t recall this damage happening previously.
INVITATION TO BID FY22 ASPHALT RECONSTRUCTION & RESURFACING PROJECT ITB NUMBER 22-PW07 Sealed Bids Due Date: March 24, 2022, 2:00PM Local Time Electronic submission via: www.cityofmiltonga.us Submissions will be publicly announced on the above date at approximately 2:30 PM at the City of Milton City Hall located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, GA 30004 (opening may be moved online due to public health conditions). The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set forth in the invitation for bids. The City of Milton is requesting bids from qualified firms to perform services to resurface and reconstruct various streets/roadways within the city limits of Milton. All qualified bids will receive consideration without regard to age, handicap, religion, creed or belief, political affiliation, race, color, sex, or national origin. The request for sealed bids for the FY22 Asphalt Reconstruction & Resurfacing Project will be posted on the following websites the week of March 3, 2022. http://www.cityofmiltonga.us or http://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/PRSapp/PR_index.jsp
Well, maybe we did hit just a little and I just didn’t realize it, I thought. So, Sunday morning about 11, I decided to drive back to the intersection to see if I could see parts of my Tundra somewhere in the road, just in case. It was a bright, clear and crisp Sunday morning with light traffic. I stood at the corner of Ga. 9 and Mansell Road – right in front of that Starbucks – and found no parts to my truck. I wasn’t in a hurry though, so I just stood there in the morning sun and watched the traffic for a bit. As I said, it was just a beautiful day. I was there for about 15 minutes. I looked up when I heard the horn blasting. It was either a BMW or a Land Rover on Mansell Road turning left onto Ga. 9. The driver was shaking his fist and shouting (inside the car with all the windows rolled up) at the car in front, and I am sure if I had been closer, I would have seen the veins in his neck on the verge of bursting. I hadn’t noticed anything out of the ordinary, so I guess that the car in front of him just hadn’t reacted to the green light fast enough. “The man and perhaps his wife in the BMW or Rover just aren’t having a good Sunday morning,” I thought to myself. “Sad.” In that 15 minutes that I watched the traffic at the intersection on this
cool Sunday morning, there were four instances of horn-blowing drivers – all without any obvious provocation. Two of the four instances included a one finger salute. One of the four – the one giving the salute – I can comfortably classify as a “road-rage” – again, on a slow, peaceful, Sunday morning in Alpharetta. When I left I felt the same numbness I had felt the day before when I had, by the narrowest of margins, avoided possibly killing someone – someone probably in a hurry or on their phone. The experience from both days felt to me like metaphors for life today – the stress, the politics, the vitriol and the frustration. None of it makes a whole lot of sense. There seems to be some sort of great big disconnect. There is so much anger. And, I think – no, I know – we are so much better than this. It’s not like we no longer have reasons to be good, or be tolerant, or patient, or kind, or polite, or generally to treat each other as we would like to be treated. We still have all the reasons to be that way and to act that way. Those reasons have not left us. They are still here within each and every one of us. So, my nomination for Appen Media’s word of the year is “why?”
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Ellie the Mini Schnauzer, our resident Chaser of Cats, also loves to chase leaves. Earlier in the season, when the big leaves started falling from that tree in the corner of the yard, she would have a field day chasing them as they drifted to the ground – and the nice thing was that there was a never-ending supply of falling leaves for her to chase. It never got old, for her or for me. It really is a lot of fun to watch a little gray dog chase big, golden leaves. The only downside of all that is that those leaves don’t evaporate. Eventually they have to be raked up. Our abundance of leaves gets raked into a big ol’ pile at the back of the yard, where they eventually turn to mulch. It’s a great place to dig worms for fishing, too, so I really don’t mind the effort it takes to keep them corralled. Decades ago, however, we’d take a different approach to leaf management. We’d rake them up into a big pile and burn them. Those slow-burning leaves filled the area with a smoky aroma that burrowed itself into my olfactory Get Outside Georgia, aa4bw@comcast.net
memory and that will always remind me of late fall. We always had good luck burning leaves. But now and then you hear stories of leaf burning that gets out of hand. In fact, it happened just a week or so ago up in White County. The fire started Sunday, Feb. 13, when burning leaves got out of control and started a forest fire on the back side of Tray Mountain northeast of Unicoi State Park in the vicinity of GA 356. Fire crews went to work battling the fire through the night Sunday and into Monday, constructing containment lines and setting backfires from the Unicoi State Park side in an effort to get the fire under control. “The winds were in our favor,” notes Bill Mish, general manager at Unicoi State Park, which helped to house and feed the firefighting team. “It really was a pleasure to see how the various agencies worked together,” Bill continues. “They took good care of our park.” By Monday, Feb. 14, the Forest Service reported that the fire was 50 percent contained. Meanwhile, crews
continued working to enhance the containment lines and prevent further spreading of the fire. Crews also battled the blaze from the air. If you were in the area early last week, you might have spotted a Forest Service helicopter transporting water from the Unicoi State Park lake to help fight the fire’s spread. By Tuesday, these efforts were clearly paying off. The Forest Service’s Feb. 15 update reported that the fire was 100 percent contained, adding, “Fire crews successfully kept the fire within control lines yesterday and strengthened and improved those lines.” The statement went on to note that crews were focusing on mopping up and on patrolling to find any remaining heat sources that could cause new fire to break out and threaten the containment lines. A final update from the Forest Service came last Wednesday, Feb. 16, and reported that the fire continued to be 100 percent contained. More good news came in the form of higher humidity and light winds toward week’s end, as well as the rain brought to the area by our latest storm.
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