Around Canton

Letter From the Editor

This is the issue you’ve all been waiting for! Wait, what am I saying? I’m pretty sure y’all hold your breath each month until the latest issue of Around Canton arrives in your mailbox. But, I admit, this one is extra special because we announce the winners of our Readers’ Choice 2022 poll on Pages 32-34. I’m especially happy that we are including second- and third-place finishers. With so many amazing businesses in our community, I’m glad we can celebrate more of them.

This list of winners will remain on a dedicated page on each magazine’s website. That gives you a resource page when you find yourself in need of services in the areas of home improvement, medical, shopping — we pretty much cover it all!

We’re continuing to feature the Canton Roadmap series, with this month’s focus on diversity (Pages 14-15). It’s exciting to see the plans Canton has in so many areas to celebrate and promote diversity in the city. One effort is the CanTeen job fair, which we happen to have an update for you on Pages 16-17. If the teens on that committee are any indication, we have a very bright future! Thank goodness for the next generation that is already active and involved in the community.

We’ll be sure to share with you photos of this fall’s second annual Multicultural Festival, also mentioned in the Roadmap series. About this time last year, in our June 2021 issue, Sandy McGrew spelled out the renewal plans for the Sunnyside community. You can find that issue under the Archives tab at www.aroundcantonmagazine.com.

As always, stay tuned as we continue to bring you the most detailed information that we can about what’s happening in your community. Personally, I love hearing news (such as the Canton Roadmap) and digging deeper to create a detailed look that no other media outlet in the area offers. Whether it’s my training as a journalist, or my strong competitive nature, either way — you win!! See you around Canton!

Candi Hannigan is the executive editor of Aroundabout Local Media. She has lived in Cherokee County since 1987. Send your comments or questions to candi@aroundaboutmagazines.com

Kudos

Bethany Watson, Canton’s city engineer, is one of the Top 10 in 10 in Cherokee County, an award given each year by the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce and Enjoy Cherokee Magazine to 10 county residents, under age 40, to watch in the next 10 years. She has worked for the city for more than eight years.

What’s New

Snacks at the Summer Family Movie Series at the Canton Theatre will be free for moviegoers, thanks to a sponsorship by Woodstock City Church. Each ticket-holder receives a free drink, popcorn and candy selection when they attend a movie. See Page 8 for the July lineup.

Atomic Biscuit has opened at The Mill on Etowah. The menu includes a range of breakfast and brunch items, from biscuits and gravy to chicken and waffles, and crawfish and grits. 678-391-9937. On Facebook.

Artist Madison Beaulieu recently completed a colorful mural at the corner of North and Lee streets. Every day, it seems, the streets of downtown Canton are getting brighter and brighter!