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In each issue, we include a three-month calendar.

Turn to pages 16-17 for details on neighborhood events like the 22nd Annual Fall Festival at Eastminster Presbyterian Church and Holiday Lights at East Cobb Park. Pull out your planner and pencil in a few of these must-attend happenings.

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Say ho-ho-hello to the holidays at The Avenue East Cobb. On Dec. 7, 14, and 21, grab a hot chocolate and snuggle up with your sweetheart during a complimentary horse-drawn carriage ride around the retail center’s festive streets. 4475 Roswell Rd., Ste. 1520. AvenueEastCobb.com

Bond with your partner while crafting the perfect pot of chili to enter into the 11th Annual Chili Cook-off on Nov. 14. Share your creation with attendees—you never know, it might even win a top-three title. 1055 E. Piedmont Rd. YMCAAtlanta.org/YMCA-Locations/ McCleskey-Cobb

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1. Grab your chopsticks and dig into ... empanadas? The new Taqueria Tsunami boasts a unique Latin-Asian fusion menu with fresh items like the Aloha Taco, made with teriyaki chicken and topped with Sriracha mayo and sweet pineapple. 1275 Johnson Ferry Rd. TaqueriaTsunami.com

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3. Family-owned Capozzi’s Pizza has been an East Cobb staple for more than 20 years. Beyond its popular hand-tossed thin-crust pies, the eggplant parmigiana, with a crunchy baked outside and gooey center, often steals the show.

2960 Shallowford Rd., Ste. 101.

CapozzisSandyPlains.com 4. Take your taste buds on a trip to the West Indies when you visit Jada’s Caribbean Cuisine.

A favorite is the jerk chicken with hefty sides such as plantains and white rice.

Complete your meal with the traditional Trinidadian and Tobagonian spiced doughball snack, pholourie.

2595 Sandy Plains Rd., Ste. 3.

678-402-5873 5. Who says holiday soirées have to be unhealthy? Fresh To Order can have nutritious gourmet food ready for your next celebration.

Seasonal crowd favorites like the Almond Rosemary Chicken Skewers are perfect for parties or enjoying with other menu options while dining at the restaurant with friends.

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2. Red Curry Thai is famous for its namesake Red Curry. The flavorful dish features bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and fresh basil.

Want to up the ante on your entrée’s spice level? Tell the chef and he’ll adjust the heat according to your preference.

4724 Lower Roswell Rd. RedCurryThaiMarietta.com

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22nd Annual Fall Festival

Engel & Völkers One-Year Anniversary Celebration

3125 Sewell Mill Rd. 10am-4pm Free for adults, $7 for children Visit Eastminster Presbyterian Church for a fun-filled day featuring a petting zoo, pony rides, bounce houses, and more.

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Engel & Völkers at The Avenue East Cobb 4475 Roswell Rd., Ste. 200 5-8pm Free Join in on the real estate company’s anniversary celebration and savor bubbly and bites while mingling with advisors and vendors.

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Night of the Curling Dead Bonspiel

Food Truck Monday at Paper Mill Village

4880 Lower Roswell Rd. 11am-9pm on Friday and Saturday 9am-2:30pm on Sunday Free entry Cheer on teams from around the U.S. and Canada as they compete in this tournament. Be sure to bring a jacket—it’s 40 F inside!

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255 Village Pkwy. NE. 5-8pm Free entry Treat yourself to an array of mouthwatering dishes from local food trucks like Tom + Chee.

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Red Sky Tapas & Bar 9pm Free entry Dance and sing along to the beat as two in-house pianists go head-to-head.

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Did You Know?

The Big Chicken (the 56-foottall Kentucky Fried Chicken bird located on Cobb Parkway) underwent a $2.2 million renovation in 2017 that included a new coat of paint.

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Kids Yoga classes with The Little Yogis Women’s Premier Fitness 4961 Lower Roswell Rd. 9am $14 Here, children ages 4 to 12 can learn all about mindfulness and the practice of yoga.

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Manor Market Holiday Show

Santa Paws | Your Pet Photos with Santa!

2100 Roswell Rd. 7:30-8:30am Free entry Get to know fellow businesspeople in the neighborhood at this weekly networking breakfast.

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2249 Roswell Rd. 1-7pm on Friday, 10am-4pm on Saturday Free entry Browse this pop-up shop for seasonal home décor and special gifts for friends and family.

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Engel & Völkers at The Avenue East Cobb 4475 Roswell Rd., Ste. 200 10am-2pm Free Dress up your favorite furry friend and have his or her photo taken with Santa Claus for the purrfect keepsake or Christmas card image!

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Chattahoochee Nature Center 9135 Willeo Rd. 7-10pm $12, free for children 2 and under This guided night hike will feature fun nature characters in costumes, cookies, crafts, and a campfire.

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Pope High School 6pm $5 Experience Pope Drama Club’s haunted circus where you will come in contact with a two-headed human, a contortionist, and other fun and freaky performers.

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Kids Workshop at The Home Depot

Lassiter Craft Fair

Hoyle’s After Dark

Lassiter High School 10am-5pm on Saturday 11am-4pm on Sunday Free entry Check out more than 100 vendors and be sure to enter the raffle to win a 2018 Jeep® Wrangler Sport.

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1440 Roswell Rd. 9pm Free entry Enjoy a night of food, drinks, and cover songs performed by local bands.

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In May 2018, the Pope High School baseball team won its second consecutive Georgia High School Association Class 6A championship.

4101 Roswell Rd. 9am Free entry Upon completion, little ones can bring home their masterpieces, a certificate of achievement, and a commemorative pin.

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EVERY TUESDAY East Cobb Road Runners – Tuesday Speed Workout 152 Columns Dr. 6am Free entry Meet at 5:45am to warm up for a speed workout composed of high-intensity interval running.

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East Cobb is home to some of the largest churches in the metro Atlanta area, like Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, which has over 7,500 members.

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NOV. 10 Ribbons & Holly Craft Market Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church 4385 Lower Roswell Rd. 9am-4pm Free Shop over 50 booths of handmade gifts including apparel, home décor, and food items. Each purchase supports a local vendor and the church’s Missions department.

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Bethlehem Walk

Catholic Church of St. Ann 9am-7pm on Friday 9am-2pm on Saturday $3 Shop for holiday decorations, jewelry and more from over 120 artisans.

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East Cobb Park 5pm Free entry Kick off the holiday season with a festive Christmas tree lighting and pictures with Santa Claus.

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Mountain View United Methodist Church 7-9pm Free entry Experience what the sights and sounds of Bethlehem would have been like the night Jesus was born.

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Countertop Basics All About Granite & Quartz

Are new countertops something your home needs? The popular choices currently are granite and quartz. What are the differences between the two?

• Granite is a natural material. It is mined, and like any natural rock, there are variations in the appearance of the slabs. It can stain or crack if care is not taken, and it must be sealed periodically.

• Quartz is a manufactured product, and therefore has a more consistent appearance than granite. Quartz is made from quartz dust and resin, so it is nonporous and requires no sealing.

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We are seeing a migration away from granite, as many clients tell us, “I want something different.”

While the starting price point on granite is lower than on quartz, there is a much wider price range on granite.

Granite pricing is generally based upon availability/scarcity of the stone. Where the stone is quarried also affects the

pricing, as granite that comes from deeper beneath the earth’s surface makes it more rare and more costly.

You may be wondering about marble.

Marble is much more porous than most granite, and therefore requires more vigilant maintenance and sealing.

Today’s quartz offers an extremely realistic marble visual and is much easier to take care of in a heavyuse area like a kitchen, so many homeowners choose quartz.

Design Tip When choosing countertop colors, consider your kitchen’s lighting. If your kitchen has little or no natural light, select a color that has a significant amount of white, gold or light-colored specks. Dark colors like deep blue, mahogany and black look best in areas that receive substantial light.

Come by today and let the Enhance Design Consultants help you select the perfect new countertops for your home!

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hen Melissa Morales was 15 years old and working part-time at a local consignment store, owning said store wouldn’t have been her dream. But just three years later, she found herself choosing that unexpected path over a degree in graphic design and a future as an art director.

Morales bought Back by Popular Demand (BBPD) in 2002, originally in Downtown Lilburn. She overcame challenges and constantly made improvements (whilst learning hard lessons) before emerging as a successful business owner—not to mention a leading example in the consignment industry.

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What she’s learned is that you have to know your product, understand your client (Morales has built quality relationships with her customers over the years) and stand out.

BBPD offers its shoppers two options—to consign items or receive cash up front. The store also provides a huge—and authentic—inventory that changes daily. Added to pioneering the consignment industry’s online presence via social media and getting recognized for it on the front page of USA Today’s Money section, she’s set the bar by constantly offering inventory updates and competitive pricing.

She even takes a nontraditional approach when it comes to her employees’ schedules. “This business exists so I can help other women,” says Morales. Having the ability to hire women who are stay-at-home moms and who can’t work a traditional 9-to-5 corporate America job means a lot to her. “Truly, it’s women-owned, women worked and women supported,” she says.

The entrepreneur is eager to offer other shop owners advice. “I understand what it’s like to own your own store,” Morales says. She enjoys getting together with other small business owners. “We lean on each other and we know what each other is going through,” she says. “I want to help educate them so that they can be successful. They have someone to call when they have a bad day.”

Back by Popular Demand exists for another reason as well—one slightly furrier than her unplanned career in fashion. She loves to rescue animals, and four legged friends are at the core of her passion. It started with Tucker—a beagle who showed up in her yard during a snowstorm. He followed Morales right into the house, where parasites, starvation, fleas and a myriad of other issues immediately came to the surface.

“I couldn’t say no to him,” Morales says. “He needed a place to rest, he needed medical attention. He needed someone to just love him.”

In a journey that can only be credited to God, Morales realized she was a magnet for dogs in need of help. Mimi, a miniature pinscher, revealed some of the horrific realities to breeding. She found Lucy, the treeing walker coonhound, in the middle of a triathlon.

Another min pin, Zeke, she found online. Morales took each one in, helped them find homes, often showing them off at the store and hosting sale events to benefit them. Who would have thought fashion’s bark would have such a bite?

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Melissa Morales grew up learning to share what little she had with someone who might need it more.

That intrinsic generosity inspired her first sale to benefit animals in need and prove that it only takes one person—no grand gestures— to make a difference.

“They need help, medical attention, and new owners have to be vetted—those things aren’t cheap,” says Morales, whose first sale gifted $15,000 to a local rescue and continues to evolve with the same fundamental cause that does some real good.

You can also help by walking shelter dogs, attending rescue events, fostering pups in need and adopting new pets, instead of buying through a breeder. To find more ways to get involved, visit: Laskey’s Lucky Ones & Volunteers, LLOV.org; Snap 2 It, Snap2It.org; or Angels Among Us Pet Rescue, AngelsRescue.org.

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Full-time philanthropist Heather Rees knows the power of serving others. The Circle for Children president has not only seen the positive impact giving back can have on those who receive it, she has also experienced the healing benefits of selflessness. After losing her husband Phil, to cancer in January 2017, the nearly 20-year volunteer veteran found hope through her charity initiatives.

“Volunteering has been super helpful for me. I relied on it a lot to keep me afloat this past year and a half,” Heather says.

While the former marketing pro is no stranger to East Cobb (it’s been home since 1979), a desire to connect with neighbors in 2002 led her to become the president of the service-focused Chattahoochee Plantation Women’s Club. The mother of five then went on to rack up presidential titles for the Parent Teacher Student Association of Sope Creek Elementary School, Dickerson Middle School, and Walton High School (where she was Volunteer of the Year).

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Today, she spearheads The Circle for Children, a nearly 100-year-old group with over 300 members. It has raised millions of dollars for Georgia organizations like Wellspring Living that provide education and aid to disadvantaged women and children.

On Oct. 21, The Circle will join forces with local nonprofit, Children Helping Children, to take part in its free family service-oriented festival.

The spirit of involvement throughout East Cobb is something Heather particularly loves. “This community is full of people who are doers. It’s easy to be involved because everybody is like-minded in that regard.”

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confidence and pride in their students—and they’re passionate about the process.

Their strategies and techniques may differ, but one common theme emerges: They

view students as individuals who may struggle, and even fail at times, but all kids have the potential to achieve great things as long as they sense that their teacher believes in them.

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Addison Brooks says the key to a successful classroom is flexibility.

“You have to get creative and really establish a relationship with the students you teach,” she explains.

“What might have worked one year for a group of students doesn’t always work for the next.” She says she worries about students who are embarrassed about receiving special-education services because they think others will define them by that label. “And I also worry about students who don’t feel they have a connection to anyone.”

Addison says she does everything she can to have a positive impact on children and their families.

Marcia Neilly marvels at how inquisitive her students are. “Middle school students are so eager to learn about the world around them! For sixthgraders in particular, they’re at a crossroad between elementary school and their preteen

Jasenda League says what she does in her classroom is nothing extraordinary—in fact, it’s quite simple.

“From the moment my students walk in the door, I invest in them and I expect them to invest in themselves. When they succeed, I celebrate them. When they fail, I offer support for overcoming the next obstacle that

I hope to cultivate a classroom culture where students feel encouraged to speak up—no matter how zany or wild their ideas may be. Today’s academic climate is so will certainly present itself.

competitive that many students don’t feel successful if they’re not performing at the top of the class.

As their teacher, I am here to inspire them to be their best—not someone else’s best.”

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I have to laugh, though, because I’m accidentally called ‘Mom’ all the time!

It’s beautiful to watch how rapidly they mature. If I can make their transition a little easier, that’s icing on the cake.”

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Laura Ferguson strives to impart to her students the satisfaction that comes from learning something new. “My goal is to help students focus on the joy of learning. I’m concerned when I see students putting too much pressure on themselves.” One

way she sparks creativity in her students is by offering an optional assignment called “Going Beyond.” “In a nutshell, students ‘teach’ their peers on a topic that interests them. They make a PowerPoint presentation, a game, a poster or a play to share with classmates about that topic. I am always thrilled to see their excitement for learning. The most important part of teaching is to teach kids what really matters in life—showing character in all they do and developing caring relationships.”

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