Milton Life - Summer 2018

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Publisher’s Post Summer Girl

I’m definitely a summer girl. No routine, kids laying around the house, landscapes and gardens are flourishing with floral and edible bounty, and I don’t have to put on fifteen layers of clothing just to take Gypsy out in the mornings. When mercury rises, it’s flip-flops-and-a-ponytail time.

You hold in your hands (or on your screen if you’re reading this digitally) Milton Life’s accidental Food Issue. We hadn’t planned it this way, but when we discovered most of the stories this issue were about food, it fit.

On the cover we feature one of my favorite restaurants, Milton’s. I’ve been lucky to have attended two of its Garden Dinners in Milton’s Acre, which should be on every foodie’s bucket list. Read more on page 8.

To the East, Avalon’s quick success proves our community had long desired high-quality destination shopping and dining experiences closer to home. Although our appetites for ‘nothing but the best’ appear to be satiated, is something still missing?

We think so. At ML, we have noticed a developing trend - the bar has been raised, but it has also stirred the entrepreneurial spirits of local creatives and chefs who have always appreciated the best quality goods and services, yet now are desperate to ensure we don’t lose ‘community’ along the way.

In this issue we feature three Milton entrepreneurs whose business models deliberately include providing spaces for locals to “gather.” This tells us despite our ‘always connected’ lifestyles, we are still yearning for real connection - with actual humans and not just their profile pages.

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inside Summer 2018

Publisher’s Post |

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Mayor’s Minute |

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Cover Story: Milton’s Cuisine |

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A.C. Studios & Cafe |

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The Barn on Birmingham |

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Brunch: Southern Sunday Tradition | p16 A Child’s Vision: Dr Vishal Patel |

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Milton Mustangs Swim Team |

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FORE: Where to Golf in Milton |

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Equestrian Care: Too Hot to Trot |

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The Exchange Interior Market |

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Local Artist: Leticia Bernadac |

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Off to (Laurel & May) Market |

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Try This At Home: Crabapple Jelly |

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To Do List - Summer Calendar |

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Meet A Neighbor: Mikka Orrick |

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Farm Life: Milton-Style |

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Local Faith & Works |

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In spite of all the rain, summer has officially arrived— school is out, graduation ceremonies have concluded, and summer camps are underway. It’s a time when families of all ages can slow down and reconnect with one another.

Of course, summer in the city of Milton kicks off with our annual Memorial Day Ceremony. Although it was another rainy day, that wouldn’t stop more than 270 residents from coming out to Freedom Park to honor those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country.

Whatever your summer plans, we hope you and your family will join us for two fun summer events—Beach Bash at Bell Memorial Park on June 16, and the Crabapple Community Association’s annual July 4th Parade, held the Saturday before the holiday (June 30 this year).

Beach Bash at Bell will feature music from Jimmy Buffett tribute band A1A, food and beverage trucks, and a variety of children’s activities and games. Bring your chairs and join us on the outfield lawn as A1A brings the beach vibe to Milton! Learn more about these events and others by visiting the city’s website calendar at www.cityofmiltonga.us/calendar.

I’ll close by reminding you that your City Hall is always open to your comments, concerns and questions. We’re just a phone call or email away, or even better, stop by for a visit!

Sincerely, Mayor Joe Lockwood

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Photos Courtesy Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails

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Summer 2018

Cover Story

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In the heart of Milton’s Historic District, tucked modestly behind a row of crape myrtles is a restored nineteenth-century farmhouse--home to Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails-where the finest and freshest ingredients are locally sourced, prepared and artistically arranged “from [their] farm to your fork.” Offering regionally-inspired comfort food, Milton’s serves dinner every night starting at 5 p.m. as well as Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., when mealtime sharing matters most.

The authenticity of any local restaurant is defined by the ability to build upon, not just incorporate, familiar flavors and aromas. In the South, where homestyle hors d’oeuvres and simple seafare (crab cakes, oysters, shrimp and grits) reign supreme, Milton’s sets itself apart by sophisticatedly remixing a variety of classics, including the “Kentuckyaki” pork tenderloin and pan-seared diver scallops accompanied by “crawfish with sweet corn, andouille sausage and scallion risotto, sautéed Brussels sprouts and crimini mushrooms with lemon-Cajun crab butter sauce.” Not to mention their latest, equally mouthwatering but perhaps greatest, addition

last year in 2017: Milton’s Prime fine steaks-- including the house signature flank, filet mignon, ribeye and ultimate dry-aged, bone-in New York strip.

Our compliments to the [Executive] Chef Derek Dollar who, after graduating from culinary school at the Art Institute of Atlanta, worked under the mentorship of renowned local Chef Jay Swift. After years of laborious and valuable restaurant experience at now-closed Rainwater in Alpharetta, it is safe to say that Chef Dollar has a fine-tuned passion for all things gastronomic--from harvest to garnish-- as exhibited by his dedication to Milton’s Acre. With each day he brainstorms new and creative methods to incorporate locally sourced ingredients into each dish -- many of which come straight from the restaurant’s very own backyard!

Directly behind the quaint, sesquicentennial building sits an acre of fertile soil from which this custom bounty springs forth again and again; the land produces 90 distinct varieties of heirloom fruits, vegetables and herbs which rotate seasonally. The harvest is guaranteed fresh, being sorted and implemented for the menu each night, whether

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Cover Story for use in soups-of-the-day or Milton’s cocktails themselves.

The Milton’s Acre Summer Vegetable Plate is another one of the menu’s crown [garden] jewels, served as “creamed corn, marinated portabella mushroom, summer squash and poblano pepper ratatouille, smoked paprika chimichurri, crumbled goat cheese and pea tendrils.”

Each Spring and Fall, Chef Dollar hosts his famous Garden Dinner series on site, atop Milton’s Acre. He relishes sharing this hands-on, outdoor dining experience with guests in a casual yet indulgent manner, straight off the vine. “Mouths typically start watering as soon as the first hors d’oeuvres and libations are passed during the evening reception. During this time, guests have an opportunity to tour Milton’s Acre. Then, it’s on to a memorable fourcourse meal of inspired comfort foods served family-style under the stars accompanied by wine and the soothing sounds of a cellist.” It is here you might expect to taste “smoked salmon deviled eggs, crab-stuffed hush puppies, spice-rubbed Wagyu flank steak, grilled corn and heirloom cherry tomato succotash.” In the upcoming fall 2018 season, Garden Dinners will be held on September 16, October 14, and October 28, beginning at 6 p.m. Individual tickets are priced at $125, which includes wine, sales tax and gratuity.

Chef Dollar strives to unite more than just local food and

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flavor; he is keen on bringing individuals and families within the Milton community together. He designs the menus and plans the restaurant’s events year-round, which have become favorites for locals.

Travel writers across the Southeast label many of Derek’s seasonal and themed events “must-do” occasions and encourage traveling foodies to dine at Milton’s even if their plans can’t coordinate with the timing of its Low Country Boil, Chowdown or Garden Dinner. Many are introduced to how special Milton’s is when they attend a wedding, corporate event or other social occasion there.

Understandably often overshadowed by the cuisine would be the “& cocktails” part of the restaurant’s name. This Spring, Milton’s decided to “bring luxury back to the weekdays” with its Bubbles and Pearls “Happier Hour”--including half-priced oysters and $5 sparkling rosé each Monday to Thursday, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the bar.

Milton’s Cuisine and Cocktails is owned and operated by Southern Proper Hospitality Group, in addition to a host of recognizable establishments like The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill (Roswell and Buckhead), The Blind Pig Parlour Bay, Gypsy Kitchen, The Southern Gentleman, Chido & Padre’s, Beni’s Cubano and Tin Lizzy’s Cantina. Impressively, they just opened up a second Milton’s location in Black Mountain, North Carolina. www.miltonscuisine.com

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Encouraging Community THROUGH NOURISHMENT AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION

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by claire murphy

ON NORTH MAIN STREET, A FEW BLOCKS FROM Alpharetta City Hall, Milton resident and owner of Alpharetta Creative Studios & Café - Kim Summers Dolleh - offers us an excellent example of the types of business concepts creative entrepreneurs are opening in Milton and downtown Alpharetta - those with a heavy emphasis on encouraging ‘community.’

A.C. Studios & Cafe’s primary objective is to simply provide a local community space for the creative individual to thrive. Kim’s vision includes nourishing the body with high-quality, locally sourced, delicious food, as well as inspiring the mind by merging creativity with the power of connecting with others. She took her time conceptualizing and building out this project, knowing she wanted to exceed expectations in everything offered within.

The Gallery and Space Our shoulders relax as we walk in the door and are greeted by an open space bathed in natural light, with walls dressed

up in original artwork. The loft-like interior is furnished with carefully selected uncommon details. For example, the community tables serve a functional purpose subtly encouraging guests to interact with one another; but we also learned these were made from the trees on the lot which were felled to make room for the additions to the building.

The restaurant is front and center, and its kitchen is open for view. The entire space is an art gallery, which showcases works from local and national artists in ceramics, painting and jewelry.

The Restaurant A.C. Studios & Cafe is not just another coffee shop, as the word ‘cafe’ might imply. It’s a full-service, chef-driven restaurant offering menu items like Black Eyed Hummus & Crudités, Free-range Chicken Wings, Chopped Kale & Curly Carrots salad, award-winning key lime pie, as well as 100% natural American Kobe/Wagyu all beef burgers.

Operating Partner and Executive Chef Santiago Echavarria brings the owner’s insistence on quality to every item on his

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- Chopped Kale & Curly Carrot Salad

From the Menu - Free-Range Chicken Wings - Black-Eyed Hummus & cruditĂŠ - All beef burgers 100% all-natural American Kobe/Wagyu - Three Little Birds Caribbean Sandwich - Award-Winning Key Lime Pie

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menu. After graduating the Art Institute of Atlanta, Echavarria impressed diners mainly in private country club settings or fine dining establishments.

What we are told drew him to A.C. Studios & Cafe is the ability to have the creative freedom to put his personal twist on every dish. His Three Little Birds sandwich is lush with creamy Swiss, sweet plantains, juicy pineapple salsa and crunchy jicama slaw; and his brightly colored salads are made with only fresh local produce delivered daily.

Art Studio and Instruction The active creation space is loosely divided into three open rooms, where anyone can come in to create or take a scheduled class in any of the weekly offerings. In the fully equipped pottery studio you might find people taking classes with expert instructors, independent potters at work on one of the 16 wheels, children having fun in summer camps, or groups engaging with specialized activities. The ceramics staff can often be seen providing assistance, creating handmade objects for the gallery or café, or planning programming to reach out to the community. There are designated spaces for jewelry making and textiles, as well as painting and drawing.

Flex Studio At its core, A.C. Studios & Café is here to create community and provide a safe space for creative minds to flourish. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the flex studio. Here, you might find a group of students with coffees and sketchbooks, independent filmmakers reading scripts or shooting B-rolls, teen girls taking a jewelry class led by a local artist, or a couple of old friends reminiscing over a smooth Illy espresso from Italy while savoring a croissant made fresh that morning.

The goal at A.C. Studios & Cafe aligns with Kim’s personal desire to always inspire, encourage and enhance the lives of all people, whether through offering the highest quality products, services and instruction to bring out hidden potential or simply providing a space for people to gather and share a meal. Alpharetta Creative Studios & Cafe is Kim’s love letter to the local community: a way for her to provide an essential outlet for the local creative individual to thrive.

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The Barn on Puts the ‘special’ in special events

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BRING YOUR OWN CATERER AND DRINKS, tables and chairs, linens and adornments to create an upscale, elegant evening for your son’s rehearsal dinner or a brightly colored birthday party for your six year old. Having played host to wedding receptions from the most casual and rustic to the most elegant and refined, The Barn on Birmingham promises that special events truly are limited only by your imagination.

The property was purchased by Susan and Greg Vojnovic first to provide a place close to their Roswell home to board their mini horse Raisin, who is not much larger than a Golden Retriever and travels quite a bit for her role as the official Equine Ambassador for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In addition to Raisin, the Vojnovic family of five added the Pettin' Pen with four varieties of award winning hens and three types of roosters.

After hosting her daughter’s birthday party at the farm, word began to spread that this was a terrific place for host-

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ing children’s birthday parties. Soon afterwards, weekends were booking up with birthday parties and professional photographers were calling for permission to use the farm for photo shoots.

However, before hosting her first one, Susan took care of the necessary paperwork, licensed the farm with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, USDA/APHIS, Cherokee County and became a Certified Georgia Agri-Tourism location. And this was how Raisin’s Ranch Pony Parties got its start.

A long-range plan to build a barn onsite was moved up to become a more immediate to-do-item in order to accommodate demand for more events. Every detail of the design and construction process was meticulously planned, adhering to the letter of commercial code, environmental regulations and incorporating modern barn-design elements.

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They wished to construct the barn entirely with local, Southern Yellow Pine. However, these trees do not generally grow large enough in Georgia to produce wood as large as they needed for the massive posts which would line the front gathering room; so this lumber is usually sourced from Mississippi, not locally.

Pea and Dottie, miniature donkeys Ruby and Vidalia and ponies Trigger, Hunter and Daisy. Everyone who comes to the farm spends extra time with the miniature goats Lola, Hershey, River, Jelly and Cookie because this crazy band-ofbrothers are ridiculously funny to watch.

And then in walks Dennis Anderson, who owns Anderson Lumber Company (www.timberridgefence.com) which has been a local, family-owned and operated sawmill for four generations. He had been providing the Vojnovic’s with their lumber needs for years, so naturally they called him when laying out the plans for the barn and trying to source local pine. They worked closely with Dennis and were able to identify a stand of trees being culled for road construction just south of Roswell near the Chattahoochee River and were granted permission to have them!

The Teal Truck Susan and Greg purchased a street rod in serious need of a face-lift. Part by part, they lovingly restored it to it’s original beauty and polled friends as to the color they should paint it. ‘Indian Turquoise’ was the winner and voila - The Teal Truck was born! The classic 1949 Chevy 5-window truck, model number 3100 is a beauty and a terrific representation of the first work trucks produced in America. It has graced magazine covers, posed for innumerable photo shoots and transported brides and grooms from ceremonies to receptions at The Barn on Birmingham.

Today, Raisin, the hens and the roosters have welcomed mini-horses Cupcake and Rosie, miniature sheep Sweet

The Barn on Birmingham offers tours by appointment and is located at 17955 Birmingham Hwy in Milton.

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A Southern Sunday tradition

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Southern Lifestyle

brunch by claire murphy

Going Out for Sunday Brunch is a long-standing Southern tradition, but where did the concept originate?

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In Hunter’s Weekly, way back in 1895, British author Guy Beringer combined the words “breakfast” and “lunch” to create “brunch” and made a case that postchurch Sunday meals should be made of lighter fare served late in the morning rather than long, multi-course meals with heavy meats and cheeses.

He added, “Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting.

It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” I love that description.

While the word is traced back to Beringer, brunch’s exact origins are thought to have evolved around two of the South’s favorite pastimes—hunting and going

to Church. Some say Sunday brunch started thanks to Catholics who would fast before Mass and then eat big late morning meals afterwards.

Stanford University professor Carl Degler wrote in a 1980 Chicago Tribune article about brunch culture,“Married women needed a relief on Sunday, too.” I guess this takes the “no work on Sundays” philosophy to mean we shouldn’t have to cook on Sundays either! I’m liking this.

Restaurants of course are happy to simply have another way to lure in customers. There’s nothing like pecan French toast, bacon, cornmeal waffles, omelets and morning cocktails like Bloody Marys, Bellinis and Mimosas to lure people out on a Sunday morning.

Where can we plan to go this Sunday? These restaurants have separate brunch menus: Crabapple Tavern | 12350 Arnold Mill Rd | www.thecrabappletavern.com Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails | www.miltonscuisine.com Eggs Up Grill | 270 Rucker Rd | www.eggsupgrill.com Scratch Fresh | 12890 Hwy 9 | www.scratchfreshburgers.com Midway Meal House | 5150 Atlanta Hwy | www.midwaymealhouse.com Where is your favorite brunch spot? Who did we miss?

Tell us in the comments www.mymiltonlife.com/brunch.

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A Child’s Vision Milton Life’s new healthcare columnist, Dr. Vishal Patel, owner of Eye Care Solutions in Crabapple enjoys helping parents find the right prescription, fit and style of glasses.

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FOR MANY ADULTS, READING AND WRITING come so naturally that they seem almost effortless.

However, reading and writing are very complex skills that take significant effort to learn.

For example, reading involves recognizing letters, associating letter combinations with their corresponding sounds, blending sounds together, identifying words, and connecting words to their meanings. Vision problems in children can interfere with several portions of this process and as a result they may fail to grasp important concepts, score poorly on tests and ultimately, fail to meet educational milestones.

Symptoms of Reading and Writing Difficulty There are many reasons that kids might experience difficulty with reading or writing, but it is important to rule out vision impairment. Common symptoms of vision-related reading and writing problems include:

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• Reporting words appear blurry or shimmer on a page • Words “swimming” or switching locations • Sounding out words is difficult • Difficulty reading fluently in context • Eye strain and squinting • Headaches after short periods of reading • Poor grades • Frequent spelling errors • Problems recalling sequence of letters or numbers Common Vision Problems Affecting Reading and Writing Several vision disorders can negatively impact reading and writing, including the following: Refractive disorders. Farsightedness, nearsightedness, and astigmatism lead to poor visual acuity. This may make it difficult to clearly see written words.

Healthcare Convergence insufficiency. Convergence insufficiency is a function vision problem in which the two eyes do not stay aligned, particularly when doing close work.

Eye movement disorders. Effective reading and writing require smooth, synchronized eye movements. Problems with the eye muscles or execution of these eye movements may significantly impair reading and writing abilities.

Accommodative dysfunction. If the eyes do not focus accurately, words may appear blurred or may seem to move on the page. While children may be able to focus well when concentrating hard, this often leads to eye strain.

Dr. Patel’s Recommendation Early detection of vision problems is the key to a child’s educational success. According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), infants should have their first comprehensive eye exam at 6 months of age. The next exam should be in the 3 to 4-year-old range and then a

pre-kindergarten exam is a must (don’t assume school-offered vision screenings are enough).

After that, eye exams should become an annual ritual, just like annual check-ups at the pediatrician’s office. It’s the best way for the eye doctor to keep tabs on young eyes that can change fast.

DR. VISHAL PATEL attended the University of Georgia for his undergraduate degree and then the Pennsylvania College of Optometry where he received his Doctor of Optometry degree in 2011. During the course of his graduate career he underwent extensive training at the renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and Woolfson Eye Institute specializing in ocular disease, laser and cataract surgery.

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Milton Mustangs have settled into their new home

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by claire murphy

WHEN THE CITY PURCHASED THE property which was previously home to the Milton Golf & Country Club, it wasn’t certain what the plans would be for this investment - it was only clear it shouldn’t pass up the unique opportunity! The competition-style swimming pool on the property was part of the deal and has already been put to City use.

derson as their new Head Coach. Natalie just completed her Freshman year at University of Georgia. She competes with other swimmers throughout the nation as a member of the UGA Swim Club team and is a graduate of Cambridge High School, where she was on the Varsity swim team and made 3 county times in the 100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, and the 100 freestyle.

The Milton City Council approved use of the pool by the Milton Mustangs Swim Team, and the team practices began on May 14. The swimmers welcomed Natalie Hen-

The Mustang’s new coach has been swimming competitively since the age of 5, has been an Assistant Coach for the Alpharetta Sharks for the last two seasons and has

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Hit the links at one of Milton’s 7 challenging golf courses.

GOLF CLUB OF GEORGIA 1 Golf Club Drive www.golfclubofgeorgia.com Two Arthur Hills-designed courses offering the golfer enormous architectural, aesthetic and strategic variety. In 1999, Golf Digest honored Lakeside’s par-5, 607 yard 11th hole as one of “America’s Best 99 Holes.”

CROOKED CREEK GOLF CLUB 3430 Hwy. 9 N. www.thecrookedcreekclub.com This par 72 Michael Riley design plays 7000 yards from the back tee. Undulating greens, demanding tee shots, and challenging approach shots.

TROPHY CLUB OF ATLANTA 15135 Hopewell Road www.americangolf.com/trophy- club-atlanta Carved out of heavily wooded terrain and nominated as Golf Digest’s “Best New Public Course” when it opened in 1992, TCA was designed by DJ DeVictor and ABC-TV Golf Analyst Steve Melnyk.

ECHELON GOLF CLUB 501 Founders Drive www.echelonliving.com A broad-shouldered beautiful and formidable test designed by golf course architect Rees Jones wanders over 600 acres of rolling hills with striking elevation changes and panoramic views. A 32-acre practice facility.

given private swim lessons to local children.

Assistant Coach Grace Beardsley is a freshman at Milton High school and swims for its varsity team.

The other two assistant coaches for the Mustangs are Andrew Sawyer and Jenna Davis. Andrew is a rising senior and on the Varsity swim team at Mount Pisgah Christian School and Jenna will be a junior this Fall at Cherokee Christian.

In addition to swim team, the Milton City Council approved opening the pool to the public from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend.

Season passes are available for families of 4 ($200), 5 ($250) and 6 ($300) and may be purchased online at www.cityofmiltonga.us. Daily passes are $5 per person, per day.

WHITE COLUMNS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 300 Clubhouse Drive www.whitecolumnscountryclub.com This Tom Fazio designed course offers large greens, deep bunkers and many elevation changes. Deliberate layout of course offers gradual increases in challenge, building to a crescendo the final five holes.

ATLANTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB 350 Tournament Players Dr www.atlantanationalgolfclub.com Built on a legacy of greatness crafted by renowned father and son team Pete and P.B. Dye, the 6942 yard, par-72 course meanders across 240 acres of natural hardwoods, babbling brooks and rolling hills.

MANOR GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 15951 Manor Club Drive www.manorgcc.com The only Tom Watson championship golf course in Georgia - 18 masterfully designed and memorable holes winding throughout hardwoods and towering pines, quiet lakes and streams offering impeccable course conditions and breathtaking vistas.

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Equestrian

Too Hot to Trot Summer Equine Care by danielle bartling Photo Courtesy Milton Fire-Rescue Department

"The joy of being with horses is it brings us in contact with the very rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom."Sharon Ralls Lemon

As a community with a significant equestrian population, the Milton Fire-Rescue Department has a dedicated Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue (TLAER) team. Last week, Milton personnel and a few of our neighbors from the Alpharetta Fire Department visited Milton Councilwoman Laura Bentley's farm over three days to train on large animal rescue techniques.

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IN THIS EQUESTRIAN LOVER CITY-- we care deeply for out horses and want them to thrive in every season. But summer requires much more vigilance from those of us responsible for the care of these beautiful animals. The rest of us who only enjoy horses from

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excessive fluid loss and electrolyte depletion in animals, so it is crucial to replenish lost nutrients during the day using salt licks and supplements. In addition, heat has the proclivity to attract pesky flies to the stables, so repellent measures need to be taken as well.

Heat stress in horses can manifest as lethargy, standing catatonia, disinterest, loss of appetite or an unwillingness to exercise. If you suspect a horse may be overheated, contact the owners immediately so they can remove all tack, monitor its heart rate and check its temperature.

Fresh, clean water--more than anything else-- is the keystone of equine care year round. Horses drink between five and seven gallons of water per day in mild temperatures, but sweltering summer days can warrant the consumption of upwards of 20 gallons!

Additionally, horses require periodic hose-downs to stave off excessive heat - so long as this occurs at a reasonable pace to avoid muscle cramping. www.mymiltonlife.com

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If we can’t find the owners, we should contact the Milton Fire Department, which has a dedicated Large Animal Emergency Rescue team (TLAER). In late May, the Milton Fire Department, as well as a few of their Alpharetta Firefighters spent three days at Councilwoman Laura Bentley’s farm for more training.

Fortunately, right off Hopewell Road is Hamp’s Saddle & Tack (facebook.com/HampsSaddleTack), which offers an array of both Western and English horse and barn supplies, including Himalayan rock salt-ona-rope, dietary supplements and citronella fly spray.

Equestrians across North Fulton traverse far and wide to shop at Hamp’s, whose longtime owner, Hamp Phillips, passed away in 2015.

If we don’t own or care for horses ourselves, it might still be a good idea for all of us to consider carrying rock salt-on-a-rope, citronella fly spray or a gallon of water in our vehicles in case we come across a horse who needs our quick attention.

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Local Artisans Photos by Tori Gleeson

Shop Local Artisans in Crabapple THE EXCHANGE INTERIOR MARKET OPENED ITS DOORS IN MAY A FEW STEPS FROM ‘5 POINTS’ CRABAPPLE

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by danielle bartling

YOU MAY RECOGNIZE HIS NAME from last fall’s West of Main feature, when we explored the charmingly rustic work of local craftsman Russell Orrick. Since we last heard from him, Russ has been making strides with a new, expanded business--The Exchange Interior Market-- nes-

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tled in the heart of Crabapple at 945 Mid Broadwell Road.

Recently opened on May 1, 2018, the Exchange is a high-concept home decor market featuring a hand-picked selection of “American farmhouse chic” furnishings from

multiple local vendors, including reknowned custom pieces by the man himself. Each item--big or small-- within the space exhibits breathtaking attention to detail, unique only to Russ’ finely tuned vetting processes.

Wall to wall, The Exchange blooms with a visual inventory that somehow remains both timeless and trendy. Reclaimed wood furniture, detail-rich upholstery, stylish lighting, farmhouse decor, small gifts, art and Americana are just the beginning of what you’ll find inside the market’s laurel green exterior. Less than a month after the Grand Opening, the Exchange is already on track to becoming a major design collective in the Milton community, catering to both professionals and regular folks.

And to think it all started with a single table…

Years ago, Russ’ wife, Mikka, had been browsing the internet for a new dining room set. It was then that she stumbled upon her favorite piece--one that Russ offered to build even better from scratch.

After posting an image of the finished DIY project on Facebook, orders began to pour in-- too many, in fact-- and the rest is history.

local artist spotlight

Leticia Bernadac

Milton resident Leticia Bernadac was born and raised in Durango, Mexico. Shortly after High School, Leticia moved to Finland and lived there more than a decade. She also lived in Sweden, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Chile and in 1998 settled in the United States.

She earned her fine arts degree at St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in Kymenlaakso E. Repin in Kotka, Finland and focused on classical art, today working in a wide variety of mediums although her passion are oils. She specializes in Portraiture, Landscapes and Still Life.

Leticia’s work combines a graceful use of color and brush strokes, using such traditional methods like glazing in combination with the palette knife and lately incorporating encaustic in her repertoire. She executes compositions rich in detail which impresses her clients, one who recently raved about how her painting ‘leaps from the canvas.’

Her work has been exhibited in Kotka, Kouvola, Finland, in exhibitions around Atlanta and at AC Studios Cafe on North Main St.. www.leticiabernadacart.com

Despite the recent expansion, Russ maintains a local small business philosophy. His custom furniture design includes a thorough in-person consultation to ensure your satisfaction with the product, whether it’s an installed wall of clean line shiplap or a 12-foot custom farm table; customization is king.

However, there are plenty of existing options to choose from--as well as candles, casegoods, pillows, wall ornaments, jewelry and miscellaneous decor.

Whether you’re browsing leisurely or meeting with Russ face-to-face to discuss design plans, you are guaranteed to discover something new and inspiring during each visit. You can also look forward to their upcoming indoor/outdoor promotional events, engaging the community and supporting Milton’s booming artisan economy. Much like a kid in a candy store, you will catch yourself daydreaming about certain pieces in your own home, although there simply wouldn’t be enough room for it all! www.exchangeinteriormarket.com

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Jennifer “Jenn” Newton and Gretchen Smith --if you don’t already know - are local small businesswomen who continue to outdo themselves in a latte of ways.

The pair has owned, operated and expanded a string of successful small businesses--most recently Laurel and May Market, the latest and greatest evolution in Milton’s retail gastro-economy.

In early 2014, at a time when Milton was thirsting for a cozy coffee shop, Jenn and Gretchen founded Mugs on Milton. In such a close-knit community, the two opted to start small; little did they know, however, that bigger things were a-brewin’.

In time it grew loud and clear that with continued hard work (and a little caffeine), the simple idea of a corner pastry café could morph into a multifaceted marketplace. It was soon after they conceived With Love, Paperie, a boutique-y stationery and gift store, attached to what had become colloquially known as Mugs.

First it was coffee, then it was coffee and cardstock (generally

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speaking). But today, the culmination of their efforts resides at 12630 Crabapple Road, exquisitely named Laurel and May-a corner market and bakeshop offering a charming variety of goods, lovingly brewed, baked, creased, printed and/or fermented (yes, you read that correctly). In addition to the shop’s classic menu items, Laurel and May offers high-quality beer, wine and something called a “cheese island,” which is truly as enticing and mystical as it sounds. Amidst the aromatic beans, pastries and sandwiches, you can browse and shop luxury gifts and goods.

Believe it or not, Laurel and May has upped their [already-impressive] java game, recently adding an automated pourover bar that manifests fresh java before your longing eyes. The assortment of gourmet coffee, chai, espresso, tea, hot chocolate, beer, wine, spritzers and steamers guarantees something for everyone to sip on, via mug or otherwise.

Without losing sight of their original mission to engage the Milton community in authentic, humble - yet haute - coffee and cuisine, Jenn and Gretchen maintain a joint forward gaze and attention to detail, continuing to “serve things up,”-equally pretty and palatable-- from scratch.

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Wild crabapple trees with pinky white blossoms are teeming with fruit and great for cooking! Sharp and bitter in taste, they don’t make for the best mid-afternoon snack, but they do make incredible preserves. They’re also known for being an excellent source of pectin, which means they’re the perfect fruits for first time jelly-makers. Try this delicious crabapple jelly recipe from Sea Salt Clothing’s blog.

INGREDIENTS Crabapples | Caster sugar | 1 lemon DIRECTIONS 1. Wash crabapples, removing bruises and stems.

2. Place in saucepan with enough water to cover the apples, but not enough to make them float.

3. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 15 – 30 minutes, until the crabapples are soft but not too mushy.

4. Pour fruit into several layers of muslin and collect the juice. Drain overnight to ensure you’ve got the most out of your fruit. Don’t squash down the apples, it’ll result in a foam on top of your juice and could lead to cloudy jelly.

5. In the morning, measure the juice and add the caster sugar to the ratio of 10 parts juice to 7 parts sugar, and add your pulp to the compost pile.

6. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice and bring to a boil, stirring continuously until sugar has dissolved.

7. Boil for a further 40 minutes skimming off any froth as it forms – notice the jelly getting thicker.

8. Test the set of the jelly by pouring onto a chilled spoon. When the jelly is ready it will solidify on the back of the spoon.

9. When the jelly is ready, pour into warm, sterilised preserving jars and seal while still warm.

10. Store in a cool, dark place and enjoy on toast, stirred into a tagine, or straight from the spoon!

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July 4 Fireworks Extravaganza Wills Park Kids Activities, Food, Fun, Family-friendly, Bring chairs. www.alpharetta.ga.us 6 - 10PM

June 16 Beach Bash at the Bell - featuring the Official and Original Jimmy Buffet Tribute Show, Bell Memorial Park, 6 - 10PM, www.cityofmiltonga.us

July 17 Kids Farm Day Camp Scottsdale Farms $55 per day - 9AM - 2PM, Ages 6 to 9, Day Camp ; Registration required. www.scottsdalefarms.com

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Click & Create: Summer Photography Workshop 10AM - 3PM, $99, great workshop, photo tips by local photographer Ashley Blencoe. Pre-register. www.blencoeandco.com

Milton Walking Parade Broadwell Pavilion Decorate bikes, trikes, pets and people and join the parade to celebrate freedom! www.cityofmiltonga.us

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Aug 11 Milton Library Book Sale 2nd Saturdays, 10AM - 4PM www. miltonlibraryfriends.org

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Milton Residents Making Things Happen

Mikka Orrick Milton resident is opening a restaurant at the Alpharetta City Center development.

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by claire murphy

SHADE Street Food + Bar, a new concept restaurant specializing in street food and custom cocktails is opening in the Carriage House building of the new Alpharetta City Center development later this summer. We knew just enough about its owner Mikka Orrick to want to know more, so we spent some time watching her work and then listening to her speak of her vision for the new restaurant.

Mikka lives in Milton, grew up in Alpharetta, attended Milton High School and spent some of her young adult years working for her parents’ business - a women’s clothing line and watched the hard work they put in when they opened their local restaurant in downtown Roswell.

It was obvious Mikka was passionate about our community and about keeping her business efforts local. But after spending time with her, we’d have to add the words ‘driven’ and ‘creative’ to ‘passionate’ to better describe this positive, ambitious entrepreneur, who co-owns The District Salon in downtown Alpharetta with Jessica Szabo and co-owns both Ceviche Taqueria restaurants with her brother Trent.

A mother of three young children and wife to a fellow local business owner, Mikka was happy and successful in her various businesses with her partners and living a full life. So, when she heard that Morris & Fellows was developing Alpharetta City Center, no one was more surprised than she was when she felt an internal calling to her first solo project.

All of her experiences in her business partnerships led her right there, to this next door - and in typical Mikka fashion, she smiled and walked right through. Then she got to work.

With Mikka at the helm, SHADE Street Food + Bar is sure to become another local fixture - just like everything else she touches.

It’s not in her nature to gossip or dwell on any real or perceived shortcomings of herself or others, bother with local politics or personalities nor rant about what the City should be doing about this or that. Mikka’s attitude conveys she just doesn’t have time for all that. Sure, she sees what the obstacles may be - she just doesn’t waste time talking about them. She gets in there and finds a way to work around or in spite of those obstacles.

It was refreshing to notice she doesn’t make any of her enterprises about her - in fact, we had a difficult time convincing her we wanted to write this piece about her - rather than all about SHADE. If you run into Mikka at either of her Ceviche restaurants, at The District Salon or at one of her daughter’s cheer competitions, expect to meet an authentic, no-nonsense woman served up with a big portion of Southern sweetness.

SHADE Street Food + Bar will offer chef-inspired street food along with local and global cocktails, craft beer and wine.

Mikka adds, “Our objective is two-fold. First, SHADE will offer dining customers an impressive menu featuring a variety of cultural flavors in colorful dishes with locally-sourced ingredients of the highest quality. Secondly, we anticipate SHADE will be the go-to spot for late night music and drinks for the high-energy after-dinner clientele seeking big city excitement close to home. www.shadestreetfood.com

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CHRIS AND RAY HOFFMAN’S 12-ACRE FARM AND home off Thompson was purchased and built over three decades ago as a home to raise their two daughters who attended Milton High School. Today, it’s ground zero of natural and adventurous fun for their five grandchildren.

The rolling property accommodates their horses, dogs, barn cats, chickens, vegetable garden and Chris’ perennial gardens. While Chris prefers a scenic and natural look on the farm, Ray prefers things be more meticulously kept.

And in true ‘Ray Hoffman OCD-way’ of thinking, he felt the vegetable garden, which is a project of their daughter Andraya Powell, her husband and children, wasn’t up to ‘his standards’ in comparison with the lawn and pastures.

The Powells have really enjoyed the challenges of growing the vegetable garden as a family project, tilling the ground and planting a wide variety of home grown starter seedlings in slightly raised rows. The kids have helped with weeding, harvesting, distributing and eating.

For several seasons, in a valiant show of restraint and an effort to let this be the kids’ project, Ray stayed out of it.

He’d grumble about the weeds, complain the beds were messy and make sure every one knew he thought the

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tomato cages were ugly. But yet, he held back. However, the time inevitably came when he could no longer stand on the sidelines, so he decided to “help a little.”

Ray built several planter boxes to help organize the garden. Last year, he smoothed the ground with his tractor, reworked a more orderly box layout, bought a better mix of soil for each box and built (with the assistance of his grandson Marshall) a 3-zone underground irrigation system with individual hose connections inside each box. He then placed a weed fabric barrier between the boxes, covered it with smooth stones and has been spotted carefully staking tomatoes and pulling weeds from the beds.

As a finishing touch, he covered the raw ground around the planters with Bermuda sod. Now, the vegetable garden is on par with the rest of the farm’s aesthetics while reaping the same impressive harvest using less space and requiring less labor. Everyone is thrilled with the results.

The family harvests way more than they can consume alone, so they are happy to be able to share tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans, squash, zucchini, herbs, lettuces and radishes with neighbors, friends and North Fulton Charities.

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Daraja Children’s Choir from Uganda will be hosted by Birmingham UMC this Summer ON SUNDAY, JULY 1, BIRMINGHAM UNITED Methodist Church (BUMC) will host the Daraja Children’s Choir from Uganda, Africa during one worship service at 10:30AM, in place of their regularly scheduled 9:30 and 11AM services. Additionally, members of the church will host these delightful children in their homes June 28 30, an experience they say, “their hearts will never forget.”

The choir is a ministry of The 410 Bridge, a non-profit which seeks to radically improve the pace and depth of growth in the spiritual and physical health of communities in the developing world by transforming the way that the body of Christ engages in healthy global missions.

The volunteers and staff accomplish this big undertaking by enabling the self-developing capabilities of the people we serve by mobilizing and unifying the body of Christ through holistic, redemptive, community-centered partnerships.

Each year a unique group of children travel from 410 Bridge communities to America as the Daraja Children’s Choir, touring the US to lead worship at churches,

schools, and events through the authentic, joyful voices of the children of Kaihura.

In 2007, Founder of 410 Bridge Lanny Donoho brought a children’s choir from Africa to the U.S. as a partner ministry. From July 2007 to December 2010 almost 70 children from Kenya in 4 different choirs have traveled with Daraja. In 2011 and 2012 the choir did not travel due to uncontrollable immigration issues with the U.S. Embassy in Kenya. In 2013, the first community of children from Uganda made the trip.

BUMC is located at 15770 Birmingham Hwy in Milton and its mission is to build a community where those who have a church home or who do not, are becoming deeply rooted Christian disciples. Members seek to plant, grow, and spread ministries that heal and transform the world, locally and internationally. www.birminghamumc.org Locals can show their support for the 410 Bridge by sponsoring or playing in its 2nd Annual TopGolf Classic on Monday, June 25. TopGolf is located t 10900 Westside Pkwy in Alpharetta. www.410bridge.org

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