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Slaying victim’s family calls out to community for assistance By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com
City Council members review and discuss the vision of the Johns Creek Town Center.
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Council refines town center plan BY TIFFANY MORGAN newsroom@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– The Johns Creek City Council spent a large share of its June 11 work session focusing on aesthetic details of the town center proposed for the Tech Park area on Medlock Bridge Road.
Their 10-year comprehensive plan was launched last fall and calls for a “vibrant” mix of residential, retail and entertainment – including greenspace – on some 192 acres around the city government complex. At the work session, council members reviewed an updated plan on their intentions for the center.
Mayor John Bradberry said their goal is to be able to offer the best town center that serves as a focal point of the city. “I’m committed to us having the best town center to-scale that’s unique and
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ROSWELL, Ga. — The family of a 23-year-old Roswell woman fatally shot on July 6 is raising funds to help pay for her funeral expenses and support her two children. As of July 13, the family had raised more than $20,000 out of their $50,000 goal. The GoFundMe page states any excess funds will go toward Johana Samantha ‘Samy’ Cabrales-Hernandez’s 2-year-old daughter and 7-month-old son. Roswell police spokesman Tim Lupo told Appen Media on July 11 officers are still searching for Cabrales-Hernandez’s boyfriend. Fabien Malik Perry, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Cabrales-Hernandez inside their home on the 100 block of Old Ferry Way just after midnight on July 6.
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Couple loses thousands in phony real estate deal JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– A Johns Creek couple reported to police June 30 that they had been swindled out of $24,700 after investments made in a fake real estate property in Jasper. It was reported to police that eight cash investments had been made toward the property – between April 14 and May 27 – a total of $24,700. The cash payments were an initial investment to flip the home and then make a $50,000 profit, but the victims learned too late it was fraud after being notified the real estate agent was not credible. The victims stated the money invested in bitcoin by the real estate agent had been sent to Turkey.
Out-of-state suspect sought in alleged fraud JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– Police suspect a Kentucky woman used private information from a Johns Creek resident to buy two phones at T-Mobile, then intercept the devices when they were delivered to her residence July 1. The victim told police she noticed an
PUBLIC SAFETY $84 purchase on her debit card June 30 from T-Mobile. After she contacted the company, she learned the transaction had been a down payment on phones. She then called her bank and canceled her card and filed a fraud report. A UPS package was delivered the day of the reported incident, and an individual was seen attempting to retrieve it. Video footage shows a woman knocking on the door of the residence. The victim’s neighbor called and asked what was going on and circled the neighborhood to obtain the suspect’s license plate number. The car was registered to a woman from Lexington, Kentucky, who matched the description of the suspect seen at the the victim’s door.
Resident has mail stolen fifth time within a month JOHNS CREEK, Ga. –– Police responded to two separate reports of mail theft within a day of each other. On June 28, resident on State Bridge Road reported two individuals pried open several mailboxes. The victim stated video footage near in the neighborhood captured the individuals on camera in a vehicle parked near the mailboxes. The two took crowbars to pry open the mailboxes and took all the delivered mail. The victim said this was the fifth time in a month this incident has occurred. The next day, a resident on Avian Court reported two business checks of more than $14,000 were stolen. The victim told police he noticed after two of his
customers contacted him to tell him they did not receive their checks. Both of the missing checks were drafted on a Wells Fargo business account. One check was for $5,400 and the second $9,000. The victim said both checks had been erased and written over.
Woman reports assault at Alpharetta restaurant ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A Johns Creek woman reported that an unidentified man hit her in the face during an altercation at Mercantile Social July 9. The woman called in just before 2 a.m., about an hour after the alleged fight occurred. Police had responded to the incident around 1 a.m., but none of the involved parties were on the scene when they arrived. The woman said the man was “acting vulgarly due to someone calling him a derogatory name but insisted it was not her,” according to the report. She said the man got in a position to strike a friend she was with. She said she tried to get in between them, and the man hit her in the face. The officer went to the woman’s house in Johns Creek to see if she had visible injuries. While he was there, the woman’s friends showed the officer a video of the interaction, which showed the woman “moving toward the male in a threatening manner” before he slapped her in the face, according to the report. The officer noted that the woman’s face was visibly red and had slight bruising.
Suwanee man charged with rape, vehicle theft By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A 52-year-old Suwanee man has been jailed in Forsyth County after allegedly raping and attacking a Lawrenceville woman on July 9. Brian Keith Harris was arrested
and charged with strong arm rape, aggravated assault and battery, and automobile theft, after Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputies found an injured woman lying on the front porch of a home on Wiltshire Lane in southeast Forsyth County. According to the sheriff’s office incident report, the woman told first responders that she had dragged herself HARRIS through the backyard of the home on Wiltshire Lane after being raped, strangled with a cord and beaten by a brick-like object, by a man she had met through the dating website Plenty of Fish. The alleged victim told deputies that after meeting Harris online, he had come to a club where she worked and brought her back to his home, an adjoining property on Wiltshire Lane. The victim said that she was assaulted in the home’s
basement and was able to escape the property through a basement door when Harris went upstairs. Deputies said that Harris was not found at the crime scene but was arrested later by Gwinnett County and Lawrenceville Police, after a stolen 2021 Freightliner Boom truck was tracked to an Amazon Delivery Station in Lawrenceville. Reports say that the Freightliner truck was stolen at about 8 a.m. on Saturday morning from an address on Peachtree Parkway, just a few miles away from Wiltshire Lane. Harris was allegedly found in the truck by police, and reportedly admitted to stealing it before being taken into custody. The victim was taken to Wellstar North Fulton Hospital for treatment, but authorities have not shared any update on her condition. Harris is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond and has been charged with four felony counts.
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High school students named as winners for Merit Scholarships
ATLANTA —Eleven Fulton County Schools students were among the 2,600 recent graduates from across the country named 2022 National Merit Scholarship winners. These top students will receive annual scholarships of up to $2,000 a year from their selected college or university as they complete their undergraduate studies. Scholarship winners from area high schools include: Alpharetta - Samuel A. Risner Cambridge - Zachary W. Rose Chattahoochee - Shruti Nemala, Nicole J. Jhun, Rahul Peddu, Erin Suh Milton - Luke C. Ortwein. Andrew A. Vlasenko Northview - Shana Lee, Raul S. Sankhe, Srikent Siruvella The students were first selected as semi-finalists after being among the top scoring students on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) which they took as juniors. About 3.5 million high school students take the PSAT, and fewer than 1 percent are selected National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists. Semi-finalists then advanced to finalist consideration, where information on their academic record, extracurricular activities, awards, leadership positions and SAT or ACT scores were reviewed before being selected as winners.
Area high schools land on state AP Honor Roll ATLANTA — All eight traditional high schools in the North Fulton region landed on the list of public high schools across the state selected as Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools for 2022 by State School Superintendent Richard Woods. Only 88 out of the nearly 500 public
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high schools in Georgia received the distinction. In total, 12 high schools in Fulton County Schools were named to the AP Honor Roll for 2022, including Alpharetta, Cambridge, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Johns Creek, Milton, Northview and Roswell high schools. “I am very proud of our students, teachers and staff at these schools and how they’re keeping Fulton’s standards high in difficult times,” Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney said. “They prevailed academically despite another incredibly complicated year with the COVID-19 pandemic.” AP exams are administered by the College Board, which also administers the SAT, and are a way for students to receive college-level instruction at the high school level. Students who receive a score of 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam may receive college credit. Fulton County School Board president Julia Bernath said the commitment by the board to fund AP testing has led to high levels of participation and achievement by students. “Our students’ perseverance in their college-level coursework and our teachers’ dedication to quality education has resulted in this strong confirmation of the strength of our advanced learning programs,” Bernath said. The Georgia Department of Education began recognizing AP Honor Schools in 2008. There are now eight categories of recognition. North Fulton 2022 AP Honor Schools Alpharetta, Cambridge, Centennial, Chattahoochee, Johns Creek, Milton, Northview and Roswell high schools were all selected in the following AP Honor Roll categories. AP STEM Schools (171 statewide) Minimum of five students testing in at least four AP STEM courses (AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science A, AP Computer Science Principles.
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Forsyth County readying Polo Fields for public park use By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – After months of negotiations and community meetings, Forsyth County has closed on a 39acre property once owned by developers of the Polo Fields Subdivision, that is set to become a county park. Speaking to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners at an afternoon work session July 12, Parks and Recreation Director Jim Pryor said the county finalized purchase of the property on July 8, and with some work, they expect the site to open to the public in late August. The Polo Fields site, situated off Majors and Post Road in southwest Forsyth County, became the subject of a public outcry back in March, when commissioners approved a deal to swap 50 acres of Denmark Park for the Polo Field property. Commissioners later reversed course on the deal, voting to keep the 80-acre Denmark Park intact and agreeing to go forward with a $7.9 million purchase of the Polo Fields. The new Polo Fields property will include amenities from existing athletic fields and an equestrian area, which were once operated by third-party ven-
dors for soccer programs and horseback riding. Pryor noted that not much will change in the short-term. The county hasn’t allocated any funding to operate the amenities and maintain the entire property, so residents should expect the park’s programs to be operated by third party cooperative agreements again, he said. Those cooperative agreements, yet to be finalized, will also provide a passive revenue stream to the county. Before the site can see community use, the property will need to be examined and inspected for risks, maintenance work must be performed, and several dangerous structures will need to be demolished. Pryor estimated that it will take about $50,000 to get the property ready for public use. When cleared for use, the property’s 25-acres of athletic fields and green space, will be open to the public like other county parks and will operate on a first-come, first-served-basis when scheduled games aren’t occurring. But the park’s equestrian area will operate solely through a third-party provider. The Parks Department imagines developing the park more completely in the CDAR Member SWIFT Code: GMCBUS3A
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County officials say that before the new Polo Fields park is opened to the public, staff will need to do about $50,00 worth of maintenance and upkeep to the property, which has been vacant since the end of 2021. They expect it to open in about 30-45 days. future and creating an in-depth plan for the property, he said. “The long-range plan is actually to bring somebody in, work with the community and do a master plan for the site,” Pryor said. “Nothing says it has to stay like it is or it has to be soccer or horses, whatever’s needed in that area. Whatever would be the best park. Like how we do when we start with a scratch piece of land.” Pryor said the master plan process will be a collaborative effort between the public, county officials and a design firm, and will determine what uses the community might want from the park. But with the large number of projects already underway in the county, the master plan process for Polo Fields Park probably isn’t coming anytime soon, he said. Until then, Pryor said that the community will still have access to the property at a uniquely early stage in the process, because unlike other park projects that start from scratch, Forsyth County already has amenities nearly ready to go. “We have a rapidly growing population, and we have a lot of demand for active spaces and passive spaces in
According to Forsyth County Director of Parks and Recreation Jim Pryor, the park’s equestrian area includes 22 horse stalls, a locker room, tack room, lounge and caretakers residence Forsyth County. This is another asset for the people of the county to use and enjoy,” he said.
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Johana Samantha ‘Samy’ Cabrales-Hernandez, 23, died July 6, leaving behind two children. Her boyfriend, Fabien Malik Perry, is accused of fatally shooting her inside their Roswell home.
Family: Continued from Page 1 Police have since expanded their search outside the state, but Lupo said there are no additional public updates on the case at this time. “We continue to actively seek Perry’s apprehension,” Lupo said. “We have been in contact with our federal partners, along with local and state contacts toward those ends.” Cabrales-Hernandez’s sister, Miriam Cabrales Jaimes, describes the incident on GoFundMe as a “senseless act of violence.” “We are kindly asking for your help and cooperation in raising funds for Samy’s funeral expenses,” Jaimes wrote. “Any funds that are left over from her funeral expenses will be used to
help support her babies.” To donate, visit gofundme.com/f/ help-for-samys-funeral-expenses. Perry is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 165 pounds. Anyone with information about the incident or Perry’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be shared through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577TIPS (8477) or online at StopCrimeATL. org. Anyone experiencing domestic violence or concerned that a friend or family member might be experiencing domestic violence can call 1-800-3342836 to speak with an advocate. To find a shelter, visit gcadv.org/domesticviolence-centers/. Jaimes did not respond to a request for comment.
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I hate to say it, I’m a huge coffee snob. SHAUNE HUYSAMEN, owner, Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company 8 | Johns Creek Herald | July 21, 2022
Whitetail Bicycles mixes bikes, beer and java By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com
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MILTON, Ga. — If you’re thinking about a place to buy a bike, a place to pick up coffee and a place to grab a beer, you’re likely thinking about three different places. But nestled in downtown Milton is a unique shop where you can do all three. For six years, Whitetail Bicycles & Coffee Company has been serving up java and selling bikes on the corner of Mid Broadwell Road and Mayfield Road. Owner Shaune Huysamen’s original idea was just to open a coffee shop, but he felt the building’s lack of parking would make it hard for a standalone coffee bar to thrive. That’s when his love of bikes came into the picture. Huysamen, a native of Capetown, South Africa, started racing bikes at age 10. He moved to North Fulton County in 1999 after graduating secondary school. He originally intended to return to South Africa to attend the University of Capetown to study sports medicine or physical therapy after a year, but he fell in love with the U.S. and decided to stay. “Honestly, it sounds corny, but I love America,” Huysamen said. “I think it’s a great country. A lot of opportunity and good culture. It’s very similar in a lot of ways to South Africa, but also big, big differences in some other aspects.” After relocating permanently to Georgia, Huysamen spent years in the real estate business before deciding to open Whitetail. The shop focuses on selling high-end road bikes and gravel bikes. It also offers bike repair services. Huysamen said the gravel roads in Milton have
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On the beverage side of business, Whitetail had to stick to coffee his first two years of operation. When the city loosened some of its regulations and allow open alcohol containers in the Crabapple district in 2017, Huysamen was able to obtain a limited tap license that allows him to serve limited amounts of beer from local Georgia breweries. Huysamen said the bikes drive the business because not many customers come in just to buy a coffee or a beer. He also noted that Whitetail’s limited java selection is primarily aimed at “coffee snobs.” “Being in Milton, most of these people, they’re not really coffee drinkers, they’re like dessert drinkers,” Huysamen said. “They go to Starbucks. I hate to say it, I’m a huge coffee snob. That’s not coffee. This is kind of for purists, people who know coffee. It’s not Starbucks where you have a frappe, a Frappuccino. We just don’t have that.” Huysamen said the retail bike industry is difficult to break into, and he opened Whitetail with no prior experience. Some of the bicycle brands he wanted to sell wouldn’t work with someone who wasn’t established, he said, and the business operated at a loss the first three years. But, business took off soon after, he said, especially in 2020 when the pandemic forced people to search for more outdoor activities. Huysamen said running such a small business takes a lot of work, but his family’s support has helped him succeed.
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At the end of the 2022, Whitetail’s Milton location will move down the street to Crabapple Road, near Nest Cafe. He said the owner of the building he now rents on Mid Broadwell Road has sold the property, a development he didn’t see coming until he noticed surveyors outside the building two days in a row.
Huysamen said he was luckily able to find the new location with the help of a developer he knows, and that the new location will offer him more space. “It all worked out well,” Huysamen said. “Something really sucky turned into a positive. It’s a bigger space, it’ll be
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Eagles Nest Church eyes East Roswell Kohl’s site By CHAMIAN CRUZ chamian@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Eagles Nest Church is under contract to purchase the Kohl’s lot off Holcomb Bridge Road that has been vacant for close to six years. Senior Pastor Lee Jenkins told Appen Media July 13 that the 15.5-acre site in East Roswell consists of three separate buildings but declined to share details about the church’s plans for the property. “We have been pursuing this property for years and will be closing this fall,” Jenkins said. “Once we close on the property, we will be providing more information about our plans. Please know that we are committed to greatly enhancing this property and making it something that Roswell will be proud of.” Jenkins founded Eagles Nest Church in 2012, and it has since grown to more than 1,000 members. The church previously leased a space in Alpharetta but moved its services to Centennial High School in July after the property sold to another church. Jenkins says in a video uploaded to YouTube that the church in Alpharetta sold about a year ago. While Eagles Nest was allowed to keep holding services there, it was asked to move them to
City Council: Continued from Page 1 vibrant,” Bradberry said. “Johns Creek will see this town center come out of the ground during my term.” Community Development Manager Ben Song said the property directly behind City Hall – known as Creek Side Park – is under development and part of the town center plan. It will include a gazebo and other public sites. “We’re codifying those different elements of design as a precursor to the town center,” Song said. The new code will be presented on Aug. 9 to the Planning Commission, then be referred back to the City Council by Aug. 29. In other matters handled at the Monday meeting, council members discussed plans to increase law enforcement employees’ salaries for the 2023 fiscal year, which begins in October. Neighboring cities like Roswell and Alpharetta have already implemented a pay increase for police personnel. The city of Alpharetta approved a 10 percent pay increase last fall. And on Monday, the Dunwoody City Council unanimously approved a 6
the afternoons. Roswell Community Relations Director Julie Brechbill said the former Kohl’s property is zoned as commercial mixed use. As of July 13, nothing has been filed to go before the Planning and Zoning Division. Kohl’s announced in 2016 it would close 18 under-performing stores as part of the company’s plan to venture into the outlet business. One of those locations was in East Roswell. Then, in February, the City Council unanimously approved a conditional use permit to convert the property into a pickleball sports and recreation facility called Pickle and Social, hoping it would become a destination site for East Roswell. But, the following month, developer Competitive Social Ventures announced it had deemed the property “too costprohibitive” and that it had decided to look at other locations in the city. The site is one of two empty big box stores in East Roswell that are set to be replaced after being vacant for more than half a decade. ECI Group and joint venture partner Phoenix Capital announced in June they had started construction of a $101 million luxury apartment and townhome development to replace the East Village Shopping Center on Holcomb
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This map shows the area along Holcomb Bridge Road where Eagles Nest Church is looking to relocate. The church is currently holding services at nearby Centennial High School. Bridge Road. The shopping center is at the site of a former SuperTarget, which had been vacant for the past five years. The Avery East Village mixed-use development is
expected to be completed in late 2024. Plans call for 335 one-, two- and threebedroom apartments, 74 townhomes, 75,000 square feet of retail and a large public central green with pavilion.
I’m committed to us having the best town center to-scale that’s unique and vibrant. Johns Creek will see this town center come out of the ground during my term.” JOHN BRADBERRY Johns Creek mayor percent pay raise for all police officers, detectives, sergeants and lieutenants. These increases are on top of the citywide adjustments of 3 percent at the start of 2022. All other city personnel will receive a 4 percent raise. Bradberry said with the fierce competition for qualified law enforcement personnel, Johns Creek must continue to compete for the best officers. City officials have yet to determine a revised pay scale for police in the upcoming budget.
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Neighbors raise cain over hotel in Crabapple By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – More than 125 Alpharetta community members dialed in for a virtual hearing July 13 to vent frustrations over a hotel development proposed along Alpharetta’s border with the city of Milton. Local developer Rob Forrest is planning a multi-faceted development with an 80-room hotel, amenities, meeting and event spaces, as well as a restaurant and rooftop bar and pool. The development would occupy 1.3 acres off Crabapple Road, in between the Crabapple Government Center and The Goddard School Crabapple. Forrest said the project was shaped around input from local business owners, restaurant owners and community members. Another meeting has been scheduled for July 20 at Alpharetta City Hall at 6 p.m. Most community members viewing Wednesday’s meeting expressed opposition to the development, citing traffic concerns, objecting to its scale and character and questioning whether the
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An application filed with the City of Alpharetta proposes a boutique hotel on Crabapple Road in downtown Milton, though the parcel falls under Alpharetta’s jurisdiction.
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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – A 52-yearold Suwanee man has been jailed in Forsyth County after allegedly raping and attacking a Lawrenceville woman on July 9. Brian Keith Harris was arrested and charged with strong arm rape, aggravated assault and battery, and automobile theft, after Forsyth County Sheriff’s Deputies found an injured woman lying on the front porch of a home on Wiltshire Lane in southeast Forsyth HARRIS County. According to the sheriff’s office incident report, the woman told first responders that she had dragged herself through the backyard of the home on Wiltshire Lane after being raped, strangled with a cord and beaten by a brick-like object, by a man she had met through the dating website Plenty of Fish. The alleged victim told deputies that after meeting Harris online, he
had come to a club where she worked and brought her back to his home, an adjoining property on Wiltshire Lane. The victim said that she was assaulted in the home’s basement and was able to escape the property through a basement door when Harris went upstairs. Deputies said that Harris was not found at the crime scene but was arrested later by Gwinnett County and Lawrenceville Police, after a stolen 2021 Freightliner Boom truck was tracked to an Amazon Delivery Station in Lawrenceville. Reports say that the Freightliner truck was stolen at about 8 a.m. on Saturday morning from an address on Peachtree Parkway, just a few miles away from Wiltshire Lane. Harris was allegedly found in the truck by police, and reportedly admitted to stealing it before being taken into custody. The victim was taken to Wellstar North Fulton Hospital for treatment, but authorities have not shared any update on her condition. Harris is being held in the Forsyth County Detention Center without bond and has been charged with four felony counts.
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Hotel: Continued from Page 12 1.3-acre project could handle parking from guests and employees. Opposition grew even more fervent over the fact that the hotel would be next door to The Goddard School Crabapple. “We can talk about congestion and parking, fit to the area, the noise, the traffic, the zoning ... but plain and simple it’s dangerous.” Debra Braun, owner and operator of The Goddard School Crabapple said during the session.
School has endured growth
Braun, who has operated the school since it opened in 2003, said the hotel would have huge impacts on the school and could put children and families at risk. Even without the addition of a hotel next door, Braun said that surrounding development has already caused dangerous situations at the school, due to unsafe drivers and people cutting through the roads connecting The Goddard school to the adjacent developments. “Whether we need a hotel or not, I don’t know. I know nothing about that. But, this is not the location for it,” she said. “There are shootings at schools, there is potential voyeurism by being able to see into a playground, into classrooms, to say nothing of the congested area.” Alpharetta resident Clifford Martin laid out his own objections to the development, emphasizing that any project built in Alpharetta must be consistent with what residents envision. He said the project doesn’t fit the community’s needs. “This is not the city of Milton,” Martin said. “... What Milton does is what Milton does, but this is Alpharetta, and you need to be respectful to the people of Alpharetta.” Addressing the community’s comments and objections, Forrest said that while the development seems out of character by Alpharetta zoning standards, the project isn’t too out of keeping with businesses in the surrounding area. Forrest said the property is in a unique position, because it sits on an island that is part of Alpharetta but surrounded by the city of Milton. “Yes, we are zoning this in Alpharetta but that’s because this is a pocket, 100 percent surrounded 360 degrees by the city of Milton,” he said. “So, this really isn’t Alpharetta – legally it’s Alpharetta, but it is in the center of downtown Milton.” Parking at the establishment could be doubled with valets and a lift sys-
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We can talk about congestion and parking, fit to the area, the noise, the traffic, the zoning ... but plain and simple it’s dangerous.” DEBRA BRAUN owner and operator of The Goddard School Crabapple
tem, similar to that used at The Hamilton hotel in downtown Alpharetta, he said. Any concerns about the size of the development, he said, could be alleviated in the planning process when they have a more realistic picture of what the project would look like. “It’s very residentially sized, so it’s not a big building, I know it looks like it on the renderings, but these renderings are not final by any stretch,” Forrest said. “These are just talking points to get started with.” The Zoom Hearing on the hotel development was interrupted and discontinued after about 30 minutes, when the session was “Zoom-Bombed” by uninvited attendees who disrupted the discussion. City staff said unanswered questions would be addressed by Forrest and shared online at a future date. The proposal will go before the Alpharetta Planning Commission on Aug. 4, and before the Alpharetta City Council on Aug. 22.
Mid Broadwell project
In other matters brought up at the Wednesday session, Toll Brothers pitched a proposed development off Mid Broadwell and Wills Road in Alpharetta. Attorney Don Rolader, representing the developers, said that if granted a rezoning, Toll Brothers would develop the property into a project with 54 townhomes and 20 separate singlefamily homes. Rolader said that the project spans 10.7 acres from The Lex Apartment Complex on Mid Broadwell Road to Cronan’s Cabinet Shop at the corner of Mid Broadwell and Wills Roads and abutting the Hunter’s Oaks Subdivision in the south. Townhomes in the development would be priced from the mid$700,000s with 2,400-square-foot floorplans, and detached single family homes would be priced from the high $900,000s at 3,100 square feet, according to Toll Brothers Land Acquisition Manager Cassie Fitzgerald.
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A 1.3-acre property off Crabapple Road in Alpharetta is now the subject of public scrutiny after community members learned of plans to erect a hotel on the Alpharetta/Milton border. Questions and comments from community members focused on traffic impact, how the new development would affect the community and what density the development would be zoned for. Most residents who weighed in, objected to the proposal or questioned its suitability for the area. “We’ve been here a little bit less than a year, and frankly the traffic is so bad it’s a living hell,” Wills Road resident Michael Bergman said. “I’m really disappointed to hear that this is even a possibility,” resident Lindsey Bergman said. “We can’t even pull out of our driveway during a workday or at 5 o’clock when school is in session. It is a parking lot. I think this is a foolish decision and a foolish idea in general.” Rolader countered that the developer would be conducting a traffic study in the area in the next week to
find out more about what the impact of their project might be, and what traffic mitigation techniques would need to be deployed. “Right now, it’s zoned more intensely than what we propose for development, and in my developer’s opinion, if you were to develop it for commercial and office purposes, it would yield much more traffic than what we’re proposing,” he said. “We think that our traffic study will indicate a way in which do this development and maintain the stability of the traffic in that area.” However, opponents questioned running a traffic study during the summer and not when the roads are at their peak use during the school year. Like the proposed Crabapple hotel, this item will go before Alpharetta officials at their meetings in August for further discussion and a vote.
Yes, we are zoning this in Alpharetta but that’s because this is a pocket, 100 percent surrounded 360 degrees by the city of Milton. So, this really isn’t Alpharetta – legally it’s Alpharetta, but it is in the center of downtown Milton.” ROB FORREST Local developer
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Stage Door play to support work by area nonprofit to end addiction By JAKE DRUKMAN jake@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody’s Stage Door Theatre will host a performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “August: Osage County” Aug. 17-28. The play takes on heavy subjects and themes, focusing on addiction, trauma and recovery. Showrunners have partnered with Dunwoody-based Atlanta Recovery Place to raise funds with the performance to support addiction recovery treatment in the Dunwoody and greater Atlanta communities. Kennesaw-based Greenlight Acting Studios partnered with The Living Room Theatre to bring a star-studded cast to the production. Audiences will recognize actors such as Alpha Trivette, Rebecca Coon, Drew Waters and Erin Bethea, who have acted in works such as “Breaking Bad,” “Ozark” and “New Life.” Bethea also serves as one of the co-producers for the upcoming rendition of “August: Osage County.” She said the idea of putting on a show amid the continued prevalence of COVID-19 was daunting, but that the pandemic just made the play’s themes more relevant than ever. “One of the central themes of ‘August: Osage County’ is isolation and how isolation breeds mental health issues and addiction issues,” Bethea said. “It kind of felt like there may not have been a more opportune, interesting time in history to tackle a play with a subject like this. It’s about family trauma and isolation and what we’ve all kind of lived with in the last few years.” Co-producer and actress Michelle Neil said the themes hit home for her because she is a recovered
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The cast of Stage Door Theatre’s production of “August: Osage County” will perform 12 shows of the award-winning drama Aug. 17-28 at Stage Door Theatre, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road. alcoholic. It felt important for her to partner with a local recovery organization to let the audience know that support is available for those struggling with addiction — and luckily, the showrunners found Atlanta Recovery Place less than half a mile from the theater.
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Everybody knew Billy Bates: Part 2 In a previous column, I described Billy Bates’ experiences as a sailor during World War II. The story continues today about his passion for life as expressed through his wide-ranging interests and through some of the people who played BOB MEYERS important roles in his life. Billy had many hobbies. He traveled all over the Southeast searching for geodes and other rocks and minerals. Following his death, his large collection was donated to the Cobb County Geological Society. He made beautiful furniture from trees cut down on his large property on Mayfield Road and from rare wood he collected and stored in his well-appointed workshop. He collected many varieties and colors of bamboo from around the world and had a neat circular garden devoted to them. He had to plow the garden every year to keep the bamboo under control. He helped catalog all the cemeteries in the area, often trapsing through thick underbrush to locate long forgotten graves. His research and exploration helped locate the first settlement of Alpharetta, known today as Farmhouse. Phil Benton, husband of Billy’s daughter Shirley, first met Billy in 1968 when he and Shirley were students at North Georgia College. After their marriage in 1972 they moved into a house next door to Billy and his first wife Dorothy Mae Sims (1926-1989). Phil enjoyed visiting Billy’s workshop which contained lots of tools. “I would hold boards while he sawed, helped in the garden and helped him crank small engines such as wood splitters, tractors and chain saws. He was always in motion which was one reason he stayed in great shape for most of his life,” Phil said. He called Billy “Papa.” Shirley says that her father wanted “three educated, productive children. As a child I loved the road trips we so often took to historical sites, Civil War battlefields, Indian burial grounds, family cemeteries, gold mines, caves, rock quarries, old-growth forests and family home places. Every place we went seemed to be ‘just a little bit farther’ down some unused, well-rutted, red dirt road. I suspect in his own way he was teaching us to be good stewards, to respect and honor our history. He took us to ‘natural history museums,’ not in structured buildings but out in natural settings.” Billy’s youngest child, Lynn Bates,
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Billy built several barns and sheds on his property, doing much of the construction himself. The middle barn was built to house his horses. Billy rode in Old Soldiers Day Parades in Alpharetta.
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Billy made many large and small hunting knives out of old saw blades, wood and leather. Here is one example.
recalls attending the Birmingham Baptist Church growing up, noting that Billy was a religious man. Lynn left home to become a teacher in Fulton County and moved back to live in a house adjacent to Billy’s property when she retired. She often helped Billy clear woods and worked in Billy’s large garden. He even bought her a Kuboda tractor with scoop and taught her to drive it. “Those were very special years for me,” Lynn said. Norm Broadwell, who taught two of
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Billy Bates had wide-ranging interests, but above all he loved to fish.
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The only story that really matters Last week, a resident called our managing editor and said he was worried about his future. He lives in an affordable housing complex that was shut down, and now he and his neighbors weren’t sure where CARL APPEN to go. Director of Content & DevelopPat Fox took that ment call from Michael carl@appenmedia.com Dowda and knew exactly what to do. He typed out the information and sent it to Chamian Cruz, our Roswell reporter. A few days later, we published a story about Dowda and the 32 other residents of 199 Grove Way, an apartment complex owned by the Roswell Housing Authority. The building is 40 years old, sits within a half-mile of City Hall and is in such disrepair that the city has ordered it unsafe for occupancy. As it turns out, this isn’t new information. For reasons that remain unclear, the property is operated by the Gainesville Housing Authority, and a GHA representative says she became aware of the building’s structural issues 10 years ago when she joined the agency. The apartments are reserved for lower-income residents. Many of the tenants have lived there for 20 years and are elderly or disabled. Now, they must all find a new place to live. They aren’t having much luck. Georgia does not require landlords to accept vouchers, and not many are willing to do it. As a result, 20 of the 33 Grove Way residents still have no place to go.
Bates: Continued from Page 24 Billy’s three children as a history teacher at Milton High School for 40 years, became close friends with Billy through their mutual love of history. They were among the co-founders of the Alpharetta and Old Milton County Historical Society in 1979. In 1991 Billy married Marjorie Moore who in the 1970s worked for five years in the Bates and Wood Super Market with her brother Bobby, both as butchers. She later worked for the Post Office for 11 years and then for a private company doing computer data entry. She recalls that Billy loved to take long drives, and that twice a week they would spend the day in the car. “Billy could navigate by rivers and streams that he knew by heart,” she said. “He never needed a map. We always went to someplace new.”
Chamian attended a community meeting, interviewed tenants and spoke with housing administrators. She walked through the complex with Dowda, experiencing firsthand the condition of the building and its units. Then, she wrote about it. Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson took a few minutes out of Monday’s City Council meeting to address Chamian and the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald. He said there was a story that should be told, “a fantastic expose to be written,” about the Roswell Housing Authority. But it wasn’t written, he said. Instead, we focused on the current situation — where we are, not how we got here. Part of Mayor Wilson’s goal, I think, was to point out that his administration inherited the problem. He walked into a situation that instilled genuine, dire concern for the safety of his residents, and he acted on it. I commend him for it. But I push back on his other point. Michael Dowda’s story did need to be told. In fact, I think it’s the only one that really matters. A small part of what we do in local news is investigative journalism. We spend money on FOIA requests and PACER access. Reporters comb through budgets, monitor indictments and read countless police reports. We compile hundreds of excel documents to find patterns in municipal data. We’ll even take a city to court if we think they’re breaking the law. “Watchdog journalism” is important. Some newspapers even use it to drive subscription campaigns. But it’s not all there is.
The reality is that most of our stories are from, and about, the community. Your valedictorians, Rotary Club meetings and back-to-school drives. Within our pages, you’ll find columns about the area’s history, photos from Fourth of July events and reports of teacher burnout. We try and profile a local business every week – picked by the newsroom, away from the sales department, I might add. Those are the stories that relay the face of a community and what it’s like to live there. As Michael Dowda stood at the podium in Roswell City Hall, his face conveyed much to me. He looked right at the City Council and Mayor Wilson, as they insisted they inherited the problem. Investigate the Roswell Housing Authority, they said. That’s the real story. “I was homeless for almost four years,” Dowda said. The Vietnam War veteran had slept in cars, warehouses and hotels until a spot opened at Grove Way. “I will not be homeless again. I’ll soon get my home in heaven. But we’ve got to solve this problem.” I truly share Michael Dowda’s optimism that this mayor and council, city staff and “especially the residents, other citizens of Roswell,” will find a solution. Optimistic, yes, but it will take work. Since the story has come out, we have heard a lot of folks calling for a fix. Senators, representatives and other elected officials have expressed concern. Community and nonprofit leaders say they are willing to lend a hand. But there is still no clear resolution. Part of local news is calling out wrongdoing. It’s an important part of
this story, and as Mayor Wilson said, there is no shortage of it. How did we get here? How did this property get to be in such bad shape? Why is the move being handled this way? To say nothing of the larger questions of this issue. What’s going on with housing in Metro Atlanta, or around the country? Why are we treating our elderly, our veterans, our vulnerable populations so poorly? Those are all questions we need to ask. But we can’t lose sight of the real story. On Aug. 28, Michael Dowda and his neighbors must leave their homes and they don’t have anywhere to go. That’s the story we must tell. We must also work together, as a community, to find a solution. Chamian, Pat and I want to hear from anyone who wants to help. Developers, Rabbis, officials, therapists, soccer coaches. If you have an idea, let us know. If you don’t have one, but you still want to help, let us know that too. If you’re a property owner or landlord willing to take a Tenant Protection Voucher, contact Beth Brown at the Gainesville Housing Authority: 770-536-1294, Ext. 205, bbrown@gainesvillehousing.org. Two things make me optimistic; I know people in this community will want to help, and there absolutely must be a solution. I refuse to concede these residents are destined to be without a place to sleep. In talking with folks over the past week, I have remarked that this is the most important work we’ve done in local news. I’m beginning to think it’s the only story that matters at all.
He made hunting knives out of the used saw blades. Marjorie sewed leather sheaths for the knives. Connie Mashburn, another close friend and local historian, thought of Billy as a teacher. “He brought more people into genealogy and history than anyone I have ever known,” said Connie, who treasures a chair Billy made for Connie’s grandson. Barry Mansell, Billy’s first cousin, has fond memories accompanying Billy on trips with his brother Marcus, and his father William, son Bill and several others in the 1970s to Horseshoe Beach and Steinhatchee, Florida, for sea bass and the inevitable fish fry. Billy was the chef. Billy will be long remembered for two unique contributions to the community: his research and depth of knowledge of local genealogy and his key role in the development of the Alpharetta Fire Department. Billy suffered a heart attack in the early 1980s. While recovering, son-in-law
Phil, who worked for Honey Baked Hams for 16 years in their computer department, set up a Compaq computer in Billy’s office. Phil bought a $3.50 genealogy program for Billy. In the early 1990s Phil built custom computers for Billy who had two computers going at a time using specialized software packages. He followed the genealogy of many local families and had copious notes about people, eventually accumulating 50,000 entries. Billy became the acknowledged expert in local genealogy and frequently gave public presentations on the subject. In 1944 a handful of local business leaders obtained sufficient surplus war material from the U.S. government to start an Alpharetta Volunteer Fire Department. It gradually grew in size and capability, and in 1957 Billy was one of several local men to volunteer as part of a reorganized department. The details of this time are contained in the book “Alpharetta, Milton County – The Early Years,” by Connie Mashburn, ©
2008 by City of Alpharetta. Billy devoted more than 25 years to the fire department. Bill Bates followed his dad into the department. At the age of 10 he would accompany his father to fires several times a week but had to stay in the car and watch from a distance. As he got older, he was allowed to get out of the car and eventually joined the department and worked his way up the ladder. He became a battalion chief, then fire marshall and was responsible for building six fire stations. He became the first salaried chief of the department in 1989, a position he ably held until his retirement in 2006 ending a career of 43 years in the fire service. Billy’s final years were marked by health setbacks. Marjorie was his devoted caregiver, always available to make him comfortable and as productive as possible. Friends often came to pay their respects to Billy Shirley Bates, truly one of a kind. Bob is Director Emeritus of the Milton Historical Society. You can email him at bobmey@bellsouth.net.
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Oil, inflation, green dreams and political punditry John McCain said, “Whoever controls oil controls much more than oil.” Barack Obama observed, “Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a against LEWIS J. WALKER, CFP weapon America. And if we don’t take this threat as seriously as the bombs they build or the guns they buy, we will be fighting the War on Terror with one hand tied behind our back.” The decade of the 1970s was characterized by rising oil consumption in America while domestic production declined, leading to increased dependence on foreign producers. In October 1973 an oil crisis ensued when members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) led by Saudi Arabia initiated an oil embargo aimed at nations that supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War, America included. An aide to President Richard Nixon declared the action “an energy Pearl Harbor” as panicked motorists waited in long gas lines, fist fights broke out at the pumps, supplies were limited, and prices rose, aggravating inflation. Nixon’s successor, President Gerald Ford, declared, “We must proceed with our own energy development. Exploitation of domestic petroleum and natural gas po-
tentialities, along with nuclear, solar, geothermal, and non-fossil fuels is vital. We will never again permit any foreign nation to have Uncle Sam over a barrel of oil.” Here we are, decades later, relearning lessons of history midst an inflationary surge replete with soaring energy prices. We can blame Putin, supply chain bottlenecks, big corporations, etc., but the root cause of inflation is the interplay between supply, demand and the money supply. Milton Friedman (1912-2006) was a lauded American economist, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Friedman famously declared, “Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon, in the sense that it is and can be produced only by a more rapid increase in the quantity of money than in output.” In response to the COVID-19 induced shutdowns, the Federal Reserve Bank vastly expanded the money supply while holding interest rates near zero, and as COVID relief funds flowed to consumers and various entities. In May, 2020, CNBC reported, “The U.S. savings rate hits record 33 percent as coronavirus causes Americans to stockpile cash, curb spending.” In December, 2020, a nurse in New York became the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccine outside of a clinical trial. Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Jan. 20, 2021. As we made progress against the virus, and the economy began to open up, demand for goods and services
exploded, midst record deficit spending by the government and spending by stir-crazy consumers flush with cash. With supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, we see the result of “too much money chasing too few goods and services,” galloping inflation. After taking office with climate change concerns pushed aggressively by activists, President Biden introduced “The Biden Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice,” what some have criticized as a “Green New Deal Light.” A clean energy transition is inevitable as fossil fuels will not last forever. However, in the here and now, reality bites! Clean energy can meet only a fraction of our power needs. America and our allies do not want to depend on Putin’s Russia to supply oil and gas. In a twist of history, President Biden is asking the Saudis to ramp up production, and we’re even talking with the dictator that runs Venezuela. Expect to see pressure to further develop America’s fossil fuel reserves, including coal, natural gas, and oil, benefiting the “energy sector.” If a “red wave” envelops Congress, look for changes in domestic fossil fuel energy policy as an “inflation fighting strategy,” even as we continue to move toward nuclear and clean energy options and breakthroughs, all eventualities with investment implications. People may see green when they think about the climate but they also see red given prices at the pump and in the gro-
cery store, inflation made worse by a supply chain powered by increasingly costly fossil fuels. They’ll see sweat-induced red when air conditioners shut down during heat wave brownouts. Looking at reality as this is written in the early weeks of summer replete with 100-degree plus days in Hotlanta, expect inflation to be far from transitory, but a challenge for some time to come. The peak? Who knows? When will the stock market bottom? Who knows? Rosy Scenario left town awhile back and her near term return flight has been canceled. The Fed will continue to raise interest rates, consumers will cut back more than they have currently, demand will slow. Plan on a recession. If we dodge one, or if it’s a mild pullback, so much the better. Keep reasonable levels of cash reserves, and if possible, dollar-cost-average into solid, dividend paying stocks. You can’t market time a bottom, but in the long run, steady investing will make you look like a genius. Lewis Walker, CFP®, is a life centered financial planning strategist with Capital Insight Group; 770-441-3553; lewis@lewwalker.com. Securities & advisory services offered through The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (SFA). Lewis is a registered representative and investment adviser representative of SFA, otherwise unaffiliated with Capital Insight Group. He’s a Gallup Certified Clifton Strengths Coach and Certified Exit Planning Advisor.
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Are you ready to relax with a good book? I may write every day, but I read every night. Check out my recent reads. If you want intriguing and comfortable, go for the books that are parts of the series I return to over and KATHY over. If you want MANOS PENN disturbing and unsettling, then pick up the standalone novel. To each his own. “The Dinner” by Herman Koch This is not a book for the faint of heart. It’s about families, relationships and bad decisions. I was riveted as those decisions and their consequences unfolded and shocked at the ending. It
is a disturbing tale. Two brothers and their spouses meet for dinner, and what led to the dinner is revealed through flashbacks. The brothers’ relationship is fraught with jealousy that has intensified through the years, but that is merely an underlying theme in a plot that focuses on recent happenings. I was engrossed in the tale, but this is not a book I want to revisit. The mark of a good book can be that its story stays with you, that it is haunting. In that regard, this was an excellent book. I’ll say no more, lest I spoil it for you. Just know that I had to read several lighthearted mysteries to get this saga out of my mind – to cleanse my palate, so to speak. “Just One Damned Thing After Another” by Jodi Taylor
One of my newsletter subscribers recommended The Chronicles of St. Mary’s to me last year, and this is the first in the series. I am now officially addicted and have read the first five books. I am trying to pace myself and read other books in between! What does that tell you? St. Mary’s is an organization loosely connected to a university in England – think something like Oxford. Their mission is to travel in time to document historical events, sometimes to check for accuracy in the historical record and sometimes to set the record straight. Max and Leon are the characters I root for, though I find myself completely engaged in the friendships, the professional competition, and yes, the nefarious deeds of villains. I haven’t been this hooked on a
series since Harry Potter, but this is so much more than a fantasy world, with its depiction of historical events and people. It is set sometime in the ’70s, maybe ’80s, which I figured out only from musical references like “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” The dialogue is exceptionally witty. I sometimes find myself reading a sentence and not laughing until a sentence or two later, as the underlying wit creeps up on me! I strongly recommend you give it a try!! “Luck and Judgment” by Peter Grainger This is the third book in the DC Smith series. That I keep returning to this series set in the UK when I have way too many books on my TBR list should tell you how much I enjoy it. I find it
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Theatre: Continued from Page 14 substance abuse are topics within the national interest at the moment, and the Georgia Legislature recently passed a bill aimed at improving access to mental health care. “It couldn’t have been better timing,” Davis said. “The fact that they’re doing this in a local theater right down the street from our facility, it just made sense.” Atlanta Recovery Place focuses on treating individuals who suffer from substance abuse. Its treatment programs aim to uncover the underlying causes of substance abuse, such as trauma and mental health disorders, and help patients overcome them. The organization does not limit who can receive care there, and Davis said about
Books: Continued from Page 26 comfortable, like sitting down with an old friend. Smith is a widowed detective inspector. The letters DC are his initials, not his rank. He is a natural leader and coach, beloved by his team – a character I enjoy getting to know. The author does an excellent job of revealing additional bits about him as the series progresses. Smith is also a smart and dogged investigator. Does he always get his man or woman? No, and he’s haunted by those that got away, though he’s more often successful than not. The blurb says, “Perfect for fans of Colin Dexter, Ruth Rendell, P D James, R D Wingfield, or even John le Carré.” I’m not sure I’d go as far as le Carré, but I agree with the comparison to the other authors. If you like mysteries set in the UK, mysteries populated with characters you’d like to know better, then this is a series to pick up. Start with Book I, “An Accidental Death.” There you go, three choices for the
half of its patients are Dunwoody locals. Though “August: Osage County” was adapted into a film in 2013, Bethea said the audience will have a much different experience seeing the live show. She said the play is far more humorous and light-hearted than its adaptation, despite its dark themes. She said the feeling of gathering inperson with a community to see the play only feeds into its positivity. “There’s tons of healing that happens through laughter,” Bethea said. “You know, when people are gathered in a room together and they’re enjoying something, even if they’re squirming in their seats a little bit while they’re enjoying it.” Stage Door Theatre is at 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Tickets are available for purchase online at augustosagecounty.com/tickets.
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