🌱 Hispanic Heritage Month + Tanzanian Culture + SWAT Standoff

Hello there, Alpharetta-Milton! I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including updates on...

• Hispanic Heritage Month.
• Tanzanian cultural event.
• SWAT standoff in Roswell.

But first, today's weather: Today will be mostly sunny and pleasant with a high of 80 and a low of 64.

Here are the top stories in Alpharetta-Milton today:

1. Did you know that Sept. 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month? Fogón and Lions at 10 Roswell St., Suite 100, in Alpharetta is hosting a "block style" Rum-Ba Festival on Sunday, Sept. 17 to celebrate. You can enjoy food, drinks, music and dancing from 4-8 p.m. There will also be tasting tents plus $5 rum cocktails! (FOX 5 Atlanta)
2. Are you interested in learning about Tanzanian culture? There will be a free celebration at the Newtown Park Amphitheater, located at 3150 Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek, on Sunday, Sept. 24. Come and enjoy music and dancing from 1-4 p.m.! (Tanzania)
3. Earlier this week, there was an hours long SWAT standoff at a RaceTrac on Crossville Road in Roswell. Police were called around midnight on Tuesday about a suspicious man who was armed. He barricaded himself in front of the store with his gun. The employees were safely evacuated from the building. The man shot at police and SWAT members returned fire. The SWAT team consisted of officers from Roswell, Alpharetta and Milton. The man was brought to the hospital where he passed away. (WSB Atlanta)
4. Gwinnett County police are investigating a body found in the trunk outside Jeju Sauna in Duluth. This business is a popular Korean bathhouse that is open 24 hours a day. The car is a silver Jaguar sedan. If you have any information on this case, please contact police at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). (FOX 5 Atlanta)
5. A nurse saved the life of a boy at Tacos and Tequila in Cumming. The child was with his mother and started choking. Charis Putmon, a trauma nurse, heard the commotion and was able to remove what was in the boy's mouth. She praised the boy's mother, who was not trained on how to help someone who was choking, for screaming for help. (WSB Atlanta)

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Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

Thursday, September 14

• Beginner's English/ESL Class at the Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza (11:00 AM)
• Milton Crochet Circle at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (11:00 AM)
• Adult Art Class with Lara at the Milton Library, 855 Mayfield Road (2:30 PM)
• 3rd Annual BHHS NORTH FULTON/Sunshine Kids Cornhole Tournament & Silent Auction at The Hamilton Alpharetta, Curio Collection by Hilton, 35 Milton Ave. in Alpharetta (6:00 PM)
• Inner Engineering - Technologies and wellbeing at 4025 Windward Plaza in Alpharetta (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Midway Elementary School wants to congratulate the September "Mustangs Making A Difference" winners. There were six award recipients who were recognized for going above and beyond to help out our community. (Midway Elementary via Facebook)
• Two groups of volunteers in planted flags to remember the victims of Sept. 11, 2001, near their schools. Boy scouts from Troop 1459 placed flags outside Cambridge High School. In addition, students from Kings Ridge Christian School did the same near Bethany Bend. On the morning of 9/11, students, employees and faculty had an assembly outside the front of Kings Ridge. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• Theo’s Brother’s Bakery on Houze Road in Alpharetta has been open for over 24 years! The space was recently renovated and doubled and is cozy inside. (Subscription - The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Featured events:

• Atlanta Police Department Recruitment Event (September 16)
• 3hr Salsa Boot Camp Atlanta @ Ballroom Impact - Beginner / Beyond Basic (September 16)
• Noche Caliente Latin Night Atlanta @ Tonys Johns Creek Sat Sept 16, 2023 (September 16)
• Aurora Cineplex's BIRTHDAY BASH --Free Carnival and BOGO Day (12-4pm) (September 17)
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That's it for today! I'll see you around.

— Gail Lafleche

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