🌱 Milton Theatre Company's "Disaster!"+ Wacky World Redesign

Hello again, neighbors! It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter. Here's all the community news you need to know right now. Today's briefing includes updates on...

• Milton Theatre Company's "Disaster!" musical
• Children's feedback needed for Wacky World playground redesign
• State Route 9 northbound lanes closed

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Today will be sunny to partly cloudy. The high will be 70 with a low of 44.

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Here are the top stories today in Alpharetta-Milton:

1. Mark your calendars for the Milton Theatre Company's "Disaster!" production, which will take place on March 9-11 and 16-18 at Milton High School. This musical is a comedy that takes place in 1979, and includes natural disasters as well as 70's music. " We promise you’ll laugh the night away in this hilarious homage to the era of bell-bottoms, platform shoes and the hustle." You can purchase tickets at https://mhsga.booktix.com. (Patch)
2. The Wacky World playground at Alpharetta's Wills Park will be redesigned and children are invited to share their ideas! They can enter their ideas by "tagging Wacky World Community Park Rebuild and plan to join us March 28th, 5:30pm at Alpharetta Elementary School to see the initial design. " Here is an interesting fact: "Wacky World Playground in Wills Park was built by 2,673 volunteers in just 6 days in 1997."The new playground is scheduled to be built in 2024. (City of Alpharetta Recreation, Parks, Cultural Services via Facebook)
3. Motorist alert: all northbound lanes of State Route 9 are closed today between Roswell Street / Maxwell Road and Devore Road. In addition, Devore Road will be closed to all traffic between Karen Drive and State Route 9. These closures are due to utility work; southbound travel on State Route 9 won't be impacted. (City of Alpharetta GA via Facebook)
4. A painter working at the Johns Creek Panera was robbed when thieves were unable to steal the restaurant's safe. The suspects entered Panera after hours, tied up the contractor and stole his wallet and truck. They split up and one crashed the painter's truck in Dunwoody after being chased by police. After the crash, police arrested 20-year-old Roderick McLaughlin of McDonough on a number of charges and are searching for the second suspect. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
5. Are you interested in volunteering for a non-profit that helps the aging? Second Wind Dreams, which is based in Roswell, engages elder community members to help make dreams come true. For example, they helped a resident get hearing aids, took someone to a Smokey Robinson concert and helped another go horseback riding again. If you would like more information, check out www.secondwind.org.( The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Total Fitness at Wills Park Recreation Center at 11925 Wills Road in Alpharetta (9:30 AM)
• Alive: Moments We Share Presented by SIDEWAYS Dance at the Alpharetta Arts Center, 238 Canton St. (12:00 and 2:00 PM)
• Spring Friends & Family Concert in memory of Don Nahser at St. David's Episcopal Church, Jeffords Hall, 1015 Old Roswell Road in Roswell (3:00 PM)
• Cirque Italia Water Circus: Gold Unit at the North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Circle in Alpharetta (4:30 PM)
• The Alpharetta Youth Symphony Presents 'Earth And Beyond'at the Preston Ridge Community Center, 3655 Preston Ridge Road in Alpharetta (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Alpharetta and our partners at Bike Alpharetta are renewing Alpharetta’s designation as a Bike Friendly Community. As part of their application process, they are asking citizens who either bike in Alpharetta or are familiar with the environment to complete a brief survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_Spring23. (Alpharetta Department of Public Safety via Facebook)
• Are your children looking for after school activities? Check out Elite Skillz in Roswell; they provide programs for children up to age 14. They also have yoga classes, kick boxing, summer camp and more! (Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Dunwoody police recently arrested a man posing as a police officer. Police “received a complaint of an officer being rude while directing traffic"on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. They learned that the man was not working for the police, and took him into custody. He was dressed as a police officer with a traffic vest, gun and handcuffs. He also had a badge in his car. (11Alive.com WXIA)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Gail Lafleche

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