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🐝 Patios, Potions, and Pollinators...

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Apr 16 – Apr 22 Hey Neighbors, How's it going??? Loving this weather, right?! It's nice to be out and about and in the sunshine. After the winter you almost forget how tiring the heat of the sun can be. I was reminded of this last weekend while out at the Dogwood Festival (👋 It was nice seeing some of you down there. 😎). The heat nearly did me in but it was sooo much fun. Met some great artist and bought a couple of pieces. LOVE supporting...

This is Alphie, Alpharetta's robot mascot, standing next to a fancy red sports car in the foreground and in the background are other sports cars. Watercolor style

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Apr 9 – Apr 15 Hey Neighbors, Everything's in bloom. Can you stand the pollen? I don't even have allergies but my eyes have been itchier than a Shetland wool sweater! Send me all the remedies. 👁️ Besides rubbing our eyes we have other stuff to do. Let's get into it! Were you Forwarded this? Get the free Thursday drop → Here NarayPublisher A Side Of Town Subscribe and share the A Side Of Town, here ⭐ Gold Star Editor’s PicksEditor’s Picks This...

watercolor graphic of a robot holding a pink daisy in a field with a bunny rabbit

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Apr 2 – Apr 8 Hey Neighbors, It's officially spring, yeah!! Hello April!! 🦋 I think the kiddos (k-12) are on spring break this upcoming week so traffic should be a little bit lighter but more kids out and about so be cautious of them playing in the neighborhoods. This means it's officially patio season and finding all the good places with patios to sip and people watch. I'm looking forward to the farmer's market starting again and the outdoor...

Graphic illustration of a friendly robot at the farmers market

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Mar 26 – Apr 2 Hey Neighbors, A big welcome to all the new subscribers. We are glad you're here.Spring is starting to show up for real—farmers markets are (almost) back, daffodils are doing their thing, and yes, we’re already debating parking in downtown Roswell again.This week leans a little more intentional than packed: a legit comedy headliner, a standout live music set, and a few reasons to actually get out during the day. How's your Sweet...

water color graphic of Alphie the town mascot walking a dog on the town green

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Mar 19 – Mar 25 Hey Neighbors, I could have sworn last week this time we were on the verge of summer. 🥵 And this week I'm back to my fleeced-lined leggings and the down duvet back on the bed....you? It's suppose to officially be spring in the next few days and mid 80's this weekend. We will see.... What's happening this week? Were you Forwarded this? Get the free Thursday drop → Here NarayPublisher A Side Of Town Subscribe and share the A Side...

watercolor illustration of Alphie with a green beer on St. Patricks Day

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Mar 12 – Mar 18 Hey Neighbors, Some weeks the world feels a little heavy, doesn’t it? The kind of week where you briefly wish there were a big red button labeled pause. Since that doesn’t exist, the next best thing might be doing something small and local—seeing some live music, wandering a park, or raising a glass of green beer with friends. Lucky for us, Alpharetta has a few of those options this week. P.S. My current carbonated beverage...

Alphie, The Alpharetta bot, mascot dressed as a wizard watercolor graphic

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Mar 5 – Mar 11 Hey Neighbors,Yay, its March! We are marching right into Women's History Month, spring-like temps, ( don't look but some predict the 80's) and Bridgerton season. I hear the movie theater CMX over at Halcyon is closing. Considering it's the closest theater to me I never remembered it was there for some reason. I think it should turn into a Studio Movie Grill, what do you think? Will you miss it? P.S. 🕖 Turn the clocks ahead 1...

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Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Feb 26 – Mar 4 Hey Neighbors,I guess we are still 'wintering'. Might as well turn seasons into verbs during these false spring sprints. We shouldn't get our panties too much in a bunch considering our Notheastern family just got 18" of snow dumped on them. Officially, it is still February so we should stop whining already. What fun events can we get into while wintering? Forwarded this? Get the free Thursday drop → Here NarayPublisher A Side...

Alphie, The A Side of Town mascot sitting in a jazz cafe. watercolor rendering

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Feb 18 – Feb 25 Hey Neighbors,Hope you had an enjoyable Valentine's. We are smack dab in the middle of Black History month events still going strong. RIP to activist, Rev. Jesse Jackson who passed away yesterday.🙏🏾 The Lunar New Year, rolled in on blazing flames with the Year of the Fire Horse. I need to look up its meaning but the imagery is a shift in energy for sure. There is lots going on, let's get into it. NarayPublisher A Side Of Town...

A graphic image of the town mascot, robot, Alphie holding a large red heart-shaped box with a blue ribbon bow tied around it. watercolor background

Alpharetta, Milton, Johns Creek & Roswell Events: Feb 11 – Feb 18 Hey Neighbors,Welcome back! Nice to see it's warming up a bit, yeah?! How did your team do in the big game? I hope you got out and participated in some of the events from last week. The Arabian NightsFamily Valentine's party seemed super cute. If you attended share some pics with me! I'll ooooh and ahhhhh with you. P.S. On Tuesday did you get your chicken-nuggets and caviar pairing kit from McDonalds? It included the nuggets,...