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Alpharetta officials adopt road safety improvement plan By SHELBY ISRAEL shelby@appenmedia.com
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Retired NBA All Star Joe Barry Carroll shares his paintings, each paired with a story to an intimate crowd at an artist talk on Feb. 23 at Mimosa Hall.
NBA star explores life through art and stories By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com ROSWELL, Ga. — Retired NBA All Star Joe Barry Carroll knows events like his Feb. 23 artist talk at Mimosa Hall are set up as lectures, but he hopes his art spurs conversations that run both ways. The athlete-turned-artist sat down with a small crowd as part of an exhibit of his art in the historic home.
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The exhibit, “My View from Seven Feet,” will be on display until March 28 for appointment viewings and public events. At the talk, Carroll reflected on his childhood and 10-year career in the NBA through a series of paintings displayed around Mimosa Hall. He began painting eight years ago as an attempt to have a “deeper understanding of what artists do.” Carroll said he has always been
interested in art. When he traveled as a professional athlete, Carroll scheduled time to go to galleries and museums. As he started painting, though, Carroll was drawn to what he created. Now, the self-taught artists has more than 100 paintings and four published books. When not painting, Carroll is a wealth adviser to
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a funding request of $199,778 to implement a local roads safety action plan to increase pedestrian and driver safety. The project, approved at the Feb. 27 council meeting, will be carried out by Alta Planning and Design, and its implementation makes the city eligible for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary grant program. In a November 2022 budget analysis, Alta Principal Alia Awwad said the action plan is expected to be completed by summer 2023. The council also unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding between the city and Faithful Guardian, a training center for first responders based in Temple. The partnership includes a 12week advanced emergency medical technician training program conducted by Faithful Guardian for six Alpharetta Fire Department candidates, followed by a 14-week fire school. The collaboration officially launched March 1, and it ends March 1, 2025. Councilmembers fielded two
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