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team honors for lacrosse. “Brooke is ready to take any obstacle on head-on, I am so proud of her,” coach Stephanie Mathewson said. Rose Coluzzi committed to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She plays attack for the Gladiators and has contributed 125 points in her three years on the team. Coluzzi is also a Georgia Certificate of Merit Scholar, achieved by being in the top 10 percent of her class, and will graduate summa cum laude in the spring.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Toro Development Company, the real estate firm led by Avalon developer Mark Toro, announced Nov. 6 it has secured financing for the anticipated mixeduse project Medley in Johns Creek. Groundbreaking for the $560 million, 42-acre development is slated for December, with an anticipated opening in late 2026. Medley will be integral to the city’s 192acre Town Center, which will weave together housing, restaurants, retail and offices through new public pathways and parks. The deal includes an equity investment from Ascentris, a Denverbased real estate private equity firm, and a $158 million construction loan from Banco Inbursa, out of Mexico City, for the first phase. Located at McGinnis Ferry Road and Johns Creek Parkway, Medley will encompass 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, a 175-room boutique hotel, 110,000 square feet of lifestyle office, 750 multifamily residences, 133 townhomes and an activated 25,000-square-foot plaza. The company purchased the suburban office park for $44 million in March 2024 and has since razed a 350,000-square-foot office building to prepare the site for
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From left, Johns Creek seniors Maddie Tredway, Brooke Denny, Rose Coluzzi, Nora Donaldson, and Brooke Murphy assemble for a signing day ceremony at Johns Creek High School Nov. 13.
Johns Creek girls athletes commit to play at next level By ANNABELLE REITER annabelle@appenmedia.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga — Johns Creek High School held a signing day Nov. 13 for five seniors to declare their letters of intent to participate in collegiate athletics. Family and friends gathered with coaches and others of the community to celebrate advancing to the next level of competition. One swimmer attended the ceremony, and the remaining four athletes play for the Johns Creek lacrosse team. Maddie Tredway committed to Lin-
denwood University’s lacrosse team. She will enter her senior season with over 600 career control draw wins. Last season, she won offensive MVP and was named to the all-state second team for attack. The multi-sport athlete also played flag football during her time at Johns Creek, being named an all-area honorable mention as the quarterback. Brooke Denny, Tredway’s goalie, committed to the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Denny will enter her fourth season for Johns Creek with 150 career saves. As a junior, she was awarded all-state first
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