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On the evening of April 23, the City of Alpharetta will begin extensive rehabilitation and resurfacing of Windward Parkway between Georgia 400 and Alderman Drive / Windward Plaza. Lane closures will occur throughout the two-week project, but at least one lane in each direction will remain open at all times, and access to side streets will be maintained.

NORTH POINT PARKWAY TO ALDERMAN DRIVE:

Due to the extent of work that must be performed to address underlying deterioration of the road between North Point Parkway and Alderman Drive, work in that area will be performed 24 hours per day so that the total number of days and impacts to motorists can be reduced.

This area of Windward Parkway has seen significant degradation of the underlying roadbed, so the asphalt layer will be removed and soil cement applied to rebuild and reinforce the foundation. Soil-cement is a mixture of Portland cement, natural soil, and water used to form a hard, semi-rigid paving surface. It is most often used in highways or as a sub-base for asphalt or other forms of paving to modify the soil subgrade strength and provide a working platform in unsuitable conditions.

In short, the section of Windward Parkway between North Point Parkway and Alderman Drive is not simply being resurfaced. It is being rebuilt to provide better strength and durability and address the underlying issues that have caused excessive formation of potholes.

GA400 TO NORTH POINT PARKWAY:

Fortunately, those underlying conditions are not present in the area between GA400 and North Point Parkway, so road work in this area is limited to resurfacing/repaving and will be performed at night. Work will begin after 7:30 PM and the road will be reopened by 5:00 AM each day.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Motorists should expect travel delays on Windward Parkway beginning April 23 and lasting for approximately two weeks. The best way to minimize travel delays and frustration will be by avoiding travel during peak commute periods, as alternate routes of travel in the affected area are limited.

Businesses in the area are encouraged to promote telework options during the construction period, and large employers are asked to consider slightly adjusting arrival and dismissal times during the workday. Traffic congestion and delays can be greatly reduced by neighboring businesses coordinating so that one adjusts their times 15 minutes earlier while a neighboring business adjusts theirs 15 minutes later.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Michelle Walters never intended to expand LNB Candles beyond the immediate orbit of her daughter and her friends, but it’s success outgrew expectations.

Her small business has grown out of her home and into its own physical location, onto the shelves at Walmart and a booth at Alpharetta farmers markets.

Walters was one of the vendors at the Jan. 11 North Main Street Market at Alpharetta, a new winter farmers market that began in November. The various vendors, ranging from hot sauce shops to gluten-free tamales, set up at Henderson Commons.

Walters’ business began with a personal goal in mind. Her daughter was diagnosed with a health condition.

“We noticed she was starting to break out and get cystic acne, get very tired at night, get sleepy, and say, ‘I have headaches,’” Walters said. “And we figured out it was the candles she was burning.”

Walters said through research she discovered that some candles contain dangerous chemicals, which led her to make her own candles out of simple ingredients.

LNB has expanded beyond candles to room sprays and car fresheners. Walters said she has recently started expanding into body lotions and body sprays.

LNB Candles can be found at 6778 Jamestown Dr. in south Forsyth County, at the Halcyon Farmers Market, on Amazon and at some Walmart locations.

Noemi Espinoza, owner of Noemi’s Tamales, also started her business through a love for family. Espinoza — who makes tamales that are organic and gluten-free, sauces and salsas — said her mother and tradition are what inspired her to the business.

Espinoza founded Noemi’s Tamales in 2009 but eventually left the business behind after the birth of her grandson in 2017. However, Espinoza said, she wasn’t able to stay away for long, and she resumed tamale sales after a five-year recess.

“I would make my kids, I would make them make tamales,” Espinoza said. “Like, you just don't have life without making tamales for Christmas.”

Other vendors at the event included Boarding Pass Coffee, Mighty Greens GA, Southern Local Nuts and B&A Bees.

Businesses like Gone Bananas, owned by Eric Luidens and his wife, began because of COVID-19, and has hung around since.

Luidens’ booth featured Caribbean banana bread, which Luidens said differs from typical Georgia banana bread in ingredients, spices and flavors. Luidens, who travels to markets as far as Macon, also sells his bread on Instagram.

“Everything is natural,” Luidens said. “We source everything as local as possible, so we know what we’re putting in it.”

For those without the taste for banana, another vendor, Phil Patisserie, boasted various pastries, both sweet and savory, with a croissant base, as well as macarons. Owner Philippe Monnerie said he has baked for 20 years and finally decided to share the treats last year.

A stone’s throw away, Point Blank Pepper Co. founder Rich Newton said he launched his business four years ago as a sideline. But, when he was furloughed from his job in 2020 due to COVID, he committed fully to selling his table sauces and peppers in brine.

Newton said Point Blank has been nominated for awards, including a 2021 Flavor of Georgia finalist and the winner of the 2022 International Fiery Flave Awards.

Joern Seigies, who manages the North Main Street Market, got into the act, too.

His Bramberi Farm booth offered berries and lamb for sale.

Seigies, who frequents farmers markets to sell his berries, said he wanted to start the North Main Street event to fill the traditional off-season.

“If it picks up and it's a good winter market, we will keep it all year-round, maybe, if we get all the approvals for it, even into the summer,” Seigies said.

The market runs through March on Wednesdays 3:30-6:30 p.m. and is located at 735 N. Main St.

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CMI Health, Inc. will launch AsthmaGo® at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) conference, through May 24th, 2023 at The Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. AsthmaGo® has already received recognition in the industry, having won third place in the IEEE Standard Association Telehealth Competition. With a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of patient privacy and data security, AsthmaGo® is fully HIPAA compliant and utilizes secure servers based in the United States.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Thousands of drivers will face year-long commuting challenges on Kimball Bridge Road in Alpharetta as work began May 8 to replace the bridge over Ga. 400.

Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard said GDOT would restripe Ga. 400 between Haynes Bridge Road and Old Milton Parkway May 6. The restriping will shift lanes during construction of the new Kimball Bridge Road bridge, and the speed limit on the freeway will be reduced to 55 miles per hour on the entire stretch of the highway in Alpharetta.

The highway work will be followed by the closure of Kimball Bridge Road between North Point and Northwinds parkways to allow for construction of a temporary bridge May 8.

The Georgia Department of Transportation estimats 2023 annual daily traffic on Kimball Bridge Road westbound at 5,750 vehicles and eastbound at 4,600. The department estimates average daily traffic on Ga. 400 under the bridge at 128,000.

Drinkard said GDOT and project contractor CW Matthews estimate the demolition of the current bridge and construction will take a full year to complete.

He said construction will continue into the evening, but GDOT has been in conversation with the nearby neighborhood at Northwinds Parkway and Kimball Bridge Road to provide information and prepare residents for what to expect.

“It's going to be noisy over there,” Drinkard said.

The bridge replacement is part of the GDOT Ga. 400 Express Lanes Project, which will add paid lanes on each side of the highway between the North Springs MARTA Station in Sandy Springs and McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County.

The new bridge will include two lanes in each direction, a center median, wide sidewalks on both sides, improved street lighting and decorative elements, Drinkard said.

“In the end, capacity for both vehicles and for pedestrians in that area of Kimball Bridge Road will be improved,” Drinkard said.

He said drivers will use North Point or Northwinds parkways to detour to Old Milton Parkway or Haynes Bridge Road to avoid the road closure.

“Haynes Bridge as you're headed east or northeast, if you're headed downtown from North Point Parkway along Haynes Bridge, that area is nowhere near capacity,” Drinkard said. “So there's a lot of ability to still absorb some traffic in that area.”

Further information on the Ga. 400 Express Lanes Project can be found at 0001757-gdot.hub.arcgis.com/.