Amber Perry

A Girl Scout speaks to a representative from the Chattahoochee Nature Center at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve’s Earth Day Celebration April 20. The event featured a number of organizations dedicated to sustainability and environmental protection as well as family fun activities.

Johns Creek Sgt. George Hodge said his now-retired K-9 partner Kimo is still becoming acquainted with the slower pace of life as a normal house dog.

Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood speaks against the city’s intention to demolish the Masonic Lodge property at 1054 Alpharetta St. via eminent domain during Roswell’s open forum April 29. Wood spearheaded the formation of the new Save Roswell’s History Committee and has acquired around 550 signatures petitioning against the demolition of the pre-Civil War building.

More than a dozen speakers argued for the preservation of the historic Masonic Lodge at Roswell’s open forum April 29, three weeks after the City Council voted to exercise eminent

Roswell City Councilman Will Morthland reads a proclamation April 29 to formally recognize the “No Shame” campaign led by One Roswell, a coalition of community partners and individuals formed by the nonprofits Hope Roswell and Pathways2Life. The campaign encourages individuals to take a pledge to provide a shame-free environment by learning more about mental health challenges, stigma and the disease of addiction.

Guests of the Cultural Arts Alliance’s program stand by “The Bridge,” a sculpture created by Ilan Averbuch that uses steel from the old Rogers Bridge.

The juried exhibition at the Johns Creek Arts Center, on display until May 10, features a dynamic set of more than 40 works that express Korean heritage.

State transportation officials are set to receive a new set of bids May 7 for a project to add express lanes along a 16-mile stretch of Ga. 400 north into

Stuti Mohan, a sophomore at Chattahoochee High School, showcases her Girl Scout Gold Award project at Halcyon’s Spring Market April 28. For the project, Mohan is working to address early childhood literacy in infants and toddlers by distributing around 400 books as well as literary guides to areas like South Fulton and impoverished villages in India.

Christopher Cleary recites two customized poems he wrote for Nina Skiles, left, at North Main Street Park April 27. Cleary is a permitted applicant of an Alpharetta program that allows artists across a variety of styles to perform on the streets. Currently, there are six designated performance locations, mostly pocket parks downtown.