Taste of Johns Creek Returning This Sunday

The 5th Annual Taste of Johns Creek combines great food, live entertainment and Visual Arts for a wonderful community celebration at Chattahoochee High School. This festival has something for the whole family to enjoy!

Photo credit: Taste of Johns Creek

Chattahoochee High School will continue a neighborhood tradition with the 5^th annual Taste of Johns Creek on Sunday, Aug. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m.

The community-wide event will include many of the past years’ best features, including food and presentation contests, a fun-filled Kidz Zone and great performances by local artists. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door, and children 4 and under are free.

Gourmet foods from several local restaurants will be in the spotlight as top chefs share their culinary treats. Business sponsors include Johns Creek Convention & Visitors Bureau, Publix Apron Cooking School, Trader Joe’s, A-1 Driving School, Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra and Costco.

A sampling of participating restaurants, which come mostly from Johns Creek with some from Alpharetta, include: Adobo Taqueria, Azul Agave, Bagel Boys Café, Bamboo Garden, Bassano’s Pizzeria, Chili’s, Cuzi’s, DA Butcher, Jet’s Pizza, Kozmo Gastro Pub, Little Caesars Pizza, Marco’s Pizza, On the Border, One Moore Cookie, Outback Steakhouse, Pepperoni’s Tavern, Primo Italian Ice, Rita’s Italian Ice, Shane’s Rib Shack, Smashburger, Yates Sport Bar and Yogurtini.

Monies raised will benefit the 2011 Region and 2010 AAAA State Champion Chattahoochee Cougar football team as well as the Hooch Cheer Club.

Advance Ticket Sales Available at:
Chattahoochee High School Main Office
5230 Taylor Road (During School Days/Hours)

Or Contact Tricia Clancy (678) 333-4159 tricia.clancy@comcast.net

For more information on the Taste of Johns Creek, visit the Facebook page or www.hoochfootball.net.

Source: Alpharetta Patch

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Homes for sale in North Fulton, Alpharetta, Johns Creek

North Fulton in metro Atlanta is known as a place where many families who are relocating to Atlanta choose to live.  It includes Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Duluth, and Roswell.

I am a resident of Alpharetta in The Palisades, so I am familiar with the area and have been here to see much of the growth of recent years.  Abundant with excellent schools, premier shopping, a variety of restaurants, and access to many natural areas and public spaces, North Fulton is a wonderful place to call home.

I invite you to watch this brief movie that shows five of the homes I have for sale in the North Fulton area.  Below the movie are links to the web page for each home.

North Fulton Homes for Sale

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Click here to view 410 Society Street in Alpharetta

Please click here to see 555 Society Street in Alpharetta.

Please click here to see 12720 Morningpark Circle in Alpahretta

Please click here to view 9048 Woodland Trail in Alpharetta.

Please click here to see 4825 Haydens Walk Drive in Johns Creek.

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North Fulton (Atlanta) Most Expensive Homes Sold in 2010

The five most expensive homes sold in the North Fulton area, north of Atlanta, Georgia, had list prices spanning from over $13 million to $1.7 million. Three out of the five homes are located in Alpharetta’s Country Club of the South subdivision.  Dean Gardens, the most expensive home sold, was listed by Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty.

For a little perspective, in North Fulton in 2010, there were 1,367 properties sold this year.  The average was a 5 bedroom, 4 and half bath home with an average sales price of $474,561.

Dean Gardens, the most expensive home sold in 2010 in the North Fulton (Atlanta) area.

Dean Gardens - 5100 Old Alabama Road – Johns Creek
List Price: $13,500,000
Eight bedrooms, 9 full, 3 half baths
Sold: July 30, 2010

Marsh Park Drive, the home with the second highest list price sold in 2010 in North Fulton (Atlanta).

520 Marsh Park Drive – Winfield on the River Subdivision in Duluth
List Price: $2,395,000
Five bedrooms, five full, one half baths
Sold: October 1, 2010

Old Southwick Pass, the home with the third highest list price sold in 2010 in North Fulton (Atlanta).

8885 SE Old Southwick Pass - Country Club of the South in Alpharetta
List Price: $1,900,000
Six bedrooms, six full, three half baths
Sold: June 2, 2010

Colonnade Trail, the home with the fourth highest list price sold in 2010 in North Fulton (Atlanta).

9360 Colonnade Trail - Country Club of the South in Alpharetta
List Price:  $1,849,000
Five bedrooms, six full, two half baths
Sold: July 9, 2010

Leadenhall Street, the home with the fifth highest list price sold in 2010 in North Fulton (Atlanta).

2010 Leadenhall Street – Country Club of the South in Alpharetta
List Price: $1,749,000
Six bedrooms, seven full, two half baths
Sold: November 8, 2010

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