Atlanta
Auditions for School of American Ballet set
Auditions for the School of American Ballet’s Summer Course will be Sunday at Atlanta Ballet, 1695 Marietta Blvd NW. Audition times: 2:30 to 4 p.m. 12- to 13-year-olds; 4 to 5:30 p.m. 14- to 15-year-olds; and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 16- to 18-year-olds. Application fee: $35.
Auditions are for intermediate and advanced ballet students, 12 to 18 years old as of July 31, 2013. Students must bring a copy of their birth certificates. Girls must bring pointe shoes to the audition. Preregister at sab.org/summercourse.
Kenneth Musisi
Gwinnett
Sugarloaf Parkway extends to Dacula
The final section of the Sugarloaf Parkway extension opened to traffic on Dec. 11, extending Sugarloaf Parkway over SR 316 in Dacula and includes the bridge overpass, entrance and exit ramps. The project enhances east-west connectivity across Gwinnett and completes the six-mile extension from SR 20 south of Lawrenceville to SR 316 in the Dacula area.
The 2009 SPLOST funds paid the $15 million project to construct the ramps and section of Sugarloaf Parkway from Campbell Road to the south side of SR 316 that opened this summer. The Georgia DOT provided $2.5 million for this recent construction.
Karen Huppertz for the AJC
DeKalb
Permits in place for North Decatur Walmart
The owner of an aging shopping plaza near Decatur has secured all of the necessary permits to build a Walmart supercenter.
Selig Enterprises needed demolition, land disturbance and building permits to tear down part of Suburban Plaza and anchor it with the retail giant.
A group of residents in the North Decatur neighborhoods banded together, trying to keep Walmart out.
However, work is set to begin on the project in early 2013. April Hunt
Cobb
Children’s art classes planned for this month
Children are invited to participate in Art Expressions workshops from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Jan. 24 at the Powder Springs Library, 4181 Atlanta St.
Registration is required, and free supplies will be provided.
Information: Tara Klodnicki, simpsont@cobbcat.org or 770-439-3600.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Fayette
Recycle trees in Peachtree City
Peachtree City residents can recycle their Christmas trees 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday at three locations.
Bare trees (no ormaments or flocking) will be accepted for free chipping at the Peachtree City Recycling Center on Hwy. 74 South, the Home Depot on Hwy. 54 West and the Kedron Shopping Center on Hwy. 74 North. Jill Howard Church for the AJC
Fulton
Early voting site opens in Alpharetta
The Fulton County Board of Elections has one early voting site in Alpharetta for the special election to fill the Senate District 21 seat vacated by Chip Rogers.
Voters may cast their ballots at 30 S. Main St., Suite 1, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday.
Voters may also cast ballots 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 8, the date of the special election.
Information: www.fultoncountyga.gov/rae
Patrick Fox
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