“Why anyone would drive a tank of propane around in their car when they have a much safer and more convenient option at their disposal defies common sense. Our propane delivery service is the safest way for you to get a tank of propane delivered right to your grill, patio heater, or bug zapper,” says Don Zabkar, Business Development and Franchise Sales Director for Suburban Cylinder Express.

Last Saturday was a hot day, but the heat on the event lawn of the Alpharetta Community Center wasn’t from any solar effect; it was the heat of battle. The pitting of wits and wills against one another and the war cries of the victorious or the wailing of the defeated echoed in the air. The challenge had begun – The Family Challenge.

Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, would have been proud if he was looking down at Roswell last Saturday evening. While there may have been merry-making in other parts of town, only one place was giving the beverage it’s true due, honoring and learning about the tastes and flavors...

Imagine hearing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech for the first time, really letting the words wash over you. You listen in rapture and feel like the air is sucked from your lungs. You know this speech is special, but now it truly hits you.

There is nothing new about a Fourth of July parade. There are floats, people throw candy, and flags are in abundance. But everything was new to the young city of Milton for its first ever Independence Day Parade.

It was a Fourth of July party as only Alpharetta could throw, befitting the city’s 150th birthday. Throughout the afternoon, Wills Park began filling up slowly but surely with revelers and small BBQ grills...

Passing by the Wal-Mart on Mansell Road last week, you might have noticed a tent full of fireworks in the parking lot. Looking much like any number of such tents in the area before and during the July 4 celebrations, this tent was a little special. Along with fireworks, it was selling hope.

On behalf of our valued advertisers and our truly dedicated Beacon Media editorial and sales team we are proud to announce the launch of the Beacon News Hour, carried live via the Beaconcast.com each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from noon-1 p.m. As we progress it is our intention to expand our coverage to five days per week.

Noel R. Anderson, the senior pastor at Cross of Life Lutheran Church has retired. Anderson has held the post for the past 10 years. His retirement, effective July 1, 2008, was recently observed at a retirement celebration at the church, which is located at 1000 Hembree Road in Roswell.

It’s not everyday that North Fulton gets to play host to a Hollywood premiere. However that was exactly the case last Friday when the independent film “A Plumm Summer” opened at Startime Theater. Startime, the only theater in the eastern United States that will be showing the movie, was chosen as the premiere venue because one of the movie’s stars, former Alpharetta resident Lisa Guerrero, was familiar with the management there.