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Roswell lines up duck race, two trunk-or-treats for Halloween
Three Roswell Halloween events are on the calendar over the next two weeks: the Keep Roswell Beautiful Duck Race on Oct. 17, a sensory-friendly Adaptive Truck or Treat on Oct. 24, and the Roswell Police Department's Trunk or Treat on Oct. 30.
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Roswell Arts Fund hosts four-course fundraiser dinner Nov. 12
Four Roswell restaurants and jazz guitarist Trey Wright team up for Art Around: Food, a 100-seat dinner on Nov. 12 at Bey Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar, with all proceeds going to the Roswell Arts Fund.
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Canton Street's monthly block party returns Thursday with new food, live music
Alive in Roswell returns to Historic Canton Street on Thursday, Aug. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. with free admission, live music by Davis & The Love, food trucks and sponsors including Rock 'N' Taco Roswell, Phoenix Senior Living and Wellstar Health.
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$25 pet adoptions in Fulton County through Aug. 26, then free through month's end
LifeLine Animal Project's Clear the Shelters campaign offers $25 dog and cat adoptions at Fulton County Animal Services through Aug. 26, with fees waived entirely during a five-day grand finale Aug. 27–31.
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Craft studio pop-up benefits Atlanta Humane Society Aug. 22
Red Seal Craft Studio hosts the Atlanta Humane Society for a crafting pop-up on Aug. 22, featuring an adoptable dog, a $15 drop-in keychain project and full Open Crafting options with proceeds benefiting the no-kill shelter.
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Free brass, accordion concert set for Roswell Town Square Aug. 23
The City of Roswell's Sundays in the Park series continues with a free outdoor concert at Roswell Town Square on Sunday, Aug. 23, featuring the Roswell New Horizons Pops Band's Dogwood Brass Quintet and the Atlanta Accordion Club.
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Overnight road work begins Aug. 17 at Roswell Area Park
The City of Roswell announced that overnight road resurfacing at Roswell Area Park will begin Monday, Aug. 17, running weeknights from 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., with the park remaining open during regular hours.
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Rising costs push more North Fulton seniors to seek meal delivery help
Senior Services North Fulton reports a 20% jump in Meals on Wheels participation over six months as rising costs push more seniors toward food insecurity, with Roswell resident Tommy Bloodworth illustrating how the program provides both nutrition and human connection.
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Roswell council OKs park upgrades, revisits Green Street trail funding
Roswell City Council on Aug. 10 approved $419,000 in bond-funded park upgrades at East Roswell Park and Hembree Park, and voted on a revived $4.5 million state funding application for a pedestrian trail linking the historic district to Woodstock Park.
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Roswell taps Gen Alpha slang for new school-zone safety campaign
The City of Roswell launched its #SlowDownRoswell campaign Monday, Aug. 3, with Mayor Mary Robichaux and young residents using Gen Alpha slang to remind drivers to slow to 25 mph in school zones, part of a broader $400,000 traffic-calming initiative.
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Second annual 5K to honor fallen Roswell Officer Jeremy Labonte
The second annual Jeremy Labonte Memorial 5K returns to Sweet Apple Elementary in Roswell on Saturday, Aug. 22, honoring the officer killed in the line of duty in February 2025.
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Roswell Fire welcomes 15 new recruits in latest hiring push
Fifteen new Roswell firefighters began orientation Aug. 3 at the Roswell-Alpharetta Public Safety Training Center, continuing the department's five-year transition from part-time to full-time staffing.
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Fulton libraries tally 18,000+ readers for summer program
The Fulton County Library System's 2026 "Unearth a Story" summer reading program wrapped with 18,308 participants countywide, and Roswell Library families can now join the free "Learning Lives Here" August reading challenge.
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Nonprofit founder seeks more sponsors to grow cancer patient support
Roswell native Matt Zlotnick founded The Healing Train in 2012 after his father's lung cancer diagnosis, raising money through wiffle ball tournaments at Rotary Dream Field to buy gas cards and cover parking for chemo patients at three major hospitals.
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