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SUGAR HILL, Ga., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TEDxAlexanderPark is hosting a live event February 25, 2023 at the Eagle Theater in Sugar Hill, GA, highlighting ten brilliant thought leaders from all walks of life with a passion to impact the world.

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TEDxAlexanderPark's theme "Back to Basics" comes from Theodor Seuss Geisel also known as Dr. Seuss who in 1971 published a book titled the Lorax, which shares the story of an old man named Once-ler who endows a young boy with the responsibility to save the future of forestry, animals and humanity by planting a last Truffula (tree) seed and avoiding the greed of profit-over-planet that led the Once-ler to nearly pioneer an apocalypse.

"It's amazing to see our community come together around the common intention to impact our local and global community," says organizer Darryll Stinson.

From teenagers to seniors, average salary earners to multi-multi-millionaires, TEDxAlexanderPark speakers will present topics ranging from technology and education to pet adoption, mindfulness, and consciousness. All the talks will be centered around a common event goal — manifesting community impact.

Speakers include: Ocean Robbins, co-founder and CEO of the Food Revolution Network, Ashley Wright, 2023 Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year; Bucky O'Neil, International Speaker and Mentor; Elyssa Fernandez a young filmmaker, artist, and entrepreneur; Lee Richter, Global Leader and award-winning CEO; Ameya Agnihotri, student at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics and Technology; Stephen Schettini, Ex-Monk and thought leader; Iris Grimm, 22 plus year Dog Trainer; Dr. Matisa Wilbon, anthropologist and sociologist; and Travis Hall, lead Pastor of Life Church International.

Former Fortune 100 executive Steven Monahan serves as co-organizer of the event, as well as the City of Sugar Hill Mayor Brandon Hembree.

Seating is extremely limited. Visit: www.tedxalexanderpark.com/attend

About TEDx, x = independently organized event

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, often in the form of short talks delivered by leading thinkers and doers. Many of these talks are given at TED Conferences, intimate TED Salons and thousands of independently organised TEDx events around the world. Videos of these talks are made available, free, on TED.com and other platforms. Audio versions of TED Talks are published to TED Talks Daily, available on all podcast platforms.

TED's open and free initiatives for spreading ideas include TED.com, where new TED Talk videos are posted daily; TEDx, which licenses thousands of individuals and groups to host local, self-organized TED-style events around the world; the TED Fellows program, which selects innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities; The Audacious Project, which surfaces and funds critical ideas that have the potential to impact millions of lives; TED Translators Program, which crowdsources the subtitling of TED Talks so that big ideas can spread across languages and borders; and the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED also offers TED@Work a program that reimagines TED Talks for workplace learning. TED also has a growing library of original podcasts, including The TED Interview with Chris Anderson, WorkLife with Adam Grant, Far Flung with Saleem Reshamwala and How to Be a Better Human.

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CONTACT: Darryll Stinson353490@email4pr.com517-414-6647

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HOSCHTON — North Gwinnett edged Mill Creek 5-4 Monday in a non-region baseball matchup.

Brodie Baweja struck out four in five innings, and Ryan Hall (2-1) was the winning pitcher after striking out two in three innings. Baweja added a hit and an RBI at the plate.

The Bulldogs (7-2) were led offensively by Gavin Zoeller (2-for-4, three RBIs) and Koa Kloehs (2-for-3, home run).

Mill Creek pitchers Caleb Pierce, Will Myhand, Daniel Pierce and Zain Keerti combined to allow one earned run. Matt Simay (4-for-4, RBI), Will Farmer (two extra-base hits, two RBIs) and Dylan Armstrong (one hit, one RBI) led the Hawks’ offense, while Daniel Pierce, Ryan Thomas and Brandon Brown also had hits.

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Dacula 7, Flowery Branch 2

DACULA — Dacula’s winning streak reached six games with Monday’s 7-2 victory over Flowery Branch.

Dale Towe struck out four in four innings and allowed two runs, and Samuel Zaa pitched two innings with four strikeouts.

The Falcons (8-4) were led offensively by D.J. Quary (two hits, two runs) and Reiston Durham (one hit, two RBIs).

Mountain View 10, Berkmar 2

LAWRENCEVILLE — Cooper Johnson struck out 12 in five innings, scattering three hits and two runs, as Mountain View defeated Berkmar 10-2.

Kyle Hong (two hits, one run, three RBIs), Jackson Smith (two hits, one run, one RBI, double) and Brett Sportsman (one hit, one run, two RBIs).

Lanier sweeps Shiloh

SUGAR HILL — Lanier celebrated Senior Night on Monday with a sweep of Shiloh in 8-AAAAAA play.

The Longhorns beat Shiloh 6-5 in the opener before an 11-1 win in the nightcap.

GAC 21, Chattahoochee 2

MARIETTA — Greater Atlanta Christian slugged to a 21-2 victory over Chattahoochee at the East Cobb Baseball Complex on Monday.

Winning pitcher Eli Hanna struck out five in three innings, giving up three hits and one run. He also was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs.

Aaron Hobson (2-for-3, two doubles, four RBIs), Bailey Teague (2-for-4, double, two RBIs), Conrad Cason (1-for-2, three RBIs) and Logan Kimberl (2-for-4, double, two RBIs) were the Spartans’ other standouts.

Cherokee Bluff 4, Seckinger 3

FLOWERY BRANCH — Seckinger fell 4-3 to Cherokee Bluff on Monday.

Tyler Greene (4 1/3 innings, five strikeouts, three hits, two earned runs) and Shia Carnish (2 1/3 innings, three strikeouts, two hits, no earned runs) shared pitching duties for the Jaguars.

Seckinger’s offensive leaders were Jojo Montgomery (one hit, two RBIs), Sebastian Hernandez (one hit, one RBI), Jin Kasuya (one hit, one run) and Malachi Jeffries (double, one run).

With new development around City Hall and musical events at The Bowl, the city of Sugar Hill continues to look at ways to draw visitors to its downtown area.

One of those ways isn’t new, however, it’s a holiday tradition. And that tradition is back as the Ice Rink at Sugar Hill opened for business on Thursday.

In its seventh year in its familiar position behind City Hall, the rink will bring skaters from around the area to Sugar Hill through the holidays and on into 2023 — running through Feb. 19.

The rink drew more than 20,000 people last year, and similar crowds are expected this year to enjoy the venue that is the same size as the rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

“The Ice Rink at Sugar Hill is the perfect spot for date night, family fun, or a solo day out in downtown,” Communications and Social Media Manager Victoria Richburg said. “This time of year brings so many of our community members together to celebrate and having the ice rink here in downtown is a large piece of why people gather.”

The rink is owned and run by Leon Agostinho of Have An Ice Day. He said, on average, approximately 1,000 paid skaters visit the rink on any given weekend.

The Ice Rink offers complimentary use of skate trainers and helmets for kids.

“It’s a fun way to get out and get moving,” Agostinho told the Daily Post last season.

The rink is 120 feet long and 60 feet wide — the same size as the rink at the Rockefeller Center. Agostinho said his goal is simply to provide entertainment for the families and friends of the Sugar Hill community.

“We do see this continuing for years to come,” Agostinho said. “Hopefully for as long as we can.”

As the downtown area has developed, it makes it so visitors can come skate and spend the day shopping or eating at one of the downtown restaurants.

General admission is $12 for adults and $8 for children with a $3 skate rental fee. A season pass is offered for $139.

The Ice Rink offers complimentary use of skate trainers and helmets for kids.

For the schedule and more information, go to: www.haidrink.com.

Just south of Lake Lanier’s southernmost shores, a residential project has broken ground that developers say will create a new level of luxury living at the doorstep of Gwinnett County’s latest city center.

Atlanta-based Novare Group, a real estate development and investment company still known for glassy towers like Metropolis built during intown’s early-aughts condo wave, is moving forward with a rental community described as both Class A and garden-style in Sugar Hill.

The 306-unit project, a partnership with BCDC, is claiming 23 acres off Ga. Highway 20 near Sugar Hill’s mixed-use downtown that’s sprung up in recent years. That includes hundreds of apartments, greenspace, an amphitheater called The Bowl, and the distinctive, Art Deco-inspired The Eagle Theatre.

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Plans call for a mix of two-story townhomes and more traditional rental units at the gated community. Onsite perks will include de rigueur coworking spaces, a resort-style pool with a sun shelf, a clubroom, a yoga room in the gym, a dog park and spa, and for more studious renters, a library. Private garages for some units are also in the plans.

The Sugar Hill Greenway—the city’s planned, 11.5-mile multi-use trail system—will be integrated into the Novare project site and will eventually link with the rest of downtown by way of a pedestrian bridge over Ga. Highway 20, officials say. The City of Sugar Hill (motto: “The Sweet Life”) reported last week the trail’s first 4.7-mile phase is nearly complete.

Jim Borders, Novare president and CEO, described Sugar Hill in a recent announcement as “one of the premier places to live in Gwinnett County” now, owing to “the high value the city places on the quality of life.”

Novare Group; designs, Dynamik Design

BCDC president and CEO Litt Glover said the forthcoming, untitled project’s “market-leading amenities” and walkability to downtown will “set the bar for what residents can expect from luxury apartment living in Sugar Hill.”

The project was designed by Atlanta architecture firm Dynamik Design, while Kimley Horn is on board as civil engineer and Doster Construction as general contractor.

Developers expect the first units to deliver in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, Novare is developing an eight-building project called Populus Westside with an affordability component directly west of Midtown. The company is also part of the team creating a new downtown for the Cobb County city of Powder Springs.

Since its founding in 1995, Novare has developed more than 19,000 residences in 61 places around the U.S., per company officials.

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