Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Grassy areas of Thrasher Park are closed until Wednesday, and Lillian Webb Park will be unavailable to the public for a week in July.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Update, July 2 Initially the city planned to use a peanut product as part of the prepartion of soil and grass in Lillian Webb Park during its July revonations, but this is no longer the case. The city plans to use a product that is a combination of top soil and sand, similar to what's been used in Thrasher Park. For more information on the project, check out the article Don't Fear the Peanut Shells in the Park. ---- After the playground area at Thrasher Park was closed last week to remove a dead tree, additional dates have been added to the city website for other maintenance work for Lillian Webb and Thrasher parks. Since Monday, grassy areas of the Thrasher Park have been closed off and will continue through Wednesday, June 27. The city …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The city of Norcross plans to remove a dead tree in the area.
Watch where your children are headed during the Whistle Stop Farmers Market, because the playground at Thrasher Park will be temporarily closed, according to the city of Norcross. The article states that the closure is due to the removal of a dead tree in the area. "We are sorry to disappoint the kiddies, but it's being done for safety reasons," says the article. The city expects the tree removal to be finished by Thursday morning, but urges locals to check back with the website for updates. For information about the playground or for the status of any Norcross park, contact the city Parks & Recreation Department at 678-421-2000.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The city of Norcross had its Summer Concert Series kickoff Monday along with a tribute to the troops on Memorial Day.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The city of Norcross kicked off its Summer Concert Series for the summer with a tribute to the troops for Memorial Day and a rock and R&B band called The American Flyers. Check out the photos Patch took at the Thrasher Park event in our photo gallery.
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Monday, May 28, 2012
Thrasher Park and downtown Norcross played host to a 5k, kids activities and strawberry delights.
The annual Strawberry Stroll was in full effect Saturday with strawberry-inspired foods, kids activities and more. Promptly at 10 a.m., nearly 200 runners and walkers took part in the second annual 5k, spearheaded by the RTS Packaging division of RockTenn, and shortly after everything else fell into place. Dahlonega Vegetable Farms set up its tent along Jones Street, the downtown shops offered strawberry desserts, and kids took part in face painting and bounce houses in Thrasher Park. All proceeds from the 5k and kids activities benefitted Kingdom Kids, a nonprofit organization that helps local children and families with challenges. For this year's Strawberry Stroll, Kingdom Kids is sponsoring a local 19-year-old girl who was diagnosed …
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Memorial Day weekend has some big events happening around town.
Staying in town this Memorial Day weekend? You're in luck, because there's some big things happening around Norcross. This Saturday is the annual downtown Strawberry Stroll, complete with a 5k, tons of kids activities, and of course, lots and lots of strawberry delights. The 5k starts at 10 a.m. at Thrasher Park (make sure to sign up here or at the race) and the festivities start afterward. Get ready for a pie-eating contest, a bake-off contest, bounce houses, face painting and more in between all those strawberry craziness. To top it off, the funds from the activities and the run will benefit kids in need through Kingdom Kids. To end the three-day weekend, head back to Thrasher Park for the Summer Concert Series kick off. The city of …
If you're staying in town Memorial Day weekend, you're making the right choice.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and you know what that means for Norcross: the Summer Concert Series. The music kicks off this Monday in Thrasher Park with a whole evening dedicated to the red, white and blue. The city of Norcross has a tribute planned for the country's veterans and soldiers at 7 p.m., followed by rock and R&B-style band The American Flyers at 7:30 p.m. As always, chairs and tables are available to rent, but they fill up fast. Contact Rip Robertson at crobertson@norcrossga.net if you're interested in reserving one. The lawn's always available for guests to bring blankets and lawn chairs, too, and don't forget to bring something to munch and sip on. Alcohol is also welcome at the shows, too. The concert series …
Friday, April 6, 2012
Thrasher and Rossie Brundage parks will host an egg hunt Saturday and sunrise services will be held Sunday morning.
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Friday, April 6, 2012
Thrasher Park and Rossie Brundage Park will be busy this Easter weekend with three free holiday events that the public is welcome to. On Saturday at 10 a.m., check out the Easter egg hunt for kids ages 10 and under at Rossie Brundage. There will be three age range groups (3-under, 4-7 and 8-10), with appropriate goodies for each group. Arrive early to get ahead in the game, because if you get there five minutes late, all the eggs may be gone. Afterward, meet and pose with the Easter bunny for a free photo op, and check out the inflatables and clowns around town. Sunday brings two churches down to Thrasher Park--Norcross First United Methodist Church and Generations Church. Norcross First UMC will have a short service at 6:45 a.m. with live…
Thursday, April 5, 2012
The city's Police and Citizens Together program is concentrating more on Norcross parks.
The city's Police and Citizens Together program is putting more focus on Norcross parks this spring and summer. PACT, which is initially a neighborhood watch effort, plans to crack down on vandalism in public areas by increasing police camera surveillance and providing more foot patrol by Norcross Police, according to a statement from the city. Most importantly, though, the program encourages citizens to report suspicious, illegal or unsafe activity, including swimming in or jumping into fountains. "Heightening awareness and encouraging citizens to report anything suspicious will reinforce the efforts of our officers," said Norcross Police Chief Warren Summers in the press release. "We have been successful using this partnership approach …
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
We’ve all heard the expression, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” For a group of Norcross kids, the words weren’t so much sage advice as they were instructions.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
The story begins with Sarah Kim and her husband, known by most around Norcross merely as “Pastor” Kim. They came to Norcross about ten years ago, started a church and began to minister to the faithful from Korea. But recently “Pastor” Kim, now in his 60s, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer – and it’s terminal. Sarah cuts hair for a living. Now, she is the family breadwinner –which means she works most of the time, leaving little time to take care of her husband, much less simply be with him in his final days. Most days he remains alone at home while Sarah works. That’s where the group of Norcross kids entered the picture. “Sarah and her husband mean a lot to us,” says Noel Kyle. “We’ve known them for about nine years. So, naturally…
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
The Journey tribute band Departure takes the stage Friday night as part of the summer concert series.
Departure is going to rock out Thrasher Park this Friday, Aug. 5, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The concert is free and to-go picnics are available from the eateries downtown. Bass player, Doug Ballard, said you can expect a high-energy, high-quality show. “(Lead singer) Brian Williams from a vocal standpoint is as close to Steve Perry and that range and quality sound as I think you can find in a Journey tribute band,” he said. Williams can even move like the Journey front man. He studied Perry’s movements by watching YouTube videos and a Journey DVD titled, “Live at Houston.” He mimicked and memorized Perry’s hand gestures, motions and general swagger for the first couple of years the band was together. “He put a lot of time and energy into it…
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Sarah Bakhtiari
9:21 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
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