r/alpharetta

We added our 16yo, and that has been $300+ extra per month. That's more than our car payment! Other Alpharetta parents, what carriers actually gave you reasonable teen rates?

Did any of the good student or defensive driving discounts make a real dent? It will help to know these discount stacks work before I commit to anything. This can't be the going rate for everyone.

We enrolled our two year old son at Adora Learning Academy in Alpharetta and experienced a deeply disturbing situation involving a staff member that occurred in October 2025.

The teacher involved was charged with a felony of child cruelty and a misdemeanor of aggravated battery. The police, DECAL, and DFACS investigated and substantiated the incident. DECAL fined Adora and described the incident as our child "was roughly handled when a staff member grabbed the child by both arms and slammed the child to the floor, resulting in a minor head injury that required professional medical attention." The incident was captured on video. Even so, Adora's director initially attempted to downplay the incident and describe it in a misleading way. Before our incident, we had no idea that DECAL previously found  Adora "staff failed to provide adequate supervision in the three-year-old classroom when a child inappropriately touched another child" related to another incident in 2025.

What has been most troubling beyond the incident itself is the owner's complete lack of accountability or remorse. He has been unresponsive to our family throughout this process, except for his refusal to refund tuition based on Adora's withdrawal requirement that the family give 30 days' notice. 

I am sharing this because, as a mom, I believe parents deserve to know before entrusting their children to this facility—we certainly wish we knew before we enrolled our child. I strongly recommend avoiding this place as an option for your childcare needs, as safety and overall well-being do not seem to be priorities. For any parent thinking of enrolling your child at this facility, please do your research and know that it 1) is not quality rated, 2) does not carry insurance, and 3) has a history. You can find review this information on the publicly available DECAL website at https://families.decal.ga.gov/ChildCare/Search.

With NAFL,the only youth football rec League in Alpharetta, Flag Football stops in the 5th grade and there's no option for kids to play around here afterwards.

There dozens of parents ( at least enough for 6 teams) that wanted to keep it going in middle school and there was an opportunity for NAFL to finally start a middle school 6th grade league - instead they chose to put pads on 4/5-year-olds and let them run into each other.

Someone please make this make sense for me.

Going to a show at Ameris this summer (Godsmack/Evanescence) and I’m already dreading the venue pricing. $25 for a cocktail is genuinely unhinged and unlike a downtown venue, there’s nothing walkable around Encore Pkwy before the show.

So what do you all actually do? Asking for real strategies, not just “drink before you go” — I know that one.

Specifically curious about:

•	Is there a tailgating culture in the parking lots there and do they actually enforce it?  
•	Do they check sealed water bottles at entry? What about those collapsible flasks?  
•	Any restaurants or bars close enough to grab a couple drinks before walking in ?  
•	Is it worth buying a drink package in advance or is that still robbery?  
•	Do they pour heavy enough that one $25 drink does real work, or is it a weak pour in a plastic cup?

Rock concert crowd, so I’m assuming the vibe is more lenient than a pop show but curious what the security situation actually looks like at this venue.

Appreciate any Ameris veterans dropping knowledge.

Going to a show at Ameris this summer (Godsmack/Evanescence) and I’m already dreading the venue pricing. $25 for a cocktail is genuinely unhinged and unlike a downtown venue, there’s nothing walkable around Encore Pkwy before the show.

So what do you all actually do? Asking for real strategies, not just “drink before you go” — I know that one.

Specifically curious about:

•	Is there a tailgating culture in the parking lots there and do they actually enforce it?  
•	Do they check sealed water bottles at entry? What about those collapsible flasks?  
•	Any restaurants or bars close enough to grab a couple drinks before walking in ?  
•	Is it worth buying a drink package in advance or is that still robbery?  
•	Do they pour heavy enough that one $25 drink does real work, or is it a weak pour in a plastic cup?

Rock concert crowd, so I’m assuming the vibe is more lenient than a pop show but curious what the security situation actually looks like at this venue.

Appreciate any Ameris veterans dropping knowledge.

Edit: and I am an idiot...this might help...SELLING...

Wife unit: you're not as clear as you think you are.

Me: Nuh...unh....stuff

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Is there anyone you can recommend that you've used and has a healthy track record.

Thanks in advance!

Hi,

I’m looking for a Pilates studio in the Newtown or North Point area. I understand that space is limited but I’m a little put off by the waitlists. I work downtown so I’m looking for a class that is in the 5-7pm range and on the weekends. How much do the waitlists move? I don’t want to pay $200+ a month and not be able to get into classes. There is a Club Pilates near me but their waitlists are really long.

Thank you!

This is wild shot in the dark, but does anyone know where I might be able to get my hands on coriander root? I've stopped by a few of our local Indian / SE Asian groceries, but no luck. Buford Farmer's Market is my usual last ditch spot for random ingredients, but I still came out empty handed.

Anyone know of a spot I might have overlooked?

WTF. Heading in to Avalon after about a weeks gap and all of Old Milton’s medians lie bare from Kimball bridge on.

Is Old Milton seeing an expansion ? Alpharetta is going to cook if all the green cover is lost.

I was wondering if anyone has experienced the lawn during a sold out show. I went last year but the show was not sold out and there was so much open space! I'm taking a 6-year-old so just want to know what to expect there. Are they packing it in like sardines or will there be room to sit?

A candidate for my House district, Metin Vargonen, found that the George maps for house districts get an F for competitiveness. He promises to work to make fair maps.

Since china Heaven has closed I haven’t had any Chinese food. We have been a customer since 2007 and now looking for a new place. Can anyone recommend a new good Chinese place? Thank you! 😊

Any good places to country dance? Looking for a big open dance floor, good tunes, good beer and ideally some people that can two step or at least progressive dance.

I am a 42 yr old female, and been in Alpharetta for 6 months. I am home a lot due to my Cystic Fibrosis, but I am also a big gamer, arts and crafts, like to explore the world, nature, historical places, shopping and would love a friend to talk with online and hopefully hangout in person. I hope it’s ok to list all this, as I am very open, friendly and open to diversity and interests of all kinds. 💜

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Any recommendations for (less conservative) churches? My wife and I are looking for a congregational home for our family. Somewhere that would be accepting of gay folks without making them feel like a project that needs to be fixed.
Not looking to spark an argument and thank you in advance for your response!