Sandy Springs was declared a “Purple Heart Medal City” at a June 7 City Council ceremony attended by a group of military veterans decorated with the Purple Heart. “These are people who bled. Not just served, but bled,” said City Council member Tibby DeJulio, who received the Purple Heart, among other decorations, during Army service […]
The insurance agency funding some of the city of Sandy Springs’ court battles with adult businesses recently won the right to stop cutting checks in one lawsuit, leaving the city to foot its own bill. But the city attorney says the lawsuits will continue and any financial impact on city coffers would be minor. The insurance dispute […]
The interchange of Ga. 400 and Northridge Road in Sandy Springs has been named for the late Eva Galambos, the city’s founding mayor. Road signs bearing her name were erected June 6, and the naming will be recognized in a ceremony at the June 7 City Council meeting. State legislation dedicating the “Mayor Eva Cohn […]
Sandy Springs will host its inaugural Lantern Parade on the night of June 18. Themed “Take It to the River,” the mile-long parade will have residents carrying homemade lanterns walking down Morgan Falls Road to the Overlook Park, where live music and performances will be staged. A series of lantern-making workshops for residents to prep […]
After input from more than 100 residents, Sandy Springs’ wish list of transportation sales tax projects is nearly complete—and includes two of the city’s most controversial road projects. Dual roundabouts planned for the Mount Vernon Highway/Johnson Ferry Road intersection are high on the list—and strongly opposed by many residents of the Mount Vernon Towers senior […]
Two years ago, Sandy Springs business owner Stephen Johnston successfully fought a city effort to take part of his 80 Johnson Ferry Road property for the Marsh Creek pond project. Now Johnston is about to auction off the property and says the pond project is a plus for the sale. “When all’s said and done, […]
A 46-bed expansion of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite hospital on Pill Hill was approved as part of a rezoning request by Sandy Springs City Council on May 17. The project will add a fifth floor to the existing Scottish Rite building along Meridian Mark Drive, officials previously said. Children’s had applied […]
The Rotary Club of Sandy Springs on May 23 honored 11 Sandy Springs teachers as the organization’s 2015-2016 teachers of the year. They are, in the photo at left: front row, left to right, Vera Woods or High Point Elementary; Hayley Lewallen of Ison Springs Elementary; Morgan Ogea of Lake Forest Elementary; Rachel Harris of […]
The massive master plan for the new Riverwood International Charter high school in Sandy Springs was reviewed by Fulton County Schools officials at a May 23 community meeting. The meeting doubled as a preview of what marvels the county education sales tax could finish building if voters re-approve it May 24—and also of community issues […]
Rumi’s Kitchen has been on our short list for quite some time since I have seen and heard rave reviews. Creative Persian cuisine had us intrigued. I have two colleagues who are Persian and according to both of them, Rumi’s Kitchen is the best of its kind in the city. Judging by the crowd when we walked in at noon, it is quite the popular lunch spot. … Read More »
Sandy Springs military veterans are invited to attend a June 7 dinner and ceremony declaring the city’s “Purple Heart Medal City” status. The Military Order of the Purple Heart, a Virginia-based nonprofit organization, has a program encouraging cities to brand themselves with signage and ceremonies declaring “Purple Heart City” status to recognize veterans, especially those […]
All Sandy Springs Police patrol officers will start wearing body cameras sometime in the next fiscal year, according to Police Chief Ken DeSimone. The 80 body cameras–one for each patrol officer–are included in the city’s proposed fiscal year 2017 budget, City Manager John McDonough noted during a May 17 budget presentation at City Hall. The […]
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Sandy Springs will soon have a new Starbucks. The coffee chain plans to renovate and relocate their nearby cafe to the former Caribou Coffee near the intersection of Windsor Parkway and Roswell Road.
Starbucks plans to relocate their existing Chastain Square location to the former Caribou. The new Starbucks will have a drive through and feature the “Starbucks Evenings” program with beer and wine as well as assorted small plates after 4PM. … Read More »
The old Sandy Springs post office on Boylston Drive is fenced off and will be demolished soon as part of a massive mixed-use redevelopment slated to start in early 2017. The demolition of the 6094 Boylston post office will happen “any day…It is imminent,” said property owner Kirk Demetrops of Sandy Springs’ MidCity Real Estate […]
A plan to turn a Sandy Springs church property into a senior housing complex—a design so controversial it has become a City Council campaign issue—got a second chance to compromise with critics as the May 17 council meeting. In January, Parc Communities proposed a 201-unit luxury senior rental complex up to 75 feet tall at […]
