A major mixed-use project including 425 apartments and a new east-west connector road is planned to go up alongside the Palisades office park at 5901 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs. The project by Sandy Springs-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group also includes 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, according to a press release. […]
A candidate forum for the House District 52 and Sandy Springs City Council District 3 races is slated for Mon., May 16 at Riverwood International Charter High School. The forum, hosted by Sandy Springs’ Riverside Homeowners Association, will feature both candidates for the House seat—Graham McDonald and Deborah Silcox—and all five candidates for the City […]
The Sandy Springs Police Department is investigating an incident at Holy Spirit Preparatory School but is declining to discuss the matter. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the incident involves a chaplain, Thomas Flynn, and an unnamed female student. In an email statement to the Sandy Springs Reporter, Sgt. F. Bohannon stated, “The Sandy Springs Police Department […]
The CAC Boutique has moved to a new location and opened May 9 for business! The new shop is located at 8607 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30350. The shop is four buildings north of Hightower Trail next to Car Tunes.
Come and shop the new retail store for fabulous fashion finds, accessories, clothes for the whole family and home goods!… Read More »
Sandy Springs, Ga, (May 10, 2016) – Heritage Sandy Springs announced a new educational program for adults, to be held on Tuesday evenings in June from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Titles @ Twilight promotes local authors, whose stories of history and the South represent a variety of perspectives from Sherman’s March to the Sea to the history of baseball.… Read More »
The Sandy Springs Reporter plans to host a forum May 4 so voters can meet and question candidates running for the District 3 seat on Sandy Springs City Council in a special election May 24. The forum will start at 7 p.m. at Heritage Hall at 6110 Blue Stone Road. Five candidates — Chris Burnett, […]
A PATH400 extension and a Perimeter Center trail network doubling as a possible future monorail or trolley line are among projects Sandy Springs wants to fund with a transportation sales tax that will go before Fulton County voters Nov. 8. The transportation special local option sales tax, or T-SPLOST, process is moving quickly on a […]
Sandy Springs, Ga, (April 6, 2016) – Heritage Sandy Springs announced the 20th Season of the Concerts by the Springs series today. Held one Sunday evening each month, May through September, the outdoor concert series is free and open to the public and has become a celebrated community tradition each summer. Concerts are held from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.… Read More »
Under the Cork Tree opened only a few months ago but with surprisingly little fanfare since it is from the same team behind Hammocks but a little more upscale. It’s located in the Prado shopping center on Roswell Road in the space vacated by Joli Kobe. It is billed as a stylish spot for tapas and Mediterranean entrees, plus a global wine bar. … Read More »
A 22 year-old Sandy Springs man has been arrested in Athens, Ga., and charged with pimping a person under 18 and sex trafficking. David Jaquile Freedom Hightower of Roberts Drive in Sandy Springs faces two charges of pimping a person under 18, two charges of trafficking and also two charges of armed robbery. Also arrested […]
With a new study of widening central Hammond Drive coming soon and the city buying up houses for right of way, residents are voicing fears of the neighborhood’s destruction. “At this point, the rallying cry is, ‘Save the neighborhood,’” said Steve Oppenheimer, president of the Glenridge Hammond Neighborhood Association, adding that the road-widening is an […]
New dual lanes and a light to meter traffic go into effect Mon., March 21 on the Glenridge Drive ramp onto I-285 westbound in Sandy Springs. The city of Sandy Springs advises drivers to use extra caution as they get used to the new traffic pattern.
From moonshine busts to a church founded in a mansion, the Sandy Springs Gazette is publishing old news in a new way. The new digital magazine created by Heritage Sandy Springs showcases stories from the historical society’s ever-growing library of oral histories. Debuted on the Heritage website Jan. 7, the publication features a new historical […]
Regents Partners LLC is proposing to build a 125-room hotel, 260-plus apartments and a pair of restaurants in a $90 million addition to the Concourse development in Sandy Springs. The company also plans to include a multi-use path along portions of Peachtree-Dunwoody Road and Hammond Drive, Sheldon Taylor, Regent’s chief financial officer, told about 14 […]
National Park Service officials closed down a short section of Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop in Sandy Springs to keep visitors – and an alligator – safe. “In a effort to promote the protection of both visitors and wildlife, a short section of the Cochran Shoals Fitness Loop will be closed to all access until […]
