Sandy Springs Wendy’s seeks to reopen two years after fire

It’s taking a lot longer than serving up a combo meal, but the Wendy’s fast-food restaurant at 8455 Roswell Road has a reopening in the works two years after a fire shut it down. “We are working with our insurance company to get it rebuilt and remodeled, and hope to open soon,” said Jay Long, […]

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31 townhomes proposed for site on Sandy Springs’ Roswell Road

A 31-unit townhome project, planned for Roswell Road just south of the Abernathy Square shopping center in Sandy Springs, got an early vetting from residents at a Jan. 11 community meeting. The developers, Pulte Group, were willing to work with neighbors on the main concern of landscape screening. The project site is a narrow, largely […]

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Sandy Springs launches new online database for building permits and inspections

The city of Sandy Springs has launched a new online database where people can view building permits, check on code enforcement requests, and see the status of such land-use changes as zoning variance requests. The new system, at build.sandyspringsga.gov, allows searches by permit type, date, address, permit number and project name. It also allows builders […]

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USDA official gets a taste of Sandy Springs school’s free student meals

A top official from the federal school nutrition program taste-tested some of the free meals offered to students at Sandy Springs’ Lake Forest Elementary School on Jan. 12, where one girl schooled him on eating less sugar. Kevin Concannon, an under secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture overseeing the school meals, also met with […]

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Senior housing planned to replace Sandy Springs church

The Apostles Church of Sandy Springs at Glenridge Drive and Hammond Drive is targeted for demolition and redevelopment into a 201-unit senior housing project in plans filed with the city.

The Apostles Church of Sandy Springs building at Glenridge Drive and Hammond Drive in a Google Earth image.

“It is luxury senior housing,” said Chip Collins, an attorney for Parc Communities, which specializes in high-end independent living projects.… Read More »

Lane Closure Notification (Morgan Falls)

CONSTRUCTION ON MORGAN FALLS ROAD GETS UNDERWAY SANDY SPRINGS (Aug. 31, 2015) – Construction to improve Morgan Falls Road and add sidewalk along the roadway gets underway this week. The $1.75M project will install a new sidewalk system on Morgan Falls Road from the existing sidewalk near the Laurels at Overlook Park Apartments, down to Morgan Falls Overlook Park, a distance of just over a half-mile.… Read More »

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Brookhaven Parks & Recreation to put sheep to work

The City of Brookhaven’s Parks & Recreation Department will soon have the help of a herd of sheep in cleaning out invasive plant growth in Briarwood Park.

Starting Wednesday, June 10, sheep from the company Ewe-Niversally Green will be housed on three acres of the park for several days to help with the removal of what has become an issue in many of the city’s parks – the invasive growth of English ivey, privet and kudzu.… Read More »