The Sandy Springs City Council on March 1 approved spending almost $840,000 to buy two more Hammond Drive properties as placeholders for a long-planned street widening. The burst of land purchases for a road project that is years away, if it happens at all, is making local residents “extremely concerned,” said Councilman Graham McDonald. He […]
The following information was provided by Capt. Steve Rose of the Sandy Springs Police Department from its records and is presumed to be accurate. Arrests 1000 block of Johnson Ferry Road — Peachtree City Police Department requested assistance on a wanted person at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. A PCPD detective, following up on a […]
Heritage Sandy Springs presents the 4th annual Rings by the Springs, an all-day series of mini-weddings on Friday, April 29, where up to eight couples may enjoy a beautiful garden ceremony without the stress of planning a large event.
Rings by the Springs presents a perfect opportunity to tie the knot on a tight budget, “elope” locally, or even just renew vows.… Read More »
The 14th Annual Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day Kicks off April 16
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (March 2, 2016): Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day (VBSS), an annual, community-wide service day sponsored by Leadership Sandy Springs (LSS), returns on Saturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with volunteers lining up to enhance the city through hundreds of volunteer service hours.… Read More »
Mercedes-Benz USA on March 2 released the first drawings of its forthcoming new headquarters building at Abnerathy and Barfield roads in Sandy Springs. The glass-walled, 225,000-square-foot building reflects the company’s new collaborative workspace style. In comments to the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce last fall, former MBUSA president and CEO Steve Cannon explained that “open-floor, […]
The city of Sandy Springs has won a decade-old federal lawsuit that alleged its code restrictions on adult businesses are unconstitutional. That means an adult bookstore and two strip clubs must move or shut down unless they file and win an appeal. […]
Why do unique, indie restaurants flourish in places like Buckhead and Buford Highway? One behind-the-scenes factor is a landlord-tenant deal called “percentage rent,” which lowers the start-up costs for mom-and-pop or chef-owned restaurants. Atlanta, Brookhaven and Dunwoody are among the local cities that allow percentage rent deals, according to Buckhead attorney Kevin Leff, who represents […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, praised Sandy Springs as a model for “Uber-izing”—or privatizing—government during a Feb. 23 campaign stop at City Hall. At its founding a decade ago, Sandy Springs made national headlines for using private contractors to run most city departments and services. Kasich repeatedly likened the city to the […]
A multi-use path, sidewalks and lights are among the streetscape improvements in the works for Sandy Springs Circle between Hammond Drive and Mount Vernon Highway. The city of Sandy Springs will hold an open house March 9 to review the proposed project. The proposal also includes on-street parking, landscaping and brick pavers, with the multi-use trail […]
The Sandy Springs City Council on March 1 will consider spending almost $840,000 to buy two more Hammond Drive properties as placeholders for a long-planned street widening. Earlier this month, the city authorized spending $375,000 to buy a residential lot at 590 Hammond. City Manager John McDonough called it a “protective buy” to secure right […]
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has closed its location in Sandy Springs at Abernathy Square shopping center. The Dallas, Texas-based barbecue franchise still has a dozen locations in Georgia including restaurants in Alpharetta, Kennesaw and Peachtree City.… Read More »
A narrower Glenridge Drive with pedestrian-friendly medians, protected bike lanes, more left-turn lanes and several roundabouts. That’s the vision coming soon in a conceptual study that will inform Sandy Springs’ future “Complete Streets” policy for all major roadways. The idea of a “Complete Streets” plan for Glenridge between Roswell Road and the Glenridge Connector was […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, will hold a town hall campaign event Tues., Feb. 23, 5-6 p.m. at Sandy Springs City Hall, according to the city. The city said it is making City Hall available to any presidential candidates for such town hall style events in advance of Georgia’s March 1 presidential […]
Major crime in Sandy Springs was down 7 percent last year for the lowest total reports since 2012, according to the police department’s year-end statistics. Most of that drop was in property crimes—from 2,730 in 2014 to 2,531 in 2015. Violent crime numbers remained similar, with 151 reports in 2015 and 154 in 2014. However, […]
Mansions Senior Living presented early conceptual plans for expanding its senior residences campus along Spalding Drive in Sandy Springs at a Feb. 9 meeting, drawing positive response from the sole neighbor in attendance. The proposed assisted living facility would front on Spalding Drive and stand behind the existing Mansions Sandy Springs independent living residences at […]
