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How to Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend By Atlanta Parent Editorial . May 10, 2020 iStock Summer fun is just around the corner! Try these special events and activities during your Memorial three-day weekend. Also check out our list of 250 Fun Things To Do in Atlanta With Kids for more ideas.  Tabl...

 PREV PreviousPREVIOUS   ‘Everything Will Be OK’ takes off amid national pandemic Yard signs help fund local artists in need By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com       DUNWOODY, Ga. — As Dunwoody residents drive or walk around town these days, they may see the city’s unofficial motto, “Every...

Why I have chosen to live in the city of Sandy Springs for 30 years and what makes this vibrant community a great location for real estate. The city of Sandy Springs is a markedly affluent community covering a 38-square-mile area of North Fulton County, about 14 miles north of downtown Atlanta. ...

Population and Employment TrendsYou can’t talk about supply and demand within the housing market without touching on population growth. And Atlanta’s population trend over the last few years can be summed up with two words: gradual growth.The population of the city and surrounding area has grown ...

Case Shiller just posted gains in the top 20 US housing markets and it still looks good for Metro-Atlanta; but I must caution all who read this:1. Some neighborhoods and zip codes, primarily in North Atlanta have pushed the limit on price increases past the point a reasonable buyer could purchase...

istock Sparkle Sandy Springs  Wed., 12-18-2019  6 p.m  City Green  1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs, GA 30328  Join the City of Sandy Springs for its third annual Christmas Tree and Menorah lighting at this year's Sparkle Sandy Springs. City Green will be adorned with six-foot tall wooden houses pa...

      MEETINGS & GROUPS MEDIA VISITOR GUIDE        HOTELS  THINGS TO DO   RESTAURANTS  EVENTS    WHY SANDY SPRINGS            Back To Previous Page SPOOKY SPRINGS 2019 Dates: October 26, 2019 Location: Abernathy Greenway Park Address: 70 Abernathy Road, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Phone: (770) 730-5...

I have been a resident of Sandy Springs, GA for nearly 30 years and it excites me that new Express Lanes are going to help commuters reduce their hours on the road.  However, there are many stakeholders that have waited until the last minute to get involved in the process.  I started attending me...

The state’s “Transform 285/400” project is finally truly transforming the I-285 and Ga. 400 interchange in Perimeter Center, as bridges for new ramps begin to tower over the existing knot of surface highways. “The main push right now is the largest and highest bridge,” said Marlo Clowers, the Geo...

  A public meeting hosted by the new owners of The Shops Buckhead Atlanta was held July 23 to garner input on the troubled retail, office and housing complex, and what its future might look like. The “town hall” at the complex was attended by at least 200 local residents, who voiced concerns on e...