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Plans for toll lanes on Ga. 400 got a boost Tuesday when the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $184.1 million grant for the project.  Georgia plans to build 17 miles of express toll lanes in Fulton and Forsyth counties. Construction is expected to start in 2021.  The lanes are include...

A Mother’s Day tradition in the City of Dunwoody, the crowd-pleasing Dunwoody Art Festival will celebrate its ninth dazzling show on May 12, 2018 from 10AM to 6PM and May 13 from 10AM to 5PM. It's Rain or Shine! In 2017, Dunwoody Art Festival drew a remarkable crowd of more than 50,000 happy gra...

New toll lanes on I-285 and Ga. 400 could tower 30 feet or higher over neighborhoods on elevated ramps, eat into back yards, and plug major interchanges into such local Sandy Springs streets as Mount Vernon Highway and Raider Drive in a state conceptual design that could start construction within...

2018 Guide to Easter Egg Hunts Around AtlantaBy Atlanta Parent Editorial . March 22, 2018Here comes Peter Cottontail…and that means Easter egg hunts around Atlanta! Bring your baskets, sacks and baggies, and participate in one of the many Easter egg hunts and eggstravaganzas this spring. Here are...

            As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported, the General Assembly will consider increasing state funding for mass transit this year.  And some lawmakers want to reshape the oversight of transit service in metro Atlanta.   Currently, a slew of local agencies provides transit serv...

Things to Do in Atlanta on Christmas and the Holiday Season Atlanta sparkles with traditional and delightful holiday events that fill the air with anticipation and excitement for the season to come. Enjoy iconic Atlanta Christmas events, Hanukkah celebrations and Kwanzaa traditions and discover w...

  Fernbank BOO-seum Trick-or-Treat Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Get ready to have a screaming (in delight) good time! For one day only, Fernbank Museum is becoming Fernbank BOO-seum. Little Beat Music, Inc. will provide family-friendly tunes and face painting will inspire those who ...

New interchanges, widening are concerns with 285/400 managed lanesSandy Springs officials are offering formal input on plans to add “managed lanes” to I-285 and Ga. 400, including ideas for new interchanges with local streets and concerns about the ever-wider highways eating into neighborhoods an...

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Independence Day Parade and Fireworks Display    The holiday is a great time to get together with family and friends! It’s become a much-anticipated tradition, and on Sunday, July 2, 2017, the Sandy Springs community will gather at the Concourse Corporate Center lawn to celebrate the nation’s bir...