Did you miss these April 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/28 4:00A Beth McKibben

Restaurant openings ramped up again in April, with nearly three dozen restaurants opening for business around Atlanta and the metro area. Close to 20 new restaurants were also announced for the coming...

Sandy Springs restaurant The Select names Lorien Vilchez executive chef

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/26 5:00A Rough Draft Staff

Lorien Vilchez, who has worked alongside chefs Shaun Hergatt (Hotel Phoenix), Ron Hsu (Lazy Betty), and Aaron Brooks (Four Seasons Miami), will become the first female executive chef of The Select in...

This Week at the Farmers Market

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/23 4:00A Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh, along with a...

Sandy Springs appoints advisory committee for comprehensive plan update

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/23 3:58A Hayden Sumlin

Sandy Springs held its first state-required public hearing for the 2027 Comprehensive Plan, a long-range planning document that outlines where and how development should occur, at its April 21...

Sandy Springs art show reclaims what we throw away

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/22 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

What if the things we typically toss could be remade into something beautiful? Two Atlanta artists focused their April 2026 exhibition at the Abernathy Arts Center in Sandy Springs on exactly that proposition. “Unexpected Reclamations,” a...

North Springs High School Dance Company showcases student choreography in ‘CORE’

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/21 2:55A Rough Draft Staff

The North Springs High School Dance Company is closing out the year with “CORE,” a twist on traditional performances that highlights how dance can bring academic subjects to life.  Guided by Dance...

North Springs High School celebrates college commitments in three sports

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/20 11:23A Rough Draft Staff

Three North Springs student-athletes will continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level, representing the school in baseball, softball, and basketball. North Springs Athletic...

Amid financial crisis, Midtown International School parents discover building purchased by board...

Buckhead Reporter 4/20 7:27A Logan C. Ritchie

When Midtown International School (MIS) announced on Monday, March 31, its unexpected and immediate closure , parents began questioning the school’s finances and requesting information from school...

Sundown Social and Kids to Parks Day to bring outdoor fun to Sandy Springs

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/19 2:00A Rough Draft Staff

On May 14, the Sundown Social series returns to the City Green, a two-acre turf field and park between Mount Vernon Highway and Sandy Springs City Hall. The weekly outdoor family gathering within the...

MARTA launching updated bus routes on April 18

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/16 7:19A Rough Draft Staff

MARTA will officially launch its  NextGen Bus Network  on Saturday, April 18 – the first time the entire system has been redrawn from scratch since service began in 1972. According to a press release, the cornerstone of the NextGen Network is a...

This Week at the Farmers Market

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/16 4:00A Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh, along with a...

Georgia woman sues law enforcement officers after accidental raid at her home in 2023

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/15 8:53A Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder

A Georgia woman is  suing  local and federal law enforcement officers over what she calls a botched pre-dawn raid of her Sandy Springs condominium in 2023. “I was immediately staring down the nozzles...

Update: Brothers face murder charges in Sandy Springs apartment shooting

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/15 8:27A Hayden Sumlin

The Sandy Springs Police Department has made one arrest in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old resident of 550 Northridge Parkway, Justin Tucker, around 8:20 p.m. on April 14. Sandy Springs Police...

Urban design expert John Maximuk to lead Sandy Springs Conservancy

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/14 8:44A Hayden Sumlin

The Sandy Springs Conservancy announced its new executive director, John Maximuk, on April 13, as the nonprofit enters its 25th year of advancing parks, paths, and green space across metro Atlanta’s...

Sandy Springs reveals $129M infrastructure plan funded by sales tax renewal

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/14 8:39A Hayden Sumlin

Key points: • Voters will decide whether to renew the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST, in November. • Sandy Springs proposes a $129 million infrastructure plan,...