Earth Day report card: Georgians battle threats to state’s natural wonders year round

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/22 7:14A Stanley Dunlap | Georgia Recorde

Georgia Power s Plant Yates. (File) Activities promoting environmental protection will be held across Georgia on Monday to celebrate Earth Day. However, for many conservationists the day of...

Kemp signs bill to ease limits on new health care facilities while restating opposition to Medicaid...

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/21 6:00A Jill Nolin | Georgia Recorder

The governor signed into law a high-profile health care measure Friday that is seen as a potential pathway to passing full Medicaid expansion next year – but not before casting fresh doubts on whether another year will change his mind. Gov. Brian...

Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods hears updates on greenspace projects

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/21 3:45A Bob Pepalis

Carol Alt, left, speaks with Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Superintendent Ann Honious and Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy Executive Director Brittany Jones. (Bob Pepalis) The...

Horizons Atlanta at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School marks 25th anniversary with honors

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/20 4:00A Bob Pepalis

Emily Hannan, second from right, received the Horizons Legacy Award. She was joined by her family including her dad, Jim, left, her sister, Norah, her grandather Jim Hannan Sr., and her mother, far...

Local small business owners on TikTok worry about potential ban

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/19 12:01P Sammie Purcell

(From left to right) TikTokers Glennda Baker, Paul Truong, Lynda Truong, Josh Wikoff and Robert Lucas at a TikTok-hosted event at Sugar Baby Creamery (Photo by Sammie Purcell). Local TikTokers...

Chuck Leavell on death of Allman Brothers bandmate Dickey Betts: ‘He left an enduring legacy’

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/19 5:58A Collin Kelley

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, was known as one of the world s great guitarists and a progenitor of Southern rock. He wrote the band s 1970s FM radio staple, Ramblin Man as well as the instrumental Jessica.   Chuck...

Fulton Commission updates ethics, anti-nepotism policies to cover elected officials

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/19 4:39A Bob Pepalis

Fulton County Commissioners also declared Autism Awareness Month, with Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, Commissioners Bridget Thorn and Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, Laura Vladick, Spectrum Autism Support...

Film Review: ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ is a fun, if disjointed entry into Guy...

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/19 12:00A Sammie Purcell

(From left to right) Alex Pettyfer, Alan Ritchson (top), Henry Cavill, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, and Henry Golding in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. (Photo by Dan Smith for Lionsgate) “The Ministry...

Canoe’s Roasted Springer Mountain Chicken with Roasted Root Vegetable and Natural Jus Recipe

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 9:30A Sammie Purcell

Canoe has a new dinner item that you’ll be dying to try. Canoe’s new Roasted Springer Mountain Chicken with Roasted Root Vegetables and Natural Jus is more than just a mouthful to say. The dish includes roasted chicken breast and delicious...

This week at the Farmers Market

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 9:30A 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 as well as a...

Kemp inks tax-cut package

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 9:28A Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of tax cut bills Thursday that the General Assembly passed during the recently concluded legislative session. “All of these bills will help keep money where it belongs – in the pockets of our hardworking...

Sommelier suggests ‘beautiful’ kosher wines for Passover and every day

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 7:58A Logan C. Ritchie

A wine tasting event with Cellar Filler. Photo by Elina Brager. Elina Brager’s job as a sommelier and wine consultant is to taste, serve, and sell wine to clients who are building their wine...

New Mt. Vernon Highway bridge opening set for Monday, April 22

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 7:46A Bob Pepalis

The new Mt. Vernon Highway bridge over I-285 will open to vehicular traffic on April 22, but after the morning rush hour. (Submitted by GDOT) The new Mt. Vernon Highway Bridge over I-285 will open to...

Sandy Springs Police arrest three on drug, firearms charges

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/18 2:25A Bob Pepalis

Three suspects were arrested by Sandy Springs Police Department on firearms and drug charges after a traffic stop at 11:38 p.m. in late March on Peachtree Dunwoody Road and Concourse Parkway. “03/31/2024, at approximately 2338 hours, while...

These five new Atlanta restaurants captured our attention this winter

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/17 8:25A Beth McKibben

Silog, pancit, and lumpia from Filipino brunch pop-up Carmenderia in West End. (Provided by Beth McKibben) The year began slower than expected with new restaurant openings. But the pace has picked up...