Mount Vernon School graduate, founder of Cocoa Classic 5K, dead at 19

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/19 9:53A Cathy Cobbs

Editor’s note : This story contains discussions of suicide and mental health crises . Collin Maher, who started the Cocoa Classic Charity 5K as a Boy Scout project – a fundraiser to supply shoes to...

Don McLean headlines Sandy Springs Stars & Stripes celebration on July 4

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 5/14 6:03A Rough Draft Staff

Legendary American singer-songwriter Don McLean is playing the music that makes people smile at the City of Sandy Springs annual Stars & Stripes Fireworks Celebration on July 4. In a little over 50...

Sandy Springs Society awards record-breaking grants to 45 local nonprofits

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 5/14 5:56A Rough Draft Staff

The Sandy Springs Society announced the recipients of its 2026 Philanthropy Grant Awards during the nonprofit’s annual spring meeting, awarding 45 grants totaling $380,000 to dozens of organizations...

May 14 Quick Bites: New Buckhead Vietnamese restaurant, North Avenue Dairy Queen closes, Nakato chef...

Buckhead Reporter 5/14 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

In this week’s Quick Bites, get details on restaurant openings in Buckhead and the former Bookhouse Pub space, new hotel restaurants in downtown Atlanta, and a fast-food restaurant’s closure on North...

Bowie-inspired wine bar Under Pressure opening in Sandy Springs

Buckhead Reporter 5/12 11:11A Beth McKibben

Under Pressure Wine Bar opens this fall at the Fountain Oaks complex in Sandy Springs, just north of Chastain Park. Owned by sommelier Juan Fernando Cortés (The Chastain, Stanky Wine ) and Atlanta...

Sandy Springs Rotary Club recognizes top teachers at annual banquet

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/12 10:37A Hayden Sumlin

Principals and teachers from each of the 10 public schools in Sandy Springs celebrated improving student outcomes and making post-pandemic progress on May 11 at the Rotary Club’s annual Teacher...

Sandy Springs unveils preliminary schedule for fire station overhaul

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 7:38A Hayden Sumlin

Key points: • Sandy Springs is gearing up to begin construction on three of its five fire stations, which are expected to be rebuilt or renovated by the end of 2027. • The city is renovating Fire...

Food That Rocks Sandy Springs returns to City Springs this June

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/3 4:00A Rough Draft Staff

Taste of Atlanta s annual Food That Rocks Sandy Springs is returning to City Springs on Thursday, June 4, spotlighting the neighborhood’s diverse and ever-growing culinary scene. The four-hour event...

North Springs SHARK Club spreads kindness at Sandy Springs Rotary

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/30 3:30A Hayden Sumlin

A few years ago, North Springs High seniors Clara Peres and Felipe Camargo co-founded the Students Helping Achieve Real Kindness Club (SHARK), hosting various activities at events to fundraise for...

Sandy Springs Planning Commission recommends 21-home subdivision along Dunwoody border

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 4/30 3:20A Hayden Sumlin

The Sandy Springs Planning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend approval of a rezoning that allows for 21 single-family homes on five residential lots at Spalding Drive and Pitts Road. The proposed...

April 30 Quick Bites: new coffee shops and restaurants, an Alpharetta card game lounge, vegan...

Buckhead Reporter 4/30 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

May is on the horizon, and metro Atlanta’s dining scene is heating up. This week’s Quick Bites includes details on new coffee shops in Grant Park and Midtown, a card game lounge coming to Alpharetta,...

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...