Film Review: Aaron Pierre is a force to be reckoned with in ‘Rebel Ridge’

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/20 12:00A Sammie Purcell

Aaron Pierre in Rebel Ridge. (Photo by Allyson Riggs/Netflix). A man rides his bike down a quiet, rural street, Iron Maiden blasting in his headphones. The music is loud. Like, obscenely loud. So...

Sandy Springs Council approves sidewalk bid, church expansion project

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 9/19 8:36A Bob Pepalis

The Brandon Mill Road sidewalk and roadway realignment project will be just north of Abernathy Road. (Provided by Sandy Springs) Sandy Springs City Council has awarded a $1.7 million contract for the...

This Week at the Farmers Market

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/19 5:30A 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...

Hundreds of parents seek ways to keep Spalding Drive Elementary open

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/19 3:46A Bob Pepalis

More than 200 community members from the Spalding Drive Elementary School zone attended a meeting at Woodland Elementary Wednesday night to find out why their school got a closure recommendation and...

Quick Bites for Sept. 19: Sweet Auburn BBQ’s bake sale, Oktoberfest, brunch news, and more

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/19 3:00A Julie E. Bloemeke

Leftie Lee s cafe and bakery is one of a handful of local businesses and pop-ups part of Sweet Auburn BBQ s Asian bake sale. (Provided by Leftie Lee s) This story is from Side Dish, a weekly...

Nightly I-285 westbound lane closures begin for noise wall construction

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 9/3 7:37A Bob Pepalis

Westbound lane closures are scheduled from Sept. 3-17 on I-285 for noise wall construction. (Provided by GDOT) Westbound I-285 lanes will closed nightly in Sandy Springs starting today through Sept....

Take 5 with Megan Rogers, author of the children’s book ‘Rosie Finds Her Shine’

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/3 6:00A Teri Elam

What exactly is art; who defines it; who makes it, and where in Atlanta do poets, thespians, and artists congregate and create? We’ll use this space to catch up with a few…some you may know; others we...

Food, beer and fun planned for Harvest on the Hooch festival

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/3 2:27A Rough Draft

The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) will host its 9th annual Harvest on the Hooch festival celebrating local food, craft beer, and the organization s Unity Garden. This event returns Sept. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. after a five-year hiatus to support...

Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/3 2:08A Jill Nolin | Georgia Recorder

College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Fall must be creeping in. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to...

Georgia Power biomass projects spark opposition

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/2 2:00A Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

An energy supply resource generally considered renewable and in plentiful supply in Georgia is running into opposition from environmental groups. Atlanta-based Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to...

Fulton bus driver reflects on 40 years behind the wheel

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/31 3:00A Bob Pepalis

Joanne Wright has been driving children and their parents before them to school for 40 years. (Provided by FCS) Joanne Wright has been driving school buses for 40 years, first in New York and now for...

Fulton County increased property taxes by 3.74 percent

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 8/30 2:57A Bob Pepalis

Commissioners Bridget Thorne, Vice Chair Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, Bob Ellis, and Natalie Hall, shown at a meeting earlier this year, participated in much debate over the county s millage rate before the...

Film Review: ‘Incoming’ fails to deliver on the high school party movie formula

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/30 12:00A Sammie Purcell

(L-R) Raphael Alejandro, Mason Thames, Ramon Reed, and Bardia Seiri in Incoming. (Photo Cr. Spyglass Media Group, LLC and Artists Road, LLC/Courtesy of Netflix) The high school movie is an important...

This week at the farmers market

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/29 5:30A 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...

Chamblee student shares cancer message at state capitol

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/29 4:01A Bob Pepalis

Rally Foundation founder Dean Crowe, left, and Rally Kid Cooper Gardner stand inside the Georgia State Capitol holding the proclamation Gov. Brian Kemp signed on Wednesday proclaiming September as...