Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Sandy Springs Education Force's Lightning 5K/10K takes place Oct. 24 at 6100 Lake Forrest Drive, with proceeds funding 18 programs across all 10 Sandy Springs public schools. The t-shirt guarantee deadline is Saturday, Oct. 10, and registration stays open through race day.
Community
The fourth annual Sandy Springs Wine Festival pours more than 175 wines at its new City Green venue on Sunday, Oct. 11, while Wild Roots Nursery hosts a native plant sale at Lost Corner Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Community
The Community Assistance Center raised $500,000 at its Sept. 19 gala at The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North, funding housing stability, food access and workforce development for Sandy Springs and Dunwoody families as the nonprofit tracks toward preventing more evictions in 2026 than it did in all of 2025.
Community
Sandy Springs' Morgan Falls Dog Park is set to reopen in early October after a $1.04 million renovation that added shade canopies, drainage fixes, agility equipment and a washing station, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14.
Community
Five federal program changes take effect Thursday, Oct. 1, affecting Sandy Springs residents who rely on SNAP, college financial aid, Medicare, veterans' benefits or housing vouchers.
Community
The Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival opens Friday, Sept. 25, at City Green with free live music headlined by Allen Stone and Nicotine Dolls, a dog-friendly 5K, the final weekend of Les Misérables, a world music show and the weekly farmers market.
Community
The fourth annual Sandy Springs Wine Festival moves to City Green at City Springs on Oct. 11 with more than 175 wines, bites from 13 restaurants, live jazz and a Reserve Tasting that benefits Solidarity Sandy Springs.
Community
Design work on a 1.6-mile extension of the Morgan Falls trail system has reached 60% completion, with the Sandy Springs City Council set to vote on a grant application for the estimated $13.9 million project on Oct. 6.
Community
Sandy Springs has scheduled five free events between mid-September and late October, including the Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival, OktoberFEAST, Paws & Pastries and a trick-or-treat gathering called Spooky Springs.
Community
Sandy Springs resident Analy Navarro donated part of her liver to save her infant daughter Julia from a rare liver disease and now advocates for organ donation in the Hispanic community through her book "Mighty Me" and nonprofit BA Hero.
Community
Fulton County Vice Chair Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, who represents Sandy Springs as part of District 6, is hosting the 3rd Annual Mighty 6 "Cleared for Takeoff" Domestic Violence Awareness 5K on Oct. 10 at the Fulton County Executive Airport, with free registration open through Oct. 8.
Community
Sandy Springs' free Bavarian festival OktoberFEAST returns to City Springs for a third year on Oct. 17-18, with German food, beer and live music from The Swinging Bavarians.
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