Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
The City of Sandy Springs is accepting poster design proposals from local artists through Friday, July 31, for the fourth annual Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival, a free two-day event at City Green on September 25–26 headlined by Allen Stone.
Community
The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area reopened its Island Ford trail system in Sandy Springs on July 1 after adding nearly 2.2 miles of new trails, part of a wave of trail expansions across the city that align with Atlanta's No. 8 ranking in the 2026 American Fitness Index.
Community
Sandy Springs firefighters rescued a shivering kitten from a storm drain on Mount Vernon Road on Saturday, July 18, and a member of the city's communications team adopted it the following day.
Community
The Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell, just upstream from Sandy Springs, is celebrating its 50th anniversary year with a completed $10 million capital campaign, new board members, and summer programming including the Butterfly Encounter and canoe trips through August.
Community
The Fulton County Library System's "Unearth Your Story" Summer Reading program runs through Saturday, August 1, with free events at the Sandy Springs branch and a dinosaur mascot drawing families to the nearby Northside branch.
Community
The Riverwood Athletic Association opened its 2026–2027 membership drive on July 12, offering Sandy Springs families electronic season tickets and discounted spirit wear at the upcoming Raider Rally on July 30.
Community
The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will host Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue on October 22, adding to a 2026 season that includes international acts and a wellness series that sold out its first sessions earlier this year.
Community
A roundup of Sandy Springs community events for the week of July 14–20, 2026, led by the free Boyce Avenue concert at City Green Live on Friday, July 17, plus a fly fishing clinic and bat walk along the Chattahoochee on Saturday.
Community
The fourth annual Blue Stone Arts & Music Festival returns to Sandy Springs on Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26, 2026, with free headlining concerts by Nicotine Dolls and Allen Stone, the Georgia premiere of Squonk's Joy Machine, and open calls for poster artists and vendors.
Community
Pleasant Hill Church in Roswell hosts a Praise Walk fundraiser on Saturday, July 18, honoring Dr. Sabin P. Strickland's 30 years as senior pastor, with proceeds supporting pastoral appreciation events and a new youth pastor position.
Community
The Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy has posted four fall 2026 volunteer trail restoration dates at different units of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, offering Sandy Springs residents a hands-on way to support the park amid federal staffing shortages.
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