Grease is the word
Feb. 20 — We gave Hayden some time off for good behavior this week and appreciate Cathy Cobbs stepping in since the news in Sandy Springs never takes a vacation.
🌥️ You may be dodging some light raindrops on Saturday. Sunday will be sunny but much chillier, so get your jackets back out if you already put them away.
🚨 Police shut down four Sandy Springs massage parlors on Thursday for suspected sexual activity.
🚔 Earlier in the week, police arrested and charged a Sandy Springs man with murder after his two-year-old son was shot and killed.
🍴 It appears renovations are nearing completion at the Sandy Springs location of Rumi’s Kitchen. The restaurant provided a sneak peek of the work currently underway.
🥞 Rough Draft’s Sarra Sedghi reports Yalda in Sandy Springs has added weekend brunch to its menu.
✡️ Chloe and Micah Engler of Sandy Springs spoke to Rough Draft’s Logan C. Ritchie about their recent trip to Israel through a program designed to help newlyweds foster an understanding of Jewish traditions and values.
🛍️ Canopy Thrift’s semi-annual sale benefiting the Sandy Springs Community Assistance Center runs Feb. 24 through March 3.
👀 Even though 2025 already feels like a lifetime ago, check out the City of Sandy Springs’ 2025 Year In Review.
SANDY SPRINGS SNAPSHOT: The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center was the place to be on Feb. 18 for opening night of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Many festival events and screenings over the next month will take place at the PAC and Springs Cinema & Taphouse. Check out the full schedule.
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The Rough Draft team
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Sandy Springs City Council passes simplified truck ordinance
🚛 After hearing concerns about a proposed truck route ordinance from constituents, council members, and staff, the Sandy Springs City Council on Feb. 17 unanimously passed a stripped-down version that defines only federal- and state-maintained roadways in the city.
The ordinance also eliminated proposed time restrictions that were discussed in a Feb. 3 work session.
Proposed new segments discussed at the work session included Johnson Ferry Road from Cobb County to Abernathy Road, Northridge Road between State Route 400 and Roswell Road/SR 9, Abernathy Road from Johnson Ferry Road to Mount Vernon Highway, Mount Vernon Highway from Abernathy Road to the City of Dunwoody/DeKalb County, and Dunwoody Place from Northridge Road to SR 9.
☑️ Read more about the approved ordinance.
OTHER COUNCIL NEWS
♻️ The City Council also voted to accept a $178,000 federal grant that will allow the city to include foam as part of its recycling program.
“The purpose of this project is to provide a permanent solution to a critical need at the [Morgan Falls] Recycling Center to recycle polystyrene foam materials,” a staff memo regarding the measure said.
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A section of Lake Forrest Drive to close for slope stabilization
⛔️ Starting Feb. 23, a slope monitoring project along Lake Forrest Drive in Sandy Springs will close a section of the corridor for roughly a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while crews work near Maryeanna Drive.
Motorists traveling on Lake Forrest Drive will need to use Stewart Drive, Roswell Road, and Maryeanna Drive as a detour to avoid the road closure. Roswell Road (SR 9), Long Island Drive, and Powers Ferry Road are other north-south options.
The road closure is necessary for city crews to install monitoring devices along a section of deteriorating slope above the roadway. The technology allows the city to track movement and alert it to any changes.
🚧 Read more about the project here.
City Springs Theatre Company announces 9th season of musicals
🎭 The City Springs Theatre Company announced its ninth season of musicals in Sandy Springs on Feb. 12 during its annual Encore Gala.
The 2026-2027 season begins with “Les Misérables” Sept. 11-27. It will be the first local staging of the musical and global phenomenon in more than a decade. City Springs Artistic Director Shuler Hensley, a Tony Award winner who made his Broadway debut as Inspector Javert in 2000, will direct the City Springs production.
Since 2018, City Springs Theatre Company has been the anchor tenant in the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center’s thousand-seat Byers Theatre, entertaining more than 330,000 patrons in its first eight-and-a-half seasons.
🎶 Read more about the upcoming season.
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What’s doin’ around Sandy Springs
🤣 Feb. 20:Funny Fridays with Joel Byers at Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
♟️ Feb. 21:Rock and Roll Chess Club at Sandy Springs Library
✨ Feb. 21: Atlanta Astronomy Club at Lost Corner Preserve
🍺 Feb. 21: Mutation Brewing Anniversary Party
😍 Feb. 22: Singles Mixer: Roll for Romance at Battle & Brew
🪐 Feb. 23:Our Place in Space at Sandy Springs Library
💳 Feb. 24:AARP Foundation Free Tax Preparation at Sandy Springs Library
🗓️ Add your event to our free, online event calendar.
The Sports Section
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCORE ATLANTA
🏀 BOYS BASKETBALL
- Holy Innocents’ (21-3): TBD
- Lovett (15-12): TBD
- Mt. Vernon (24-3): TBD
- North Springs (9-15): TBD
- Pace Academy (18-7): TBD
- Riverwood (13-14): TBD
- Westminster (21-3): Friday @ Cambridge (14-12)
🏀 GIRLS BASKETBALL
- Holy Innocents’ (20-6): TBD
- Lovett (13-10): TBD
- Mt. Vernon (1-19): TBD
- North Springs (4-17): TBD
- Pace Academy (12-9): TBD
- Riverwood (5-20): TBD
- Westminster (19-6): TBD
⚾️ BOYS BASEBALL
- Holy Innocents’ (3-2): Friday vs. Chamblee (3-3); Monday @ Pace Academy (1-2)
- Lovett (2-2): Friday vs. North Cobb (3-2); Monday @ Alpharetta (2-2)
- Mt. Vernon (4-1): March 5 @ IMG Academy (2-0)
- North Springs (1-5): Friday vs. Grovetown (2-2); Saturday vs. Cambridge (4-0); Saturday @ Osborne (2-4)
- Pace Academy (1-2): Friday vs. Whitefield Academy (4-2); Saturday vs. Riverwood (4-2)
- Riverwood (4-2): Saturday vs. Pace Academy (1-2)
- Westminster (2-3): Friday vs. Paideia (3-0-1); Saturday vs. Woodstock (1-2)
🥍 BOYS LACROSSE
- Holy Innocents’ (0-2): Saturday vs. Chattahoochee (0-2); Monday @ Lakeside (1-0)
- Lovett (2-0): Friday vs. South Forsyth (3-0)
- Mt. Vernon (3-0): March 9 vs. Dunwoody (2-0)
- Pace Academy (0-2): Friday vs. Centennial (2-0); Monday vs. Mt. Paran (0-1)
- Riverwood (0-1): Friday @ Richmond Hill (1-1); Saturday @ Effingham County (1-0)
- Westminster (0-1): Friday vs. George Walton Academy (0-0)
🥍 GIRLS LACROSSE
- Holy Innocents’ (2-0): Friday vs. Richmond Hill (1-1)
- Lovett (1-1): Saturday @ Northgate (2-0)
- North Springs (0-2): Tuesday vs. Duluth (0-1)
- Pace Academy (2-0): Monday @ Mt. Paran (0-0)
- Riverwood (0-1): Friday @ Etowah (1-1)
- Westminster (0-2): Friday vs. Marist (1-1)
⚽️ BOYS SOCCER
- Holy Innocents’ (1-1): Tuesday @ Mt. Paran (2-0)
- Lovett (1-2): Friday vs. Washington (0-0); Monday vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (0-2)
- Mt. Vernon (0-2): March 6 vs. Mt. Bethel Christian (0-0)
- North Springs (2-1): Tuesday vs. Marist (1-0)
- Pace Academy (0-3): Tuesday @ Lovett (1-2)
- Riverwood (1-1): Friday vs. Centennial (1-2)
- Westminster (0-2): Saturday vs. Centennial (1-2)
⚽️ GIRLS SOCCER
- Holy Innocents’ (1-0): Tuesday @ Mt. Paran (3-0)
- Lovett (2-0): March 12 @ Therrell (1-1)
- Mt. Vernon (1-2): March 10 vs. Mt. Bethel Christian (0-0)
- North Springs (1-1): Tuesday vs. Marist (2-0)
- Pace Academy (0-2): Friday @ Creekview (0-2)
- Riverwood (3-0): Friday vs. Centennial (0-3)
- Westminster (0-0): Monday vs. Centennial (0-3)
Note: School records do not reflect Thursday, Feb. 19 games
