Act of kindness
Friday, April 17 — Welcome back to Rough Draft Sandy Springs. A video of a Sandy Springs Police officer helping a man in need is receiving national attention. Let this inspire us all to help others when we can.
🤨 We’ll have sunny skies this weekend with the temperature hitting the upper 80s on Saturday, but struggling to make it to 70 degrees on Sunday.
🚨 Sandy Springs Police arrested two brothers suspected of murdering 29-year-old Justin Tucker at an area apartment complex this week.
⚖️ Georgia Recorder has a report on a Sandy Springs resident who is suing local and federal law enforcement officers for what she claims was a botched raid of her home in 2023.
🪩 Registration is open for the Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks department annual Mother-Son Dance taking place on Friday, May 1.
🖇️ Real estate firm The Ardent Companies has acquired Perimeter Pointe, a 360,000-square-foot retail property in Sandy Springs. Ardent will revitalize the center, prioritizing walkability, accessibility, and an enhanced tenant lineup with integrated residential. Read more Rough Draft Business Briefs.
🌇 Urbanize Atlanta reports the Isignia real estate development firm is interested in building a mixed-use project that would include nearly 1,200 homes at Embassy Row on Peachtree Dunwoody.
Have a great weekend,
The Rough Draft team
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Residents consider renewing a transportation sales tax for Sandy Springs projects
🚦 In the city of Sandy Springs, a renewal of the countywide 0.75% sales tax for transportation this November tees up more than $129 million in infrastructure improvements within the city through the early 2030s.
On ballots this November, Fulton County voters — outside the city of Atlanta — will be asked whether the 0.75% sales tax for transportation improvements should be collected for another five years. Collections for the current 2021 TSPLOST run through March 31, 2027. A five-year renewal would keep the total sales tax rate in Sandy Springs at 7.75%.
The city held three open houses recently to unveil a list of proposed projects to prospective voters in the Nov. 3 general election. If you weren’t able to make one of those meetings, you can learn more about TSPLOST and the Sandy Springs projects here. The deadline to submit comments on the projects is Friday, April 24.
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Urban design expert to lead Sandy Springs Conservancy
🌳 The Sandy Springs Conservancy announced its new executive director, John Maximuk, on April 13, as the nonprofit enters its 25th year of advancing parks, paths, and green space across metro Atlanta’s Central Perimeter.
The conservancy’s announcement says Maximuk brings a unique blend of community advocacy and government leadership experience. He has held planning and leadership roles with Fulton County and the cities of Decatur and Chamblee in DeKalb County.
The conservancy has helped raise more than $1 million for parks and green spaces. It partnered with the city to complete projects, including Morgan Falls Overlook Park, Abernathy Greenway, and Lost Corner Nature Preserve.
🥾 Read more about what’s in store for the Sandy Springs Conservancy.
This weekend: Sandy Springs Invitational Car Show
🏎️ The Sandy Springs Invitational Car Show on Sunday, April 19 is the Sandy Springs Police Foundation’s inaugural fundraising event, bringing more than 100 unique cars from Caffeine & Octane to the downtown City Springs district.
With a $10 general admission ticket, the public can access the three-hour car show along Mount Vernon Highway and dozens of classic and exotic automobiles from across the world. The Sandy Springs Police Foundation says all funds from the car show will go toward various resources to support the department and its officers.
Sandy Springs author talks about her latest novel
✍🏼 Sandy Springs author Pamela Norsworthy’s first historical fiction novel, “War Bonds,” earned her a Georgia Author of the Year Award nomination for its saga of a British nurse and her complicated relationship with an American pilot.
Her latest book, “The Florentine Entanglement,” weaves the gripping story of a teetering marriage into the infamous failure of the U-2 spy plane mission over Russia that redefined the stakes of the Cold War.
Rough Draft contributor Teri Elam asked Norsworthy about her inspiration for the novels and writing process.
📖 The interview has been edited for length and clarity
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What’s doin’ around Sandy Springs
🌌 April 18:Atlanta Astronomy Club at Lost Corner Preserve
🎲 April 19:Family Board Game Day at Battle & Brew
✏️ April 23:A Strategic Guide to College Planning in Sandy Springs (location shared upon RSVP)
🏓 April 25:No Limits Pickleball Challenge at Sandy Springs Raquet Center
The Sports Section
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCORE ATLANTA
⚾️ BOYS BASEBALL
- Holy Innocents’ (21-7): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Lovett (19-8): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Mt. Vernon (13-8): Saturday @ Mt. Paran Christian (13-7)
- North Springs (10-18): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Pace Academy (15-13): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Riverwood (10-18): Friday vs. Sprayberry (7-20) (Doubleheader)
- Westminster (8-18): Friday vs. Cambridge (20-8)
🥍 BOYS LACROSSE
- Holy Innocents’ (7-8): Monday vs. Fellowship Christian (7-8)
- Lovett (14-1): Saturday @ Starr’s Mill (14-2); Tuesday @ Lambert (14-1)
- Mt. Vernon (9-4): Tuesday vs. Westminster (5-7)
- Pace Academy (10-5): Friday @ Westminster (5-7); Monday @ St. Pius X (5-8)
- Riverwood (10-7): Tuesday vs. Lanier (9-7)
- Westminster (5-7): Friday vs. Pace Academy (10-5); Tuesday @ Mt. Vernon (9-4)
🥍 GIRLS LACROSSE
- Holy Innocents’ (8-5): Friday @ Westminster (5-8); Tuesday vs. Marietta (13-2)
- Lovett (11-4): Tuesday @ River Ridge (12-4)
- North Springs (5-10): Friday vs. Collins Hill (0-11); Monday @ Wheeler (3-9)
- Pace Academy (7-7): Tuesday @ Westminster (5-8)
- Riverwood (8-8): Monday @ Peachtree Ridge (6-8); Tuesday vs. East Paulding (3-10)
- Westminster (5-8): Friday vs. Holy Innocents’ (8-5); Tuesday vs. Pace Academy (7-7)
⚽️ BOYS SOCCER
- Holy Innocents’ (11-5): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Lovett (8-8): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Mt. Vernon (12-3): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- North Springs (6-10): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Pace Academy (9-7): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Riverwood (11-5): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Westminster (4-13): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
⚽️ GIRLS SOCCER
- Holy Innocents’ (11-4): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Lovett (14-3): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Mt. Vernon (6-5-2): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- North Springs (8-5): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Pace Academy (9-7): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Riverwood (16-1): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
- Westminster (10-3): TBD (GHSA Playoffs)
School records do not include April 16 matches.
