Keep Sandy Springs beautiful
Friday, June 26 — The Sandy Springs Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is taking place until 1 p.m. today. Registration is required at Keep North Fulton Beautiful, where you will see what items are being accepted. Here’s your chance to properly dispose of those old paint cans you’ve been hanging onto.
☀️ It’s going to be a hot weekend with temperatures hovering around 90 degrees.
😱 Jonathan Stacey with Fox 5 provided a hair frizz-o-meter due to the humidity on tap over the next few days.
🚒 The Sandy Springs Fire Department held an open house recently for residents to learn more about the new, state-of-the-art station being built on Roswell Road.
👮🏼♀️ 11Alive was on the scene when a four-year-old boy visited with Sandy Springs police who came to the rescue after a garage door fell on him.
🏙️ Urbanize Atlanta reported on a boutique condominium project called “The Gregory” being built just north of I-285 off Roswell Road.
🎟️ Tickets are available for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and the inaugural TEDxAtlanta Youth conference, taking place Oct. 2-3 at Atlanta International School’s Sandy Springs campus.
SANDY SPRINGS SNAPSHOT: More than 1,000 people attended the Sandy Springs Juneteenth celebration last week, as Adrianne Murchison reported for SaportaReport.
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The Rough Draft team
⚽ When the matches end, the dining begins. After cheering on your favorite teams across Atlanta, savor the city’s best tables during Buckhead Restaurant Week, July 27 through Aug. 1. More than 50 restaurants serve exclusive prix-fixe menus. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Sandy Springs begins its ‘Next Chapter’
🏞️ Sandy Springs staff coined the 12-month process to create the city’s new comprehensive plan and recreation and parks master plan as “The Next Chapter.”
The public had its first say in the city’s update of its land-use and development policies at a June 23 kickoff meeting at City Springs. While a comprehensive plan is not a legally binding document, it is routinely cited in zoning decisions by city boards, staff, and council members.
Sukirti Ghosh, a principal and urban designer with Rhodeside & Harwell, said his firm and the city’s other vendors are kicking off a “significant” one-year process that culminates with state submission next June. “The next six months is the community engagement process,” Ghosh said. “We’re going to be drafting the plan at the beginning of next year, and then we’ll go through the review … hearings and the adoption process.”
📍 Read more about the master plan process.
Meet the People at the Heart of Perimeter’s Arts & Culture Scene
SPONSORED BY PERIMETER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
🎭 Meet Natalie DeLancey, Executive Director of City Springs Theatre Company, and Alan Mothner, CEO of Spruill Center for the Arts, two leaders using the arts to bring people together in Perimeter. From Broadway-caliber productions and arts education programs, they share how creativity, culture, and community are helping shape a vibrant district.
📹 Discover their stories in the Heart of Perimeter video series and what’s bringing people together.
Sandy Springs introduces chatbot for city services
👨🏽💻 Sandy Springs launched its new cutting-edge AI assistant on its public-facing website on June 23 to help users find information about the city, its services, and community activities. The hope is to reduce the need to call or search across multiple pages.
The city joins others in the metro area, such as Atlanta and Peachtree Corners, in working with vendors to develop new technology that introduces citizens to local government operations and helps them find what they’re looking for.
“It’s not a replacement for the call center,” Keith McMellen, director of data strategies, analytics, and AI integration in Sandy Springs said. “But, questions like ‘When is the next Sparkle Sandy Springs?’ or ’Who do I contact for trash service?’ can be handled by the chatbot so the call center can deal with more complicated requests.”
❓Read more about the city’s new AI assistant.
Hopeton Hibbert exhibit opens at Chastain Arts Center
🪵 Seven years ago, Hopeton St. Clair Hibbert Jr. took a walk down the railroad tracks in his Grant Park neighborhood with his sons. Salvaged metal pieces and wood fragments caught his eye and imagination. What grew from those walks is now on view at Chastain Arts Center in Buckhead, where Hopeton Hibbert’s solo exhibition “The Weight and the Witness,” curated by Kevin Sipp, brings together two of his most ambitious bodies of work.
The exhibition’s title does double duty. “The Weight” refers to Hibbert’s Ode to John Henry sculpture series, assemblages built from salvaged railroad metal, Brazilian hardwood, rebar, and concrete, bound together with a 3,000-PSI liquid weld epoxy.
“The Witness” portion of the exhibit centers on Hibbert’s London Plane Tree Study. Hibbert began the photo series with macro photography of tree bark, which he then mirrored to create Rorschach-like compositions. The work draws on W.E.B. Du Bois’s concept of double consciousness, the experience of seeing oneself through the eyes of others.
🌳 Read more about Hibbert’s art exhibit.
What’s it Worth?
SPONSORED BY ATLANTA FINE HOMES SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
🏡 More than 100 years old and located on Marietta’s historic Church Street, this home was taken to the studs during a five-year renovation that preserved its original heart pine floors and character. The property also includes a pool, guest suite and private office.
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⚽ When the matches end, the dining begins. After cheering on your favorite teams across Atlanta, savor the city’s best tables during Buckhead Restaurant Week, July 27 through Aug. 1. More than 50 restaurants serve exclusive prix-fixe menus. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
What’s doin’ around Sandy Springs
🎶 June 26 – 28:Guys & Dolls at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
⚽️ June 27:Copa Sandy Springs 6v6 Soccer Tournament at Hammond Park
😎 June 28:Hot Summer Singles Mixer at Battle & Brew
🍸 July 1:Martinis & Jazz at The Select (every Wednesday)
👽 July 1:Aliens & UFO Trivia Night at Battle & Brew
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💙 July 2: Blue Star Memorial ceremony at Brook Run Park
Sandy Springs superstars
Congratulations to our Sandy Springs alumni who were drafted to the NBA this week.
🏀 Caleb Wilson was the No. 4 overall draft pick by the Chicago Bulls. He graduated from Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School in 2025. (pictured)
🏀 Christian Anderson, from The Lovett School class of ’24, is heading to the Charlotte Hornets as the No. 18 pick.
