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Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jackie G.!
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Cushman & Wakefield' Arranges $72M Financing for Jamestown's Parkside Shops & Hammond Exchange (metroatlantaceo.com) — A major Sandy Springs shopping hub at Roswell Road and Hammond Drive just secured $72 million in refinancing, backing future improvements and potential mixed-use redevelopment. Anchored by Whole Foods and popular national retailers, Parkside Shops and Hammond Exchange are being positioned as a long-term community gathering spot, with funding set aside for additional upgrades that could shape local shopping and dining for years.
2. Holy Innocents', Mount Vernon resume Sandy Springs gridiron rivalry (fultonneighbor.com) — Two Sandy Springs private schools, Holy Innocents' and Mount Vernon, renew their football rivalry at Baker Field on Sept. 4 at 4:30 p.m., giving local fans a fresh chapter in a once-annual matchup. Both teams enter with strong season-opening wins and standout performances on offense and defense. Coaches say they're eager to revive a neighborhood rivalry between closely situated schools.
3. Roberts Drive near Roswell Road remains closed after Sept. 1 water main break (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Roberts Drive near Roswell Road by the Chattahoochee in Sandy Springs remains closed after a Sept. 1 water main break, with no reopening time yet. The damage forced detours and briefly disrupted water service at Sandy Springs Middle School, which dismissed early Tuesday but returned to normal classes once service was restored Wednesday.
4. Local woman reports romance scam, police told her she may have committed a crime (wsbtv.com) — A Sandy Springs woman says a man she met on a Muslim dating app convinced her to move money through Zelle, Cash App, and Bitcoin, leading her bank to close her accounts and police to warn she may have acted as a money mule. An FBI agent notes Georgia victims lost millions to romance scams in 2025 and urges quick reporting. Residents get clear red flags to watch for in online relationships.
5. Atlanta Is Now the 6th-Largest U.S. Metro (hotspotatl.com) — Sandy Springs is part of the now sixth-largest U.S. metro, as the Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell region tops 6.4 million residents and keeps growing. That surge is straining highways, transit, housing, and water systems across connected suburbs. Regional planners say smarter development, better transit, and coordinated infrastructure investments will shape how places like Sandy Springs function by 2050.
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