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Also check out 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff - Historic Roswell Kiwanis Club on the Sandy Springs Patch calendar

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Greetings Sandy Springs! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Sandy Springs plans to lure millions of new visitors
  • What's on tonight's Sandy Springs City Council agenda?
  • How one Sandy Springs senior lost everything to a tech-support scam.

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff - Historic Roswell Kiwanis Club and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Jackie G.!

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 61. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sandy Springs Travel Gets Exciting Makeover as Georgia City Targets Millions of Visitors (travelandtourworld.com) — Sandy Springs is rolling out a bold new tourism brand that highlights the King and Queen towers, the Chattahoochee River, and more than 950 acres of parks to attract millions of regional visitors. Locals can expect heavy promotion of City Springs events, including the city's 20th anniversary celebrations and the Sandy Springs Wine Festival, plus a push to position the city as both an Atlanta base and a standalone getaway.
   

• Council to hear contracts amendments, grant requests (appenmedia.com) — Sandy Springs residents can weigh in as City Council meets Oct. 6 to approve a budget increase for Mount Vernon Highway improvements and consider a major trail grant along the Chattahoochee. The agenda also includes seeking federal funds for police investigative software, with the meeting open to the public at City Hall and streamed online for those watching from home.
   

• Man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for scams targeting elderly victims (wfxg.com) — A man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for scams that targeted elderly victims, including one from Sandy Springs who was tricked into handing over his life savings after a fake tech-support alert. Sandy Springs residents, especially seniors and their families, can take this as a reminder to be wary of pop-up warnings and anyone demanding cash to "protect" bank accounts or identities.
   

📸 Around Sandy Springs

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📸 "The Swan's Favorite," which is the top-selling lunch item at the Swan Coach House on the grounds of the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead (enter from Slaton Drive), open Tues-Sat for lunch. —Jackie G. Like

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  • Act3 Playhouse and 360 Arts Blvd Bring New Theatre Model to Sandy Springs —Julie Herron Carson Read on Patch

🗞 Nearby News

Dunwoody

  • Turn Up the Heat This November! Atlanta Chili Cook Off Returns with $5,000 in Cash and Prizes (fultonneighbor.com)
  • Bauer, Takacsy Named MAC Soccer Players of the Week (emueagles.com)
  • MJCCA Book Festival Vice-Chair Tracey Grant's favorites (roughdraftatlanta.com)

Roswell

  • Georgia Pre-K Week brings literacy push to Roswell as state works to improve reading scores (wsbtv.com)
  • Robichaux to revisit capital needs in 2027 Roswell budget (appenmedia.com)

Ok Sandy Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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