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🌱 Patch AM: How will the two-year Georgia 400 exit closure affect your commute?
Spotted on the Sandy Springs calendar: Choirs Uncorked!
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In today's newsletter:
- How will the two-year Georgia 400 exit closure affect your commute?
- What will Sandy Springs gain from the North River tax break deal?
- Sandy Springs pastor joins national panel on women in ministry
Also on today's calendar: Choirs Uncorked! and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Major Georgia 400 exit shutting down for up to 2 years (wsbtv.com) — If you rely on Georgia 400 through Sandy Springs, be ready: southbound Exit 5 is closing and will be replaced by two temporary ramps to North Springs MARTA and Abernathy/Hammond for up to two years. The change is part of an $11 billion express lanes project that will bring more traffic shifts through 2031, so drivers should watch signs and not rely solely on navigation apps. 
• Sandy Springs approves $2.5 million tax break for North River redevelopment (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Sandy Springs has approved a $4.33 million incentive package, including a $2.55 million tax abatement, to spur Woodfield Development's $200 million overhaul of the North River Shopping Center on Roswell Road. The plan adds a new public park, apartments, and 85 townhomes at a key North End gateway, with officials hoping the project jump-starts more dining, retail, and community spaces in the area.
• Rice: Commission on Women Serving in Pastoral Ministry formed to 'achieve greater clarity' (thebaptistpaper.org) — A new Southern Baptist Convention commission will study women serving in pastoral ministry and report back ahead of the 2027 annual meeting. Sandy Springs is represented through Aaron Menikoff, senior pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, who will help shape the group's recommendations on this contentious issue.
📸 Around Sandy Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sandy Springs
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- Choirs Uncorked! →
The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta
7:30 pm - Family Fun Day →
City Green at City Springs, 1 Galambos Wy, Sandy Springs
8:30 am - Guided Hike: Mulberry Creek
Chattahoochee River National Park Johnson Ferry North, 301 Johnson Ferry Rd, Marietta, GA
9:00 am - Rockout Your Workout With Leah Koch →
Doraville Art Center, 2421 Van Fleet Cir, Doraville
11:00 am - PTA Volleyball vs Galloway
Willis a. Sutton Middle School The Galloway School - Northside Parkway Campus (Upper Learning)
5:30 pm - PTA Volleyball vs Woodward
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Woodward Academy, 1662 Rugby Ave, College Park, GA 30337, USA
5:00 pm - PTA Volleyball vs St. Pius
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Woodward Academy, 1662 Rugby Ave, College Park, GA 30337, USA
6:00 pm - Volleyball v. Atlanta Classical Academy (Home - 5:00 (B), 6:00 (A))
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - PTA Tennis vs. Fulton Science (Girls)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
4:30 pm - PTA Tennis vs. Fulton Science (Boys)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA
4:30 pm - Fall Fun For ALL →
Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd, Sandy Springs
4:30 pm
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Wednesday September 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Building Blocks
Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
11:00 am - Boys Basketball Workouts (Gym)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
4:30 pm - Chorus Family Night & Fundraiser (Sparkles Skating Rink)
Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
6:00 pm - A Little Loopy Crochet Group
Redan-Trotti Library -
2:00 pm
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
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🗞 Nearby News
Dunwoody
- Dunwoody City Hall event to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 (appenmedia.com)
- Beyond Juicery: Get a free smoothie at the Dunwoody grand opening this Saturday (atlantaonthecheap.com)
- Dunwoody OKs clearing office site for 122 townhomes (appenmedia.com)
Roswell
- Rheas II in Roswell receives a 64% on their recent health inspection (thegeorgiagazette.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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