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🌱 Patch AM: What’s pouring and playing at Sandy Springs’ OktoberFEAST this October?
Coming up on the Sandy Springs Patch calendar: Les Miserables
Hello Sandy Springs! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's pouring and playing at Sandy Springs' OktoberFEAST this October?
- How to grab a seat at Sandy Springs' State of the City
- Prosecutors drop charges in high-profile case tied to Sandy Springs
Also on today's calendar: Fall Fun For ALL and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 70.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sandy Springs to host third annual OktoberFEAST Oct. 17-18 (appenmedia.com) — Sandy Springs is bringing back its free OktoberFEAST festival Oct. 17-18 at City Springs, with Bavarian food, German beers, mulled wine, and live music from The Swinging Bavarians. Running 3 to 7 p.m. both days, the family-friendly event blends traditional Oktoberfest flair with local Southern hospitality, giving residents an easy, walkable fall outing in the heart of the city. 
2. Sandy Springs State of the City address set for Sept. 15 (roughdraftatlanta.com) — Sandy Springs residents and business owners can hear Mayor Rusty Paul's State of the City address on Sept. 15 at City Springs, with limited free seats for those skipping the luncheon. The talk will cover water negotiations with Atlanta, development trends, and public safety investments, offering a direct look at how city leaders see Sandy Springs' future.
3. DA's office decides not to prosecute radio personality Big Tigger (11alive.com) — Sandy Springs readers may want to know that Fulton County prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against radio host Big Tigger after his June arrest by Sandy Springs Police. The case stemmed from an alleged domestic dispute, and while he has denied the accusations, his wife has separately filed a federal lawsuit over an unrelated warrant and arrest.
4. Five Deals Now Account for 38% of All CRE CLO Distress. Here's Where the Properties Actually Are (realtytoday.com) — Sandy Springs appears in a national look at rising distress in commercial real estate loans, with the Grace Abernathy Apartments cited as one of several Sun Belt multifamily properties that couldn't refinance ballooning debt. The article explains how aggressive 2021–2022 rent-growth assumptions and floating-rate bridge loans have left some local complexes, including in metro Atlanta, under mounting financial pressure.
📸 Around Sandy Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sandy Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Les Miserables →
1 Galambos Way, Sandy Springs
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- PTA Volleyball vs Woodward
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
5:00 pm - PTA Volleyball: Sutton vs. Marist
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
7:00 pm - Annual Parent Meeting (Title I/State of Schools) 5:30 (Cafe)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - Technology Workshop (6:00 - Cafe)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - Volleyball @ Museum School (Away 5:00 (B), 6:00 (A))
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - Curriculum Night (6:15 - Begin in Cafe, then Walk Student Schedules)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - Fall Fun For ALL →
Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd, Sandy Springs
4:30 pm - Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, England; Steven Grahl, conductor →
The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta
7:30 pm - Rockout Your Workout With Leah Koch →
Doraville Art Center, 2421 Van Fleet Cir, Doraville
11:00 am - East Marietta 2026 Fall League →
East Marietta Basketball, Eastside Dr, Marietta
12:00 pm - Blue Stone 5K-9 →
Century East Parking Lot, 6100 Lake Forest Drive Sandy Springs, GA US 30328
8:00 am
Wednesday September 9
Thursday September 10
Wednesday September 16
Friday September 18
Sunday September 20
Saturday September 26
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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