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Morning Sandy Springs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $4.3M incentive will reshape North River Shopping Center
- How a Roswell Road shooting exposed an illegal after-hours club
- Planning a fall date night? Les Misérables lands in Sandy Springs
Also on today's calendar: Tai Chi for Beginners (gain balance, lower body strength, flexibility, joint health, and more) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: An afternoon shower in spots, temps: high: 94, low: 71.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Sandy Springs Approves Incentives for Woodfield's North River Shopping Center Redevelopment (cremarketbeat.com) — Sandy Springs has approved more than $4.3 million in incentives to help Woodfield Development turn the aging North River Shopping Center on Roswell Road into a dense mixed-use neighborhood with housing, shops, restaurants, and a new public park. Fees will be waived and a 10-year tax abatement recommended, with benefits tied to demolishing the current center and meeting construction milestones starting later this year. 
2. Shooting leads to discovery of illegal after-hours club in Sandy Springs, police say (cbsnews.com) — Sandy Springs police say a shooting outside Nubia Cafe on Roswell Road led them to uncover an illegal after-hours club operating without proper state licenses or city permits. One man was hospitalized and released, another was charged with aggravated assault, and a follow-up fire inspection shut the business down and cited the owner for multiple violations.
3. 💋DATE NIGHT: See the Eight Tony Award Winning Musical, Les Misérables (macaronikid.com) — Les Misérables is coming to the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center this September, with City Springs Theatre Company adding extra performances due to high demand. Local theatergoers can see a Broadway-caliber cast, including seasoned New York performers, at Byers Theatre in City Springs, with multiple dates, ticket prices, and discounts available for residents planning a night out close to home.
4. Waffle House Fires Employee Rockstar Riley Over His Viral Uniform Rap Videos (blacksportsonline.com) — A longtime Waffle House employee says he was fired after refusing to delete viral rap videos he filmed in uniform at the Sandy Springs Roswell Road location. His dismissal, after roughly 20 years with the company, has turned into a widely shared online story about workplace rules, social media, and creative side hustles rooted in a familiar local restaurant.
📸 Around Sandy Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sandy Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- Tai Chi for Beginners (gain balance, lower body strength, flexibility, joint health, and more) →
Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi, 4641 Roswell Rd, Atlanta
10:00 am
Saturday August 22
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Other local events
- Fulton County Celebrates the Great Southeast Pollinator Census →
5 Distinct sites around Fulton County
9:00 am - National Junior Ranger Day
Chattahoochee River National Park Hewlett Lodge Visitor Center, Island Ford, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA, 30350
9:00 am - National Park Week Guided Hike: Cochran Shoals Wildflower Walk
Chattahoochee River National Park Cochran Shoals Unit – Columns Drive, 152 Columns Drive SE, Marietta, Georgia, 30068.
9:00 am - Community Sessions: An Afternoon of Artists in the Round →
Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North, 11420 Crabapple Rd, Roswell
4:00 pm - Band, Chorus, Orchestra Parent Meeting (6:30 - Cafeteria)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - PTA Tennis vs. Woodward (Boys)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School Sutton Middle School, 2875 Northside Dr NW #2807, Atlanta, GA 3
4:30 pm - PTA Tennis vs. Woodward (Girls)
Willis a. Sutton Middle School North Atlanta High School, 4111 Northside Pkwy NW, Atlanta, GA
4:30 pm - AVID College Wear Wednesday (College Wear with Jeans)
Sandy Springs Atlanta, GA 30350 - 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 - Rockout Your Workout With Leah Koch →
Doraville Art Center, 2421 Van Fleet Cir, Doraville
11:00 am
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
📣 Sandy Springs Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
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- City Springs Theatre Company Opens 9th Season with Les Misérables Sept. 11-27 in Sandy Springs —Don Rountree Read on Patch
- Hi Neighbors!
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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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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