2010 Sandy Springs Festival

September 25, 2010
9:00 am	to	7:00 pm
September 26, 2010
11:00 am	to	5:00 pm

This year’s Sandy Springs Festival will be held September 25-26, 2010. This year’s festival includes the Doug Kessler Lightning 5K/10K race, an artist’s market, business and civic expo, children’s park, Porsche North America’s Collector Car Show, Kiwanis Pet Parade, heritage crafters, live entertainment, food court, Whole Foods Heritage Homegrown Market, Saint Joseph’s Hospital health and wellness area and more.

The Sandy Springs Festival is proud to be a pet-friendly Festival!

The Sandy Springs Festival is a fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, a non-profit organization dedicated to building community through preserving and promoting the historic and cultural identity of Sandy Springs. The City contracts with Heritage Sandy Springs for the operation of the park.

Sandy Springs Festival is held at Heritage Green, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, Ga., next to City Walk and the surrounding area. Festival hours are 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Shuttle service will provided by Cooper-Atlanta Transportation from Century Springs East and West Parking Lots located at the corner of Lake Forrest Drive and Hammond Drive to Sandy Springs Circle throughout the Festival weekend.

Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for youths aged 6-17 and children 5 and under are free.

For more information, visit the Festival Web Site www.sandyspringsfestival.com, contact the Festival staff at 404-851-1328 or e-mail at info@sandyspringsfestival.com.

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Sandy Springs Police Offers are “Guest Grillers”

August 14, 2010
11:00 am	to	2:00 pm

Sandy Springs Police Department and The New York Butcher Shoppe are teaming up for charity. Officers from the South District, Traffic Unit and Community Affairs section will be manning the grill and cooking hot dogs and hamburgers for sale at lunch on Saturday, August 14, 2010.

A burger or hot dog meal deal that day is only $4.99 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The New York Butcher Shoppe will donate 10 percent of all sales proceeds from that time period to the Police Department’s Benevolent Fund.

Also on hand will be police cars, the motorcycle and the Department’s Rhino along with the officers who will be on hand to give away Department memorabilia while doing a meet and greet.

Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department held their charity at The New York Butcher Shoppe on Saturday, July 31, 2010. Fire Rescue Technician I Reginald McClendon was the “Guest Griller” and did a great job grilling hot dogs and hamburgers. Proceeds raised during the event went to the Friends of Sandy Springs.

The New York Butcher Shoppe is located at 4969 Roswell Road, Suite 215, in Sandy Springs.

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Heritage Sandy Springs Beer Festival

August 14, 2010
4:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Heritage Sandy Springs will be holding their first ever Beer Festival on Saturday, August 14th. This outdoor beer tasting celebration will feature more than 70 different brews from brewers around the southeast. Local food and live music will round out the event, which runs from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Enjoy the music from Mystery Trip from 4-5:30 and party band, HouseBroken, from 6-8pm. The event will feature a variety of local food vendors including Slope’s BBQ, Meehan’s Public House, Papa John’s Pizza, Mike’s Hot Dogs and Teela Taqueria.

Be sure to check out the large selection of brewers and beers that will be on hand, including 5 Seasons Brewing Co., Belukus Marketing, Jailhouse Brewing, Kona Family, Magic Hat, Magner’s Cider, New Belgium, Peak Organic, Red Hook, RJ Rockers, Shock Top, Southern Tier Brewery, Spaten North America, Sweetwater Brewery, Terrapin, Thomas Creek Brewery, Widmer Brothers, Wild Blue and Woodchuck.

The Beer Fest will be held at the Heritage Green, on the Sandy Springs Society Entertainment Lawn, 6110 Bluestone Road.  Heritage Sandy Springs members receive early access to the event from 3-4 p.m. Admission is $25.00 per person in advance, or $30.00 at the door and includes beer tasting. Tickets can be purchased online at www.hssbeerfest.com or at the gate the day of the event. Attendees can purchase non-alcoholic beverages and food from local vendors on site. You must be 21 or older to attend.

No outside food or beverage is allowed. Pets and smoking are not allowed. Parking is available on Sandy Springs Place in designated parking lots and in the Sandy Springs United Methodist Church’s Hitson Activity Center lot, on Sandy Springs Circle.

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Keller Williams Realty Highest Ranked in Home Buyer Satisfaction

Keller Williams Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Home Buyers for a Third Consecutive Year

According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Home Buyer/Seller StudySM, Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the third largest real estate company in the United States, has received the highest overall satisfaction ratings from home buyers among the largest full-service real estate firms for the third year in a row. The company also ranked second among home sellers in the study for the second year in a row.

“We are incredibly proud of our associates for earning this distinction and want to thank them for their commitment to their clients and communities,” said Mark Willis, CEO of Keller Williams Realty. “We see this honor as demonstration of our company philosophy that it is the agent’s brand that matters most and no amount of money spent on advertising can replace the influence and reputations our agents have in their local communities. Our associates have earned this on their own, by building relationships in their communities.”

The study was produced by J.D. Power and Associates to measure home buyers and sellers customer satisfaction. The results of the home-buying experience were determined by three factors including the buyer’s experience with their agent, the real estate office and a variety of additional services. Keller Williams Realty performed particularly well in the agent and office factors. And, overall satisfaction of buyers for the industry was up over last year.

Additionally, the study noted that the importance of real estate agents has increased substantially in the past year, with buyers and sellers relying on the negotiating skills of their chosen agent and help in navigating the market.

“It is thrilling to see our firm, once again, get public recognition for its incredible focus on customer satisfaction from such a prestigious group. Our associates continually demonstrate that it is possible to deliver the highest level of customer service in one of the toughest real estate markets on record,” said Mary Tennant, president and COO of Keller Williams Realty. “We feel incredibly fortunate to be in business with them, and want to congratulate them on their hard work and dedication.”

In the past year, Keller Williams Realty has continued to grow despite the well-publicized turmoil in the real estate industry. In addition to becoming the 3rd largest real estate company in the U.S., surpassing RE/MAX®, Keller Williams Realty was ranked as the No. 1 real estate franchise on the 31st Annual Franchise 500 list by Entrepreneur magazine and was voted the Most Recognizable Brand of Real Estate Franchises and the Trendsetter of the year for 2009 in an industry-wide survey for the Swanepoel TRENDS Report.

We at Keller Williams are obviously excited about this award because it supports our efforts to be leaders in the real estate industry by providing unparalleled customer service and local market expertise. Please contact us if we can be of assistance with your Atlanta real estate needs.

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Palisades River Float in Sandy Springs

August 7, 2010
1:00 pm	to	4:00 pm

Great activity for the kids as summer winds down and back to school kicks in.

Bring your own canoe or kayak and join a ranger for a very leisurely float through the Palisades of the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs.

They will float a three mile section of the river from Powers Island to Paces Mill at US Highway 41. There are three mild class 2 rapids on this stretch of river suitable for beginners with some basic canoeing or kayaking experience. The Palisades has a narrow floodplain and steep ridges rising to over 1,000 feet. The area offers a great diversity of habitats and includes oak-hickory forest, steep north facing slopes, mesic ravine forest, and floodplain forest.

Created by the geologic action of the Brevard Fault, the river, and the effects of weather; this rugged and beautiful section of the river is habitat to an extraordinary array of fauna and flora. They will make several stops along the way including a Chinese bamboo grove, Sandy Point, and Devil`s Stair Step Beach (Diving Rock).

Reservations are required, so please call 678-538-1200 to make your reservation.

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Sandy Springs teams up with Target for the 27th annual National Night Out

August 3, 2010
6:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

The City of Sandy Springs and Target have teamed up for the 27th Annual National Night Out (NNO) in an effort to create a safer and healthier community. A children’s (ages 14 and younger) celebration will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2010, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Hammond Park, 705 Hammond Drive.

The event will include car safety seat checks; information on how to sign up for or start a Neighborhood Watch program; the Fire Safety House, which provides a hands-on learning environment; fire trucks and police cars; meeting police officers and firefighters; and information on how to be safe in an emergency.

The nationwide event involves citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials from more than 11,000 communities in all 50 states. Target gives away 5 percent of its income to communities every week, which is more than $3 million per week. This year’s local sponsors include: Publix, FastSigns, Pig-n-Chick and Kroger.

If you would like more information on the City of Sandy Springs or this event, call the Citizen Response Center at 770-730-5600

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Sandy Springs Farmers Market

May 1, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
May 8, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
May 15, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
May 22, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
May 29, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
June 5, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
June 12, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
June 19, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
June 26, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
July 3, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
July 10, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
July 17, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
July 24, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
July 31, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
August 7, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
August 14, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
August 21, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm
August 28, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:30 pm

Nothing better than some locally grown produce for your family. Sandy Springs will be kicking on a new farmers market on May 1st.

Connect with local and regional farmers and experience the difference of freshly-picked fruit and vegetables. Sip a cup of freshly brewed coffee while you enjoy a crepe cooked right before your eyes, or an artisan pizza incorporating local ingredients is prepared for you. Sit for a while and learn from a master-chef while they demonstrate their cooking techniques, and then sample what has been prepared.

Locally grown produce, along with homemade jams, breads and other foods will be available at the market.

The market will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 every Saturday at 235 Sandy Springs Circle NW, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30328, which is the parking lot of the former Target shopping center at Sandy Springs Circle and Johnson Ferry Road.

In addition to fresh fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers, the Market will offer an assortment of other local and seasonal products, such as:

• Honey, jams, jellies, pesto, granola, salsa and other specialty foods
• Local Dairy Products, including specialty cheeses, milk and eggs
• Regionally raised grass-fed beef, pork or poultry
• Fresh Baked Breads
• Artisan Products

But remember to come early as the best produce goes quickly.

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