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Improvements to Roswell Road Bridge Public Open House

aaronhofmann — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:30:28 +0000

January 17, 2012
9:00 am	to	11:00 am

The City of Sandy Springs and Georgia Department of Transportation are hosting a Public Open House meeting on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. regarding the Roswell Road Bridge/I-285 Operational and Safety Improvements project. There will be no formal presentation, but City of Sandy Springs and Georgia Department of Transportation representatives will be on hand with plans and displays, and will discuss the project and answer questions from the public.

The project will include widening on the northbound side of the existing bridge. This will allow for two, 11′ wide, northbound and southbound travel lanes as well as full, 11′ wide, dedicated left turn lanes onto entrance ramps for I-285. The westbound and eastbound “on” ramps for I-285 will be widened, and short sections of concrete raised median are also proposed at both ends of the bridge.

The Public Open House will be held at Sandy Springs City Hall Council Chambers, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500.

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Bring One for the Chipper 2012

aaronhofmann — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:50:57 +0000

January 7, 2012
9:00 am	to	4:00 pm

Recycle that Tree! ….Bring One For The Chipper! on Saturday, January 7, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recycle your Christmas tree at the Sandy Springs Recycling Center, The Home Depot in Sandy Springs, or the Home Depot in Johns Creek.

Make sure that your tree keeps on giving after the holidays by removing all ornaments and the base and deliver it to the event between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on January 7th.

You can bring your tree to either of two Home Depot stores, 5950 State Bridge in Duluth or 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody in Sandy Springs. As always, the Schmalz Recycling Center will be accepting trees. All three of the locations will be offering a seedling in exchange for your Christmas tree. The trees will be chipped into mulch and used for public beautification projects, and is available free to Sandy Springs and North Fulton residents.

As part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees, Keep Georgia Beautiful and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs has joined with corporate sponsors The Home Depot, WXIA TV and The Davey Tree Expert Company to sponsor the annual ‘Bring One for the Chipper’ program.

Bring One for the Chipper is Georgia’s annual Christmas tree recycling program. Each year, Keep Georgia Beautiful works with private sponsors to organize the recycling event. In the past, these statewide sponsors have included The Home Depot, The Davey Tree Expert Company and WXIA-TV. Numerous local sponsors and volunteers also make contributions and provide in-kind services across the state.

The Chipper program involves hundreds of Georgia communities and thousands of volunteers. Since its inception, the program has recycled over 4.8 million Christmas trees. The mulch from these trees has been used for playgrounds, local government beautification projects, and individual yards. You can support the Chipper program by bringing your cut Christmas tree to a designated drop off site or volunteering with your local coordinator to collect trees.

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Santa Claus sighted on way to Sandy Springs

aaronhofmann — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:25:00 +0000

Great news. It appears that Santa is on schedule and is heading across the Atlantic Ocean as we write this. So it may be time to get the cookies and milk ready and get the kids tucked into their beds for the night. Santa is on his way to the Sandy Springs area, so be ready.

If you’re one of those people who have actually lit a fire in their fireplace in this warm weather, make sure you put it out before Santa arrives. He never likes it when his britches get singed.

Also, if you want to keep up to date on Santa’s progress, click here for the Santa Tracker.

And as an added bonus, you can now track Santa on your iPhone or Android phone. There’s an app for that!

Happy Holidays from the team here at AllAboutSandySprings.com.

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Sandy Springs Black Friday

aaronhofmann — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:57:15 +0000

Well, we survived Thanksgiving, so now can we survive Black Friday?

For some savvy shoppers, this is the time of year to assault the stores on what has become known as Black Friday. Now while you may be looking to take advantage of the latest deals, keep in mind that not all deals are found in the stores.

Another option is in the Sandy Springs real estate market. Home prices have been reduced and interest rates are phenomenal.

These kind of deals are going to be hard to beat in the stores or even online. To make your Black Friday shopping spree, easier, we’ve compiled up-to-date lists of Sandy Springs short sales as well as foreclosures in Sandy Springs.

If you’re interested in taking advantage of the Sandy Springs Black Friday deals in the real estate market, be sure to contact us for your free buyer consultation.

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Kicks For Causes Charity Kickball Tournament

aaronhofmann — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:19:38 +0000

February 26, 2011
9:00 am	to	7:00 pm

Here’s a friendly reminder about registration Kicks For Causes Charity Kickball Tournament on February 26, 2011 at Atlanta’s Silverback Stadium. It will benefit Caring for Causes, a nonprofit organization supporting local charities, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the winner’s will pick a charity of their choice!

The tournament is double elimination and will be held at Atlanta Silverbacks Stadium. The tournament will be day long beginning at 9am-7pm, with spots for 64 teams this year. The brackets will be divided into two divisions: Competitive and For The Cause. Registration fee is $250 per team. Registration ends February 15th.

Prizes will be awarded for champions and the winners will direct proceeds to the charity of their choice. There also are plaques given away for top teams plus fun socials awards. Social awards include best 80’s costumes, most money raised per team, most spirited, traveled furthest distance, and much more.

Pick a Team, Pick a Charity, and Register Today!

Please contact kicksforacause@gmail.com or (678) 523-3734 (Lane Parker) if you have any questions.

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Top Selling 2010 Sandy Springs Neighborhoods

aaronhofmann — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:00:32 +0000

Time for a little recap of 2010 for Sandy Springs Georgia real estate. You probably hear more chatter at the office water cooler about how bad the Roswell real estate market was in 2010. Seems fun to talk about bad news. But in reality, Sandy Springs homes still sold in 2010, in fact 402 homes sold in 2010 in the Sandy Springs are.

It’s always interesting to see which neighborhoods buyers were attracted to during their Sandy Springs home search. Where were people buying Sandy Springs homes in 2010? Well, let’s find out. Here are the Top Selling Sandy Springs Neighborhoods in 2010.

Please hold your applause until all winners are announced and let’s hope that there aren’t any long-winded acceptance speeches. Just can’t stand those long acceptance speeches.

Top Selling Sandy Springs Neighborhoods in 2010

Riverside
Hammond Hills
High Point
North Springs
Huntcliff
Meadowbrook
Mountaire
Rivershore Estates
Powers Lake
Princeton Square
Wyndham Hills
Amberglades
Glenview
Grogans Bluff
Londonberry
Mount Vernon Woods
North Harbor
River Chase
Aberdeen Forest
Brookhaven Lakes
Lost Forest
Overton Hills

So there you have it. Our 2010 Top Selling Sandy Springs neighborhoods. If we can be of assistance in your Sandy Springs home search, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Black Friday

aaronhofmann — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:15:44 +0000

Time for some turkey and time to give thanks. Thanksgiving time. It’s certainly a time of year when we get to spend time with friends and family and realize that we are fortunate.

But for some savvy shoppers, this is also the time of year to prepare to assault the stores on what has become known as Black Friday. Now while you may be looking to take advantage of the latest deals, keep in mind that not all deals are found in the stores.

Another option is in the Sandy Springs real estate market. Home prices have been reduced and interest rates are phenomenal.

If you’re interested in taking advantage of the Sandy Springs Black Friday deals in the real estate market, be sure to contact us for your free buyer consultation.

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We Wish You a Peaceful and Happy Thanksgiving

aaronhofmann — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:35:00 +0000

In this time of Thanksgiving we wish to offer our thoughts that this holiday season is filled with love and peace, shared with family and friends. If there is anything we can do to help or advise our clients and friends, please feel comfortable to call.

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Veterans Day Ceremony

aaronhofmann — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 02:42:14 +0000

November 11, 2010
2:00 pm	to	3:00 pm

Veterans Day is a day to honor ALL American veterans and is intended to thank them for their dedicated and loyal service to our country. On November 11, 2010, the City of Sandy Springs will celebrate our veterans.

The City will host our inaugural Veterans Day Ceremony at 2:00 p.m. at Morgan Falls Overlook Park (220 Morgan Falls Road).

“As a veteran and a public servant, I think it is appropriate that we stop and pay tribute to all of those who have gone before us and those who are currently serving to keep us free,” said Sandy Springs City Manager and Col. John McDonough. “We can’t ever lose sight of what this day means—it really is special, and I’m humbled that Sandy Springs chose to do something to honor our veterans both past and present.”

The celebration’s keynote address will be given by Lt. Gen. R. Steven Whitcomb (Ret.), who served in many capacities during his 30-year career with the US Army. Most recently, Lt. Gen. Whitcomb was appointed as the 63rd Inspector General of the Army, a post from which he retired in August of this year. The celebration also will include the posting of the colors, a military band and a salute to veterans, among other things.

Parking is provided at North Springs United Methodist Church on the corner of Roswell and Morgan Falls Roads. There will be no onsite parking. The shuttles start at noon. If you need special assistance to the event, please call Erika Sherman at 770-206-2019. If you are a veteran, we want to honor you.

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Daylight Savings Time Ends

aaronhofmann — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 02:38:39 +0000

November 7, 2010
2:00 am

Attention Sandy Springs,

For most Americans, daylight saving time ends in 2010 at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 7, when most states fall back to standard time. Time will spring forward again on March 13, 2011, when daylight saving time resumes.

The federal government doesn’t require U.S. states or territories to observe daylight saving time, which is why residents of Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands won’t need to turn back their clocks this weekend.

While most of us plan to embrace that blessed hour (by sleeping right through it), the time change can throw a few people for a loop.

To avoid having your body clock disrupted, even if you can’t sleep an extra hour, stay in bed with your eyes closed. If you want to get up, don’t go outdoors. Draw the blinds and don’t have lots of sunlight come into house. This could help your body adjust to the time change.

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