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Riverfront event facility plan gets stream of criticism BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
Plans for a riverfront event facility in Sandy Springs at the Roswell bridge drew a stream of criticism from residents at an Aug. 29 community meeting. Traffic and a possible conversion to a restaurant were main concerns with the four-story, 30,000-squarefoot facility planned at the corner of Roswell Road and Roberts Drive. “It’s a disaster for the residents or anyone who drives an automobile on Roberts
Trying to catch a Pokémon
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Cole Gardner, left, and Michael Massa Jr., 10, find “virtual creatures” in a parking lot, known as “Pokéman Island,” at The Prado shopping center on Aug. 25. The area has a reputation for being the third best spot in metro Atlanta to capture Pokémon characters. Local businesses gave up four parking spaces to make it easier for players to gather.
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OUT & ABOUT “I love the feeling I get when I smell the grills going and hearing cheers at tailgates while other games are going on!” Are you ready for some football?
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City nears traffic agreements for Braves, Pill Hill BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net
More than two months after blasting Cobb County and Pill Hill hospitals for “nightmare” traffic, the city of Sandy Springs is inking deals to work with them on mitigation plans. Cobb has abandoned its plan to dump future Braves stadium traffic off I-285 onto Northside Drive and is backing parts of the city’s own traffic management plan, officials said at the Aug. 16 Sandy Springs City Council meeting. And Pill Hill hospitals are close to signing onto a city-administered “Shared Congestion and Parking Management Strategy.”
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