Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Should the location stay vacant or should another Sandy Springs business go there, if only for a few years?
Mr. Mattress Factory Outlet was a mainstay at the corner of Roswell Road and Mount Vernon Highway for 12 years. Last November, owner Glen Banham told Patch he planned to move to a new location. At the time the City of Sandy Springs intended to put a green space on the triangle as part of the master plan for the new downtown city center. The green space is no longer in the first phase of downtown plans.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Patrons visiting these restaurants will have 25 percent or more of their bill donated to Open Hand, whose efforts fight nutrition-sensitive chronic disease.
The 21st Annual Dining Out for Life event to benefit Open Hand will be held Wednesday, and several local restaurants are participating. Thousands of people from all over the metro Atlanta area will choose their favorite participating restaurant and dine out for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner, knowing that 25 percent or more of their bill will be donated by the restaurant to benefit the community nutrition programs of Open Hand. Dining Out for Life is one of Open Hand's largest annual fundraising events. Here are our community's participating restaurants in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody:
Friday, April 5, 2013
Donations from patrons at Another Broken Egg benefit three charities including Sandy Springs-based Community Assistance Center on Saturday.
Another Broken Egg Café continues its free breakfast meals through Saturday at Perimeter Village Shopping Center. Donations from patrons over a three-day period benefit three local non-profits. Today’s donations go to the Dunwoody Nature Center. Saturday’s benefit Sandy Springs-based Community Assistance Center. On Thursday, donations went to the Spruill Center for the Arts. “If you want to leave $1 that’s fine. If you want to leave $100, we love that too,” said Felicity Hall, general manager for the new Dunwoody cafe. Hall said she researched the charities in the area. “I certainly wanted to support the community we are in,” she added. Another Broken Egg is a Creole-style franchise owned by Double R Restaurant Group, based in …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Maria Sapeta will tell you in an instant that she loves the Sandy Springs eatery she owns with husband Chef Emidio. Located in the old Loehmann’s shopping center on Roswell Road, Emidio’s serves Portuguese, Spanish and Italian dishes.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Brazilians know Café Brazil well and now folks from everywhere are finding their way to the Sandy Springs restaurant.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Maria Sapeta will tell you in an instant that she loves the Sandy Springs eatery she owns with husband Chef Emidio. Located in the old Loehmann’s shopping center on Roswell Road, Emidio’s serves Portuguese, Spanish and Italian dishes.
If the cuisine is one reason that you frequent Emidio’s restaurant, Maria Sapeta is likely another. She will tell you in an instant that she loves the Sandy Springs eatery she owns with husband, Chef Emidio. Located in the old Loehmann’s shopping center on Roswell Road, Emidio’s serves Portuguese, Spanish and Italian dishes. “I’m in love with the restaurant,” Sapeta said. “If you see me on weekends, I walk around talking to everybody, making everybody laugh. By the end of the night people are turning around to the next table talking to each other. I like people to be together.” Maria and Emidio, who was away from the restaurant when Patch visited, are natives of Madeira, Portugal. “It belongs to Portugal but it’s off the coast of Africa…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Creole Nouvelle is expected to open at Roswell Road and Belle Isle in Sandy Springs.
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Wednesday, March 20
Cajun Restaurant Creole Nouvelle will soon be in the former Fishmonger space at 4969 Roswell Road, according to a story by Tomorrow’s News Today. The location has become a popular draw with Food 101, Cibo E Beve, and Bangkok Thyme among others at that address. Tomorrow’s News Today reports that the owner closed a Creole Nouvelle restaurant on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta in 2010.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Manager Caio Lima said Sandy Springs patrons range from residents in the nearby Huntcliff neighborhood to construction site workers.
Brazilians know Café Brazil well and now folks from everywhere are finding their way to the Sandy Springs restaurant. Manager Caio Lima said patrons range from residents in the nearby Huntcliff neighborhood to construction site workers. “We came here because the neighborhood has a lot of Brazilians in the area,” said manager Caio Lima, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil. His father, Alvaro Lima owns the restaurant. The busy eatery at 8610 Roswell Road, in the old Loehmann’s shopping center, opens most days at 6:30 a.m., when folks come in for the popular pastries. “A lot of people sometimes take a big pastry; it’s breaded, deep-fried and inside is beef, chicken, or ham and cheese, depending and what they want,” Caio said. Café Brazil also …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Diners will eat for free during Another Broken Egg Cafe’s soft opening over a three-day period. Donations from patrons benefit three charities including Sandy Springs-based Community Assistance Center. Each charity has its own day.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Diners will eat for free during Another Broken Egg Cafe’s soft opening over a three-day period. Donations from patrons benefit three charities including Sandy Springs-based Community Assistance Center. Each charity has its own day.
Another Broken Egg Cafe is fast growing and opens its latest location in Perimeter Village Shopping Center, in April, with free meals. Donations from patrons over a three-day period benefit the Spruill Center for the Arts, the Dunwoody Nature Center and Sandy Springs-based Community Assistance Center. Each charity has its own day, Thursday, April 4; Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, respectively. “If you want to leave $1 that’s fine. If you want to leave $100, we love that too,” said Felicity Hall, general manager for the new Dunwoody cafe. Hall said she researched the charities in the area. “I certainly wanted to support the community we are in,” she added. Another Broken Egg is a Creole-style franchise owned by Double R …
I Love Sandy Springs
9:16 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
A lot of cyclists ride past that area. It would be a really cool spot for a bike shop. The test rides would have to be on Mt Vernon and Johnson Ferry, but a ton of traffic goes past that spot. It would be a shame to make it a minipark with no parking. It would be a good place for an internet radio studio as well. Not a lot of businesses can survive without decent parking. more ›