🌱 Man Arrested After Sandy Springs Crash + AJFF Screenings This Week

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Here are the top three stories in Sandy Springs today:

1. Residents of a Sandy Springs townhome community are calling for increased security measures after a driver crashed through the entrance gate and into a home. The subdivision has experienced numerous crashes at the entrance over the years, but this incident was deliberate. The driver, who was attempting to harm his girlfriend, was arrested for aggravated assault, kidnapping, and DUI. No one was home at the time of the crash, which occurred on Friday evening. (WSB Atlanta)
2. The 23rd Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) came to Sandy Springs this weekend to show several feature films by Jewish filmmakers that celebrate Jewish culture and history. Since the festival kicked off on Feb. 8, the Performing Arts Center at City Springs has screened over a dozen AJFF films, with new screenings happening nearly every day between now and the end of the Festival on Feb. 21. General admission tickets are $18 per film for evening shows and $16 for matinee shows and all senior, student, and children’s tickets. Tickets can be purchased on the AJFF website. (Sandy Springs Patch)
3. Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1996 have reached an agreement to increase wages for employees at Atlanta locations. The agreement will raise starting wages to $14.50 per hour for clerks and provide early increases for all associates in Atlanta and Savannah. The Atlanta division will invest over $22 million in wage increases, which will be implemented five months ahead of schedule, covering over 22,000 employees at 165 stores in Georgia. (WSB Atlanta)

Today in Sandy Springs:

• AFJJ Screening: "Remember This" At Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center (11:55 AM)
• Geometric Wall Art For Teens At Sandy Springs Branch Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Act3 Productions is less than a week away from opening night of its production of "Little Women," made possible by the Sandy Springs Arts Foundation. Secure your tickets to one of nine public performances at act3prod.org/tickets. (Act3 Productions via Instagram)
• Ellie Mental Health, a mental health services franchise, will be opening a new location in Sandy Springs today, Feb. 13. The new clinic will be located at 5901 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite A-225, and appointments can be made here. (Sandy Springs Patch)
• Families of neurodiverse teens and adults, mark your calendars! On Feb. 25 at 6:00 p.m., the City of Sandy Springs is hosting an inclusive Superstar Dance for people with developmental or physical disabilities. The event will be held in the City Springs Conference Center at Sandy Springs City Hall and will feature DJ entertainment and refreshments. Local residents ages 13 and up can register here to attend the dance. (City of Sandy Springs)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.