🌱 Recycling Efforts For Sandy Springs + SR-400 Southbound Lane Shift

Good morning, friends. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Sandy Springs Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 54 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories today in Sandy Springs:

1. Sandy Springs will require its waste management services to offer recycling beginning in April after it was unanimously approved at a Jan. 17 council meeting. Sandy Springs Sustainability Manager Catherine Mercier-Baggett said, "(The city) would require that haulers include educational programs of recycling best practices." Although recycling will now be on the table for residents, this does not require residents to recycle. (MDJOnline.com)
2. Beginning Sunday, Jan. 22 at 5:00 a.m., SR-400 southbound will shift back to mainline interstate lines. The shift will begin north of Abernathy Road to south of Hammond Drive. The shift will utilize the new Abernathy Road bridge. According to Sandy Springs Police, who announced the traffic shift, it could be postponed to Jan. 29 depending on the weather. More detailed information about the traffic alert can be found at the link. (Sandy Springs Police)
3. Party City filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday. The New Jersey-based chain has 13 stores across metro Atlanta. The business expects to pay out $74 million to vendors during the bankruptcy. (Subscription: Atlanta Business Chronicle)

Today in Sandy Springs:

• Live Music - Tyrone Jackson Trio At Ray's On The River (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this week? Check out the list of events happening in and around Atlanta this weekend at the link! (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• The food scores are in for nearby East Cobb eateries. Good news: most of them were rated "A." (East Cobb News)
• The body found burning in Atlanta woods on Dec. 13, 2022, has been identified as missing Atlanta man Nicholas Williams. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.