🌱 NoriFish Omakase + Citywide DUI Checkpoints + 'Young Thug' Arrested

Sandy Springs GA

10 May, 2022

2:00 PM

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Welcome back, Sandy Springs! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with three fresh headlines to kick off your morning. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 82 and a low of 59. Here are the top stories today in Sandy Springs: NoriFish recently opened in Sandy Springs, offering high end omakase meals, as well as a la carte options. Sean Park, owner and executive chef of Okiboru Tsukemen & Ramen, has expressed his desire to offer a more modern take on sushi. The restaurant's beverage menu features Japanese beers, and a wide array of sake. (Atlanta Magazine) Atlanta police credit the decrease in fatal DUI accidents to a handful of new drunk driving checkpoints across the city. Officers targeted locations considered hotspots for drunk driving and made 14 arrests in just three hours last week. The number of deaths related to drunk driving have gone down 40 percent since last year. (FOX 5 Atlanta)Atlanta rapper Young Thug was arrested and booked in Fulton County Jail on Monday on charges dating back to 2013. Jeffery Lamar Williams, professionally known as Young Thug, faces a gang activity charge from 2018, and a RICO related charge from 2013. The official indictment named 27 other people, all of whom are allegedly tied to the street gang "Young Slime Life." (11 Alive) From our sponsor: Hey, Sandy Springs — need something done in your home? Check out our new Local Businesses feature in Sandy Springs to find top-rated local pros for gardening, plumbing, house cleaning and so much more! Today in Sandy Springs: Glass, American Legion Post 140. (5 p.m.) Spring Orchestra Concert, Riverwood. (6:30 p.m.) From my notebook: Sandy Springs, Georgia: City News, announcing absentee ballot drop box locations and hours. (Facebook) Virginia Highland Porchfest set to rock the neighborhood on May 14! (Reporter Newspapers) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: La Feria ATLANTA (May 14) Corporate Therapy Rocks the Shops of Dunwoody! (May 14) Introduction to TaiChi $20 (1-on-1 session) (May 16) Taxes in Retirement Seminar on May 17 & May 19 (May 17) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update. — Patrick Murray Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Sandy Springs Daily? Contact me at [email protected]