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After years of anticipation, a Kroger “SuperStore” opened at the MarketPlace Terrell Mill development in East Cobb Wednesday with an early-morning celebration. Before they headed off to school, cheerleaders and a pep band from Wheeler High School set the tone for the festivities, which included a special dedication to the supermarket chain’s partnership with local … Read more
The finishing touches are being put on the new Kroger Superstore that’s the centerpiece of the MarketPlace Terrell Mill development in the heart of the Powers Ferry Road corridor. It’s one of the last components of the project to open, and a ribbon-cutting has been scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 8 a.m. The store … Read more
As a new Kroger superstore is being built on the former site of Brumby Elementary School, plans are in the works to redevelop the current supermarket site nearby on Powers Ferry Road. WC Acquisitions LLC has filed plans with the City of Marietta to build more than 300 apartments and 6,000 square feet of retail … Read more
The centerpiece of the MarketPlace Terrell Mill mixed-use project will be under construction soon. Kroger held a groundbreaking celebration Tuesday for its planned superstore at 1310 Powers Ferry Road. It’s on the site of the former campus of Brumby Elementary School, and is the last component of the development to get underway. Cobb Commission Chairwoman … Read more
A request by Kroger to receive tax breaks for a planned superstore at the MarketPlace Terrell Mill project in East Cobb was given the go-ahead by the Georgia Supreme Court. The high court ruled in a unanimous 7-0 vote that a retired Cobb Superior Court judge erred in denying issuance of $35 million in revenue … Read more
Following last Friday’s post about Kroger’s proposed fuel center at Sandy Plains Centre: Cobb commissioners approved the measure Tuesday on their consent agenda. The grocery chain initially got rezoning for the fueling center in 2011 in a case that included the construction of a Chick-fil-A that did not happen. Kroger’s revised site plan also calls … Read more
For the second time in as many years Kroger wants to build a fueling center in the East Cobb area. The grocery chain’s request for a location at the Sandy Plains Centre Shopping Center comes before the Cobb Board of Commissioners Tuesday. It’s listed as “other business” (view the case file here) and includes a … Read more
The Cobb Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a gas station operated by Kroger at the Pavilions at East Lake Shopping Center in East Cobb By a vote of 3-1, the planning board voted in favor of the zoning request by Kroger from Neighborhood Shopping to Community Retail Commercial (agenda item information here). Planning … Read more
An East Cobb Kroger gas station would replace vacant space at the Pavilions of East Lake Shopping Center where a Panera Bread restaurant was located. That’s among the requests on the June zoning agenda in Cobb County. The Cobb Planning Commission will hear cases next Tuesday, June 5. The Cobb Zoning Staff released its final … Read more
The day after the Cobb Development Authority approved issuing $35 million in bonds for a tax abatement for a portion of a new East Cobb commercial project, developers’ representatives explained the situation to the Cobb Board of Education. The school board is typically briefed on tax breaks heard by the authority, due to their impact … Read more
An East Cobb man has been arrested and charged with criminal solicitation of a child after attempting to purchase a 7-year-old girl from an East Cobb Kroger store on Monday, Cobb Police said. Einodd Samimi, 62 or 63 years old, is in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, charged with felony counts of criminal solicitation … Read more
Submitted information and photo: More volunteers than ever before participated in Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance’s (PFCA) Spring Adopt-a-Mile cleanup on April 13. Topping last fall’s record 18 volunteers, 25 enthusiastic people from area neighborhoods and businesses turned out for the Saturday morning event. The cleanup was held with the support of Keep Cobb Beautiful, Kroger … Read more
The PFCA had its biggest ever cleanup last Fall, but we plan to beat it this Spring. So we need additional volunteers on April 13th to help the team clean up along our stretch of Powers Ferry and Terrell Mill Roads. A big THANKS to Kroger and Take 5 Oil Change for pitching in as community sponsors! … Read more
Submitted information: The Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance is seeking community volunteers for the Adopt-A-Mile Spring event from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 along Powers Ferry at Terrell Mill Road. Meet up and enjoy complimentary refreshments at 8:30 a.m. at the Kroger Fuel parking lot, Powers Ferry & Terrell Mill, 1310 Powers Ferry Rd., Marietta, … Read more
After hearing from the Cobb DOT director about the need to improve traffic safety on Lower Roswell Road near Parkaire Landing Shopping Center, Cobb Commissioner Jerica Richardson on Tuesday persuaded her colleagues to delay the long-awaited project again. During a regular business meeting, the commissioners voted 5-0 to indefinitely table voting on two agenda items—one … Read more
The following food scores have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details: Bells Ferry Elementary School 2600 Bells Ferry Road January 24, 2024 Score: 100, Grade: A Cafe Clement 1438 Canton Road January 26, 2024 Score: 93, Grade: A Delkwood Grill 2769 Delk … Read more
As we mentioned previously, web traffic at East Cobb News reached an all-time high in 2023. As we close out our news coverage this year, we’ve surpassed 1.7 million pageviews and 900,000 unique monthly visitors for the past 12 months. Our previous best was in 2020, dominated by coverage of the local response to COVID-19 and a … Read more
A month after the redevelopment of the former Harry’s Farmers Market was vetoed by Marietta Mayor Thunder Tumlin, the City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a revised version of the plan. By a 7-0 vote, the council voted to approve a mixed-use plan for nearly 20 acres on Powers Ferry Road at Roswell … Read more
The Cobb Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend approval of a proposed Guthries’ Chicken drive-through restaurant in East Cobb. After continuing the application for a month, the board placed the application on the consent agenda by a 4-0 vote when no opposition arose. The initial request to convert 3.17 acres at the southwest intersection of … Read more
After reducing the number of homes and deciding not to develop on one side of a creek, a residential developer on Tuesday got approval for a 91-unit subdivision on Sandy Plains Road near Kincaid Elementary School. Following a recommendation by the Cobb Planning Commission, the Cobb Board of Commissioners voted 4-0 to approve rezoning of … Read more
