Stretch Zone opens fitness studio at East Cobb Crossing

Kelly Boatright, who with husband Kyle Boatright is a co-0wner of a new Stretch Zone fitness studio in East Cobb, has passed the information and photos marking its grand opening. It’s located in the East Cobb Crossing Shopping Center (4371 Roswell Road) near Dog City Bakery. Stretch Zone features a special method “to reeducate the … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: Marlow’s Tavern; Sabores de Mexico; 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: Addison Elementary School 3055 Ebenezer Road August 25, 2023 Score: 100, Grade: A Cinco Mexican Cantina 2851 Akers Mill Road August 22, 2023 Score: 91, Grade: A Enjoy Brazilian Cuisine 2852 … Read more

2023 Cobb Foodie Week includes several East Cobb restaurants

Several restaurants in East Cobb will be offering specials as part of Cobb Travel and Tourism’s Cobb Foodie Week promotion. The promos run from Sept. 9-16, and include discounts and free menu items as well as prix fixe tastings. The participating East Cobb restaurants include: Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar (3460 Sandy Plains Road) Catfish Hox … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: Biscuits and More; Cazadores; 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: Biscuits and More 3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 140 August 16, 2023 Score: 92, Grade: A Blackwell Elementary School 3470 Canton Road August 18, 2023 Score: 100, Grade: A Carol’s Cafe … Read more

Faced The Facial Studio to hold The Avenue East Cobb opening

  The Atlanta-based skincare studio Faced The Facial Studio will open its fourth location at The Avenue East Cobb on Sept. 8. It’s moving into the former Ansley Real Estate space (4475 Roswell Road, Suite 200), next to the forthcoming Barnes & Noble store. The grand opening takes place from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: Mirko Pasta; Derek’s Cafe; 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: Arby’s  4367 Roswell Road August 9, 2023 Score: 96, Grade: A Auggie’s Lucky Tacos—Mobile 1951 Canton Road, Suite 340 August 7, 2023 Score: 100, Grade: A Auggie’s Street Tacos—Base 1951 Canton … Read more

East Cobb Biz Scene: Dance Stop Studios starts 50th year

The family feel among the Dance Stop Studios staff isn’t just a slogan or a talking point. Many of the top instructors at the East Cobb dance instruction studio took classes there when they were kids, and returned as adults. “They started with us when they were young and came back because they love the … Read more

Tickets go on sale for The Avenue East Cobb cocktail event

As we posted last month, The Avenue East Cobb will be unveiling its new plaza on Sept. 7 with a cocktail celebration. Today, tickets went on sale for the event, which lasts from 6-9 p.m., which costs $75 a person, with all proceeds being donated to MUST Ministries. There will be food samplings from new … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: WZ Tavern; Hoboken Bread; 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: 876 Nyam Minz 1475 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 106 July 31, 2023 Score: 93, Grade: A Hoboken Bread & Bagel Co. 1033 Sandy Plains Road, Suite G July 31, 2023 Score: … Read more

Chick-Fil-A Sprayberry closed temporarily for rebuild

The latest Chick-Fil-A location in the East Cobb area to undergo major renovations will be temporarily closed for some time. The Chick-Fil-A Sprayberry (2530 Sandy Plains Road) closed after business hours Thursday and is expected to stay that way for 4-5 months, according to a sign in the window, “to build a brand-new store.” UPDATE: … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: 101 Bagel Cafe; Mellow Mushroom; 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: 101 Bagel Cafe 4811 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 112 July 24, 2023 Score: 92, Grade: A First Brazilian BBQ 1458 Roswell Road July 26, 2023 Score: 96, Grade: A Mellow Mushroom … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: Chopt; The Orient; Laredo’s; 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: Chopt East Cobb 4250 Roswell Road, Suite 630 July 19, 2023 Score: 85, Grade: B Fugu Express 2900 Delk Road, Suite 200 View inspections: July 17, 2023 Score: 85, Grade: B … Read more

The Avenue East Cobb to unveil ‘The Plaza’ with cocktail event

There’s still a good bit of work to be done on the new plaza area at The Avenue East Cobb, which is the centerpiece of the retail center’s ongoing redevelopment project. But North American Properties, The Avenue’s management company, announced this week that it’s scheduled an unveiling of “The Plaza” in early September. A cocktail … Read more

East Cobb resident reappointed to Cobb Development Authority

Karen Hallacy, an East Cobb resident who’s been active in various civic activities, has been reappointed to serve on the Development Authority of Cobb County. The authority is a seven-member body appointed by the Cobb Board of Commissioners that approves bond requests and other incentive packages for businesses and corporations. Hallacy, a former lobbyist for … Read more

Marietta mayor vetoes Powers Ferry Road apartment project

Despite pleas from the developer and nearby community members Wednesday night, Marietta Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin vetoed a proposed apartment complex at Powers Ferry Road and Delk Road. The Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to approve the 322-unit on the site of a Kroger store that will be moving later this year. There was no … Read more

East Cobb Food Scores: Bradley’s; Montana’s; Catfish Hox; more

The following food scores for the week of April 17 have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details: Bradley’s Bar & Grill 4961 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 117 April 11, 2023 Score: 94, Grade: A Catfish Hox 2595 Sandy Plains Road, Suite … Read more

East Cobb Church, ‘JOSH’ development begin to take shape

Some construction equipment has been brought to the future site of East Cobb Church along Johnson Ferry Road, near its intersection with Shallowford Road. More than year and a half after getting rezoning from the Cobb Board of Commissioners, the latest North Point Ministries congregation received a land disturbance permit from the county. Rev. Jamey … Read more

Post Oak Tritt subdivision proposal delayed at first hearing

The Cobb Planning Commission is holding a zoning application for a subdivision on Post Oak Tritt Road in East Cobb after its initial hearing Tuesday. The vote was 3-0, with two members absent, to wait until May to consider a proposal by representatives of Kenneth B. Clary to convert 13.38 acres near McPherson Road from … Read more

Paper Mill Village Starbucks plans reduced to one-story building

Several months after a two-story standalone Starbucks at Paper Mill Village was proposed, the attorney for the developer has submitted dramatically different plans. Garvis Sams submitted a new site plan, renderings and stipulations on March 23, then asked last week for yet another continuance for the case to be heard in May. The request by … Read more

East Cobb restaurant update: MarketPlace Terrell Mill news

The small retail building at the new MarketPlace Terrell Mill development is half-occupied, with a dentist and nail salon. The plans were to include some restaurant space, and elsewhere on the property a Wendy’s, Chick-Fil-A and Panera Bread have opened. The Power Ferry Corridor Alliance civic group reports that two restaurants will be coming soon … Read more