Marietta Police said late Tuesday that a 13-year-old boy living in an East Cobb apartment complex is back at home.
Police said Elijah James went missing from his home in the 2600 block of Bentley Road (Stratford Ridge Apartments) Tuesday night, and according to his family, “he is believed to be an at-risk youth.”
He was last seen on foot on Delk Road, heading toward Terrell Mill Road, according to police.
The initial message went out around 10:30 Tuesday, and police followed up with another message about an hour later saying that James “has been located and safely returned to his family.”
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“COVID changed everything,” Zéba owner Sima Abbasi said. “Some for the better, some not.” ECN photos
In January, Zéba Hair Salon marked its 15th anniversary, a testament to the resilience of a small business that like many of its kind had to weather a devastating blow when it was closed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Making changes along the way was nothing new for owner Sima Abbasi, who started a hair-care and makeup business started at the Merchants Festival Shopping Center in 2008.
She opened a second location at the Shallowford Falls Shopping Center in 2017 and developed a loyal staff and clientele. One of her stylists, Paige Whiffen, had come on board as a business partner, as Zéba built on being a L’Oréal Elite salon with other colorists specializing in Redken and INOA.
Then the unthinkable happened, when Gov. Brian Kemp’s emergency order kept many personal-care businesses, restaurants and other public-facing enterprises shuttered for weeks. To be declared non-essential, Abbasi, said, was a surreal experience.
Zéba partner Paige Whiffen
“We were so numb,” she said, sitting down with Whiffen in a recent interview with East Cobb News. “COVID changed everything. Some for the better, some not.”
After being closed for two months, Zéba couldn’t reopen fully due to social-distance requirements, and it wasn’t until November that they “were okay again. But we could only see so many people.”
Business at Zéba’s two salons had barely rebounded when 2021 arrived in “one of the worst” stretches of time as the pandemic continued.
“It was a lot of everything” said Whiffen, who oversees the Shallowford Falls salon.
“People weren’t coming back to work so they didn’t need a haircut as much,” she said. And there were those who were still feeling apprehensive about returning to closed indoor spaces.
“Some couldn’t wait to get back, but others weren’t so sure, Whiffen explained. “We tried to do curbside service as much as possible.”
Along the way, Zéba used the occasion to assess many aspects of the business.
“The biggest blessing was that it helped us re-establish our culture,” Whiffen said. “We needed to care care of these people [their employees].”
Along the way, a “better family dynamic” emerged, and there was the usual turnover that is standard in the hair-care industry. Zéba currently employs around 25 people at both locations.
More than anything, Whiffen said, she and Abbasi saw their employees and clients in a new way.
“It was cool to see how much you impact their lives,” Whiffen said. “We’re super fortunate that our new clients are more now that we have ever had. And the trends have completely changed.”
Among them are what Whiffen calls lived-in haircoloring that lasts longer and grows softer.
“A lot of pe0ple just want a more natural look,” she said.
She said some clients also come to get hair care less than before, but their appointments tend to last longer.
Zéba also has become dedicated to recycling many of its products, including shampoos and coloring materials, hiring a private service that does come with a cost.
“But people love it,” Abbasi said. “They care about the environment.”
The salons have several events during the year to help local charities, donating 10 percent of proceeds on a Saturday in the spring to the Atlanta Humane Society, and another Saturday in the fall to benefit MUST Ministries.
Zéba also invites women from a local homeless shelter to help themselves to shampoos and other products that are no longer for sale.
Zéba continues its emphasis on education for its staffers and especially its colorists, with the aim of helping them understand the broader dynamics of the business.
“It’s not just about doing hair,” Abbasi said. “It’s everything. It’s connecting with people.”
As her business passed a milestone, she said she attests Zéba’s staying power to “a lot of faith and hard work and persistence.
“I just want us to be better today than we were yesterday.”
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The non-denominational Marietta Campmeeting revival, which began in 1837, will mark its 185th edition starting on Friday, July 14 with an opening picnic and services, and concluding on Sunday, July 23.
The revival-style festivities include daily worship services that are free and open to the public, along with a children’s service, a watermelon cutting, an ice cream social and tentholder meetings.
Featured speakers include ministers from the East Cobb area, including East Cobb United Methodist Church, the home church of the Campmeeting.
Descendants of some of Cobb County’s oldest families—Lassiter, Gantt, Allgood, Lecroy, and Groover—still have a tentholding presence.
Campmeeting organizers said that a memorial service for two members of the King family, JerryKing and Randy King, will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 16.
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The owner of a car wash chain eyeing property near the Town Center area in Northeast Cobb has withdrawn its rezoning request.
Attorney Parks Huff submitted the request Monday on behalf of Tommy’s Express by Northgate, telling Cobb commissioners Tuesday at their monthly zoning hearing that his client had contractual and other obligations that prevented the case from going forward.
Commissioners were to have heard the request to rezone two acres at Bells Ferry Road and Barrett Parkway that includes an 1840s-era home that was the headquarters for a Union general during the Civil War.
Earlier this month, the Cobb Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval to convert the property from residential to neighborhood retail commercial (NRC) and low-rise office (LRO) after Huff presented a revised site plant that would have kept the McAfee House on the site.
Trevor Beemon, Cobb Landmarks’ executive director, told the Planning Commission that his organization wants to relocate the house, saying it’s not ideal to serve as a cultural center, although there is some community support for keeping it there.
Huff didn’t elaborate on why his client was backing out after the Planning Commission vote. Commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to formalize the withdrawal without prejudice, meaning it can be refiled again at any time.
Commissioner JoAnn Birrell said she’s hopeful a new applicant can come in and pursue development of the land, which is across from Bells Ferry Elementary School and is surrounded by commercial development.
In a social media post late Monday, Cobb Landmarks said it will continue efforts started in 2019 to preserve the house:
“For those suggesting the house be used as a museum or other public use—if money wasn’t a factor, then yes. However, the estimate to restore the house for commercial/public use is about $700,000. Maintenance is estimated to be about $23,000 a year. Not to mention the list price near $1M to acquire it. It would cost $1.7M+ just to get started, and then more to operate it once it’s finished. This would be extremely challenging for anyone to pull off.”
This is the second rezoning case in recent months that involved an historic structure in East Cobb that eventually was abandoned.
Huff also was the attorney for Kenneth B. Clary, who had sought rezoning on Post Oak Tritt Road for a subdivision that drew opposition for stormwater issues.
The site near McPherson Road also contained an 1840s cabin that Cobb Landmarks has wanted to preserve. Some residents and a member of the Cobb Cemetery Preservation Committee claim area around the Power-Jackson cabin includes a small family cemetery, but Huff said he has no evidence of any burials on the site.
Huff withdrew that request last month after the Planning Commission voted to continue the case.
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The following East Cobb residential real estate sales between May 30-June 2, 2023, were compiled from agency reports. They include the subdivision name and high school attendance zone in parenthesis:
May 30
3906 Chapel Heights Drive, 30066 (Chapel Heights, Lassiter): $1.197 million
2551 Acacia Park Place, 30062 (Westminster, Walton): $1.675 million
3258 Winthrop Circle, 30067 (Amberley Park, Wheeler): $730,000
3276 Winthrop Circle, 30067 (Amberley Park, Wheeler): $810,000
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Gritters Library branch manager Maria Benac shows a scrapbook page of ballet classes at the Shaw Park facility in 1976. (ECN photos)
As children busily made gingerbread replicas of Gritters Library, branch manager Maria Benac was paging through scrapbooks on Saturday containing the history of the Northeast Cobb community hub that for nearly 50 years has housed much more than books.
Saturday was the final day that the Gritters building that was completed in 1973 was in service. A new 15,000-square-foot facility on the same site—and double the size of Gritters—will open in about another year.
“I cried a little bit this morning,” Benac said, explaining that they were mostly tears of joy. Reconstruction plans hit a snag last fall before Cobb commissioners approved an improvised construction contract of $9.8 million for the new facility.
Nestled under a canopy of trees at Shaw Park, Gritters Library serves a rapidly growing population of more than 62,000.
The new Gritters building also will house workforce development programs in conjunction with CobbWorks, a county government agency, and the Northeast Cobb Community Center, which is relocating from another part of Shaw Park.
Gritters patrons are being directed to the Mountain View Regional Library and library staff will be reassigned to other branches until the new library opens next year.
“It’s just been a blessing,” Benac said. “This is a dream come true.”
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The Town Center Community Improvement District announced this week that it is replacing its 45-bike fleet in its Bikeshare program.
The changes include a new design to increase durability and accessibility for all kinds of riders, including those of daily commuters, exercise routines, summer activities and more.
today announced the replacement of the bike fleet for its bikeshare program. Upgraded with a new design to increase the bikes’ longevity and accessibility for all types of riders, the bicycles are optimized to aid residents’ and visitors’ daily commutes, exercise routines, summer activities, and more.
“We are thrilled to enhance this amenity, which is proving to be a fun option for recreation, exercise, and mobility within our district,” Jennifer Hogan, director of community for the Town Center CID, said in a release. “Our bikeshare program is an investment in the health and well-being of our community.”
The bikeshare program offers 24/7 rental access to 45 bikes across six stations in the Town Center area including Founders Park, Aviation Park, Town Center at Cobb Mall, Avonlea Creekside Apartments, Bells Ferry Trailhead, and Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.
Rentals are free for the first hour with every 30 minutes following priced at $1.50. During that time, bikers are permitted to lock and unlock their chosen bike as many times as needed.
Town Center Community is Georgia’s first CID-sponsored bikeshare program. Tandem Mobility provides the operation, equipment, and maintenance for the bikes, while the rentals are managed by the Movatic smartphone app.
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When summer vacation began last month for Cobb County School District students, Wheeler High School student Luke Lee was starting to prepare for a longer break from his home school.
According to the organization, the program is “a fellowship funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State, that annually provides 75 American and 75 German young professionals, between the ages of 18½–24, the opportunity to spend one year in each other’s countries, studying, interning, and living with hosts on a cultural immersion program.”
The program began in 1983 and has involved more than 26,000 students from the U.S. and Germany
The Cobb County School District said this week that Lee is one of 50 students chosen for the program from the Southeastern U.S.
“Luke is an amazing young man, and this will only enhance his high school experience,” sWheeler Principal Paul Gillihan said in a statement via the Cobb school district. “It is a fantastic opportunity for him and will help him change the world!”
In the program, Lee and the other students will live with German families as they learn the language and culture, and attend local German high schools.
CBYX is part of Cultural Vistas, founded in 1963 to promote “global understanding and collaboration among individuals and institutions.”
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The Cobb County School District announced Thursday that a new principal at Dickerson Middle School has been appointed.
He’s Bradley Blackman, who has been an assistant principal for the 7th grade at Dodgen Middle School since 2020.
The Cobb Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve his appointment and two others at the principal level or higher following an executive session Thursday afternoon.
Blackman succeeds Adam Hill, who had been at Dickerson since 2018 and who recently was named an assistant superintendent at the Cobb school district.
Blackman also was an assistant principal at Palmer Middle School and served as a school leadership intern at Simpson Middle School.
From 2003-2014, he was a teacher at Sprayberry High School.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, a master’s degree from Kennesaw State University and an educational specialist degree at Berry College.
Blackman’s appointment at Dickerson is effective July 1.
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New York playwright and actress Ingrid Griffith will be presenting her one-woman “immersive and interactive” show about 1972 presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm Saturday night at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road).
She was dubbed “Fighting Shirley” for her tenacity on racial, gender and social issues during her political career.
She was the first black female member of Congress when she was first elected in 1968, and served until 1983.
In her presidential bid, Chisholm received votes in 14 states and finished seventh among Democratic candidates. She also was the first woman to be invited to a presidential debate.
Chisholm died at the age of 80 in 2005.
Griffith, who has been involved in numerous off-Broadway theater productions, has performed the Chisholm show in the New York area and is in the Atlanta area this weekend with another show scheduled for Decatur.
She said on her website about the showthat “I’ve been moved to write and share Shirley Chisholm’s story in the hope that more people will become aware of her contributions and appreciate how her voice resonates today.
“I’m drawn to tell stories about the immigrant experience, about being an outsider and daring to be one’s self. I’m interested in social norms and cultural barriers that keep girls and women down, and in stories that promote and celebrate girls and women’s empowerment.”
The Sewell Mill Library performance of “Unbossed and Unbowed” is free but you’re asked to sign up in advance by clicking here.
Griffith also is accepting donations for her work at this link.
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At the time, the bookselling chain said the opening would be in the summer.
We checked back recently and were told that that timeline has been pushed back to the fall.
A company spokesperson said in response to our message only that “renovations are moving along nicely, and we are targeting a mid-October opening. We will keep you posted on an opening date.”
When we went by earlier this week, we took the above photo, which is relatively unchanged in recent weeks.
Barnes and Noble is converting 15,0000 square feet of the former Bath Bed and Beyond space into a traditional-style bookstore with a cafe and featuring more local titles curated by managers.
It’s part of a concept of “smaller” stores and a gradual overhaul of the chain to offer more “differentiated” locations according to regional and local interests under CEO James Daunt, who’s done that with the Waterstones chain in his native United Kingdom.
“We’re spending real money and opening many more stores,” he told Barron’s magazine in a recent interview. “One thing we’re hoping to get measured by is bringing books to communities and providing careers for booksellers.”
“They are putting on the costume and language of a pretty neighborhood independent bookstore, but their inner mechanics are still all big-box chain corporation. They’re trying to disguise their profit-driven corporate decisions behind pretty warm-lit curtains.”
Several independent bookstores are close by in East Cobb, including Bookmiser on Roswell Road near Robinson Road East and the Book Exchange on Canton Road.
There’s a Half Price Books location on Johnson Ferry Road in the Woodlawn Commons Shopping Center.
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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 the Cobb County School District who lives in the Walton High School area, has been on the Development Authority since 2013.
She was reappointed to another term by the full Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday in a 4-0 vote, with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid absent. Most recently, Hallacy had been serving as the authority’s secretary/treasurer.
Hallacy hasn’t always supported some of the more high-profile and controversial tax abatement requests that have come before the authority.
Among those she opposed was for the Kroger superstore that’s set to open later this summer at the MarketPlace Terrell Mill on Powers Ferry Road, and she cited setting a precedent for retail businesses.
Hallacy also has been a member of the Cobb Elder Abuse Task Force and is a former president of the Georgia PTA.
Also on Tuesday, commissioners voted $4-0 to spend $495,292 for design work for the Johnson Ferry Road-Shallowford Road intersection project (previous ECN post here).
Kimley-Horn of Atlanta will develop the design concept for the $15 million project, most of which is coming from federal sources.
Commissioners also voted Tuesday to spend $8.132 million to purchase two vacant office buildings in an industrial park. The buildings are on 10 acres on West Oak Circle and West Oak Parkway and include 85,000 square feet. They would house official documents that are required for the Cobb County Records Services Division to retain and archive.
The records are currently held at a number of facilities around the county. Renovations are expected to cost another $1.362 million.
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The H.E.R.O Institute, a medical assistant training center with offices in East Cobb, is offering scholarships to help with tuition costs for those pursuing careers as medical and health care assistants.
The organization, based at the East Lake Shopping Center on Roswell Road, stands for Healthcare Education Reimagined Online, and conducts a variety of professional training programs.
The scholarships will pay up to 60 percent of the tuition costs in the center’s day medical assistant training program for “eligible individuals who demonstrate academic potential, financial need, and a commitment to community service or volunteer work related to healthcare or medical assisting,” according to an H.E.R.O. Institute release.
“We believe that education is a key factor in improving the quality of healthcare and the lives of patients, and we want to empower individuals to pursue their dreams of becoming medical assistants and contribute to the improvement of patient care.”
The next 25-week training program begins in August, and the deadline to apply is July 23. Classes will take place Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Students must be Cobb County residents and U.S. citizens who demonstrate financial need and academic potential. Candidates also must submit a personal essay explaining their interest in a career as a medical assistant, as well as letters of recommendation.
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The LGE Community Credit Union, based in Marietta, has announced its 2023 LGE Community Credit Union Scholarship and the Positive Athlete LGE Extra Credit Award winners.
They include students from Kell and Sprayberry high schools in East Cobb.
Taylor Couey of Sprayberry and Megan Paschall of Kell were named recipients of a $2,500 scholarship through the 2023 LGE Community Credit Union Scholarship Program, which went to 11 seniors at metro Atlanta high schools.
They were the only students so named from the Cobb County School District. Five other students were named recipients of a $1,000 scholarship for the Positive Athlete LGE Extra Credit Award.
According to a release, “these awards reflect the credit union’s commitment to education and are designed to support high school students from Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, and Paulding counties.”
The scholarship awards combined for this year amount to $32,500.
Chris Leggett, President and CEO of LGE Community Credit Union, said in the release that “we believe in investing in the future of our community, and supporting education is a critical part of that mission.”
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The only O’Charley’s Restaurant in the East Cobb area has closed its doors.
An online message didn’t indicate the reason but the closing took place over the weekend at 3550 Sandy Plains Road, at the intersection of Shallowford Road.
It’s a freestanding building between a shopping center with a Target store and the Sandy Plains Marketplace.
The fast casual chain is located mostly in the South and has two remaining restaurants in Cobb County, in Acworth and in Austell.
Several other O’Charley’s restaurants have closed in other states in recent days, including Dothan, Ala., Lexington, Ky., and Evansville, Ind. An O’Charley’s in Augusta, Ga., closed last month.
East Cobb News contacted O’Charley’s seeking more information, and a company spokesman issued the following statement from CEO W. Craig Barber:
“It is always a difficult decision to close a store but based on a variety of industry challenges and the macro-economic environment over the last few years, we closed this O’Charley’s location as of June 11.
“We sincerely appreciate our loyal guests who have visited us at this location while also being deeply grateful for the outstanding work of our operating team.
We encourage our customers to visit us at any of our other restaurants across the Southeast, including several in Georgia.”
In March, restaurant site Mashed reported that the once-popular chain, based in Nashville, Tenn., has quietly closed more than 20 locations since 2016, and eight since 2019.
O’Charley’s followed the bar-and-grill concept popularized by Applebee’s and Ruby Tuesday, but recent trends show that “people are opting for either independent restaurants or more specialty dining concepts.”
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Before the doors close for good at 5 p.m., the Cobb County Public Library System will hold a special celebration from 12-4 p.m at the library (990 Shaw Park Drive).
There will be family-friendly fun, games and a balloon drop. Kids can build a gingerbread library; registration is full but you can add your name to the waitlist by clicking here.
Gritters opened in 1973, and replaced a small library that was located behind a fire station on Brackett Road. The new branch will more than double the current space, to nearly 15,000 square feet, and include workforce development activities as well as the Northeast Cobb Community Center, which also is located at Shaw Park.
During the Gritters closure, patrons will be served by the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road).
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The following East Cobb residential real estate sales between May 22-26, 2023, were compiled from agency reports. They include the subdivision name and high school attendance zone in parenthesis:
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Mike Hendley, left, with MUST Ministries CEO Ike Reighard
East Cobb resident Mike Hendley, a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, has been named the company’s 2023 Community Service Most Exceptional Award winner and has received a $25,000 grant on behalf of MUST Ministries.
Hendley has been involved with the Marietta-based non-profit that helps those who are homeless find housing, jobs and other assistance for more than 25 years, as a volunteer and as the former chairman of the MUST board development committee.
The grant funding will go toward services at the MUST Hope House, which opened in 2021 as the new shelter and main facility for its operations.
“My passion for helping my community was ingrained in me at a young age, as my parents led by example and demonstrated the importance of helping those less fortunate,” Hendley said in a Northwestern Mutual release.
“One of the most impactful parts of volunteering with this organization is sitting at the table with MUST clients as they share their life stories and experiences. The vulnerability that is shown through these conversations continues to have a lasting impact on my life and fuel my passion for working with this organization for years to come.”
“Northwestern Mutual is a company built on helping people, and it is inspiring to see the impact that these financial advisors are making on their communities through selfless contributions,” Steve Radke, president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, said in the release. “I’m honored to work alongside these dedicated advisors who embody our company’s values and commitment to the communities we serve.”
Northwestern Mutual is distributing $270,000 to nonprofits nationwide this year in its community service awards program, and has donated nearly $7 million since the program’s inception in 1995.
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The Credit Union of Georgia is hosting an in-branch and online School Supply Drive benefiting schools in the community.
School supplies can be dropped off at any Credit Union branch location (including 1020 Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb) or you can visit their Amazon Wish List at amzn.to/42fi3Fq to purchase items. The items purchased from the Amazon Wish List will be shipped directly to Credit Union of Georgia and then delivered to local schools.
School Supply needs include the following:
Pens
Notebooks
Pencils
Binders
Glue Sticks
Index Cards
Pencil Sharpeners
Crayons
Rulers
Two Pocket Folders
Scissors
Erasers
Paper
Backpacks
“We love to support our schools and students,” said Brian Albrecht, President/CEO of Credit Union of Georgia. “We want to make sure that they have everything they need to succeed!”
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