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Learn more about local businesses and network with their owners while supporting public safety personnel: Those are the twin objectives of the East Cobb Business Association Expo, which takes place on Oct. 2.

That’s on a Tuesday, and the event runs from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Olde Towne Athletic Club (4950 Olde Towne Parkway).

(Disclaimer: East Cobb News is an ECBA member, and we’ll have a booth at the Expo, so if you plan to come please do say hello!)

Registration is free to the first 500 networkers, and will include giveaways, drawings, food and more (click here to sign up).

There are limited exhibitor spots still available at $125 for ECBA members and $175 for non-members.

For the last three years, the ECBA has held the Expo for networking purposes and to promote small and independent business in East Cobb.

That dovetails with the mission of East Cobb News, which is catered to community-minded readers and solicits support from local businesses.

That’s because our motto is “Be local! Buy local! Support local!”

Proceeds from the Expo will help the ECBA organize its annual appreciation dinners for Cobb Police Precinct 4 personnel and the Cobb Fire Department (here’s our coverage from last year).

The police event is coming up in the fall, and if you’d like to help out, donations and sponsorships are still available.

The sponsors for the Expo include Solana East Cobb, Minuteman Press Sandy Springs, Honest-1 Auto Care and Providential Signworks.

Here’s more on the exhibitors and other Expo information.

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Kayhill's Sports Bar and Grill

Coming soon to the Pavilions at East Lake, likely this month: Kayhill’s Sports Bar and Grill, next to the J. Christopher’s.

Kayhill’s will take up more than 10,000 square feet, the largest space in the retail center at 2100 Roswell Road behind the Kroger store, according to Brixmor, the Pavilions management company.

Owner James Kayhill formerly owned the Marietta Billiard Club in the East Cobb Station strip center at 1355 Roswell Road (formerly Town and Country), and in January announced the new location that was tentatively called Archer’s Place.

That’s a reference pro pool player Johnny ‘”The Scorpion” Archer, a Marietta Billiard Club headliner and Acworth resident. No word on the name change for the moment.

According to WhatNowAtlanta Kayhill’s will have billiards and dart space, but has made a more general sports bar branding decision.

It’s doing so in a competitive part of East Cobb for such a concept.

Just down the road at 2217 Roswell Road is Mazzy’s, which also features billiards and darts.

Across the street, at the East Lake Shopping Center, is longstanding The Wing Cafe and Tap House, which has live music on the weekends.

ToNeTo Atlanta is reporting that the old Marietta Billiard Club space is becoming a Planet Fitness location in an area that is trying to revitalize with the I-75 managed lanes opening soon, including an access point at Roswell Road.

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