The Avenue East Cobb

Luminary Eye Care opens at Woodlawn Point Shopping Center

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Dr. Jinen Shah got in touch to announce that he’s opened Luminary Eye Care at the Woodlawn Point Shopping Center (1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 120).

It’s an independent practice that sees adult and child patients with standard examinations, as well as emergency care, ocular disease management, LASIK consultations and glasses and contact lenses.

Most vision and medical insurance is accepted. Hours are Monday & Wednesday 9-5; Tuesday & Thursday 10:30-6:30; Friday 9-3; and Saturday by appointment only.

Phone is 678-263-2226; Facebook updates here.

Sunday closure at Roll On In

Not far away in Woodlawn Point, Suzanne and Monte Jump, owners of Roll On In Sushi, said that starting this Sunday, Aug. 9, they’ll be closed on Sundays.

“We feel this will allow more time for faith, family and fellowship for our family and our employees. Thank you so much for your support, East Cobb. It means the world,” they said on Monday.

Monday-Saturday hours remain from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Avenue bounces back

The Chain Store Age publication is scrapping its annual listing of top retail experiences for one explaining those centers that are recovering from closures due to COVID-19. Fifth on its list is The Avenue East Cobb, where special outdoor events like Dinner & Drive-In movie and fitness workshops are tied to stores reopening.

As we noted previously, there will be a fundraising event Aug. 22 for the Box of Balloons non-profit that gives disadvantaged kids a special birthday celebration.

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East Cobb Black Friday traffic: Not so frightful

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East Cobb Black Friday traffic
Roswell Road at the entrance to The Avenue East Cobb. (Georgia 511 camera photos)

The holiday shopping season has begun, and with it traffic bottlenecks around major retailing areas. As far as East Cobb Black Friday traffic is concerned, however, there’s not much that’s going to delay your commute, other than the usual local travel conditions.

As of noon Friday, there have been no major traffic accidents in East Cobb that have been reported. Camera photos from Georgia 511 (Georgia DOT’s real-time update service) included here were taken around 12 p.m., with the heaviest traffic around major malls. Those include Cumberland and Town Center, where lots were filling up, but getting around those areas doesn’t appear to be too hectic.

A reminder that Cobb government offices are closed on Friday, including libraries, but they’ll reopen at their usual times on Saturday.

East Cobb Black Friday traffic
Johnson Ferry Road at Lower Roswell Road.
East Cobb Black Friday traffic
Sandy Plains Road at Shallowford Road.
East Cobb Black Friday traffic
Roswell Road at Greenbriar Parkway.
East Cobb Black Friday traffic
Ga. Highway 92 at Sandy Plains Road.

Stockyard Burgers and Bones coming to The Avenue East Cobb

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Stockyard Burgers and Bones
Stockyard Burgers and Bones is moving into the former Brixx pizza space at The Avenue East Cobb (East Cobb News file photo).

Earlier this fall East Cobb News reported on plans to open a Taqueria Tsunami restaurant at the old Caribou Coffee/Einstein Bros. Bagel location on Johnson Ferry Road. As it turns out, the owners of that Marietta-based Latin-Asian fusion chain also have their eyes on expanding their Stockyard Burgers concept to East Cobb.

Scoop OTP is reporting that Fork U Concepts is planning an early 2018 opening for Stockyard Burgers and Bones at The Avenue East Cobb, in the former Brixx pizza location.

It’s the latest development in a flurry of news about forthcoming East Cobb restaurants. Last week we reported that La Novia Taqueria, operated by the Moxie Burger ownership team, is hiring for its new spot at Paper Mill Village.

Fork U Concepts has been gradually expanding its various restaurant brands in recent months in metro Atlanta. The company got and received a zoning stipulation from the Cobb Board of Commissioners to remove the drivethrough at the former Caribou Coffee and restripe the parking lot to expand availability to 42 spaces for Taqueria Tsunami, which is expected to open in March.

Stockyard Burgers and Bones first opened on the Marietta Square and has expanded to Vinings and soon will open in Sandy Springs. East Cobb will be its fourth location.

Taqueria Tsunami also began on the Marietta Square and has expanded to Woodstock, Athens, Roswell and Simpsonville, Ky. and also is planning an opening soon for Sandy Springs.

The Black Swan Tavern has been gearing up for opening at the Merchants Festival Shopping Center (1401 Johnson Ferry Road, in the old Churchill’s Pub space), since the summer. The owners from Dunwoody Restaurant Group announced Thursday that it also is beginning the hiring process, and that “the doors open next week.”

 

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