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Business
Citizen pressure clears way for final Sprayberry Crossing teardown
The final deteriorated structure at the former Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center on Sandy Plains Road is scheduled for demolition after months of resident complaints, completing a cleanup effort that began in 2022 at the long-vacant East Cobb commercial site.
Business
East Cobb home sales range from $222K to $1.7M in first week of August
Thirty-seven homes sold across East Cobb's six major high school zones during the week of Aug. 3–7, 2026, ranging from $222,000 in the Sprayberry zone to $1.7 million in the Walton zone's Indian Hills subdivision.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Business
Citizen pressure clears way for final Sprayberry Crossing teardown
The final deteriorated structure at the former Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center on Sandy Plains Road is scheduled for demolition after months of resident complaints, completing a cleanup effort that began in 2022 at the long-vacant East Cobb commercial site.
Business
East Cobb home sales range from $222K to $1.7M in first week of August
Thirty-seven homes sold across East Cobb's six major high school zones during the week of Aug. 3–7, 2026, ranging from $222,000 in the Sprayberry zone to $1.7 million in the Walton zone's Indian Hills subdivision.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Business
Citizen pressure clears way for final Sprayberry Crossing teardown
The final deteriorated structure at the former Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center on Sandy Plains Road is scheduled for demolition after months of resident complaints, completing a cleanup effort that began in 2022 at the long-vacant East Cobb commercial site.
Business
East Cobb home sales range from $222K to $1.7M in first week of August
Thirty-seven homes sold across East Cobb's six major high school zones during the week of Aug. 3–7, 2026, ranging from $222,000 in the Sprayberry zone to $1.7 million in the Walton zone's Indian Hills subdivision.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Business
A&J Jewelers headed to Merchants Walk as new owner fills vacant space
A&J Jewelers, a Snellville fine jewelry store in business since 1986, is the first confirmed new tenant at Merchants Walk Shopping Center after Sterling Organization's $93.2 million acquisition of the East Cobb retail hub from EDENS.
Business
Thai Taste bounces back to B grade after failing health inspection
Thai Taste on Canton Road earned an 88/B on its July 21 re-inspection after scoring a 42/U on July 13, while Bad Daddy's, Reveille Cafe, Smokin' Spoonful, and Ted's Montana Grill all earned A grades in the latest East Cobb health scores.
Business
Kroger's $1.1M Shallowford Falls renovation reopens Friday with cheese shop
The Kroger at 3162 Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb celebrates a $1.1 million renovation with a ribbon-cutting at 9 a.m. Friday, July 24, 2026, adding a Murray's Cheese Shop and community partnerships with three local schools and the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Business
Three East Cobb restaurants expand Sunday menus with BBQ lunch and mimosas
Righteous 'Que at Piedmont Commons begins Sunday lunch service on July 26, while Eggs Up Grill on Shallowford Road and J. Christopher's at Woodlawn Square won Cobb County approval to serve beer, wine, and mimosas after overcoming distance-ordinance denials.
Business
Economist predicts steady growth, no recession for Cobb through early 2027
KSU economist Roger Tutterow told the Cobb Chamber of Commerce on July 13 that GDP growth will hold near 2% through 2026 and into early 2027, with no recession signals, offering a stable outlook for Cobb County businesses.
Business
Georgia Furniture Mart closing both locations, liquidation sale underway in Kennesaw
Georgia Furniture Mart, founded in 1986 as Underpriced Furniture, is permanently closing its Kennesaw and Norcross showrooms with a final liquidation sale that opened Thursday, July 16.
Business
EoS Fitness to fill vacant Marietta Kroger site after council approval
The Marietta City Council voted 7-0 on July 9 to approve variances allowing EoS Fitness to renovate the long-vacant former Kroger building at Powers Ferry Road and Delk Road, ending nearly three years of blight at the 4.8-acre site.
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