Wendy Parker

2 days ago | eastcobbnews.com | Wendy Parker

On a party-line vote Tuesday, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved spending $108,000 for the MUST Ministries summer cooling center. The vote was 3-2, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed. The item was on the board’s consent agenda, but was moved to the regular agenda for the purposes of having a discussion. GOP commissioners JoAnn Birrell and Keli Gambrill said they weren’t opposed to the cooling center, but said the county shouldn’t be funding charities.

2 days ago | eastcobbnews.com | Wendy Parker

Submitted information:Cobb Library’s Summer Reading program is gearing up and registration in Beanstack will get you started on the journey. The all-ages program supports family bonding time, community engagement, and shared learning experiences. There will be activities designed to encourage participation by the whole community because learning doesn’t stop when you leave school.

3 days ago | eastcobbnews.com | Wendy Parker

Submitted information:The Cobb Chamber of Commerce named The Music Studio Atlanta the 2025 Woman-Owned Business of the Year and a Top 25 Small Business of the Year for its remarkable innovation, sound approach to organizational challenges and positive impact on the community. This is the third year in a row The Music Studio has been named a Top 25 Small Business of the Year.

3 days ago | eastcobbnews.com | Wendy Parker

East Cobb will be getting a Einstein Bros. Bagel location soon. Renovations are getting underway at a space at Providence Square Shopping Center (4101 Roswell Road, Suite 801), between Sprouts and Mattress Firm. The store’s website says it’s open, but when we went by on Monday, there was only a branded “coming soon” sign and the start of filling out of the interior. East Cobb News has left a message with Einstein Bros. seeking more information about the opening. This will be the second Einstein Bros.

3 days ago | eastcobbnews.com | Wendy Parker

Over the weekend we published stories that resonated with our readers—the apparently permanent closing of a favorite restaurant in the East Cobb area, and the story of a local couple being detained by immigration authorities after living here for many years. We saw it not only in the traffic numbers, but in the conversations they generated, and we’ll be following up both stories as more developments arise in both of them.