Cobb In Focus

Construction is underway on A.G. Rhodes' Marietta location. Pictured L-R: Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, and A.G. Rhodes CEO Deke Cateau.

Creating a ‘Legacy of Care’

Atlanta nonprofit nursing home explains why private rooms are a big deal. A.G. Rhodes, one of Atlanta’s oldest nonprofit organizations that operates three nursing homes in Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties, is transforming its Marietta location by constructing a new...

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Supporting Business Owners & The Community

The Marietta Business Association brings everyone together. By Cory Sekine-Pettite While you may not directly be familiar with the Marietta Business Association (MBA), you certainly know about many of its community-oriented events, which not only bring us together for family fun...

A Coaster For Everyone

By Cory Sekine-Pettite Most roller coasters are designed and built as thrill rides. However, not everyone enjoys being scared. Some of us avoid thrill rides, preferring to keep our feet planted on the ground. If you’re one of these people...

SafePath’s vision is a community free of child abuse. They offer clinical, forensic, intervention and medical programs to children who are victims of child abuse.

It Takes A Village

SafePath creates a safe, neutral, child friendly environment for children during allegations of child abuse. By Lindsay Field Penticuff There is strength in numbers, and when it comes to the work SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center Inc. is doing in the community,...

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Making Everything Sparkle

PCT Clean celebrates 20 years of serving local residents and businesses By Alexandra McCray If there’s one word to describe PCT Clean and the people behind it, it’s care. The company and its team care about their clients, fellow staff members,...

Gift of Music Foundation’s Lauren McBride with participants in one of the Foundation’s baby classes.

Creating Access To The Gift Of Music

By Lauren “LaLa” McBride The Gift of Music Foundation was established in 2015 to create greater access to musical instruments, education, and the many benefits of studying music. Since then, we have been able to impact thousands of students and...

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Bubbles & Brews

Drink-Vote-Repeat in this month-long celebration of Cobb’s beverage producers. By Cory Sekine-Pettite Cobb County is fortunate to have many adult beverage producers within its borders. These companies, whose numbers grow every year, not only contribute substantially to the local economy, they...

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Siblings In Foster Care are Better Together

By Kevin Scott You may be surprised to learn that a significant number of sibling groups in foster care are separated at some point during their time in foster care. Now imagine their surprise. On the same day that these...

The ‘Flow’ of Direct Primary Care

Flowing Life Direct Health offers individualized care and an optimized patient-doctor relationship. By Jennifer Morrell A native of Marietta, Candace M. Walker, M.D., always knew she wanted to return to Cobb County to practice medicine. What she did not know when...

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Sleep Hygiene

By Cory Sekine-Pettite March is National Sleep Awareness Month, which is all about improving sleep hygiene and the benefits of great sleep. What is “sleep hygiene?” According to the Sleep Foundation, strong sleep hygiene means having both a bedroom environment...