Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community

Chonk, a tabby cat, stares upward at the camera with narrow green eyes

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 22, 2026

Good Mews and An Ode to Chonk

Photo above: Roger, aka “Chonk”, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] I ride my bike…

Photo of a hot dog, hamburger and onion rings with condiments

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community

Functional Fitness Because Gravity Always Wins

Cecilie and Brian Benefield at the gym [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] Staying fit is essential…

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Government & Politics September 8, 2026

Smyrna to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation distributed the following announcement: The Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, in partnership with the city of Smyrna, the Smyrna Fire Department and the Smyrna Police Department,…

Health & Wellness September 8, 2026

The Market Forces Quietly Adding Thousands to Patient Bills

This article by Elisabeth Rosenthal first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sep 8, 2026 After a failed round of in vitro fertilization this year, Anne Hug’s fertility…

Health & Wellness September 8, 2026

You still can’t smoke medical cannabis in Georgia, but you can vape it. What’s the difference?

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 8, 2026 Medical cannabis dispensaries are now selling the flower form of the…

Science & Technology September 8, 2026

Essential digital technologies are critical infrastructure – they are not always built and managed that way

by Francine Berman, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What do the water system in Flint, Michigan, the electrical grid in Puerto Rico and…

International September 8, 2026

Inside the booming ‘shadow fleet’ industry keeping rogue states afloat

by Justin Bergman, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s the middle of the night in April 2023 in the East China Sea. A…