food

The label from a Perdue chicken nugget package

Health Care September 5, 2024

24 Cobb County stores were on the distribution list for recalled Perdue frozen chicken products

Image above from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall announcement [Editor’s note: as a result of the listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head and the consequent outbreak…

A color drawing of a wide assortment of fruits and vegetables

Cobb County September 4, 2024

Cobb Travel & Tourism’s annual Cobb Foodie Week is back, offering meal deals to support local Restaurants

Cobb Travel and Tourism distributed the following news release about the annual Cobb Foodie Week that starts September 7: WHAT: Taste the best of what Cobb County offers during Cobb…

Photo of label from a Hickory Hollow Jerky product

Health Care August 31, 2024

Hickory Hollow ready-to-eat jerky recalled due to lack of inspection

[Editor’s note: as a result of the listeria-contaminated Boar’s Head and the consequent outbreak of foodborne illness and deaths, the Cobb County Courier will note any food recall that is…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community August 26, 2024

Micah-Angelo’s Pizza Fantastica, is just that

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Micah-Angelo’s has only been open for about a month but people are…

A rat standing next to a bottle with the poison skull and crossbones

Science and Technology August 13, 2024

Rat poison is moving up through food chains, threatening carnivores around the world

by Meghan P. Keating, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 26, 2024

Heirloom Market BBQ is a cultural flavor explosion

Photo above from the Heirloom Market BBQ Facebook page, used with permission [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Summertime in Atlanta means many…

spicy breakfast burrito at Red eyed Mule, served with mule chips

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community March 1, 2024

Rise and Shine, it’s Breakfast Time

Photo: spicy breakfast burrito at Red-eyed Mule, served with mule chips, by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I am at…

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community May 18, 2023

Memorable Memorial Day Eats in Cobb County

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] Memorial Day is the unofficial kick-off to summer in America. The flowers are in full bloom, the…

Science and Technology May 4, 2023

Ask a Chatbot: ‘What’s for Dinner?’

This article by Tarena Lofton first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Tarena Lofton May 3, 2023 Olivia Scholes, 28, of Vancouver, British Columbia, has polycystic ovary syndrome,…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

Education November 23, 2024

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet − and on millions of young customers

by Paula M. Carbone, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the…

Health Care cost November 23, 2024

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

by Michal Horný, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You have scheduled an appointment with a health care provider, but no matter how hard…

Opinion November 23, 2024

Bookman: Trump deportations, tariffs will stifle Georgia’s farming and tax-subsidized EV industries

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 21, 2024 On Jan. 20 a new administration takes power in Washington, and…

Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

This article by Sam Whitehead first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Sam Whitehead November 22, 2024 ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a…

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