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Riverview Landing in Smyrna construction progress (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Riverview Landing, Smyrna July 24, 2018

Riverview Landing in Smyrna (Part 3)

This is the third in a series of construction progress articles with slideshows about Riverview Landing in Smyrna. The project is on Riverview Road between Dickerson Road and Veterans Memorial…

Smyrna May 2, 2017

Dispute in Smyrna City Council Over Public Transit Study

There was only one non-unanimous vote during the Smyrna City Council’s Monday night meeting and, as might be expected in metro Atlanta, it was over traffic. The council approved a…

Mableton Parkway, Veterans Memorial Highway February 9, 2017

Final public input meeting held for Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines

The final public input meeting for the Veterans Memorial Highway/Mableton Parkway design guidelines was held on Tuesday at the SAE School on Mableton Parkway. Cobb County’s planning division and the…

South Cobb Drive corridor study February 8, 2017

Smyrna residents weigh in on South Cobb Drive redevelopment concepts

Residents of the Smyrna area got to review and give input on several redevelopment options for the portion of South Cobb Drive running between Concord Road and Windy Hill Road…

Silver Comet Trail January 21, 2017

Connect the Comet Citizen Meeting Sunday Jan 22

Would you like to see the Silver Comet Trail really finished, and connected to Atlanta’s thriving Beltline? This heavily used and economically important multi-use path will become even more useful…

Mableton, Mableton Parkway, Planning, Veterans Memorial Highway January 13, 2017

Citizen design workshop for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway held Thursday

Do you live near Mableton Parkway or Veterans Memorial Highway? Do you consider those roads, in their current condition, a source of community pride: pleasant places to walk, cycle, or…

Corridor Studies, New Urbanism, Smyrna, South Cobb Drive December 9, 2016

Affordable housing and center medians among concerns raised at town hall meeting on South Cobb Drive corridor study

Affordable housing, center-lane medians, public transit, and heavy traffic due to increase in residential density were among concerns raised by residents at a Smyrna town hall meeting about the ongoing…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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