A brewery is coming to downtown Austell later this year, the developer of a mixed-use project announced.
Frog Rock Brewing Company has signed a lease in the new development, dubbed Cincinnati Junction, and will open in late spring or early summer, according to Andrew Lundstrom, the project’s developer.
The brewery’s interior will draw inspiration from the city’s history — Austell was once known as Salt Springs, due to springs with supposedly medicinal qualities that were popular in the 19th century. Frog Rock also plans to have an outdoor beer garden with seating, fire pits and string lights, a bocce ball court and a music stage. Frog Rock will be the city’s first microbrewery, per the developer.
The brewery will join Austell CoWork, already open at the development. Two other businesses — a photo studio and a clothing boutique — have also signed leases, according to the developer.
Terrell Burden scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Kennesaw State to a 74-71 come-from-behind victory over Jacksonville State on Saturday at the KSU Convocation Center.
The win marked the first time in the Owls' Division I history in which they have won 20 games. It also sets up a first-place showdown with Liberty in Kennesaw on Thursday, which could end up deciding the ASUN Conference's regular-season title in the ASUN.
The winner of the regular-season title is guaranteed at least a spot in the National Invitation Tournament. The Liberty game should bring one of the largest crowds in program history.. In addition to the game's significance, the athletic department is calling for a "gold rush," with the first 1,000 fans receiving a gold Kennesaw State T-shirt.
A few weeks after Barnes & Noble announced its plans for a new store in the Avenue East Cobb, a developer said four new businesses will join the bookseller.
Atlanta-based North American Properties announced women’s fashion retailer Evereve, skin care studio Faced the Facial Studio, southern-style pizza joint Peach State Pizza and Belgian waffle purveyor Press Waffle Co. will be coming to the open-air mall.
NAP said the move is part of its “ongoing efforts to redefine Avenue East Cobb as a hometown. The Evereve at the mall will be the store’s third location in Georgia, with a grand opening scheduled for later this year, per NAP. Faced the Facial’s 2,100-square-foot studio, designed by Square Feet Studio, will be located next to Warby Parker, and Peach State Pizza will boast a 3,560-square-foot restaurant with a front porch swing and vintage Georgia décor.
Construction on Peach State Pizza is set to begin in the spring, with NAP aiming for a grand opening in the late summer.
Finally, east Cobb locals and husband-wife duo Keith and Niki Ginel will be the franchise owners of the Avenue East Cobb’s location of Press Waffle Co., which was founded in 2016 and later took off after an appearance on the hit ABC show “Shark Tank.”
Press Waffle Co. will occupy 1,200 square feet of the forthcoming jewel box near Sephora, NAP said.
Kennesaw Mountain used a five-run fifth inning to take control of the game and spoil the unveiling of Marietta's improved Jackie Smallwood Field with a 7-2 victory Friday.
The Mustangs did not allow an earned run, and the pitching combination of left-hander Pete Jerzerinac and right-hander John Locurto combined to strike out 13 batters. Jerzerinac pitched the first four innings, allowing two hits and struck out nine to earn the win. Locurto pitched the final three innings, allowing one hit, and earned the save.
Pete used an upper-80s fastball to keep the Blue Devils hitters off balance and then John, a sidearm submarine pitcher, used a variety of pitches and arm angles to finish them off. Marietta had an early 2-0 lead, but it was short lived, as the Mustangs used a big fifth inning to get the win.
Over 80 friends and family members gathered at Kennesaw State University on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of Dr. Betty Siegel on the third anniversary of her death.
“She was so into life. Into living life. And living it to the fullest. And wanted everybody else to have a taste of it,” university president Dr. Kathy Schwaig said at the beginning of the ceremony, which took place in the campus recreation center that bears Siegel’s name.
Schwaig described Siegel as a “Waffle House-loving, red glasses-wearing, daughter of a coal miner from Kentucky who loved learning and who set out into the world to use that love of learning to make a difference in the lives of others and to inspire a life of service in others.” Siegel became the University System of Georgia’s first female president in 1981, serving as president of what was then Kennesaw College — it became a university in 1996 — for 25 years, making her the longest serving female president of a state university in the United States.
From 3,500 students at the beginning of her tenure to a current enrollment of over 43,000 students, the university continues to grow and thrive, Schwaig stated.
Siegel wanted students to have a community, not just a place to go to have an in-class experience, Schwaig said.
Siegel added sports and residential facilities so students could have a “total experience,” a “life-changing experience,” Schwaig said.
Austell is set to get a major residential development west of its downtown.
Atlanta-based JMC Development requested the rezoning of 28 acres for 73 single-family homes off C.H. James Parkway across from the Norfolk Southern Whitaker Intermodal Terminal.
The Austell City Council approved the request 5-1 at its meeting this week, with Councilman Marlin Lamar the lone vote in opposition. The application also included a request to annex the land from unincorporated Cobb County into the city.
According to the application, the county did not object to the annexation request. Darrell Weaver, Austell’s community affairs director, said the land was annexed into the city last April.
The City Council also gave the green light to an initial proposal from city staff for a park on Jefferson Street in downtown Austell. There is no timetable on when construction on the park would begin, as it is still in the early planning stages.
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