🌱 Multi-Purpose Facility Approved + Music In The Park Concert Series

Hello, neighbors! I'm back with your fresh edition of the East Cobb Patch newsletter. Here's all the local news you need to know right now.

But first, today's weather:

A morning thunderstorm. High: 80 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories today in East Cobb:

1. The Cobb Board of Education approved a $50 million budget for a new multi-purpose facility on Thursday. The budget request was submitted by Superintendent Chris Ragsdale, who says the facility would mainly be used for high school graduations. Other uses for the building would be for SAT/ACT testing, college and job fairs, band and fine arts programs, science fairs, robotics competitions, and other special events; a location has not been announced yet. (East Cobb News)
2. In their recent "Sewcial" at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the East Cobb Quilters' Guild sewed special items for local charity organizations. A total of 18 guild members came together to make placemats for Meals on Wheels, pillowcases for hospitalized children at Ryan's Case for Smiles, and quilts for the Cobb Division of Family and Children Services. Currently, the quilters are working on bags for Beads of Courage of Children’s Healthcare ATL. (The Chronicle)
3. "Music in the Park," hosted by the Friends for the East Cobb Park, returns this April and May for a total of four concerts. Three of them will take place in April starting Sunday, Apr. 2, and the final one will take place in May. The guest lineup consists of The Woodys, the LooSe ShoEs Band, and more. (East Cobb News)

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Today in and around East Cobb:

• Rockin' For Respite 2023 At Olde Towne Athletic Club, Marietta (6:30 PM)
• Peter Pan Presented By The Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre At Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Marietta (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Interested in crafting but don't know where to start? Join the Craft Club at Cobb County Public Library every Thursday at 1 p.m. This week, they created lanterns with pressed flowers! (Cobb County Public Library via Facebook)
• A Perfect Blend Hair Salon, which is located in the Parkaire Commons, is now open for business. Brandye, the salon's owner, has been coloring and cutting hair for over 20 years in the East Cobb area. (East Cobb SNOBS via Facebook)
• The Janice Overbeck Real Estate Team of Keller Williams is hosting an Easter Egg Drop in nearby Marietta this Saturday, Mar. 25 at 5:30 p.m. The drop will take place at the soccer field of Mount Paran North Church of God and has three different egg drops planned for the day. (East Cobb News)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.