Smyrna City Council approved a $480,000 rescue-vehicle purchase that staff said will replace an aging unit and add transport capability for critically ill or injured patients during emergencies.
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Smyrna City Council approved a $480,000 rescue-vehicle purchase that staff said will replace an aging unit and add transport capability for critically ill or injured patients during emergencies.
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Smyrna’s 154th Birthday Celebration and Culture & Spirit Festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, with free all-day activities downtown, Tonic at Village Green Park, Larkin Poe and Darius Rucker on the Atlanta Road Main Stage, and fireworks to close the night.
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The Smyrna City Council votes August 3 on a resolution designating the city a Bee City USA affiliate — recognizing pollinator habitat work already underway with Keep Smyrna Beautiful's Pollinator Pockets.
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Cobb County commissioners approved a three-year pilot for an autonomous shuttle network near The Battery and Truist Park. The $7.7 million project is expected to launch in 2027.
Development ·
Himalayan Kitchen, a small Tibetan restaurant tucked into a Roswell Street strip mall, has become a recurring star on TikTok and Instagram Reels, with recent videos of its handmade momos pulling in 1.6 million, 108,000, and 19,700 views.
Business ·
A new Late Summer cornhole season is coming to Village Green Park this August, with games every Thursday night through late September. Registration is open to teams or individuals, but the deadline is Tuesday, July 28 — so there's not much time to decide.
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Dumpling Crown has moved past its soft-opening giveaway and into daily service on South Cobb Drive, with a full menu of soup dumplings, noodles and boba, delivery through DoorDash and Grubhub, and early reviews rolling in on Yelp.
Business ·
The City of Smyrna is accepting qualifications from artists and artist teams to design and install a new mural inside the Smyrna Public Library. The $20,000 commission calls for a bright, woodland-themed piece with hidden images for young visitors to find, with submissions due August 27.
City Hall ·
A new BizBuySell listing shows Old South Bar-B-Q's building and business are up for sale for $595,000. The 60-year-old barbecue institution is still open as usual, but a new owner could be next.
Business ·
The Campbell High School Spartan Athletic Association is teaming up with StillFire Brewing, Smyrna's award-winning craft brewery, on a label design contest for "Spartan Brew." Entries are due August 13, with the winner announced at the Spartan Soirée fundraiser on August 29.
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New York Butcher Shoppe, a hand-cut Certified Angus Beef market, is set to open at 4600 West Village Pl. Suite 3001 in Smyrna's West Village this fall. It'll be the chain's fifth Atlanta-area location, arriving as the 25-year-old franchise pushes toward its 50th store nationwide.
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A decade after Windy Hill Road's landscaped-boulevard renderings were unveiled, the corridor is still largely without trees. Councilmember Susan Wilkinson now wants to fill that gap with an arboretum — and two empty lots nearby have residents wondering about a linear park.
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