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Monday, June 18, 2012

What's the Best Family Restaurant in Northeast Cobb?

Nominate your favorite place to take the family out for dinner in our revamped Readers' Choice program.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

What's the Best Family Restaurant in Northeast Cobb?

Nominate your favorite in the relaunched Readers' Choiice program.

Where's the best family-friendly restaurant in Northeast Cobb? Patch is relaunching its Readers' Choice program and we’re asking you, your friends, family, neighbors, coworkers and others to nominate the best spots in Northeast Cobb.  We’ll keep accepting nominations through July 9. After that, nominations will be closed and we’ll start the voting, so make sure to get in your favorites now. All you need to do to nominate a business is to add it in the comments below. If you already see the business you want to nominate, make sure to add your comment about why it should be included, because we may not be able to add all businesses to our poll and we want to make sure the top ones make it into the poll. Thanks in advance for your …

Friday, May 11, 2012

Readers Choose Tellus for Nearby Getaway

The Cartersville science museum is your pick for a family-friendly place to spend time on a staycation.

It appears that when you want to get away without really going away, you go to Cartersville. In this week’s regional Readers’ Choice survey of staycation destinations, three of the top four vote-getters are Cartersville sites: Tellus Science Museum, Pine Mountain Recreation Area and Booth Western Art Museum. And even though six of the 19 poll options are in Cartersville Patch, commenters complained about a couple of the Cartersville sites we left off the list. So it’s only fitting that this week’s Readers’ Choice for favorite staycation destination is in Cartersville: the Tellus museum. Sweetwater Creek State Park in Douglasville Patch actually received the most votes, getting 27 percent. But we give equal weight to reviews and ratings of …

Monday, May 7, 2012

Readers' Choice: Staycation Destinations

Support your local museum, park, historical site or other family location against others around the northwest Atlanta suburbs.

Memorial Day is only three weeks away, meaning summer vacation season is almost here. But with gas prices still above $3.50 a gallon and round-trip airfare for a family of four running more than $1,200 to get just about anywhere, a staycation is an enticing option. You avoid the expense and stress of travel. You don’t have to stop the mail or board the pets. But you still get the time away from work and with your family. The challenge is to avoid getting bored or spending hour after hour in front of the TV. That’s where staycation destinations come into play. You need entertaining options for the whole family, from parks to museums to historical sites. That’s what this week’s Readers’ Choice is all about. What’s your favorite place to go …

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Michael Jacobs

9:13 pm on Monday, May 7, 2012

HI, Ezra: Same answer as Pettit Creek Farms. We didn't forget it, but we had to make some hard decisions about what to include and didn't want too many entries from any one Patch.   more ›

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Readers' Choices for Preschools

Here are the favorites you picked for Northeast Cobb and other Patches around the northwest Atlanta suburbs.

Patches in Bartow, Paulding, Douglas, Cherokee and Cobb counties asked you to choose your favorite preschool, and you let us know with a flood of votes, comments and ratings in the past week's Readers' Choice. Several Patches even had to go to overtime to choose between two popular preschools. Although we could name only one winner per Patch, we hope every preschool that received votes and positive comments comes away feeling good about the support of families. Check out your choices below, as well as the picks from some other Patches nearby: Next up for Readers' Choice is your favorite place for sweet tea. You can make your pick any time from 5 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday. Help Northeast Cobb Patch pick your favorite places each week …

Monday, March 19, 2012

Readers' Choice: Preschools

What's your pick for the best place in Northeast Cobb to take care of and teach your young children?

Nothing is more precious than your children, so nothing shows more trust than your choice of preschool. This week we want to know that choice as Northeast Cobb Patch Readers' Choice looks to name our users' favorite preschool. Below are some of the top options in Northeast Cobb, but if your pick isn't on the list, let us know so we can add it: Voting in the poll is open until 9 a.m. Friday. The winner will be based on the poll results and positive reviews and ratings in Northeast Cobb Patch Places for the preschools. So after you vote in the poll, be sure to click on the name of the preschool above so you can give your pick a five-star rating and review. If there's a tie, we'll break it based on the most positive comments, so if you love …

Paola

9:21 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012

I cannot say enough good things about Saint Andrews preschool. My daughter graduated last year and started kindergarten already reading and writing! My 5 year old is going there now and has tremendously learned so much, while 3 year old simply loves it and you can see easily see how much he has also developed. I cannot wait for my 5 month old to start in a couple of years. Saint Andrews has …   more ›

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Readers' Choices to Work Out

Here are the places Patch users prefer for fitness.

Patches in Bartow, Paulding, Douglas, Cherokee and Cobb counties asked you where you like to work out, and you let us know in the past week's Readers' Choice poll. Check out your choices below, as well as the picks from some other Patches nearby: Next up for Readers' Choice is the best local place to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. You can make your pick any time from 5 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday. Help Northeast Cobb Patch pick your favorite places each week with Readers' Choice. And keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Readers' Choice: Workout Places

Vote on your favorite place to work out in Northeast Cobb.

When it comes to free weights, fitness equipment and cleanliness, not all workout places are equal. We're asking you where to find the best place to work out in Northeast Cobb. Here are some of our favorite places, but if we're leaving any off the list, let us know in the comments, and we'll add them: Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Because the poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration. The Patch editor will determine the winner based on the poll results and reviews on the workout places' Patch Places pages (available with a click above). Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. So vote for your favorite …

Kathy Cobb

10:02 am on Tuesday, March 6, 2012

I love being part of the Curves family located at 2960 Shallowford Road, NE. Marietta. Owner Catherine Helmle provides a positive, friendly and uplifting environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle! Kathy Cobb   more ›

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