Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Holiday Walk event includes school musical groups and a visit from Santa Claus.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The Merchant’s Walk Christmas Tree lighting will take place this Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Holiday tunes will be performed by the Pope High School Band and the Walton High School Women's Choral Ensemble, as well as an appearance from Santa Claus, who will be on hand to light the tree for the season and for photos. The event takes place in the main shopping center of Merchant's Walk, located at 1311 Johnson Ferry Road. Guests will be treated complimentary hot cocoa and gift bags filled with Holiday discounts and giveaways from Merchant's Walk retailers. The live 25-foot Fraser fir will be adorned with eco-friendly lighting as well as ornaments created and donated by the art departments of nearby Cobb County schools. Inspired by the …
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The 21-state removal includes the Merchant's Walk store and Harry's Farmers Market.
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Whole Foods Market is recalling ricotta salata sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C., including its store at Merchant's Walk in East Cobb and Harry's Farmers Market in Marietta. The cheese came from its supplier, Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, N.Y., because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. That is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. The recalled Ricotta Salata …
Monday, October 1, 2012
This family-owned and operated men's and women's clothing business in Merchant's Walk will celebrate its first anniversary in November.
"If you got it, you got it." That's a hard-to-argue-with philosophy taught to The Hub Boutique owner Laura Fanoe by her grandmother, Laura Krushansky. "My grandmother and I had fun together. She was a fiery Venezuelan, a gorgeous woman, who always talked about the great times her and my aunt had owning and running their own clothes boutique, that was called The Hub," Fanoe remembers, "My grandmother and I always talked about opening a store together." An "If you got it" outlook inspired 28-year-old Fanoe to open her store one year ago when she came into money that could either be saved or used as capital. The business involves Fanoe's parents, brother, in-laws, cousin, aunt and sister in-law. Grandmother Krushansky passed two years ago …
