Around Towne

by Cherryl Greenman

What's New

Every Monday is Cherokee County Humane Society Day at Decio's Pizza in the Eagle Pointe Shopping Center. If customers mention they are supporting the CCHS, 10% of their check will be donated to the CCHS. This will apply to dine-in, take-out and delivery.

The new Business Brokerage Division of CENTURY 21 Advantage will be hosting a seminar on How to Buy a Business on Thursday, June 26, at Featherstone's Grille at Towne Lake Hills. The featured speaker will be Steve Monahan, Director of the Business Brokerage Division. (See page 84 for complete details.)

Ambers, located at Southpointe at Towne Lake is officially opened, Tuesday through Saturday from 5 - 12 p.m., Sunday brunch is from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Char Slaj says they are serving special deserts late into the evening and now also have their liquor license.

State Farm Insurance agent Bruce Gaston recently moved his office to 1190 Buckhead Crossing, where he purchased Unit F. General Chiropractic also moved recently to the same Buckhead Crossing location in Unit C.

Georgia Dog Institute, Inc. has recently started obedience classes at 6683 Bells Ferry Road, across from Hobgood Park. Trainer Ramona Nichols works with behavioral problem dogs, service dogs, obedience training and animal-assisted therapy. Ramona trained The TowneLaker's Mother of the Year Dawn Price's dog Grayson.

Southern Cheerleading Academy recently opened their third location off Holly Springs Road. Owner Matt Cremers says, "Our focus is to help young children grow individually and to develop their character as well as progress athletically."

The new nail salon, Towne Lake Nails, is now open and offering specials for nails as well as pedicures. They are located in Southpointe at Towne Lake across from Towne Lake Fitness.

René Hicks has recently opened Woodstock Party Pal, offering everything needed to throw a great party, including moon walk rentals, balloons, clowns and more. She also can help plan your events and carries various concession equipment.

Paddler's Paradise, adjacent to the car rack shop, Rack and Roll, recently opened their doors in the Woodstock Commons Marketplace on Highway 92. Paddler's Paradise offers recreational canoes and kayaks, in addition to related gear.

What's On Going

Commissioner Ilona Sanders has asked the Cherokee County Commissioners for up to $350,000 to develop a passive park on 20 acres the county bought for green space this year. The land is off Bells Ferry Road near the Wyngate subdivision. The money would be used for a parking area, trails, exercise stations along the trails and a pavilion. The money for the development would come from the County's Special Purpose Local Option Sales Taxes. The park may be ready to use as early as July 4.

The sign is up and the Golden Café will soon be opening in the Towne Lake Village Center. Owner Guo Wei Lu and his family are eager to serve the Towne Lake community their specialty Chinese cuisine.

Ground clearing is still in progress for the Express Oil Change across the street from the BP/Amoco and Eckerds at the corner of Parkbrooke Circle and Parkside Drive. Further down the road on Parkbrooke Circle, Dr. Weaver's Animal Hospital of Towne Lake also has cleared the ground in preparation of her new animal hospital which is to be completed by Thanksgiving.

Cherryl is the Editor of The TowneLaker magazine. She lives in southwest Cherokee with her son Dale and daughter Lori.

The Eagle Drive Widening Project will go out for bids in July or August. The project involves widening and re-aligning Eagle Drive between Bells Ferry Road and Parkbrooke Drive (by Bruster's). The project will include four traffic lanes, a 20 foot wide grassed median and sidewalks. For everyone who has children going to the schools on Putnum Ford Road, this construction will be closely coordinated with the schools' schedule to minimize disruption to traffic. The estimated construction period will be 18 to 24 months.

The Crossings Shopping Center, located on Towne Lake Parkway between Chili's and Longhorn Steakhouse, continues to make progress despite all the recent rain. Publix will be the anchor tenant and will be accompanied by several other tenants, including Washington Mutual, Planet Beach Tan and Southeastern Dry Cleaning. Commitments from several potential tenants are being pursued currently. Suntrust Bank is quickly becoming a reality, positioned in the outparcel adjacent to Towne Lake Parkway.

Floral Designs by KC will be opening soon in the space formerly occupied by the Silver Lining in The Plaza at Towne Lake.

According to owner B.K. Foster, the Stonebridge Tavern is completing their final touches and will be opening in late June.

In Towne Lake Commons, Your Turn Consignment is moving into part of the space formerly occupied by International Golf Discount. Enterprise Rent a Car will soon occupy the space vacated by Your Turn Consignment.

Towne Lake Diner
Little River Grill

by Kara Kiefer

One of the best things about living in the Towne Lake area is the proximity to Lake Allatoona. Sure, the lake offers boating, fishing and swimming, but there was always something missing - a consistently good place to eat on the water. Little River Grill has fixed that problem.

Little River Grill sits at the edge of Lake Allatoona across the street from Little River Marina. It's been owned and operated by David Swain since last fall. $250,000 was put into renovating the building, including a new, upgraded kitchen, new décor, refurbished porch with a permanent awning, and a remodeled lower deck.

And what about the food? David and his wife Jeanne brought chef Wes Robinson with them from their Beauford, SC restaurant. Wes is from the "low country" and his creations reflect that influence as well as having a Cajun flair. The restaurant features a complete wine list, wonderful appetizers and delicious desserts. Little River Grill specializes in seafood. Staples on the menu include their popular signature steak which is a filet topped with crabmeat, placed on a portabella mushroom and covered with a wild mushroom sauce. Hungry yet? There's also the wildly popular blackened salmon with sauteed shrimp and a Cajun cream sauce as well as a potato encrusted grouper. The nightly specials are driven by the freshest meats and seafood Wes can find. David describes his restaurant as "upscale food, reasonably priced in an unpretentious atmosphere." The bottom deck of Little River Grill is scheduled to serve lunch daily and offers live acoustic blues and jazz on Friday and Saturday nights. And if all of this doesn't convince you to try Little River Grill, David also rents pontoon boats and has added two docks to the existing one for his boating customers. Little River Grill can also host banquets, receptions and rehearsal dinners. Future plans include weekend brunches. Whether you come by land or by water, Little River Grill is a MUST for summer dining!