YUMSA Announcing the grand opening of neighborhood store, YUMSA, located at 106 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock. They offer homemade meat pies and desserts along with a fully stocked grocery selection from South Africa, England, Ireland, Australia as well as a variety of Cajun dips, spices and hot sauces. Menu items will include curry mince, steak n onion and chicken-mushroom pot pies along with beef, chicken and veggie samosas. Additionally, they have all of the South African favorites such as koeksisters, melktert, boerewors sausage, biltong and drowors, which is beef that has been cured and dried. Check out their selection of cheeses from England, Ireland and France that will make your picnic unforgettable. For more information, visit yumsa.com.
Vincent Financial Group Vincent Financial Group is an independent financial services firm that has opened at 14205 Highway 92, Suite 104, in Woodstock. At Vincent Financial Group, they understand that so many of us lack professional guidance in an ever-growing, complex financial landscape and believe that people are more time-strapped than ever, desiring simplicity. The process employed by the team of professionals at Vincent Financial Group differs from other financial professionals who may focus on products or only on certain aspects of your finances. Instead, they take a holistic approach by serving as concierge for any of your broad financial needs including:Financial Planning Investment Management InsuranceTax Efficient & Estate Planning Strategies For more information, call 770-485-1876, or visit TheVincentFinancialGroup.com
Alpine Bakery Legendary Alpine Bakery has opened a brand new bakery and storefront, located at 405 Toonigh Road in Woodstock. The bakery offers over 80 freshly prepared cakes, pies, cupcakes, truffles, pastries and other confections, all baked on site and available for the general public to purchase. An extensive coffee and tea bar, along with multiple bottled beverages are offered to accompany croissants and various breakfast pastries. Customers can pop in and quickly grab coffee and choose from a variety of freshly baked pastries for an early morning breakfast. The staggering 60 feet of bakery cases offer a fantastic opportunity to window shop. Anthony DeTommaso, one of Alpines three owners, says that while Alpine Bakery & Trattoria is a much beloved restaurant in Crabapple, we really wanted to focus on the bakery aspect in Woodstock, which is how the original model began nearly 10 years ago. We want to offer a beautiful environment for our customers to enjoy, even if they are only stopping by for coffee. An important distinction to note is that Alpine Woodstock will NOT have the trattoria component like its Crabapple sibling Alpine Bakery and Trattoria, which serves both lunch and dinner and is known for its elevated Italian cuisine. In addition to offering customers a breathtaking array of desserts and special occasion cakes to purchase, the 10,000 square foot bakery provides cakes and other desserts to over 80 restaurants all over the southeast. Hours are Tuesday-Friday, 7:00 am-7:00 pm. For more information, visit AlpineBakeries.com.
Tranquility Counseling Services Dr. Shannon Barnes, licensed professional counselor, has provided traditional psychotherapy treatment to individuals with a variety of needs for many years. She is the founder of Tranquility Counseling Services, which opened its doors in a neighboring town in 2014. Dr. Barnes relocated Tranquility Counseling Services to Woodstock in March 2016. Since that time, the vision of Tranquility Counseling Services has expanded. Tranquility Counseling Services will become a resource to the community of Woodstock and surrounding areas in three ways. First, Tranquility Counseling Services will continue to provide treatment and counseling to those in need. Second, Tranquility Counseling Services will become a resource to the community by providing educational classes, self-growth classes, family education and many other programs. They will also continue internal research regarding human behavior for the benefit of the mental health field and local community. Finally, Tranquility Counseling Services will become a resource to the community of Woodstock by fostering services designed to support adults with special needs. Tranquility Counseling Services will also foster an in-office art gallery, designed for the sale of art from local artists. All profits from these art sales will be donated to the Revive The Reeves project. For further information or to contact Tranquility Counseling Services, please visit their website at TranquilityCounselingServ.com
Woodstock Pediatric Medicine Woodstock Pediatric Medicine recently added a new physician, Ferdinand D. Yates, M.D., MA. Dr. Yates came to Woodstock Pediatric Medicine after an extensive, successful career in New York. After graduating from the University of Virginia for his Doctorate of Medicine, Dr. Yates continued his education at the Trinity International University to receive a Master of Art in Bioethics, and he continues to be a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Yates has held several successful positions during his career such as medical director, professor of clinical pediatrics, adjunct professor of bioethics and has served in his church and his community by participating in mission trips to such places as Russia and Haiti. He has even helped build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Dr. Yates will be caring for children on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays as well as Sick Clinic on Saturday mornings. Dr. Yates is board-certified with the American Board of Pediatrics and will be accepting all insurances, including Medicaid, Amerigroup, Wellcare and Peach State. 2000 Professional Parkway, Suite 200, Woodstock. 770-5178-0250. WoodstockPeds.com
MadLife Stage & Studios Now open! MadLife Stage & Studios on Main Street, in the heart of Downtown Woodstock! MadLife Stage & Studios matches an exceptional restaurant, MadLife Grill, with an intimate and acoustically accurate live music venue. Architecturally, the facility conveys a rugged, industrial barn vibe. The new, yet rustic structure also houses music production studios, which are designed to capture all the magic of the live performance experience. The music, food and drink at MadLife will be diverse, covering a wide variety of genres and tastes. According to MadLifes founder, We want our guests to experience MadLife as an exceptional venue, where great performances happen 5 nights a week, and (we want) our performing artists to cherish MadLife for the quality of our venue and studios, the enthusiasm of our guests and staff and our commitment to supporting the integrity of their music. 8722 Main Street, Woodstock. MadLifeStageAndStudios.com
Autism Center for Children For parents concerned about their toddlers social and communication development, the Autism Center for Children provides accurate identification and treatment of autism at the earliest possible signs of detection for the most immediate, profound and lasting improvement in their quality of life. They treasure your kids and your family. Dr. Julie Crittendon, licensed clinical psychologist, Ph.D., BCBA-D., is the head of the Autism Center. Her specialty is infant-toddler diagnostic assessment and early intervention with children diagnosed with autism. I am proud to announce the opening of my new practice, declares Dr. Crittendon. This is a culmination of all my work at Ole Miss, Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt and with the Autism Partnership in California. I am fortunate to have great relationships with the leaders in the field of autism research and treatment, and Im excited to bring this expertise to my new clients, families and children in Atlanta and North Georgia. The Autism Center for Children is conveniently located north of Atlanta in Woodstock, at 375 Parkway 575, Suite 120. For more information, visit AutismCenterGA.com, follow them on Facebook at Facebook.com/AutismCenterGA and Twitter @AutismAtlanta or @DrCrittendon, or call 470-228-2040.
Women First Rehabilitation, LLC Women First Rehabilitation, LLC has relocated its practice to Woodstock! Women First Rehabilitation is an elite healthcare practice devoted exclusively to treating individuals with pelvic pain, urogenital disorders, fertility challenges, pregnancy and post-partum musculoskeletal impairments and pelvic floor dysfunctions. All of its practitioners are licensed womens health physical therapists, with advanced knowledge and training in pelvic floor rehabilitation and womens health. With this kind of expertise, their practitioners have the unique benefit of combining their knowledge of the musculoskeletal, neurological and visceral systems as it relates to conditions specific to an individuals sexual health and general wellness. They offer a holistic approach to healing by providing all-natural pain-relief, bowel and bladder restoration, nutritional counseling, whole-body strengthening, PostpartumStrong, weight-loss and wellness programs. The new location is at 280 Heritage Walk, Woodstock. For more information, call 770-485-7411, or visit WomenFirstRehab.com.
Pigtails & Crewcuts Pigtails & Crewcuts salon is now open at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta at 881 Ridgewalk Parkway, Suite 104 in Woodstock. Georgia owner, Andrew McGehees salon specializes in letting kids be kids, while also giving them its namesake pigtails, crewcuts and everything in between. Kids love their fun airplane and automobile-shaped chairs, as well as chairs for mom, dad and older siblings. With a wooden train table and a variety of toys, books, movies and video games, children actually look forward to visiting the salon and so do parents. To learn more about Pigtails & Crewcuts, visit PigtailsAndCrewcuts.com/Woodstock, or call 678-842-8299. Their hours are Monday-Friday: 10:00 am-6:00 pm, Saturday: 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Sunday: 12:00-5:00 pm.
Papa Johns International, Inc. Papa Johns International, Inc. is locating its new Quality Control Center (QCC) regional hub, which will supply over 400 Papa Johns stores across seven states, in Cherokee County. QCCs manufacture and supply fresh pizza dough, food and paper products, along with smallwares and cleaning supplies, to the stores in their region. The new Quality Control Center will be an important ingredient in better servicing our strong business growth in the southeast and providing more jobs in Cherokee County, said Shane Hutchins, SVP PJ Food Service. Having Papa Johns, a well-known brand, locate to Cherokee is another step in the right direction for our community, said Steve Holcomb, COED Vice Chairman. Their presence will provide new opportunities to our residents and county. We are proud to welcome them. This project will result in 106 jobs with an average wage of over $60,000/year and over $15 million in capital investment. The new QCC will occupy approximately 110,000 sq. ft. of Majestic Realty Companys building located off of Highway 92 and Northpoint Parkway in Southwest Cherokee. For more information about the company, visit Papa John at PapaJohns.com.