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COMMUNITY NEWS By Trisha Morris
East Cobb/Roswell Can you believe it’s November already? Thanksgiving is in a few short weeks and then the mania of the holiday season begins! Just over a month ago, a little gem of a restaurant, Catfish Hox, quietly opened on the corner of Sandy Plains and East Piedmont in East Cobb in what used to house Café 33. I have not found an area restaurant to serve country cooking of this nature. Their motto is “Down from the South” and the menu reflects good ‘ole southern cooking offering regional fresh produce, meats, and catfish within the local Southern regional areas. Open for lunch and dinner, their entrees consist of such goodness as catfish and waffles, a dirty south burrito (smoked chicken, cheddar, grilled onion and a peach habanera salsa), a southern BLT, BBQ quesadilla and smoked wings. Side dishes include fried okra, tater tots, hush puppies, mac n’cheez, fried green tomatoes, and watermelon cubes. Soups, salads and sandwiches (catfish and shrimp po’boys to name a couple) round out the menu. And don’t forget the desserts… homemade on premise. A worthy addition to the area. Local East Cobber, Joshua Forman, lost his seven-year-old brother Ian to a malignant brain tumor. Joshua is in 7th grade and for his bar mitzvah project he is hosting a concert for the Ian’s Friends Foundation. Ian’s Friends Foundation helps fund the research of pediatric brain tumors. “Rock for a Reason” will be Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Five Seasons Brewing Company in Sandy Springs from 3:30-6:30 p.m. This is a family event for a great cause. For more information, contact 404-272-4261. The development of Alpharetta Street in Roswell continues to evolve, as the Lady Bugs and Lizards consignment store is gone. This is an iconic building in the area as the mid century look as a has a very retro feel to it. Back in the day it was a restaurant and now it looks to be returning to its roots, as American Pasta Factory will be moving in sometime in 2017. Restaurants are of course hot in this part of town and are a main reason why homeowners have seen significant upswings in the past few years. All the great folks at the Roswell Rotary Club (pictured) have been busy in the last few months. In September they had their 13th Annual 9/11 Tribute. Over 1,000 were in attendance for this solemn event featuring Seven bagpipers, the Holcomb Bridge Middle School Chorus, Roswell’s finest Police, Firefighters, EMS and First Responders attended this event at the Mike Gann Lake in Roswell Area Park. In addition, the Roswell Rotary Club celebrated their best fundraiser ever in their 66 years of