Cobb CountySaturday, November 7
A new Cobb study finds housing, transit and health problems show up in the same neighborhoods
The 5AM Kennesaw team
A new study unveiled Friday showed that issues with housing, transit, childcare, healthcare and economic opportunities tend to appear together in the same communities across Cobb County.
If you're keeping track of gym options around Kennesaw, the picture is shifting. ToNeTo Atlanta confirmed LA Fitness will close its Midtown Atlanta gym at Tech Square on Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. The chain's Barrett Parkway gym in Kennesaw closed as of Dec. 18, 2025, and its Roswell Road gym in East Cobb closed as of July 20, 2026.
LA Fitness's Midtown gym will close after Kennesaw's and East Cobb's did
- Dec. 2025LA Fitness closed its Barrett Parkway gym in Kennesaw.
- July 20LA Fitness closed its Roswell Road gym in East Cobb.
- Dec. 28LA Fitness will close its Midtown Atlanta gym at 2 p.m.
Source: Tomorrow's News Today
- Midtown gym size: nearly 29,000 square feet, opened in 2003
- Atlantic Station LA Fitness: less than two miles away
- Ansley Mall LA Fitness: just over two miles away
Rival EōS Fitness is going the other way. It plans to open 50 locations across Georgia over the next ten years.
50EōS Fitness locations planned across Georgia over the next 10 years
At least six are already in the pipeline for 2027 and 2028.
Source: Tomorrow's News Today
Sources: Marietta Daily Journal, Tomorrow's News Today