Whole Foods Opens at Last

1. The heat will be intense today, the National Weather Service says, leading to a 20 percent chance of scattered but severe thunderstorms this afternoon. It will be sunny with a high of about 94. Overnight, the low will be around 72.

2. The weather shouldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding today’s much-anticipated grand opening of . The , and the doors officially open at 9. East Cobb Patch will try to have video up around midday.

3. If you went to sleep early Tuesday night, you’re waking up to a higher property tax rate. While the on the school system’s millage rate Tuesday afternoon, the Cobb Board of Commissioners heard from about 50 speakers before voting 3-2 to raise the overall county rate to 11.11 mills. That’s about $105 more if your house has a market value of $200,000. Relive the . By the way, if you live in East Cobb, your commissioner voted against the tax increase.

4. The bad news from the state Little League tournament in Cartersville is that the East Marietta National Little League all-stars will not go undefeated this summer. The good news is that despite suffering a 10-0 loss to hard-hitting Columbus American, East Marietta likely will play in Thursday’s semifinals. East Marietta has today off after finishing pool play 3-1. If Columbus American beats Masters City tonight, East Marietta will be the No. 2 seed in Pool A. If Masters City wins, all three teams will tie for first with 3-1 records, and we don’t know how they’ll break the tie. We do know we’ll have a photo gallery from Tuesday’s game today.

5. School registration for new pupils starts this morning at Cobb County elementary schools. Check with your local school (listings are in our Places directory) for specific times and requirements.