Back in 2006 when we launched WhitlockAvenue.com, one of the main reasons we started the site was to give the citizens of Marietta a place where they could voice their opinions. Being that the City of Marietta is one of the best places to live in the south, we wanted to make sure that there [...]

Georgia’s new tougher dogfighting law is being put to use in Cherokee County. A Union Hill man faces up to 10 counts of animal cruelty and felony possession of marijuana stemming from an alleged dog breeding operation running out of his home.

The Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour is looking for a few good men and women. The Home Tour Committee is scouting for people to serve as docents in the tour houses the weekend of the Tour December 6-7.

With all the election updates going on, we wanted to feature a cool application Google has released via Google Maps in regard to finding your polling location for the upcoming election. If you live in Marietta or in downtown Atlanta (or hey, even Knoxville, TN) this latest mashup from Google will help you to remember [...]

With only a few weeks left until election day, the polls in Marietta and Cobb are already very busy. On Monday, October 27th, five new poll locations will be open for early voting.

Today’s featured merchant on WhitlockAvenue.com is Gabriel’s Desserts just off the Square a few miles on Whitlock Avenue. Since 1989, Johnnie Gabriel has been in the business of baking. It could be said that Johnnie’s talent for cooking and baking is genetic, with one of America’s favorite cooks, Paula Deen, as her cousin.

With the election just a few weeks away, we’ll probably see unprecedented voter turnout since so much hinges on this election: the war and global economic meltdown amongst many other issues. If you don’t want to wait in line to vote in a few weeks

You read it right. Welcome to 2008 and how students and police officers can work together to keep Marietta safe. Marietta High School students may now anonymously text message

Scarecrows took over the Marietta Square in October as part of Halloween Happenings, and judges awarded the fall creations during a day of events October 18. Individuals, groups, businesses, schools and clubs created scarecrows for display in Glover Park.

Marietta Mayor Bill Dunaway and City Council October 13 reappointed six members to three city boards.
They appointed John Holmes to Ward 7 of the Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals for a five-year term, which expires January 31, 2013.
They reappointed Neil Bishop to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a three-year term, which expires September [...]