Category Archives: Cobb County

Marietta, Southern Polytechnic partner to improve Powder Springs Street

May 2, 2006 – 11:53 am

We just got an alert that the city is working with the Southern Polytechnic School of Architecture to redesign and make improvements along Powder Springs Street. This is a much needed effort and will really help in the city’s redevelopment surge. What are your thoughts and opinions on the Power Springs street corridor today? What [...]

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Read a Book! Visit our Library.

April 25, 2006 – 10:27 pm

It’s now time to put down that remote, turn off the Internet, put aside the video game controller. When is the last time you entered that land of words, where you were lost in a story playing in your imagination? I bring all this up to put a spotlight on our library, the Central Branch [...]

By mpi | Also posted in Marietta Square | Comments (0)

Canvas: Painting a pretty culinary picture

April 24, 2006 – 10:40 pm
By mpi | Also posted in Local Restaurants | Comments (0)

This is your chance to shape the city?s future. Tell us what your Marietta looks like

April 24, 2006 – 4:23 pm

What is your vision for Marietta? Elected officials have proposed their revisions to the city’s goals, and now we need the public’s help in defining the direction of Marietta. Take a look at the eight proposed goals and e-mail the city your comments. They will be compiled and presented to City Council, who will vote [...]

By mpi2 | Also posted in City Council, Marietta Real Estate, Marietta Square, Redevelopment, Traffic | Comments (0)

Crime Log: Issue No. 1

April 10, 2006 – 10:34 pm

Welcome to Issue No. 1 of WhitlockAvenue.com’s Crime Log! This week, our story involves a dumb criminal. It seems that about a week ago, an unnamed employee at our local CVS Pharmacy was working late-night. Our amateur criminal entered the store and tried to take 2 packages of cigarettes. The unnamed employee wasn’t going to [...]

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Immigration in Marietta, one hot issue!

April 10, 2006 – 7:36 am

If you are a regular driver around the Marietta Square, you will see a ton of people ‘hanging out’ in the morning right outside the Krystal, Walgreens, and the mini-strip mall just across from the CVS. These people are very hard workers and help out the community, doing things like construction, painting and manual labor. [...]

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Senior Care in Marietta: Your Opinion?

April 3, 2006 – 10:25 pm

With a public zoning hearing tomorrow night regarding the proposed senior condominiums in two Cobb locations, the question of senior care is brought to the table. The hearing is focused on high-density vs. low-density population levels for the concerned areas. The outcome will either grant Palladian, Inc. the right to build these high-density condos in [...]

By mpi | Also posted in Marietta Real Estate, Redevelopment | Comments (0)

Redevelopment Moves Forward

March 30, 2006 – 11:30 pm

It looks as though more redevelopment is coming to Marietta. On Wednesday, the Marietta Redevelopment Corp. voted to obtain upwards of $2 million in order to acquire as much as 10 acres around the downtown area. “This fund will be used to buy properties that are blighted,” said MRC Executive Director Gary Mongeon. “Our job [...]

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April Events in the City

March 30, 2006 – 12:54 am

On Saturday, April 8th, there’s a Spring Egg Hunt at Laurel Park. It’s free! Starting at 11 a.m., the annual egg hunt for kids features an Easter Bunny, plus lots of candy and prizes. Call 770.794.5601 for more information. On April 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Marietta Square’s Glover Park will host the [...]

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Experts agree a bill that would pass Bible-based classes in Georgia is stocked full of issues.

March 27, 2006 – 2:06 pm

The state of Georgia is ripe to become the first state to push some legislative power to getting the Bible back into public schools. The heart of the debate is a bill that would allow for and sanction electives in public high schools for students wishing to take courses that study the bible. While other [...]

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