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Marietta receives $1 million+ to fund streetscape improvements on Roswell Street

September 25, 2009 – 8:54 am

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue recently certified $1,048,000 to fund the city of Marietta’s streetscape improvements on Roswell Street from Lakewood Drive to Park Street as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). When complete, the project will include brick sidewalks, streetscape enhancements and pedestrian lights, city engineer Jim Wilgus said. “The project is [...]

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Atlanta Flood Pictures

September 21, 2009 – 9:12 pm

This Atlanta Flood Picture is located at I-575 from the N. Bound view of the Dupree Road Overpass. That’s Exit #8 on I-575 – Town Lake Parkway. WOW! We’d love to see your pics – Submit your flood pictures to news @ whitlockavenue.com and we’ll post them for our readers in Atlanta and Marietta! Special [...]

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Marietta Road and Traffic Closures

September 21, 2009 – 2:01 pm

Marietta Weather-related updates 9/21/2009 The following is the latest weather-related information in the city of Marietta. Updates will be posted on the city’s Web site at Mariettaga.gov and Twitter feed at twitter.com/cityofmarietta. Tuesday, September 21, 2009 2:50 p.m. Roads closed Cobb Parkway North at Riverside, one southbound lane closed Bells Ferry at Chastain Rd Tuesday, [...]

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Local Marietta American teenager Melanie Oudin’s spectacular run at the US Open

September 8, 2009 – 8:46 am

Melanie Oudin celebrates beating Nadia Petrova in the US Open. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/Action Images Local Marietta American teenager Melanie Oudin’s spectacular run at the US Open gathered momentum when she beat Russian 13th seed Nadia Petrova 1-6 7-6 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals. The 17-year-old has captured the imagination of the home public by rolling [...]

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Strand September Fun in Marietta

August 31, 2009 – 8:51 am

This September, there’s something for all types of aficionados! Fine art by Claire Dunaway will be on display during Art Walk, and art aficionados at the Art in the Park festival can take a quick ice cold beverage break at The Strand’s roof top terrace. Musical theater lovers will be dazzled by The Will Rogers [...]

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Mayor Dunaway again attacked in the MDJ’s Larry Wills’ column

August 28, 2009 – 3:25 pm

Once again, Larry Wills has written an attack column in the MDJ, this time about the Parks Bond Referendum. When a self-proclaimed knowledgeable person with a college degree fabricates and distorts to mislead people, the only definition that can apply is that the writings are “a pack of lies.” This column and others written by [...]

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Annual Art in the Park festival September 5th-7th 2009

August 27, 2009 – 10:18 am

Experience the 23rd Annual Art in the Park festival, September 5-7, on the Marietta Square. This fine art extravaganza held each Labor Day weekend is presented by the Marietta Business Association and one of the Top 20 Events selected by the Southeast Tourism Society for September. One hundred thirty artists, whose works include paintings, photography, [...]

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New Marietta Mountain Bike Trails are open!

August 25, 2009 – 12:37 pm

The city of Marietta, members of the A.L. Burruss family and mountain biking enthusiasts hit the trails to celebrate the opening of four hiking and family-friendly mountain-biking trails August 23 at Burruss Park, off South Cobb Drive near Cobb Parkway. Admission to the park is free, and the park is open to the public. Visitors [...]

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Marietta Homeowners’ Property Taxes are about to increase

August 21, 2009 – 7:16 am

Marietta homeowners will soon begin receiving their 2009 property tax bills and may realize an increase as a result of the Georgia General Assembly not funding the Homeowner’s Tax Relief Grant in the 2009 state budget. This amount was paid previously on the property owner’s behalf by the state and is not a city of [...]

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Marietta, help develop plan for the Marietta City Schools

August 20, 2009 – 9:03 am

Marietta City Schools is beginning a strategic planning process to develop a blueprint for the school district. Parents, guardians and community members are invited and encouraged to participate in this strategic planning process by attending the Strategic Planning Community Engagement Forum from 6 to 9 p.m. August 25 at Marietta Middle School, 121 Winn Street. [...]

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