Category Archives: Redevelopment

Marietta City Council approves electronic billboards on I-75

March 20, 2009 – 7:06 am

Marietta City Council has revised its regulations on billboards to allow LED electronic billboards along Interstate 75. City officials and billboard companies reached an agreement that billboard companies must remove four existing billboard sign panels for every one

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Rehab of Square’s Glover Park underway

February 20, 2009 – 8:07 am

The city of Marietta is refurbishing the fountain in Glover Park and replacing bricks in the park and along the sidewalks for visitor safety. “The work is necessary because soil under the bricks was shifting and settling, which caused many of the bricks along the edges to become unstable and needing to be reset,” city [...]

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Historic Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center

January 28, 2009 – 7:32 am

The historic Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center on Powder Springs Street near the Square is in the final phase of completing a $7 million

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The Rotary Club of Marietta – Harlon D. Crimm Scholarship Award

January 26, 2009 – 4:18 pm

The Rotary Club of Marietta is pleased to announce the creation of a new scholarship award in honor of Chattahoochee Technical College’s former President, Dr. Harlon D. Crimm, entitled the Rotary Club of Marietta Harlon D. Crimm Scholarship Award.

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Marietta Power to Raise Rates for Marietta Customers

January 16, 2009 – 3:55 pm

Marietta Power strives to provide quality service and reliability while keeping utility costs down for customers. Unfortunately, there are times that adjustments are necessary in order to maintain and operate the utility system.   On January 14, Marietta City Council adopted recommendations of the Marietta Board of Lights and Water to increase electric rates for [...]

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New LED Traffic signals and improvements coming to the Marietta Square

January 12, 2009 – 9:33 am

A new traffic signal improvement project is scheduled to begin the week of January 12, 2009 to upgrade the intersections in the Marietta Square including Cherokee Street at Lawrence Street, Mill Street at Church Street, Whitlock Avenue at Old Powder Springs Street, and Roswell Street at Atlanta Street.

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Cobb County is now accepting nominations for new Public Parks

December 19, 2008 – 11:02 am

Cobb County is accepting nominations from the public for consideration of potential property purchases for public park land. Property owners must be willing to sell their property in order

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Marietta Post Office getting a much needed makeover

December 17, 2008 – 2:05 pm

The Marietta Post Office just off the Marietta Square is a great location for sending your mail out just about any time of year. As of late, however, the parking lot has been getting a much needed facelift and makeover.

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Kennestone Hospital renovation is coming along very nicely!

December 9, 2008 – 4:24 pm

PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Swanson (Creative Commons) – please link to http://www.whitlockavenue.com if you use this image, thanks We don’t have a ton of details, but this morning we snapped a picture of the great renovations they are doing at Kennestone Hospital near the Marietta Square.

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La Parrilla – it will surely enchant and fascinate lovers of Mexian delights in Marietta

November 14, 2008 – 11:22 am

Today’s featured merchant is La Parrilla Mexican Restaurant just off the Marietta Square on the 120 Loop. For the best Southeastern Mexican zest, you’ll definitely to check out La Parrilla. Since 1994, they have been serving up a Fiesta, with exciting and delicious menu items that are sure to enchant and fascinate lovers of Mexian [...]

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