Category Archives: Redevelopment

Strand Update : Divided we Strand?

May 19, 2006 – 3:45 pm

As we have been reporting to you earlier this year, the Strand renovation is moving along nicely. According to the AJC, there are quite some mixed opionion on the progress that is being made with the renovation/restoration. Published on: 05/18/06 The Strand Theater on the Marietta Square plans to host a grand reopening next summer. [...]

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Glover Park renovation donors honored for 20th anniversary

May 19, 2006 – 7:21 am

Community leaders and the city honored donors and friends of Glover Park’s renovation during a 20th anniversary celebration this week on the Square. In 1852 Marietta Mayor John Heyward Glover presented the city with land for its first park in the center of the town’s square. In the mid 1980s, prominent Cobb County developer John [...]

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The availability of land is getting difficult to obtain – Cobb County and Marietta

May 18, 2006 – 8:55 pm

It looks like the number of building permits in Cobb County is decreasing over recent years according to an article we came across in the MDJ… Building permits issued for single-family residential homes in Cobb County have dropped 28 percent through April compared to a year ago. To date, 1,610 building permits have been issued. [...]

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Strand Theater Renovation Project: Update

May 9, 2006 – 10:17 pm

The Cobb Commission voted Tuesday to approve a $250,000 grant toward the Square’s Strand Theater renovation fund. However, the money won’t be given until the “Friends of the Strand” has raised $2 million (of a $5 million goal) . Friends president, Earl Smith, has suggested that tax revenue could be contributed to the fund, which [...]

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Heated words over Historic preservation rules

May 9, 2006 – 11:34 am

The Marietta City Council continues to discuss the Historic Preservation Rules in place within the city. According to the MDJ, the meeting last night was quite interesting. The historic preservation ordinance issue divided the council as Mayor Bill Dunaway used his veto Monday to keep a proposed change to the ordinance on a schedule to [...]

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Weekend in Review: Spring Is Officially Here

May 4, 2006 – 9:40 am

Since ancient times, spring has long been celebrated as a season of new life. And though the calendar marks the beginning of spring in late March, it never seems to officially begin until the Square and the city of Marietta are brought back to life. On a social calendar, this was the weekend that spring [...]

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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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City finalizes deal to develop Johnny Walker Homes – $45 Million dollar deal.

April 26, 2006 – 10:07 pm
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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 [...]

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The Square: Past and Present – Share your memories with us!

April 15, 2006 – 8:10 pm

The Marietta Square has gone through quite a rebirth in the past few years. Restaurants such as Willie Rae’s and the Marietta Pizza Company are staples on the dining map, while newcomers such as Thaicoon and Kiosco already welcome back loyal patrons. With the campaign to bring back The Strand theater in full swing, you [...]

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