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.

The main parking lot before in the front of the post office was on a huge slope, possibly up to a 30 degree angle so you felt as though you were sliding down into the side of your car when you pulled into the lot. My car always would sit right against the curb in the front of each parking space when I stopped to get out and send my mail.

The new lot they have constructed has completely removed the slope from the lot and there is a nice retaining wall where the hill used to be located. The lot is much flatter and should provide for easier access to the front of the building.

I should also mention that Sybil, Gary and the rest of the workers in the Marietta Main are about a nice as they get. Always a friendly smile and a nice greeting any time you go in. Be sure to pay them an extra thanks this time of year when you head in to drop off your package, even if you have to wait – they go above and beyond every day.

Santa’s Workshop

The public can visit Santa’s Workshop December 6, 7, 13, 14 and December 17-24. The workshop will be open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekdays from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Santa will leave the Square December 24 at 3 p.m. and head back to the North Pole before delivering toys and goodies to all good boys and girls. Shops on the Square will be open with unique gifts and holiday treats.

Santa’s Workshop will be closed each day from 1:30-2 p.m. for lunch.

Free parking is available weeknights and weekends in the Cobb County parking deck on Cherokee Street. Handicapped parking is also available near the Square.

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Marietta Business Association sponsor this event each year. For more information, call the Marietta Parks and Recreation Department at 770-794-5601.