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As the week’s snow and ice covered anything and everything that didn’t move, it gradually revealed decreasing levels of patience on my part … and likely with other residents of Marietta and Cobb County. By Day 2 of the Snowpocalypse or Snowmaggedon or whatever silly tag that television and Internet hounds like to give these generally non-cataclysmic events, I found myself already cursing at the roads, the skies and at the snow itself. I’m only 42, and I was turning into someone’s curmudgeonly great-grandpa. The week started out innocently enough though. My daughter, who had been tracking the…
A case of irony: In six years working for CNN—an international news organization—I never traveled more than two miles from the Atlanta headquarters on company business. My first day working for Patch—a hyperlocal journalism venture—and I’m due to get on a plane to New York for three days of training. My lack of business travel experience became evident the moment I reached the check-in counter: I had forgotten my driver’s license and had no other photo identification. Maybe this was why CNN never sent me further than the parking deck without someone holding my hand? Regardless, I was …
Roughly 65.7 percent of my conversations over the past month have involved introducing myself as the editor of the now three-day-old Marietta Patch and then providing as succinct an explanation as possible about the name "Patch" and exactly what we intend to offer Marietta residents and businesses. When I get a cocked eye or confused look about the name, I'm not offended. I had a similar perhaps more extreme reaction when first I heard the name "Patch" some months ago. My first impression: Strips of tape coated in nicotine and pressed to smokers' arms. Second impression: A clump of moss or …
Hi, we are Patch, an online news publication dedicated to community journalism. Patch is your one-stop shop for local news, from breaking news to enterprising stories, investigative reports, event announcements and updates. We are covering it all. Marietta Patch is dedicated to all things Marietta. As the editor, my goal is to make this site a valuable resource for the citizens of Marietta and anyone interested in this fantastic city. You will be seeing me and my team of contributors all over Marietta as we interview fascinating people, explore interesting restaurants and sites, and report on…
