Did you face the rain to stop by the 20th Annual Taste of Marietta on Sunday? Share your photos with us, and tell us who served up the best dishes! Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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Atlanta Hawks coaches, athletes and cheerleaders shared important health and fitness tips with homework center students at various drilling stations in the gym at Birney Elementary on Oct. 16. The Atlanta Hawks NBA Fit Clinic is the NBA league's comprehensive health and wellness program that encourages physical activity and healthy living for children and families. The Birney Elementary Homework Center, a SCANA Energy Homework Centers, operates from 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The center serves 45 third through fifth grade students. Keep up with news by subscribing to our…

Crowds sampled a variety of different foods and spent time outside with other people from the community at Marietta's Food Truck Rally Oct. 22, 2012, near the Square. The event takes place at Meeting Park at 218 Roswell Street on Mondays from 5-9 p.m. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

The city of Marietta celebrated Halloween Happenings on the Square Oct. 20, 2012, with a scarecrow contest and costume contests for kids and pets. Halloween Happenings is an annual event held in conjunction with the Harvest Square Arts and Crafts Festival and Scarecrows in the Square. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.  

Marietta celebrated Halloween Happenings with kids and pets costume contests and Scarecrows on the Square on Saturday. See what scarecrows were named the 2012 winners. Community-created scarecrow winners Business division Best in Show The Wutsup Company First Place Ghosts of Marietta Second Place Historic Marietta Trolley Company Third Place NCG Marietta Cinemas Civic Division First Place Junior League Mardi Gras 5K Run Second Place Cobb-Marietta Junior League Government Division First Place Marietta Fire Department Second Place Cobb County Library School-created scarecrow winners First Place…

The public, city and county schools and school organizations show their group, business or school's creativity and personality by making a scarecrow as part of the city's annual Scarecrows on the Square contest each fall. Marietta Parks and Recreation Department sponsors this event each fall. Entries are judged on originality, construction and presentation. Scarecrows will be judged Oct. 10 and announced at the Halloween Happenings costume contest at the Harvest Square Arts and Crafts Festival on Oct. 20 at 1:45 p.m. 2011 Scarecrows in the Square Winners Schools: First Place: Arts Academy at …

Marietta Reads!, the Marietta City Schools citywide effort to foster reading and literacy in the community, celebrated its tenth-year anniversary Saturday in Glover Park on Marietta Square. “Marietta Reads! has made a significant impact on promoting reading in our schools, and engages our community to support the work we do to improve literacy,” said Jill Sims, MCS Executive Director, Curriculum and Instruction. “As a school system, we reinforce the importance of reading to all of our students every day.” Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and…

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A Summer Soiree with Gina Hurry, Jennifer Rivera, Katie Robinson and Marissa Vogl showcases the newest talent of dk gallery. From abstract to whimsical, these artists bring fresh variety to the white walls of dk Gallery. The opening showcase for the exhibit will be on Friday, Aug. 3 from 5 to 9 p.m. Gina Hurry Gina Hurry has loved and created art all of her life. She works from home in Birmingham, juggling a young famil and her art.     Jennifer Rivera Jennifer Rivera is an abstract expressionist painter who works primarily with acrylics on canvas. Known for edgy and emotionally evocative …

Bright paintings, prints and glass art from around the country from eight different artists will be presented in Color of Summer at 2 Rules Fine Art. This is the first time 2 Rules Fine Art will feature glass art as part of a group exhibit. This show will feature the work of four new artists that have never officially shown with 2 Rules Fine Art before: H. Gay Allen, (a fused glass artist from Atlanta, Ga.), Gwen Gunter, (a painter from Atlanta, Ga.), Namita Kapoor, (a painter from Oakland, Calif.) and Colin O’Reilly, (a glass blower from Tesuque, N.M. and the winner of the gallery’s first …

Community Veterinary Care’s mobile unit partnered with MUST Ministries this week to offer medical services for animals belonging to MUST clients. For weeks, MUST has been promoting the event and giving clients an opportunity to make an appointment. For many families struggling to make ends meet, pet healthcare can be a low priority. Dr. David Wolf, veterinarian and owner of the community vet service, provides check ups, heart medicine samples, pregnancy exams and more. Dr. Wolf explained that this community effort is his ministry to others. He is forming partnerships in the Cobb County area …

The Cobb Photographic Society considered the theme of "Fins, Fur and Feathers" for its July contest. The Cobb Photographic Society meets the first and third Monday of each month and is open to anyone who has an interest in photography. For information regarding the Cobb Photographic Society, visit http://www.cobbphotosociety.com. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

The Marietta Kiwanis Club hosted the ninth annual Marietta Soap Box Derby on Saturday at the Marietta High School. The Race The Marietta Kiwanis Club has been hosting the Marietta Soap Box Derby locally since 2004. The races bring friends, families, new participants and visitors as well as local business sponsors together to share in the love of this historic sport. For two days, racers and others braved the heat to participate. The derby requires the use of real life skills of team work, perseverance, love of country and community as well as listening to others and learning to play by the …

Graduation day at East Cobb's Shreiner Academy isn't just for the sixth graders who will be moving on to middle school next year.  The private school, located on Terrell Mill Road near Powers Ferry Road, also had a graduation ceremony last month for its 4K students, and recognized student achievers at the elementary school level.  Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

The three-day Marietta Gone With the Wind celebration featured appearances by Mickey Kuhn, who played 7-year-old Beau Wilkes; Patrick Curtis, who played baby Beau; and Morgan Brittany, who played Vivien Leigh/Scarlett in The Scarlett O'Hara War. The event kicked off Friday evening with a Sock Hop at the Marietta Country Club. On Saturday, belles and beaus dressed as their favorite Gone With the Wind characters and came out to Marietta Square for the Twelve Oaks Barbecue. The First Annual Windie Awards and a Q&A with the special guests ended the evening at the Strand Theatre. On Sunday, fans …

On Saturday, the Marietta High School class of 2012 walked across the stage at Northcutt Stadium, Marietta Middle School, and said goodbye to their high school lives. Among the student speakers were Student Body President Paula Diaz, Senior Class President Janei Smiley, Salutatorian Mary Allyson Chastain and Valedictorian Sagar Patel. Share your high school memories in the comments below and add your graduation photos here!

Venturers, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Brownies from around Atlanta gathered at the Marietta Confederate Cemetery on Saturday to place 18, 832 flags on veterans' graves. Don’t miss any of the local news you care about. Subscribe to Marietta Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Members of the Marietta, Smyrna and South Cobb business associations joined the Northeast Cobb Business Association for an after-hours event in Kennesaw Tuesday at California Dreaming Restaurant and Bar. The event was sponsored by the restaurant, and Acworth's Ollie Patterson provided music. About 100 people from all over the county, representing most of the business associations and the Cobb Chamber, were in attendance.

The theme Saturday at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was "Trains, Trains and More Trains!"  Kids from Marietta and the surrounding area came out to enjoy a day exploring trains with musicians, model trains, and dress-up, craft and photo stations. "Junior Ranger Day was Amazing," Benita Duling, director of Educational Activities at the park, said of the event. "We had so many kids and families attend; the Visitor Center was overrun with people." Kids looked at the impact of trains on the development of Atlanta, the Battle of Kennesaw and the expansion of our country.  Did you …