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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Sip n' Stroll, Gardening Workshop, Free Medicine Disposal

Interested in learning about programs to help you buy a house, disposing of medication, getting your hands dirty in a garden or learning about trees? Check out this weekend's Marietta events.

Take a look at family fun events going on in Marietta this weekend here. On the more practical side there will be a housing forum, Sip n' Stroll focusing on trees, free medication disposal and gardening workshop. 1. Join representatives from the city's housing, Community Development Division, Marietta Housing Authority and Cobb County Neighborhood Stabilization Program for the Homeownership Housing Forum. Representatives will discuss programs that help low and moderate-income families buy a house or repair their current home and accept individual initial applications for assistance at the 10th annual meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at City Hall. 2. Marietta Tree Keepers will host a Sip n’ Stroll, featuring a special neighborhood to …

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

On the Agenda Sept. 27

Marietta City Council will meet for special-called committee meetings and an agenda work Tuesday.

The following meetings are on the agenda in Marietta Tuesday, Sept. 27:

5 Things You Need to Know Today

City Council, Community Connections

Here's what you need to know before leaving home in Marietta Tuesday, Sept. 27.

1. There is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. with a high near 81, the National Weather Service says. 2. Marietta City Council will meet for special-called committee meetings and an agenda work session at 5:15 p.m. on the lobby level of City Hall. 3. A preview of "Ghost Writer" will play at Theatre in the Square at 8 p.m. at half-price. 4. Marietta City Schools Superintendent Dr. Emily Lembeck will host “Community Connections” at 7 p.m. The event at Building 2800 of Las Colinas Apartments located at 861 Franklin Rd. is free and open to the public. “Community Connections” will educate attendees about the proposed Marietta High School auditorium construction and the 2012 general obligation bond referendum for the …

Monday, July 18, 2011

5 Things You Need to Know Today

Girl Scouts, Yankees and Parking Gates

Here's what you need to know to start the day July 18.

1. We’ll have little-bear weather today: not too hot and not too cold for a midsummer day. It will be mostly sunny with a high around 90 and little or no wind, the National Weather Service says. Overnight, the low will be about 70. 2. Monday is history day at Marietta Patch and in the city of Marietta. Return to Marietta Patch at noon to read about one Mariettan’s experiences under Union occupation in 1864. You can see history in action when the Marietta Historic Board of Review meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, followed immediately by a meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission. 3. The Cobb Photographic Society will meet at 7 p.m. at 1395 S. Marietta Pkwy. David Swann will discuss creating surreal and mixed-media images. 4. Marietta …

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