Thursday, December 20, 2012
Marietta Patch provides a selection of great bargains for the whole family each week.
Here we are, the big Christmas “crunch” week. If you are like many last minute holiday shoppers, you have a lot to do this week, many to buy for and a very limited budget. If you’d rather not battle the traffic at a mall or go to umpteen stores to buy toys, gifts for Him and Her, holiday housewarming gifts and a million other things you have forgotten, never fear. Just go to Big Lots. You can spend $10 or less on each gift featured this week and do all that shopping in one place. And before you assume that you are not going to find gifts that will impress or hit a particular soft spot of a gift recipient, take a look at what they’ve got – it’s a lot. A Big Lot – pun very intended. Many items are brand names you’ll recognize and cost half …
Monday, November 28, 2011
The Marietta Police Department is taking steps to help citizens have a safer holiday season with the 2011 Holiday Season Crime Prevention Plan.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
The Marietta Police Department's 2011 Holiday Season Crime Prevention Plan is designed to provide more of a police presence in residential communities and areas with a high shopping population. A variety of methods and tactics will be deployed to these areas, but the best deterrence to crime comes from an alert public. The plan consists of a variety of safety measures including both hidden surveillance and visible police presence. The Skywatch surveillance system will be deployed in a variety of our business areas along with T-3 patrols. The department will increase patrols in shopping areas, residential communities and at financial institutions. Safety checkpoints and intensive DUI enforcement will also be increased during this holiday …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Patch invites you to join us in sharing stories and images from Black Friday sales around Cobb, Cherokee, Bartow, Douglas and Paulding counties.
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
The end of Thanksgiving feasts and pro football ushers in the Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa shopping season. Assuming nothing bad happens, knock on wood, Black Friday isn't serious, hard news, but it is a part of many of our lives. So we'll be bringing you stories, photos and videos from the shopping scene around the area all day. You also can use the map above to check on the traffic around your store or mall of choice. The map centers on Town Center at Cobb to start, but you can change the location by using the address box at the bottom right of the map, by dragging around on the map, and by zooming in and out. Need some last-minute advice before you face the hordes? Check out this list of do's and don'ts. Have any memorable moments? Grab …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
An event at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, a play at St. James' Episcopal Church, a holiday market, bake sale and silent auction, and events at the park: What are you doing this weekend?
1. The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art is hosting Martinis and Music on Friday. Enjoy martinis, hors d’oeuvres and musical entertainment by Johnny Parrazzo along with access to all exhibitions from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $8. For more information, call 770-528-1444. 2. Polk Street Players opens "Kosher Lutherans," a gem of a comedy by William M. Downs and directed by Lane Teilhaber, on Friday. A seemingly perfect young couple, who are unable to have children, have a chance meeting with a God-fearing pregnant girl from Iowa who offers to let them adopt her out-of-wedlock baby. Trouble is, the girl is Christian and they are Jewish, but she doesn't know it. So they pose as Lutherans. The cast includes Dana Barrett, Sean O'Rourke, Bronwyn …
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7:10 am on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Don't park next to vans/big vehicles; look in the back seat; walk with your keys already out; don't just put your bag on your shoulder have it over your head and on your front more ›