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Rich Buss

Monday, November 12, 2012

Marietta Celebrates New Soccer Park

In addition to the two newly lighted soccer fields, upgrades to the facility include a concession stand, restrooms, playground and parking lot.

by city of Marietta At eight-and-a-half acres, Custer Park has two large fields that can accommodate several types of soccer, Marietta Parks and Recreation director Rich Buss said. "We can have a full field for older kids and adults, and we can have six or eight games going at the same time for the smaller kids." In addition to the two newly lighted soccer fields, upgrades to the facility include a concession stand, restrooms, playground and parking lot. Have you been to Custer Park? What do you think of the improvements? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Improvements were funded by the $25 million parks bond referendum voters approved in 2009. "Marietta and Cobb County residents can sign up for recreational soccer and flag …

Friday, October 21, 2011

Watch Out for the Filming of Neighborhood Watch

A boy on a skateboard will be chased by aliens and abducted on the square Friday night.

Marietta Square is a buzz of bustling people just waiting to catch a glimpse of Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller in the filming of Neighborhood Watch. Sorry folks, but it's unlikely that you'll see these two stars today. There will be three cast members arriving on the square sometime after 4 p.m. Friday, but neither Stiller nor Vaughn is among them, Marietta's Parks and Recreation director Rich Buss said. Filming Friday night and Saturday morning will occur in front of the Australian Bakery on South Park Sq., in the alley behind Hemingway's and Cool Beans as well as various spots around the square, Buss says. There will be 150 crew members, 50 extras from the area and three cast members working on the square Friday night, Buss says. Filming …

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Melissa Kory

4:34 pm on Friday, October 21, 2011

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