SEEKING FOOD SERVICE BIDS Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta located at 1275 Peachtree Street NE Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30309 seeks vendors from a Food Service management Company to provide summer meals for Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb,…
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Marietta Square Art Walk – April 3, 2015
The 8th Annual Marietta Square Art Walk officially begins April 3, 2015, and continues each first Friday through November. Art lovers enjoy an evening stroll through the charming streets of Marietta Square during this free, self-guided tour featuring local art…
Shepherd’s Mens Run for Shepherd Center
Shepherd Center & SHARE Thirteen men are running to raise $250K to support the Shepherd Center’s SHARE Military Initiative, a program that cares for U.S. service members who are suffering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder…
Easter Activities Abound – Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta
Our community has several Easter activities planned for the next two weekends. We have listed them in our calendar below. Fun for the whole family. The details of these Easter events are available in our Kennesaw/Acworth paper and Marietta/Powder Springs…
Casino Night a Rousing Success – Thanks to all
Submitted by Dr. James Eaton. For the last 40 years, the Kennesaw-Acworth Optimist Club has been helping the youth of Northwest Cobb living up to and exceeding their motto, ‘Friend of Youth’. On March 7th, under the leadership of Terri…
ABC’s of First Friday Art Walk – Kick-off Party
Visit Marietta Square this Friday, March 6th, for a fun-filled evening of art and music. First Friday Art Walk is celebrating the start of its 8th season with a kick-off party hosted by the always eclectic Marina Marina, on Powder…
Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band – March 14
Rumours has it that Barbara Joy will be bringing Stevie Nicks to the Strand stage this March 14th with Fleetwood Mac tribute band White Winged Dove. Taking full advantage of band member’s musical and vocal talent, this six piece band…
Home Run For Home Depot And Cobb County
In a specially called meeting today, the Development Authority of Cobb County voted 6-0 to grant HOME DEPOT a $200 million tax abatement. The monies will be used to refurbish their 38 year old Cumberland headquarters and a building on…
American Craft Council Show: March 13-15
American Craft Council Show Featuring Nation’s Top Contemporary Craft Artists and Two New exhibits A three-day celebration of all things handmade, the Southeast’s largest juried indoor craft show features over 225 of the country’s select contemporary craft artists presenting their…
Congratulations Students
Marietta City Schools have a lot to be proud of — here are two reasons: MCAA Takes 1st Place in Regional Reading Bowl MCAA’s Reading Bowl Team won 1st place in the Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Competition held in…
Someone Ordered Your Background Check? It’s a Scam!
Dottie Calina from the Better Business Bureau shares this warning. Be on the lookout for this creepy email scam that states someone doing a background check on you. The fake messages claim someone ordered a background check on you, but…
Awtrey Middle School Students Inspired to Make a Difference
Students at Awtrey Middle School in Kennesaw, GA are passionate about making a difference for middle school students with autism, and they are well on their way to doing just that with a developing app called Socialfari. Awtrey Middle School’s…