Category: Acworth/Kennesaw/Marietta

KENNESAW’S VIRTUAL MENORAH and RE-OPENING THE DEPOT

Kennesaw has two community events to share this weekend.  First is an invitation to attend their virtual Menorah lighting and then announcing the Depot is open.! City of Kennesaw to Host Menorah Lighting City of Kennesaw Mayor, Derek Easterling, will…

DEAR SANTA – MY CHRISTMAS WISHES

Written by Tamra Anne Bolles.  Photo by Kimberly Murphy  Dear Santa,  These are my wishes. Here’s hoping that our lives will somehow get back to normal. This pandemic needs a good shot in the arm. I am not alone in my…

CHRISTMAS LIST SUGGESTIONS FROM THE BRIGHT SIDE

Looking for a special gift, not too expensive and not mass produced? Check with Henry’s Louisiana Grill and see about their Christmas gift baskets featuring their new sauces. (story on page 7). Or stop by Apotheos Roastery for their new…

ACWORTH AND KENNESAW COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CHRISTMAS

Sharing opportunities so members of our community can reach out and help families that are struggling this season.  The Kennesaw Police Department sponsors the Jerry Worthan Christmas Fund which provides for families at Christmas, Sardis Baptist Church has free $50…

BROOKWOOD’S ‘Owl’s Coffee and Bagels’

MEET BROOKWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S ENTREPRENEURS Kelly Nagel, MENTOR AND PARENT There are 9 students in the entrepreneurship class at Brookwood Christian School, the school for dyslexia in Acworth. They range from 8th grade to 12th grade in the class. At…

HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS FOR KENNESAW

I know we haven’t had Thanksgiving yet, however we are sharing this now so our families can plan ahead and decide which they want to do. From our traditional Sights and Sounds performance by Great Gig Dance Co. to the…

DECEMBER BRIGHTSIDE ONLINE

Don’t miss reading about the good news going on in our community of Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta for December.  The Bright Side Newspaper is posted online at our Newspaper page. 

HIGH SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS NEED HELP

SHOP WITH MUSTANG AND SHOP WITH WARRIOR PROGRAMS NEED A LITTLE HELP Calling all alumni of North Cobb High School and Kennesaw Mountain High School. Each year since 2004, high students at KMHS have been taking students from their elementary…

Marietta’s Holiday Celebrations

Sharing Marietta’s traditional Holiday celebrations in a not so traditional way!  Santa is coming, the Tour is on, Home for the Holidays is online and the Nutcracker is a Drive-in Experience! 2020 Santa Blitz In lieu of the Annual Tree…

YEAH BABY! HENRY’S INTRODUCES BOTTLED SAUCES

YEAH BABY! HENRY’S SAUCES! Twenty years ago Henry and Claudia Chandler took a chance and opened a down-home restaurant with the best Southern inspired Louisiana dishes you’ve ever had. With that, the then sleepy downtown Acworth has grown and blossomed…