Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. Aviation will be April’s theme to follow along with the interest and rich history of aviation in Cobb County. Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10:30am-3:30pm.
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. During the month of May, the Museum will be celebrating Historic Preservation Month to follow along with the common month-long observance. Come learn how museum professionals preserve their collections with hands-on activities and crafts, Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 10:30am to 3:30pm
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. With Flag Day in June and the Fourth Of July shortly after, they will have crafts and activities all about our flag and nation. Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 10:30am-3:30pm
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
The Cobb County Genealogical Society is offering its annual beginners Genealogy 101 course starting January 27, 2018 and continuing through March 3, 2018. The six classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Check-in is at 9 a.m. on the first day of class. The first five classes will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta, 189 Church St., Marietta.
Topics for the first five classes (January 27 through February 24) include:
Getting Started
Census Records and Your Ancestor’s Occupation(s)
Vital Records
Military Records
What Records Might Be Found in the Courthouse
What Can I Find for Free
African-American Research
Looking for the Ladies
Newspapers and City Directories
What Do You Still Want to Know? Our Answers to Your Questions.
The final class will meet March 3, 2018 in the Georgia Room of the Charles D. Switzer Public Library in Marietta to explore the published genealogy materials from all over the country that are found there.
Date:
Saturdays, beginning January 27, 2018, continuing until March 3, 2018, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Admission:
Classes are free, there is a charge for optional course materials. Registration is required, either online or by mail. To register, go to cobbgagensoc.org and see “headlines.” There you can register online via PayPal by January 16, 2018, or find the forms to fill out and send by U. S. mail by January 11 to the Cobb County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1413, Marietta, GA 30061-1413. Classes are free, but the cost is $39 per set for optional course materials, meeting either registration deadline, otherwise the cost is $49 afterwards.
Address:
First Presbyterian Church of Marietta
189 Church St.
Marietta, GA 30060
Parking:
Free parking is available in the church parking lots on the side of building, across the street, and beyond the railroad track.
For more information, please call 770-316-7109 or visit http://www.cobbgagensoc.org/
This information is provided by Dianne Barfield and Kenneth Thomas.
HoopzTV, a new sports film company based out of Atlanta, GA will host their 1st Annual Ball For That Bag $5,000 Cash Prize 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Joseph Wheeler High School on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 from 11am to 7pm. There will be a celebrity performance, giveaways and a $5 car raffle. There will be multiple Co-Ed basketball teams that will feature celebrities, Current & Former professional players as well as local top talent.
Date:
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 from 11am to 7pm
Admission:
$5 Car Raffle/Admission
$200 Team Registration. Visit site for team sign up
Address:
Joseph Wheeler High School
375 Holt Rd NE, Marietta, GA 30068
Parking:
No parking fees.
For more information, please call 919.389.2520 or visit www.hoopztv.com
The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast calls for freezing rain during the early morning hours. NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for Cobb County from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. Potential ice in the early morning could have a significant impact on roads and traffic.
With this in mind, and for the safety of all students and staff, Cobb County and Marietta City Schools will close Monday, January 8, 2018. All scheduled after-school activities are also canceled.
Editor’s Note: A few years ago, The Branding Project announced changes to Marietta Square’s Winter Wonderland events and experiences, including the removal of the ice-skating rink in Glover Park and the cancelation of the New Year’s Eve event in Marietta Square.
There are many other events planned at the Marietta Square as the year comes to an end, including Red Hare – The Still On The Square New Year’s Eve, The Strand Theater’s The NYE Show, Friday night Karaoke at wr Social House, New Year’s Eve at Mac’s Chophouse, and more…
The last New Year’s Eve celebration at Marietta Square took place in 2017 and began at 6 pm on Sunday, December 31, 2017. The celebration featured an early celebration for the kids and a second celebration at midnight.
Family activities began at 5 pm, with a drop at 7 pm. At 8 pm, the evening festivities began, with a celebration at the stroke of midnight and ended at 1am.
Children’s Cow Drop
Chick-fil-A Mini Plush Cows were available for purchase ($2.99 plus tax) December 31, 2017 from 5 pm-6:30 pm at the Chick-fil-A event tent on the Square. The Cows dropped at 7 pm and the two cows closest to the target won a year of Chick-fil-A.
2017 Schedule:
5 pm Food Trucks, Kids Activities, Face Painting, Herd of Cows
5:30 pm-7:15pm Local 24 (Rock and Acoustic 26cover band)
7 pm Chick-fil-a Cow Drop
7:30 pm-9 pm The Paul Hand Band (Rock cover band)
9:30 pm-12:00 am Hot Rod Walt and The Psycho Devilles (Rockabilly)
10:30 pm-11:00 pm Captain and Maybelle (Sideshow entertainment)
11:50 pm Fire Breather
11:59 pm Countdown to Midnight, Chicken Drop
Date:
Sunday, December 31, 2017 (last event, cancelled for 2018 and later years)
October 16, 2018 Editor’s Note: In mid-2018 IKEA announced the cancellation of planned stores in Nashville, TN; Cary, N.C.; and Glendale, Ariz. The retailer also announced a new business model in mid-2018 focusing on improving online sales and creating small-scale IKEA stores in the heart of urban centers. No announcement has been made regarding the Marietta location, but there is speculation that a second large-scale store 15 miles from an existing large-scale IKEA might not be compatible with their new business model.
Original article published in December 2017:
A new IKEA store is coming to the Franklin Gateway Corridor in Marietta. The new store will join other top brands like Atlanta United FC and The Home Depot Technology Center.
The IKEA Marietta store will be built on the site of the former Marquis Place apartment complex which the City purchased through the 2013 Redevelopment Bond in July 2015 and an adjacent property consisting of 6 acres for a total footprint of 34 acres. Store plans, comprising over 300,000 square feet, will reflect the same unique architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide. According to City Manager, Bill Bruton, this will be the largest single retailer development ever built in Marietta and Cobb County.
“After 10 successful years in our Midtown location, we are excited to expand our presence with a new store in the Atlanta-area,” said Lars Petersson, IKEA U.S. president. “This proposed Marietta store will bring the unique family-friendly shopping experience closer to customers in Cobb County and beyond.”
Mayor Steve Tumlin said, “I am both honored and delighted today to continue to bring the message to the City of Marietta that Franklin Gateway is open for business! We are excited to announce that IKEA will open its second store in Georgia in the heart of our Franklin Gateway corridor. This international company with locations in 49 countries will offer a positive shopping experience for both Marietta residents and visitors alike thus bring with it a positive impact on Marietta.
It is a community effort to attract such a major company, and we would like to thank everyone who has joined together to make this possible. From the original vision with the City’s investment of the 2013 Redevelopment Bond, to ongoing streetscape improvements on Franklin Gateway, and forward-thinking investment in infrastructure by our Board of Lights and Water, the City has been laying the groundwork for continued economic development in the corridor.”
Mayor Tumlin added, “With IKEA becoming part of the Franklin Gateway Community, more job opportunities for our community will be created along with a quality shopping experience. With IKEA joining another icon, Atlanta United, on Franklin Gateway, MARIETTA is proud to welcome this landmark international company who is now placing an exclamation mark on Franklin Gateway as an outstanding and desirable destination point in the Metro.”
Haiti Container Building Project brings together students, professionals and community leaders
As a civil and environmental engineer, Marcellus Pitts, CEO of Acworth-based Pitts-Fowler Enterprises Inc., says two questions have continued to surface throughout his 40 years in the industry: What can be done to develop future engineers? How can members of the engineering field get more involved with engaging young people in engineering?
Haiti Project display at the Foundation Inc. Beyond School Hours Conference this past February in Atlanta.
A few years ago on a mission trip to Haiti, Pitts says God spoke to him, telling him he would need to return to help support the country that has been ravaged by natural disasters in recent years and is deeply impacted by deforestation and nationwide poverty. Many Haitian communities lack basic humanitarian needs, like sustainable energy, clean water, internet connectivity and valuable educational opportunities for their residents. “One of the things I really wanted to do was focus on four components that we bring together: the private sector, the governmental sector, academia and the faith community,” says Pitts.
He soon turned to the Cobb community for help. Working alongside Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools (MCS), he launched after-school engineering clubs, first at North Cobb High School, then additional clubs at Marietta High and Kennesaw Mountain High. In 2013 at Marietta High, he was introduced to pre-engineering and pre-architecture teacher Leon Grant. Through their discussions, the two discovered they shared a vision to bring more hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) opportunities to students. Grant heard his ideas to help the people of Haiti and together, they set their sights on the small mountainous community of Plaine de L’Arbre as their focus for a multi-year project.
Over the last three years, 1,300 participating elementary through high school students have led the charge (with assistance from mentors, including industry professionals, organizational leaders and Kennesaw State University engineering students) to research, engineer, design, and construct a prototype community center made of sustainable buildings from repurposed shipping containers. The five-acre, multi-purpose community center will feature a health clinic, vocational classrooms and a community meeting space.
Zion Martell, a senior at Marietta High School and project team leader for the aquaponics station design.
The prototype structures upon which the students conducted much of their research were donated by Google. These six building containers that formerly housed the students’ designs will remain on the Marietta High campus and serve as the Engineering & Architecture Research Laboratory for Sustainability (EARLS Lab), a testing center that will allow future K-12 students to expand and improve on the technologies that originated from the project.
Working together and bringing in 16 educational and business partners along the way to advise on various projects, the Haiti Container Building Project teams developed innovative solutions and sus-tainable designs to incorporate neces-sary technologies into the community center, such as solar and wind energy, satellite internet communication, rain-water harvesting and aquaponics (the combination of aquaculture [raising fish] and hydroponics [the soil-less growing of plants] that grows fish and plants together in one integrated system). Pitts says the center is on schedule to be completed in May 2018, and he plans to return to Haiti next summer to ensure all is working according to plans.
Marcellus Pitts at the Engineering Pipeline Open House at Marietta High School.
Empowering Future Engineers
The project has not only given students an opportunity to give back to those less fortunate, it has shown them how engineering can make the world a better place, Pitts says. “If you don’t have a desire or a heart to help people, you’re going into the wrong profession,” he says. “There basically isn’t an engineering role out there that doesn’t focus on creating a better life for people.”
But showing is far more critical than simply telling. “So often what [engineers] end up doing with young people is painting these pictures of different fields and they get excited, [but] then [the students] end up getting something they don’t like when they get their degree,” Pitts says. “So one of the things I think we have to start taking a look at is actually providing opportunities for young people to get empowered and get exposed to the job market that’s coming. If we want them to come into our arena, we have to help them understand what our arena is and prepare them to enter into it.”
Following the success of the project, Pitts has had the opportunity to consult with MCS leaders on Marietta High’s new, $9-million college and career academy, a two-and-a-half-story addition to the school’s campus focused on college and workforce readiness. “When the [career academy] is finished, what happens is a science teacher is going to be able to show them about water or electricity outside of a book,” Pitts says. “Exposure is a great experience-maker, without a doubt.”
Shop locally for holiday gifts for your family and friends. It’s never too late to find the perfect present — especially when you don’t have to travel far to find it. Cobb County is blessed with a wide array of unique shopping experiences, including the local proprietors below:
Georgia Crafted Send your clients, friends and family the perfect gift this year — a box filled with local, Georgia-made products. We carry everything from locally made food to bath & body products to home goods. We will customize each gift for you based on your budget and product wishes. Contact us today!
Erin Zwigart
(404) 931-6647
www.georgiacrafted.com
WineShop At Home For a perfectly unique gift, nothing is more personal than a gift of personalized wine, or a beautiful gift basket. Contact me today to help you create your personal label!
Jodi Lynch
(678) 617-1295
TheFunWineLady@gmail.com
www.TheFunWineLady.com
Edward-Johns Jewelers Edward-Johns Jewelers is an award-winning, family-owned and operated jewelry business specializing in retail sales, jewelry & watch repair, stringing, appraisals, and custom jewelry design. Shown: Sterling silver moon and tree pendant.
1205 Johnson Ferry Rd. #124 Marietta, GA 30068
(770) 977-2026 • www.edward-johns.com
The Local Exchange No matter how far you travel, there is no place like home. Keep it “local” with Marietta-themed money-clips, key fobs and jewelry. Local artisan leather and turned wood make one-of-a-kind gifts. Shop local!
130 S. Park Square Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 794-3136
thelocalexchangemarietta.com
The project has not only given students an opportunity to give back to those less fortunate, it has shown them how engineering can make the world a better place, Pitts says. “If you don’t have a desire or a heart to help people, you’re going into the wrong profession,” he says. “There basically isn’t an engineering role out there that doesn’t focus on creating a better life for people.”
Send your clients, friends and family the perfect gift this year — a box filled with local, Georgia-made products. We carry everything from locally made food to bath & body products to home goods. We will customize each gift for you based on your budget and product wishes. Contact us today!
For a perfectly unique gift, nothing is more personal than a gift of personalized wine, or a beautiful gift basket. Contact me today to help you create your personal label!
Edward-Johns Jewelers is an award-winning, family-owned and operated jewelry business specializing in retail sales, jewelry & watch repair, stringing, appraisals, and custom jewelry design. Shown: Sterling silver moon and tree pendant.
No matter how far you travel, there is no place like home. Keep it “local” with Marietta-themed money-clips, key fobs and jewelry. Local artisan leather and turned wood make one-of-a-kind gifts. Shop local!