Marietta Square

Second Helpings November 11, 2022

Marietta Square’s Paul’s Pot Pies stand the test of time

by Brian Benefield [This article is part of the Second Helpings series of articles about food and eating in Cobb County] I have vivid food dreams, and while that may…

Opinion October 3, 2022

Opinion: Marietta Small Businesses Being Pushed Out By Big Developer

[This article is by Brian Benefield, who also writes Second Helpings, a series in the Courier about food in Cobb County] By Brian Benefield There has been a recent outcry…

A row of narrow storefronts along Marietta Square, directly across from Glover Park

Marietta August 31, 2022

Brown Bag Lunchtime Concerts return with a concert by Scotty Paulk tomorrow on Marietta Square

Marietta Parks, Recreation & Facilities announced on the City of Marietta website that the popular Brown Bag Lunchtime Concerts will return tomorrow, September 1 at noon with a concert by…

Strand Theatre on Marietta Square in article about Six Strings Cure

Music August 29, 2022

Smoke on the Mountain returns to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The musical comedy Smoke on the Mountain will come to Marietta’s Strand Theatre September 9 to 18, 2022. According to promotional materials for the performances: Rollicking, exhilarating, and charmingly funny,…

Marietta August 18, 2022

City of Marietta to host 36th-annual Art in the Park Labor Day weekend

The City of Marietta announced on its website that the 36th-annual Art in the Park will take place on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 3 – Monday, Sept. 5, 2022….

Art May 5, 2022

Artists wanted for Marietta’s Art in the Park Festival

Marietta‘s 36th Annual Art in the Park Festival has issued a call for artists who want their work displayed at the popular event held in Glover Park on Marietta Square…

Marietta April 28, 2022

Marietta’s Brown Bag Lunch Concerts return to Glover Park on Marietta Square

The City of Marietta announced that the popular Brown Bag Lunchtime Concerts will resume on May 5, 2022 in Glover Park on Marietta. The schedule and lineup are in the…

Marietta April 20, 2022

Taste of Marietta returning to the square this Sunday

The popular Taste of Marietta food festival is returning to Marietta Square this Sunday, April 24, 2022. The festival was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in…

a row of brightly colored cookie-shaped pastries lined up on their ends

Second Helpings April 6, 2022

Eat Like a Parisian in Marietta

By Brian Benefield This is the latest column in the Second Helpings series by Brian Benefield about the food Cobb County has to offer Paris is a magical city teeming…

Music March 8, 2022

Local musicians sought to perform in the May-Retta Daze festival April 30 and May 1

Are you a local singer-songwriter or other Cobb County musician who would like to perform for a festival in Marietta this spring? The May-Retta Daze arts, music, and crafts festival…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Marietta Square

Marietta Square’s Paul’s Pot Pies stand the test of time

Opinion: Marietta Small Businesses Being Pushed Out By Big Developer

Brown Bag Lunchtime Concerts return with a concert by Scotty Paulk tomorrow on Marietta Square

Smoke on the Mountain returns to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

City of Marietta to host 36th-annual Art in the Park Labor Day weekend

Artists wanted for Marietta’s Art in the Park Festival

Marietta’s Brown Bag Lunch Concerts return to Glover Park on Marietta Square

Taste of Marietta returning to the square this Sunday

Eat Like a Parisian in Marietta

Local musicians sought to perform in the May-Retta Daze festival April 30 and May 1