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🌱 Summer Meal Program For Kids + Local Fashion Designer Exhibition
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Marietta.
Hello, neighbors. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Marietta Patch newsletter — here to tell you everything that's fit to print about what's happening in town.
But first, your local weather:
- Wednesday: A couple of heavy t-storms. High: 78 Low: 64.
- Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots. High: 80 Low: 62.
Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:
- Three Cobb County libraries are hosting a summer meal program for children up to age 18. The meals will be provided by a local, county-inspected commercial kitchen and offered free on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Click here to view meal distribution times at North Cobb Regional Library, South Cobb Regional Library, and Charles D. Switzer Library this summer. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- A Marietta native is displaying her fashion collection at the DK Contemporary Gallery in Marietta through the end of June. The five-look collection was designed by Gabrielle Todd, who is now a third-year fashion design student at Parsons Paris. The collection, titled, "Sensuality," features sportswear-inspired apparel. (MDJOnline.com)
- Two people have died following an accident on Interstate 75 in Cobb County over the weekend. Officials say two passengers of a Jeep Grand Cherokee were killed around 1:15 a.m. Saturday morning after the vehicle crossed travel lanes and slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder. The truck's driver was not injured. (WSB Atlanta)
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Today and tomorrow in Marietta:
Wednesday, June 14
Thursday, June 15
- Thursday Night Karaoke At Blaqhaus ATL (6:00 PM)
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From my notebook:
- Heads up, house hunters! Here are the latest homes to hit the market in the Marietta area. (Marietta Patch)
- The Rotary Club of Marietta assembled and delivered 130 snack bags to the Marietta Police Department on Monday. Click to view photos of the officers and their prizes. (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
- There will be no trash services next Monday, Jun. 19, in recognition of Juneteenth. Marietta City Hall will also be closed in observance of the holiday. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right! I'll see you around.
— Nicole Fallon-Peek
About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.
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