Warren HS Graduation, Mtta Main St Artists, Top Pivot Businesses

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Warren High School graduation: Kyle Nichols of the Marietta Times reports that the community came out to support the 2021 class of Warren High School. The graduation ceremony took place on Friday at Fort Frye Stadium (there is ongoing construction at Warren High School). There were four valedictorians and one salutatorian, all of whom gave speeches. After the diplomas were handed out the band played the ceremony out with the Mandalorian theme song.

Marietta Main Street is calling all artists and makers: This weekend, Marietta Main Street put the call out for artists or makers to participate in their First Friday events. There will be three First Friday events this summer and they will host an Art Walk. There are 25 spots available for each First Friday, it's $40 per First Friday or $100 for all three.

Clutch MOV is celebrating local businesses: Clutch MOV announced the top businesses in the area that pivoted in 2020. They took a vote, and said that folks thought DaVinci's Restaurant pivoted best. Number two was Joe Momma's Kitchen and #3 was Busy Bee Restaurant LLC.

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