Marietta Stories l Inspiring and historical stories from the community of Marietta, Georgia
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsWhat makes the town of Marietta, Georgia so welcoming, friendly and the center of Southern hospitality? Listen each week as veteran podcaster Bill Nowicki dives deep to tell the heartwarming, sad and funny stories from the people that make Marietta a great place to call home.
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S5EP1, Marie's Kitchen: Haitian Cuisine for Everybody
March 14, 2021 02:30 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBMarie grew up in Haiti and went to culinary school there. But it wasn't until she moved to Marietta, that she could realize her dream of creating authentic Haitian food right here. Paul and i tried everything from the beans and rice to goat to the crunch to the turkey and jerk chicken. While the cole slaw was pretty spicy, everything was delicious. Marie of Marie's kitchen Beans and rice, conch, plantains, spicy cole slaw and special sauce
Paul Southern and Bill Nowicki Talk Season 5: "Hole in the Wall" Restaurants and Pedestrian Crossings
March 06, 2021 21:15 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBSeason 5 of Marietta Stories kicks off next week! The whole season is dedicated to 10 restaurants in Marietta that you may have never heard of, but you should check out. You will also get to know Paul Southern, Bill's closest friend in Marietta as they navigate the ever annoying pedestrian crossing by the bus station.
S4EP4 Franklin Road Pioneers, Thomas Monti, Nathan Martin and Dan Fisher
February 05, 2021 23:44 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThree entrepreneurs moved to Franklin Forest, to help build an area that is growing despite the challenges of COVID-19. I spoke with Thomas Monti of Schoolhouse Brewery, Nathan Martin of Go Forth Goods and Dan Fisher of American Axes all of them on previous episodes, to get an update. I believe you will be inspired by their stories, I was… https://www.schoolhousebeer.com https://www.goforthgoods.com https://american-axes.com
S4EP3, Passion for Lemon Street School and the Lemon Street Classic
November 05, 2020 14:49 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBRodney Gullatte and George Miller learned from teachers that made sure they only gave their best. Lemon Street school taught them much more than math, science and band. Lemon Street was an African American grammar and high school closed after integration in 1967. But there are people that want to keep the memories of Lemon Street alive. One of those people is Nicholas Estes. He is creating a basketball tournament that is scheduled to be played at the Marietta High School and Marietta ...
S4B13, Brand New Indie Movie, Stories of a Madman with Jacob Viness, Justin McEver and Wayne Delk
August 09, 2020 21:55 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBJacob Viness is at it again. He directed his old team: Justin McEver, Wayne Delk and others in a followup from their first feature, Maggie’s Farm to a new Indie movie called Stories of a Madman. Stories of a Madman is an anthology film that takes place in different rooms of the same hotel. I got a chance to catch up with Jacob, Justin and Wayne a in December 2019, before COVID and it was a load of fun. The movie just came out on Amazon Prime Video (after submitting it in December!) and e...
S4B12, Happy Birthday to Kennestone with Mary Chatman, Joyce McMurrain and Eartha Head
June 12, 2020 20:08 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBKennestone has served Marietta and the surrounding community for 70 years. I spoke with Mary Chatman and two treasured nurses: Joyce McMurrain and Eartha Head. Dr Chatman talks through the recent challenges and the community response from the COVID 19 experience. She also give the opening date for the brand new emergency deparment. Then Bill interviewed Joyce and Eartha who both started over 55 years ago. Eartha describes the segregated hospital and the conditions for African America...
S4B11, Taste of Marietta Coming in April! Courtney Spiess and Tiffany of Marietta Visitors Bureau
March 09, 2020 00:59 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBBill talks to Courtney Spiess, the marketing and PR manager for the Marietta visitor bureau. She talks through the excitement around the new website, the new branding and the Taste of Marietta, coming April 26th from 11 am to 7 pm. Music and the best food in Marietta, including a bunch of new restaurants. We are super excited to taste the food and see who winds the coveted plate for "Tastiest Taste"! https://tasteofmarietta.com https://www.visitmariettaga.com
S4B10, Jazz, Gospel and No Boundaries, 9 Time Grammy Winner, Bobby Sparks II
February 25, 2020 01:43 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBBobby Sparks grew up with two educators as parents. He starting playing organ at age 3 and developed his musical skills in church. His Mom supported his gospel music while his dad exposed him to Jazz and Blues. He developed his skills and ended up playing with the likes of Prince, George Benson and several gospel greats. What an amazing story. Bobby is coming to Marietta on 2/28/20 at Marietta Jazz and Jokes! Here's the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marietta-jazz-and-jokes-f...
S4B9, Don Most of Happy Days coming to Marietta!
February 14, 2020 23:55 - 23 minutes - 22 MBBill spoke with Don (Donny) Most, who is best know for his portrayal of Ralph Malph in the 1970’s #1 Hit Show of Happy Days. This show was seen by 50 to 60 million people each week, before there was cable and streaming service. Hear how this sudden fame changed Don’s life and how his love of acting and his goal to just keep working acting and singing got him through. Now you can see Don and Sandy Duncan (Peter Pan), Didi Conn (Frenchy on Grease) and Adrian Zmed (Romano from T.J. Hooke...
S4B8, 5 Course Love, Marietta Theatre Company's Latest Offering is Terrific!!
February 09, 2020 17:40 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBBill interviews Blaine Clotfelter, one of Marietta Theatre Company's founders and they discuss their latest production, 5 Course Love. Three actor's switch scenes from Italian to German to other restaurants. There are 5 scenes total and each one is uniquely fun and exciting. Check this production out! Runs until 2/22/20 and is a great Valentine's Day date. Bill and Blaine also talk through some of the productions upcoming for the rest of Season 3 and Season 4. https://mariettatheatre.c...
S4B7, Love and Axes, Dan, Nicole and Kennedy Fisher of American Axes
January 16, 2020 22:10 - 16 minutes - 15 MBDan Fisher met his wife Nicole in bar she didn’t want to be in. He sang to her and she took the bait, 31 years to the date that his parents met. For their current adventure, they have a new little girl, Kennedy, and they started their very own company, American Axes on Franklin Gateway area very close to Schoolhouse Brewing. My girlfriend and I had a terrific time and it is way easier than you think. Check them out! https://american-axes.com
S4B6, Schoolhouse Brewing Awards and Growth with Thomas Monti
January 03, 2020 17:59 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThomas Monti has a lot going on. Bill sat down in the principals office of Schoolhouse Brewing on Franklin Gateway to reconnect on Thomas’s and Justin Waller’s business, now one year old, the award they’ve one and most importantly, their philosophy at schoolhouse brewing and local businesses in general. Here’s some things mentioned in the show. Schoolhouse Brewing https://www.schoolhousebeer.com Best of Cobb, Schoolhouse Brewing Link https://www.mdjonline.com/cobblife/bestof/#...
S4B5, On the road with Big Bethel's Heaven Bound
December 30, 2019 14:01 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBBill takes to the road to ATL's Big Bethel AME church for a special behind the scenes look at Heaven Bound, a morality play started 89 years ago has been going strong every year since. We learn what the play is all about, talk about the AME church with both the bishop and the senior pastor and speak to a couple of the actors in the play.
S4EP2, Grave for a leg and Cherokees, Dr. Lamar Sneed
December 27, 2019 15:40 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBI met Dr. Lamar Sneed over a grave of one of his ancestors in the city cemetery. We talk through the life of TJ Jackson and why his leg is buried next to the rest of his body. Dr. Sneed also discusses several parts of the history of the Cherokees in Georgia and some of the misconceptions of native American heritage. https://www.georgiatribeofeasterncherokee.com
S4B4, Marietta Comes out to honor MHS State Champs!
December 19, 2019 02:45 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBBill talks to several players, politicians and school employees on the first Marietta football state championship since 1967. The parade started at the location of the African American high school, called Lemon Street and several of the interview talked about this historic location.
S4B4, Ed Asner comes to Marietta for the Play, A Man and His Prostate
November 20, 2019 23:42 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThe Emmy Award winning actor, Ed Asner is coming to Marietta! and we talk through his life from his humble beginnings in Kansas City, Kansas to the theater, TV and movies. Checkout his one man play at the Strand Theater this weekend. https://earlsmithstrand.org
S4B3, Marietta Pilgrimage Final Plans and Details!
November 19, 2019 01:09 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBBill caught up Stace Huff and Amanda Seals of the Marietta Pilgrimage. Six beautiful, cottage style homes in the Forest Hills neighborhood are on the tour. There is also an artisan market at Cobb Landmark's, Root House and a lot more. Buy your tickets for the Pilgrimage, the Pilgrimage Gala and volunteer to help at: http://www.mariettapilgrimage.com
S4B2, It's Back! The Mistletoe Market presented by Cobb-Marietta Junior League
November 15, 2019 00:53 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBBill toured the re-vamped Mistletoe Market, a classic holiday shopping and fundraising event of the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta. The organizers are bringing together over 40 specialty merchants from across the Southeast for a premiere holiday shopping experience. Shoppers have access to onsite monogramming, holiday décor, jewelry, luxury dog beds, and much more! The event will take place at the Cobb County Civic Center, November 14-17, 2019. Find more information regarding hours and t...
S4B1, A Young Couple That is Working to Reinvent Local Cuisine, Jennifer Maxwell of Tiny Apple Farms
November 10, 2019 16:55 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWhy buy a blueberry farm near Marietta and start a whole new life? Because Jennifer Maxwell and her husband Matt care deeply about eating and buying local as an alternative to the organic movement. The host, Bill Nowicki, met Jennifer while eating at the Marietta Square Market and Bill was intrigued by Jennifer’s journey from a dairy farm in Central New York to Marietta. Now Jennifer and Matt own Tiny Apple Farms, a reference to the crab apples that Jennifer saw on the farm. Now wit...
S4EP1, Secrets of St James Episcopal Church
October 28, 2019 00:44 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWe start Season 4 with Chris Brown, a long-time member of St James Church and someone who has painstakingly gone through the meeting minutes of the lay leadership and the records of the births, deaths, marriages and ceremonies that made the St James community from the 1840's until today. Chris's story of the early church and the transition through the Civil War years is remarkable. For example, could slaves marry in the church? Could they be buried in the cemetery? Where did the church spe...
S3B16, Dr Grant Rivera and Lemon Street School's Rebirth
September 13, 2019 11:37 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHow do you get a historian excited? You rebuild a historical building that was torn down and you bring it back to life. That’s exactly what Grant Rivera and the Marietta School Board have decided to do. The site of the old Lemon Street High School, the black high school in Marietta, was torn down after integration in the 70’s. Now it is being rebuild to house Marietta City Administration offices. There is also work being done to use the Lemon Street grammar school across the street. ...
S3B15, Teaching Christians about the jewish Jesus, Rabbi Albert Slomovitz
August 27, 2019 10:43 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRabbi Albert Slomovitz grew up in a divorced family and found solace in the synagogue near his home in North Miami Beach, Florida. So much so, that he decided to dedicate his life to educating young jews. After preaching in front of a congregation, all that changed and he shifted over to becoming a rabbi and then joining the Navy as a chaplain -- one of the few jewish captains in the armed forces. Now he has a podcast, a professor and author and leader of the Jewish-Christian Discovery Cen...
S3B14, Marietta high schooler and non-profit founder, Ria Uppalapati
July 29, 2019 22:49 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBRia Uppapati started a non-profit at 15 years old: Forever Earth, Inc. Bill met Ria and her Mom at a North Marietta Community Garden event and she had a lot to share, so we decided to do an interview. She is working to reduce plastic locally, starting at her Dad's restaurant (Hemingways). She has also reached out to other businesses to recruit them to use metal plates with paper on top, a step in the right direction to reduce plastic waste. She is also leading a battery recycling program...
S3B13, Art, Family and a Small Business Vivian Hansen and Alejo Porras of Two Rivers Creative
June 15, 2019 15:32 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBVivian Hansen grew up in Mississippi and Alejo Porras in Costa Rica. Even though they had very different backgrounds, they ended up in the Savannah School of Art and Design and fell in love. They recently started a family and a business called Two Rivers Creative. They create book illustrations and many other wonderful art projects. Bill met them at a storytelling festival at Sewell Mill and knew they had a really cool story. Here it is... https://www.tworiverscreative.com https://ww...
S3B12, The community comes out to celebrate retiring mail carrier, Mr Floyd Martin
May 24, 2019 12:41 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIt seemed like everyone made it to Taylor Park to celebrate an exceptional mail carrier, Floyd Martin. He retired on Thursday after 35 years and has touched many lives in a special way. This is a story of community, love and the impact of one person's life on so many.
S3B11, Justin Waller and Thomas Monti of Schoolhouse Brewing
May 12, 2019 15:08 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBJustin Waller and Thomas Monti are teachers at heart with a passion for beer brewing. They met as middle school science teachers and became friends. When Justin's wife got him a home brewing kit, Justin and Thomas became interested and then obsessed with making beer and the science behind it. Now they run, Schoolhouse Brewing in a new location in the Franklin Gateway area of Marietta. They have cool touches, globes you might remember from middle school as well as school bus bench seat...
S3B10, Wiesenthal coming to Marietta! Starring the playwright, Tom Dugan
May 04, 2019 18:12 - 21 minutes - 20 MBTom Dugan brings his one man play, Wiesenthal, to Marietta's Strand Theatre May 29th through June 2nd. Tom's dad was a veteran who experienced the liberation of a Nazi concentration camp. Tom became a playwright and wrote the play after researching Simon Wiesenthal's Nazi hunting work. However, this play is a mixture of laughs (it starts with a joke) and the quest for justice. Get your tickets soon, they are going support fast. Strand Marietta 770-293-0080 Tickets https://web...
S3B9, Soldier, policeman and photographer, Jerry King of J King Images
April 27, 2019 15:31 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBJerry King grew up in rural Mississippi and wanted out when he knew his life would be limited. So at 18 he joined the Army and ended up in operation Desert Shield to liberate Kuwait. After 10 years, he got out and worked as a policeman and enjoyed interacting with people and dealing with every person uniquely. Eventually, Jerry joined the SWAT team and took part on 1800 missions, but SWAT was not like being a patrolman, he missed the interaction with the public. So photography was a w...
S3B8, Park Street School, serving children since 1942!
April 21, 2019 16:20 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBToday I met with Diona McIntire, Dr. Tim Boone and Rebecka Kern at Park Street Elementary School. Diona McIntire is the principal and is called to help change children's lives. Her passion started from the beginning. She redecorated the school and on this day was wearing pajamas so the children are reminded to get "lots of rest for the test", in preparation for skills testing. I also spoke with Tim Boone, the secretary of the PTA and coordinator of the 75th Anniversary Gala and Rebecka ...
S3B7, Marietta Pilgrimage Update!
April 12, 2019 21:24 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBIn our second update, Stace Huff and Amanda Seals talk about the process of getting 6 homeowners to agree to have 4,000 people tour their homes. Does it help that Stace is a therapist? You bet! Forest Hills is a terrific place for this year's Marietta Pilgrimage. It has lovely homes that harken back to days when the roads into Marietta were dirt and central air conditioning was only a dream. Enjoy!
S3B6, Marietta Pilgrimage Behind the Scene, Part 1
March 30, 2019 20:57 - 10 minutes - 9.93 MBThe Marietta Pilgrimage is a huge part of Marietta. Every first weekend in December, thousands come to see some of . This year is no different. Forest Hills neighborhood is the choice for 2019. This neighborhood began in 1928 and continues as an area of cute homes that were homes for Marietta merchants. Get this special behind the scenes glimpse into the process of creating the pilgrimage tour. http://www.mariettapilgrimage.com
S3B5, Maple Ave Residents Put Community First
March 23, 2019 21:51 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWe at Marietta Stories are obsessed with maintaining a sense of community in our crazy social media world. Well, Jean Parker, Sarah Bullington, Emily Hogarth, her husband Wes, Robin Plett and a bunch of other folks allowed me to tag along to one of their progressive dinners. They also made the night of “the giving kitchen” (https://thegivingkitchen.org) a non-profit created to help people in the restaurant service industry, with a $1000 check. Enjoy the journey from appetizers to desse...
S3B4, Show time! Dancing with the Stars of Marietta
February 22, 2019 16:21 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBBill catches up with all the dance teams prior to the Dancing with the Stars of Marietta show. He also meets some of the young dancers from Georgia Metro Dance Theatre (did I mention this was a fundraiser for this worthy cause), as well as witnessing some behind the scenes jitters from the teams. Bill also catches up with the artistic director for the theatre, Ashleigh Whitworth and we discuss the importance of dance in children’s development. Who won? You will just have to list...
S3B3, Sam and Hannah Rambo dance! Preps for Dancing with the Stars of Marietta 2/9/19!
January 31, 2019 02:51 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBYou know Sam Rambo from Rambo Nursery and Glover Park Brewery, but did you know Sam and his wife Hannah volunteered to be contestants on Dancing with the Stars of Marietta? Well they did and Marietta Stories Podcast got a special sneak peak of the practice. Gray Stoner, the assistant artistic director of Georgia Metro Dance Theatre led Team #5 with her choreography. Will they win? Come to the competition on Saturday, 2/9/19 at the Marietta Strand and support the Georgia Metro Dan...
S3EP40, Michael Shaffer Civil War Historian and Author of a new book on Civil War veteran, Tom Colley
January 05, 2019 15:58 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBMichael Shaffer traveled to rural southwest Virginia for a church history talk; the story of a Methodist church that was built a year after the Civil War ended. Afterwards, an older lady presented a trunk full of papers and letters from Tom Colley, her relative who spent years as a member of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. She asked Michael to take the materials and create a book. Michael agreed on the spot. From that trunk of materials, Michael Shaffer began piecing together Tom Colley’s s...
S3EP39, Marietta Heritage on Display, Theresa Jenkins of the Marietta Pilgrimage
December 01, 2018 18:24 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBTheresa Jenkins started the Marietta Pilgrimage in 1987, and has grown from 700 visitors the first year to over 4,000 this year. I caught up with her at the Pilgrimage Gala, a black tie fundraiser on the Friday evening before the two-day tour event.
S3EP38, Friends for life (and work), Terri Hendricks and Patricia Katopes of Market with a B
November 27, 2018 02:19 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBTerri Hendricks and Patricia Kapotes found themselves at a crossroads. They divorced around the same time and realized their financial support was running out. They both decided that running a local shop that celebrates good design and local pride was what they needed to do. They were lucky in finding a spot on the Marietta Square on Church Street and took the leap, worrying not if they failed, but what if they didn’t try it. Their were several challenges along the way: a buildi...
S3EP37, Sherry Coleman Collins and Dee Wilson of the Southern Fried Girlfriends Podcast
November 18, 2018 16:07 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBSherry and Dee podcast about topics that everyone should be discussing, but aren’t. It all started when, as co-workers, they found themselves engaged in hysterical and unusual conversation about research on fecal transplants and poop. That discussion was confirmation for the two that their mutual shared interest in all things health and wellness and comfortable banter would be fun for others too. They started the Southern Fried Girlfriends podcast last year and are having those...
S3EP36, Taking education to a whole new level Kristen Beaudin and Natalie Wilson of Hickory Hills Elementary School
November 11, 2018 23:20 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBKristen Beaudin and Natalie Wilson are remaking they way they educate kids at Hickory Hills Elementary School. Their passion and strong relationship allowed them to ask, how can we better serve the needs of our children? Armed with ideas and a supportive front office (thanks superintendent Grant Rivera), they embarked on Hickory Corner, a 4 step way to serve the 387 children. You can help! Volunteer today and spread the word about this outstanding program. Hickory Hills ...
S3EP35, Deep Roots and Hops, Hank DuPre of Glover Park Brewery
November 03, 2018 18:01 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBOne of Hank DuPre’s ancestor on his Mom's side was the first mayor of Marietta. On his Dad's side were business owners on the square. Now along with another OM (Old Marietta) Sam Rambo, they opened a brewery and social gathering place named after Hank’s ancestor, Glover Park Brewery. This episode is full of stories: Hank and Sam's relationship, the building’s fascinating history, and Hank and Sam's beer brewing journey (thanks to brewmaster, Kevin McNerney). Hank and Sam are lifelong fri...
S3EP34, Live Theatre Updates!
October 26, 2018 20:52 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBI catch up with Raul Thomas of Marietta Theatre in the Square and Blaine Clotfelter of Marietta Theatre Company. They give us the low down on the latest shows and the upcoming season. Please support live theatre in Marietta! https://www.theatreinthesquare.net https://mariettatheatre.com
S3EP33, Christal McNair of Studio Bungee
October 15, 2018 00:42 - 17 minutes - 24 MBHow does a small town girl end up in commercial banking and owning her own small business? Christal McNair worked hard, that's how. She also paid attention from her commercial banker contacts and learned how to build a business. Studio Bungee was born from all the lessons she learned. Her business makes sure their clients get a great workout, regardless of their limitations (she has a bad back) in only 30 minutes. Christal doesn't stop with being a small business owner. She volunteer...
S3EP32, Shahid Hussain of Kvalito
October 07, 2018 02:22 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBShahid Hussain is working it. He made the USA his home 3 years ago, from England. Marietta was chosen as a spot close (but not too close) to his in-laws in Charleston, South Carolina. He started a small business, Kvalito and has adapted it from a knick-knack store to more of a design studio. T-shirts, monograms, car wraps (yeah that's a thing) pretty much anything you need to help your local business get noticed. Shahid also helps the community. He sponsored a local football and recently...
S3EP31, Hangman's Hill History, Kaaren Tramonte and Christa McCay
September 30, 2018 12:53 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBKaaren Tramonte of Blendin Georgia followed her curiosity. She knows everything about Powder Springs’ history, but she was intrigued with Hangman’s Hill off of Kennesaw Avenue in Marietta. So she did her research (it’s in a private homes yard) and went on newspaper.com and found the details to area where convicted criminals were hanged in Cobb County. Albert Lingo’s story was really cool and I followed up my interview with Christa McCay of Marietta Museum of History. Why kill h...
S3EP30, Seeing beauty in everyday life, photographer and healthy living advocate, Megan Carswell Gladden
September 15, 2018 13:40 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBMegan can now see the beauty in her everyday life, but there was a time when that was a struggle. 11 years ago, when her daughter and first child was born with severe allergies, she struggled to make it through each day. During this time of being a new mom to a child with elevated needs, she began capturing photos in the every day moments with her daughter. Through this passion she realized she was capturing so much beauty in the hard moments. As she continued to push herself ar...
S3EP29, Helping parents meet their children's needs, JC Curlee
September 11, 2018 17:44 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBJC Curlee had a lot to figure out on her own. She had a son that wanted to go to college, but needed money. Through hard work and a lot of google searches and forms, her son had over one million in scholarships and several college acceptance letters. She knows how hard it was and people started reaching out to her for help. Then she realized she could create resources to help others. She started the parent resources network and is adding a podcast soon.
S3EP28, New friends and caricature art, Marietta's Art in the Park
September 02, 2018 12:29 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBBill came upon a caricature artist, Ashley Roland and he chose to get a drawing done with his podcast equipment he always kept handy. So he started a podcast episode… He spoke to Victoria Scales and her long term friends Dee Williams and Lissa Miller. Victoria happened to be doing her caricature next to Bill. Magic ensued… Then Bill turns his attention to the artist doing his drawing, Ashley Roland. We talk traveling and living on the road. Checkout their online busin...
S3EP27, Engaging the community and innovative policing, Chuck McPhilamy of Marietta City Police
August 27, 2018 01:42 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBChuck McPhilamy makes an impassioned plea to have those tough conversations between the community and the police. Marietta Police Department has invested into training above what is required to help police deal with growing problems. For example, every officer went through a 40 hour crisis intervention training (CIT). That training is a game changer for everyone involved. From the officer who does not know what it is like to hear voices, to the citizen with the issue that gets to see thes...
S3EP26, Nunsense and Season 2! Marietta Theatre Company
August 21, 2018 00:39 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBI caught up with Blaine Clotfelter, Stephanie Earl and Jeff Cooper of Marietta Theatre just before the play Nunsense started. We also talked about Johnny Pizza and the special food he brought along for opening night... Auditions for the Toxic Avenger are going on right now. https://mariettatheatre.com https://www.hobokencafega.com
S3EP25, Getting big things done without compromising, Beverly McAfee
August 13, 2018 00:23 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBBeverly McAfee is my favorite interview. There I said it. She has a great combination of caring and hutzpah that is quite frankly, endearing. How did Marietta get a concert series, why does the First United Methodist have a park and replica of their first church, why is their a mentoring program at Marietta High School — you guessed it Beverly. She is the first to admit that she had a lot of help, but her way of getting things done is powerful. Enjoy our own Marietta gem, Beverl...