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Marietta Stories l Inspiring and historical stories from the community of Marietta, Georgia

What makes the town of Marietta, Georgia so welcoming, friendly and the center of Southern hospitality? Listen each week as Amy and John speaks with the community so they can tell their heartwarming, sad and funny stories about this historic city.
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Now displaying: February, 2018
Feb 24, 2018

Raul Thomas was not prepared to open a theater. He is a chef by trade and when the opportunity presented itself, Raul leaned heavily on his youngest son, Emil to carry him through. 

But Emil was not going to make it easy. Emil felt that good theater made you uncomfortable and started a conversation. After three years, the theater is thriving and Raul has learned quite a bit from his son.

http://www.theatreinthesquare.net

Thanks to this show’s sponsor, Johnny Walker Realty. https://www.johnnywalkerrealty.com

 

Feb 18, 2018

Luis starting selling mangos in Puerto Rico at the age of 12 to help his single mother supplement her factory income. He joined the Army and learned English in a few months. While in the military, he bought his first house.

 

Now he started a concrete business that puts the customer first and aligns with his priorities.

 

I hope you enjoy this inspirational episode!

 

John Forest, Director of Operations

jaforest@concretedesignandrepair.com

404-313-1369

 

Jay “Guards” Boudrie — Vice President & General Manager of PSI Security

 

PSIsecurityservice.com

 

Extreme Color

https://www.extremecolor.net

 

Feb 11, 2018

Missy Owen (sorry I said Owens in the intro!) lost her son Davis to the disease of addiction. Davis didn’t fit the mold of an addict; he was class president in high school and loved by everyone.

 

Everything changed when Davis decided to take something from the medicine cabinet when he was having trouble sleeping. That one moment changed everything for Davis and his family.

 

After Davis overdosed, his mom Missy realized that a big gap in recovery was not having anywhere to go after successful rehab. In fact, you are 32% more likely to die after rehab than if you just continued using!

 

She found a 21,000 foot facility for sale and got them to lease it to her. She called it The Zone and with a whole bunch of work, donations and love, it has been thriving.

 

Now she wants to go nationwide and Build Communities of Recovery and is holding a conference her in Marietta September 26-29, 2018.

 

Check it out!

 

Conference

https://buildingcommunitiesofrecovery.org

 

The Zone and Davis Direction

Davisdirection.org

 

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