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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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Mar 14, 2021

Marie 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

Mar 6, 2021

Season 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.

Feb 5, 2021

Three 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

Nov 5, 2020

Rodney 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 Middle school gyms on December 19, 21 and 22.

Learn more at https://www.lemonstreetclassic.com

Aug 9, 2020

Jacob 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 everyone should check it out and support these dedicated and passionate artists.

Here’s the link.

https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Madman-Justin-McEver/dp/B08FF68DXZ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=stories+of+a+madman&qid=1596902391&sr=8-4

Jun 12, 2020

Kennestone 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 Americans and the many changes that have taken place. Joyce included some of her experiences.

They both love what they do and it shows.

Mar 9, 2020

Bill 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

 

Feb 25, 2020

Bobby 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-ft-snarky-puppy-keyboardist-bobby-sparks-tickets-90485764357?fbclid=IwAR2L9ufZebTwikZHT5LZp_Xv9Br77ayRwP4IJENgfI5ZJhVQD0r7mKjs8VQ

 

Feb 14, 2020

Bill 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. Hooker) at the Strand Theatre Tuesday the 18th through Sunday the 23rd of February!

 

See them perform Middletown, a play that takes you on a journey with 2 couples through the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Join Peg and Tom, Dotty and Don, as they share their story of love and friendship 33 years in the making.

 

“I wanted to tell a relatable every person’s story, in a direct and straightforward manner, where human emotions are the bells and whistles. I wanted the words to speak for themselves.” - Playwright Dan Clancy

 

Tickets

https://earlsmithstrand.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0S3m00000AKvX2EAL

Don Most sings!

http://www.donnymost.com

Mans Best Friend Movie 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07XF7L947/ref=atv_dl_rdr?autoplay=1

Feb 9, 2020

Bill 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.com

 

Jan 16, 2020

Dan 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

Jan 3, 2020

Thomas 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/#/gallery/194177930/

 

Beer Guys Radio, Best Brewery in Georgia

https://beerguysradio.com/2019/12/28/best-georgia-beer-winners-2019/

 

Restaurants on Franklin Gateway

Jerusalem Bakery https://jerusalembakery.restaurant

Silla Del Toro (tappas) https://www.silladeltoro.com

Golden Tropics (Jamaican) https://golden-tropics.business.site

Brisas De Tela (Honduran)

Costa Mar (Mexican Restaurant and Seafood) https://qmenu.us/#/costa-mar-mexican-restaurant

Haveli (Indian Cuisine) https://havelidining.com

 

Other Local Businesses in the Episode

American Axes https://american-axes.com

Go Forth Goods https://www.goforthgoods.com

Poole’s Pharmacy https://www.poolesrx.com

Dec 30, 2019

Bill 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.

 

Dec 27, 2019

I 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

 

 

Dec 19, 2019

Bill 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.

Nov 20, 2019

The 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

 

Nov 19, 2019

Bill 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

 

 

Nov 15, 2019

Bill 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 ticket sales at www.jlcm.org.

Junior League of Cobb-Marietta is an organization of women working together to benefit women and children in the Cobb-Marietta community through fundraising and community service.

Nov 10, 2019

Why 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 with blueberries, bees, figs, pears and chickens they are starting their journey as small farm owners. They hope to work with other local farms to produce dishes that are delicious and very local.

 

Check out the farm on Instagram and hopefully at the Marietta Square Farmers Market next spring. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/tinyapplefarms/

Oct 28, 2019

We 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 spend their money?

Chris Brown has the whole story. 

https://www.stjamesmarietta.com

Also checkout:

https://www.archiveatlantapodcast.com

https://www.mariettahistory.org

https://www.cobblandmarks.com

 

Sep 13, 2019

How 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. 

 

Grant Rivera has spearheaded the effort and he shares the story of the importance of telling the whole story of Marietta and building community at the same time.

 

Also, his daughter beat cancer and a fundraiser is coming up at Glover Park Brewery on 9/19/19 from 6 to 9 pm. Get your tickets here: https://give.choa.org/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=101521

Aug 27, 2019

Rabbi 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 Center. His new book and podcast explore Jesus as a Jew and how his jewishness informed his whole life. 

Find links to his podcast and his new book, which is coming out soon.

https://therabbijesus.com

 

 

Jul 29, 2019

Ria 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 (September 21th at Tucker park), sponsoring a child's college education in India and getting her classmates to join in.

Busy young woman!

Checkout these links to learn more and get involved.

https://foreverearthinc.org

Email Ria:

ria@foreverearthinc.org

North Marietta Community Garden

https://www.cobbmastergardeners.com/project/north-marietta-neighborhood-community-garden/

Hemingway's

https://www.hemingwaysmarietta.com

 

Jun 15, 2019

Vivian 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://www.alejoporrasart.com

https://www.etsy.com/shop/vivianhansenart/

 

May 24, 2019

It 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.

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