Marietta City Council will meet for committees and an agenda work session May 29.

Marietta will participate in the federally-funded United States Department of Agriculture and state-operated Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning 2013 Summer Food Service Program for Cobb County.

The city of Marietta will hold a public hearing June 5 on its recommended budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins July 1.

Country music star Greg Bates will perform some of his biggest hits July 4 at 8 p.m. in and around the park in downtown Marietta, and you can reserve a front-row seat online.

Summer is just around the corner and the city's Summer Day Camp is just the thing to help fill the time. Registration is going on now.

The public is invited to the dedication of Joe Mack Wilson Park May 23.

City of Marietta administrative offices will be closed Monday, May 27. The city's sanitation schedule incuding garbage, brush/yard waste and recycling will change for the week.

Marietta City Council appointed a member to the Marietta Redevelopment Corporation board of directors and reappointed members to the Marietta Development Authority May 8.

Marietta leaders encouraged the public to recognize the important role historic preservation plays in our lives and in the community and proclaimed May Historic Preservation Month in the city.

Streaming video of the May 8 regular meeting of Marietta City Council is available for viewing online.

If you know somebody who loves Marietta and has done something good for the community, nominate them to be Marietta's July 4th parade grand marshal.

Due to inclement weather, the May-retta Daze Arts and Crafts Festival scheduled for Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5 has been cancelled. It will not be rescheduled.

City leaders honored community member Kenneth Carter for his service on the commission April 17.

Marietta City Council will meet for an agenda work session May 6 and their regularly scheduled meeting May 8.

National film company Leva Film Works will shoot scenes in Marietta Memorial Day weekend for a documentary that will be included in the 75th anniversary edition DVD of Gone With the Wind.

More than 70 local and area artists and craftspeople will display and sell their pottery, jewelry and paintings at the 37th annual May-retta Daze Arts and Crafts Festival May 4-5 on the Square.

Students, faculty and alumni of Life and Southern Polytechnic State universities, residents, and business and property owners are invited to comment on the draft plan for the Marietta University Enhancement Livable Centers Initiative study area.

Marietta City Council will meet for committees and an agenda work session May 1.

The annual statewide ban on open burning begins May 1.

Streaming video of the April 17 regular meeting of Marietta City Council is available for viewing online.

Film production company WGTB Productions, LLC, will film a scene for the movie "The Watsons Go To Birmingham – 1963" Wednesday, April 24 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame channel.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada presented Marietta the Distinguished Budget Award for its presentation of the current fiscal year budget.

An updated feature on the city's website allows visitors and residents to find where they can play, vote, take their kids to school, find parcel information and create a printable map with just the click of a mouse.

Marietta City Council will meet for an agenda work session April 15 and their regularly scheduled meeting April 17.

The public is invited to learn about programs that help low and moderate-income families buy a house at the 12th annual Homeownership Forum Thursday, April 18.

Warmer weather means mosquitoes will be arriving, and the city of Marietta is taking steps to prevent them from growing and causing problems for residents.

Take a self-guided tour around the Square the first Friday of every month through October and visit more than 30 merchants who will host artists in their stores during the sixth annual First Friday Art Walk.

The Kurt Thomas Band will kick off the 2013 Glover Park Concert Series Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in and around the park in downtown Marietta, and you can reserve a front-row seat online.