House Time’s Long Gone In August of 1839, a Philadelphian merchant named William Root moved south to Georgia. Root was one of Marietta’s founding citizens and opened the town’s first drug store. After marrying Hannah Remer Simpson in 1840, Root built his family home on the corner of present-day Church and Lemon streets. Today, this house is the oldest wood-frame house still standing in Marietta. A Tour of ... Read More
Looking for a New Car?
Will a New Law Make Your Next Car Cheaper? Theatre Thinking about buying a new car this year? Then you’re in luck! Thanks to a new Georgia law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, you’ll be saving some money on that next big purchase. Get to Know Law SB 65 In 2019, Law SB 65, also known as “Title Ad Valorem Tax: Used Cars and Tax Rate,” was approved by the Georgia General Assembly. This new law amended the ... Read More
Spotlight on Karen Rodriguez
The Key to Communication I met Karen on New Year’s Eve in 1995. That remains one of the best New Year’s Eve parties of my life. Karen and I dated all through high school and college before getting married. The statistics were against us, but I wasn’t about to let this amazing woman slip through my fingers. Karen is a wonderful wife, an amazing mother, and one of the best friends I’ve ever had. Karen stayed home ... Read More
The Show Goes On
Memories Are Made at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre On Sept. 24, 1935, all of Marietta came out to the premiere of “Top Hat,” a film starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. The town gathered at The Strand Theatre in Marietta Square, a brand-new art deco movie palace. With seating for 1000, as well as heating and air conditioning, The Strand was the most modern theatre outside of Atlanta. Despite the ... Read More
Happy Birthday, Leaplings!
The Rarity of a Leap Year Birthday and Its History If you’re born on Feb. 29, like Ramiro’s good friend Debbie, that means you’re a leap year baby! Whether they celebrate their birthday on Feb. 28 or March 1 for the rest of the years, leap year babies should consider themselves part of something special. The mere chances of being a “leapling” are 1 in 1,461. It’s more likely a person will be born with 11 fingers ... Read More
A Pinch of Poison
Cleanse Toxic Relationship From Your Life “It takes energy to remove toxic people from our lives, so it’s important to learn how to keep toxic relationships out of our lives in the first place.” –Ramiro Rodriguez, Jr. How much arsenic would you let someone put in your food? Here’s a better question: How much lead paint would you let be on the walls of your child’s bedroom? I would guess the answer to ... Read More
Honoring the Fallen at Marietta Confederate Cemetery
Echoes of the Past "To the 3000 soldiers in this cemetery, from every Southern State, who fell on Georgia soil, in defense of Georgia rights and Georgia homes." –Inscription on a monument in Marietta Confederate Cemetery In September of 1863, Dr. William H. Miller, a Confederate surgeon from Kentucky, became the first person to be buried in the Marietta Confederate Cemetery. The cemetery was established as a ... Read More
Boiled Over Roasted
The Real History of Boiled Peanuts "It's boiled peanut time again, the season in which hundreds of unsuspecting Yankees are taken by surprise by the soggy Dixie delicacy." In September of 1946, an AP article datelined Tallahassee poked fun at Northern visitors caught off guard when eating boiled peanuts for the first time. Despite being relatively unheard of in the Northern States, where “roasted” or “buttered” is ... Read More
Life’s Roadmap
3 Steps to Achieve Every Goal It’s January and that means tons of people are making New Year’s resolutions. This means in March, tons of people will be breaking their New Year’s resolutions. While it’s great that so many people want to improve their lives, most people never realize their New Year’s resolutions. I don’t think this is because people are lazy or not willing to work hard. The problem is that most people ... Read More
Focus, Meaning, and Action in December
Our Power of Choice Humans are very unique. We can imagine, we can reason, and, most importantly, we can choose. We can change literally anything in our lives, all because we have the power of choice. This time of year, I think a lot of people forget about their power of choice. The increase in stress that comes with the holidays compounds with depression that comes with the dreary weather, which means that ... Read More
