🌱 Virtual Community Meeting + Touch-A-Truck & Food Truck Frenzy

Hello all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Daily. Let's get this day started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things happening these days in town...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and warm. High: 88 Low: 64.

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Here are the top three stories today in Marietta:

1. Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson will be hosting a virtual meeting on Saturday to discuss county issues and proposed code amendments. The meeting will start at 11:00 a.m. through Zoom. The main focus of the meeting will be to discuss regulations on Airbnb short-term rentals and the inspection of multi-family rental housing units. Click to register for the meeting. (East Cobb News)
2. Matthew Carlisle has been arrested on peeping tom, sexual battery, and disorderly conduct charges. According to the Marietta Police Department, Carlisle walked into the women's shower at Marietta's LA Fitness and inappropriately touched a woman. He has also been accused of peeping through windows and doors to spy on individuals. He is being held at the Cobb County Detention Center. (WSB Atlanta)
3. Touch-A-Truck and Food Truck Frenzy will be on Sep. 7. This free event is open to the public at The Avenue West Cobb. There will be food samples, face painting, inflatables, and giveaways. Truck owners will be on-site to explain how the vehicles operate. (CBS 46 News)

Today in and around Marietta:

• Municipal Court At Police/Municipal Court Building (8:30 AM)
• Sewing 101 For Teens At Switzer Library (5:00 PM)
• Teen Gaming Time At The South Cobb Regional Library (5:00 PM)
• Lauv At Coca-Cola Roxy (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Do you know what a "gore" is? Did you know that you are supposed to stay out of it? The gore is "the area of convergence between two lanes of traffic." Click to learn more traffic tips from Marietta PD. (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
• The Marietta Fire Department will be hosting the inaugural MFD 9/11 Memorial Star Climb on Sep. 11. The participants will be climbing 110 stories in first responder gear to honor the 343 firefighters that died on Sep. 11, 2oo1. Anyone that wishes to climb is invited to attend. Click to register. (City of Marietta)
• The Brown Bag Concert is scheduled for tomorrow, Sep. 1, in Glover Park. The concert is at noon. (City of Marietta)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday! I'll see you soon.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.