The annual Kennesaw Farmers Market will soon be ripe for the picking. The market opens for business this year on Tuesday, May 1, at the Adams Park soccer field parking lot, located at 2753 Watts Dr. in Kennesaw. The market will then be open every Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine, through the end of October. Sponsored by the Kennesaw Downtown Development Authority, the Farmers Market includes a variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbs grown by local farmers, as well as freshly baked breads, cakes and cookies, landscape plants and flowers, craft items, and other assorted goods. “The…

A beautiful spring day was the perfect setting Saturday for the Fit City Field Day event at Swift-Cantrell Park in Kennesaw. Councilwoman Cris Eaton-Welsh spearheaded the Fit City program and was on hand Saturday along with displays from Hybrid Impact, Big Peach Running Company, Advanced Pain and Spine Center and Farmers Market Baskets. Check out this Kennesaw Patch photo gallery to see residents having fun while exercising in the great outdoors!

Need that extra push to get into a steady exercise routine? The City of Kennesaw and Big Peach Running Company are holding a free Fit City Field Day on Saturday at Swift-Cantrell Park featuring 45-minute sample classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community members are invited to stop by the park to try out the Yoga, Zumba, Cross Fit or ClubJam exercise programs. The Field Day is part of the community's larger Fit City initiative, which aims to make Kennesaw the most active city around. City Council member and Fit City organizer Cris Eaton-Welsh said 600 people showed up to the initiative's kick-…

Kennesaw residents came out in force Saturday to get involved in the citywide "Fit City" initiative, which encourages people to embrace healthier habits by promoting nutrition and exercise to combat obesity and improve quality of life. "We were hoping for 300 to 500 people, and we've blown that out of the water," said Kennesaw City Councilwoman Cris Eaton-Welsh, who spearheaded the kick-off, held at the Ben Robertson Community Center. She added that a database will be kept of participants, and a manual will also be assembled showing how to coordinate such a citywide effort. "We'd like to …

The City of Kennesaw's community-wide Fit City health initiative officially kicks off this Saturday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ben Robertson Community Center. The event coincides with this week's launch of FitCityKennesaw.com. The new website, which includes health and fitness blogs, a calendar of fit-friendly events and a link to an American Heart Association program that allows participants to track their fitness stats and progress, is part of the city's year-long effort to turn Kennesaw into "Fit City, USA." “Our Fit City website is available to everyone, whether they attend …

Recording artist and actress Jennifer Hudson brought her beauty, spunk, and weight loss success story to Kennesaw Wednesday when she visited the Weight Watchers Center on Barrett Parkway. Hudson also signed copies of her book, "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down," for about 250 fans standing in line to meet her. The book chronicles Hudson's early life, rise to fame, and physical transformation through the Weight Watchers program. "I just wanted to meet Jennifer Hudson," said Kristen Crowe of Smyrna, who was first in line and has lost 110 pounds over the past year…

Jennifer Hudson of American Idol fame will be in Kennesaw Wednesday afternoon for a book signing at the Weight Watchers Center on Barrett Parkway. According to the Weight Watchers website, the award-winning singer and actress will be signing copies of her book, "I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down." The book chronicles Hudson's early life, rise to fame and physical transformation through the Weight Watchers program. “I wrote this book because I want you to have a sense of who I am, where I’ve come from and what I’ve been through so you know my journey has been …

I was just about to indulge in a second helping of cheesy rice when the City of Kennesaw told me to put down the fork. While the city's announcement today about a new health and wellness initiative wasn't exactly directed toward me, it was definitely a needed reminder that I made a New Year's resolution to get fit—and I better stick to it. Fit City Kennesaw is a community-wide program designed to combat obesity and inactivity, according to a release from the city. The initiative will promote fitness through a number of events this year, including six 5K road races. A kick-off event will be …