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NEW for 3/22: Swan Queen on way; Oldest Gwinnett business?

NEW for 3/22: Swan Queen on way; Oldest Gwinnett business?

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Swan Queen ballet returns to Buford’s Sylvia Beard Theater
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help us figure out which is the oldest business in Gwinnett
SPOTLIGHT: PCOM Georgia
FEEDBACK: Maybe the United Nations should move its headquarters
UPCOMING: County awards $28 million resurfacing to Snell firm
NOTABLE: County buys new vehicles for Paratransit and Microtransit
RECOMMENDED: Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Aeck firm now has office in Ann Arbor, Michigan
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

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by · March 22, 2022 · Full issues, Uncategorized
FOCUS: Swan Queen ballet returns to Buford’s Sylvia Beard Theater

FOCUS: Swan Queen ballet returns to Buford’s Sylvia Beard Theater

SUWANEE, Ga.  |  Suwanee Ballet will return to the Sylvia Beard Theater at Buford Community Center with Swan Queen, a shortened version of the classical ballet Swan Lake. The performances will be on April 29 at 6:30 p.m. and April 30, with two performances, at 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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by · March 22, 2022 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: County awards $28 million resurfacing to Snell firm

NEWS BRIEFS: County awards $28 million resurfacing to Snell firm

The Gwinnett County Commissioners last week awarded E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc., a contract for more than $28 million to resurface county roads. The Georgia Department of Transportation will fund a quarter of the contract cost.

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by · March 22, 2022 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

Today’s mystery seems somewhat of a double mystery. These classical columns seem to be outside doors, but then there is ironwork barring entrance.  Just what is it, and how does this work?  Figure out where the photograph was taken, and get back to us. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo was of the Victory Church in Norcross,  which Robert Foreman of Grayson was first to recognize, saying: “I drove by there each day when going to my office in Norcross.” 

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by · March 22, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 3/18: On tax time, primary candidates and gerrymandering

NEW for 3/18: On tax time, primary candidates and gerrymandering

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Tax time need not be stressful, says GGC professor
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Wow! Voters face 117 candidates during Gwinnett primary
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering not inevitable; but it stays with us
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Security cameras in two CIDs result in major crime reduction
NOTABLE: Peach State FCU sends donation to help Ukrainian Credit Union Fund
RECOMMENDED: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Richard Aeck noted for synthesis of engineering and architecture
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t let clues fool you as you identify this photograph
CALENDAR: Lilburn’s Liburnchaun Parade will be Saturday, at Lilburn City Park

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by · March 18, 2022 · Full issues
FOCUS: Tax time need not be stressful, says GGC professor

FOCUS: Tax time need not be stressful, says GGC professor

By Collin Elder  |  Tax season is a hectic and stressful time of the year for many people. Dr. Cathy McCrary, assistant professor of accounting at Georgia Gwinnett College, has some important tips. McCrary says that tax season, while tumultuous for some, is really fairly simple for most people. 

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by · March 18, 2022 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering not inevitable; but it stays with us

ANOTHER VIEW: Gerrymandering not inevitable; but it stays with us

By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist |  Gerrymandering in Gwinnett and elsewhere is not inevitable. Neither is it mandated that the two parties will ignore the needs of their constituents and only pursue their self-interest.  

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by · March 18, 2022 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Security cameras in 2 CIDs result in major crime reduction

NEWS BRIEFS: Security cameras in 2 CIDs result in major crime reduction

Installing safety cameras in two Community Improvement Districts (CID) has resulted in major crime reduction.  Flock Safety Automatic License plate reading cameras have directly attributed to the increased success in stopping and/or solving crimes both the Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf CIDs.

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by · March 18, 2022 · News
MYSTERY: Don’t let clues fool you as you identify this photograph

MYSTERY: Don’t let clues fool you as you identify this photograph

Some of the clues in this edition’s Mystery Photo may confuse you. Look beyond that and try to identify the location of today’s photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown. Amy Perry, Lilburn easily spotted the most recent mystery: “I recognize today’s Mystery Photo. It is the Charleston City Market in Charleston, S.C.

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by · March 18, 2022 · Mystery photos
NEW for 3/15: National litter event; MTI Tubs sold; Registering in 1960

NEW for 3/15: National litter event; MTI Tubs sold; Registering in 1960

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful to host national virtual litter event
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Success of MTI Tubs leads to sale to European company 
ANOTHER VIEW: Seeing one qualified Black man registering in Columbus in 1960
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Two references to Ohio Wesleyan in your last issue
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber announces honorees for the 74th annual dinner
NOTABLE: Gwinnett and Chinese group formalize relationship
RECOMMENDED: The Man I Knew by Jean Becker
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Columbus road eventually named for Primus King
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out what goes on within these walls
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony plans benefit concert for Ukraine on Sunday

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by · March 15, 2022 · Full issues
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