Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 8/9: On Highway 120, zoning boards

NEW for 8/9: On Highway 120, zoning boards

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Widening of road, new bridge, coming to Highway 120
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Zoning boards need to reject some business proposals  
SPOTLIGHT: Peachtree Campus
FEEDBACK: One way to enjoy the 1949 Ford Coupe
UPCOMING: GGC’s new college year begins on Monday
RECOMMENDED: The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Jim Fowler hosted wildlife show on television
MYSTERY PHOTO: What spire is this, and in what city?
CALENDAR: Saving the Chattahoochee in Lilburn on  Aug. 12 

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by · August 9, 2024 · Full issues
BRACK: Zoning boards need to reject some business proposals 

BRACK: Zoning boards need to reject some business proposals 

By Elliott Brack  |  People living in our representative democracy like to think that they have some control of what is going on around them, even though this control may be minor. 

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by · August 9, 2024 · Elliott Brack's Perspective
FOCUS: Widening of road, new bridge, coming to Highway 120

FOCUS: Widening of road, new bridge, coming to Highway 120

DULUTH, Ga.  |  State Highway 120 between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Medlock Bridge Road is to become a four-lane road with a new bridge crossing the Chattahoochee River.

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by · August 9, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEF: GGC’s new college year begins on Monday

NEWS BRIEF: GGC’s new college year begins on Monday

At Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), work is well under way to welcome new and returning students for the start of the college’s new academic year on Monday, Aug. 12.

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by · August 9, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: What spire is this, and in what city?

MYSTERY PHOTO: What spire is this, and in what city?

Today’s mystery ought to be a gimme, especially in the season we’re in. Disregard who this person is, but can you pinpoint and identify the spire in the background? Send your answer to ebrack2@gmail.com, to include  your hometown.

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by · August 9, 2024 · Mystery photos
NEW for 8/6: School tips, an old blue Ford and concert tickets

NEW for 8/6: School tips, an old blue Ford and concert tickets

Click here to read the latest full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Here’re eco-friendly tips for the upcoming school year
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Will those bright new blue automobile colors fade?
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: On a lark, she won tickets to hear her favorite band
FEEDBACK: Seems that the electorate has mass hysteria
UPCOMING: Norcross replaces system for residents to report issues
NOTABLE: Chamber names new Ambassador Council members
RECOMMENDED: Always Believe in Love compiled by Marian Murphy 
OBITUARY: Nancy Miriam “Mimi” Swaim
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Shay Youngblood books follow family themes
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many have seen this world-famous building
CALENDAR: Citizenship Info Session is August 6 at Norcross Library

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by · August 6, 2024 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Here’re eco-friendly tips for the upcoming school year

By Kasie Bolling  |  And just like that… summer winds down to a close, school supplies return to the shelves at local retailers, and routines shift to prepare for a new school year. At Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful (GC&B), we are big fans of Gwinnett County neighbors but also of Gwinnett County Public Schools.

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by · August 6, 2024 · Today's Focus
Moss

ANOTHER VIEW: On a lark, she won tickets to hear her favorite band

By Alana Moss  |  Have you ever watched a musician performing on a television show, and thought, “I wonder how someone gets lucky enough to be there?” Me, too. So, when I found out my favorite band, Green Day, was going to perform on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert series on Friday, July 26, I decided to enter a lottery for tickets.

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by · August 6, 2024 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Norcross replaces system for residents to report issues

NEWS BRIEFS: Norcross replaces system for residents to report issues

The City of Norcross is partnering with CivicPlus, a government technology company and existing Norcross website provider, to release a new tool to empower residents to report quality-of-life issues and request government services. 

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by · August 6, 2024 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many have seen this world-famous building

MYSTERY PHOTO: Many have seen this world-famous building

Look at those soaring arches on this world-famous building. But which one is it?  Send your thoughts on this Mystery Photo to ebrack2@gmail.com, to include your home town. 

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by · August 6, 2024 · Mystery photos