Articles by: GwinnettForum

FOCUS: 30th annual JapanFest coming to Duluth September 17-18

FOCUS: 30th annual JapanFest coming to Duluth September 17-18

By Mike Lendon | Buckle your seatbelts and get ready to explore Japan like never before. This year’s JapanFest on September 17-18, breaks through with the theme “Cooler Japan.” This year’s focus is an electric combination of cool tech-advanced modern Japan with a traditional twist.

JapanFest Weekend will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Sunday) at the Infinite Energy Center, located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth.

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by · August 19, 2016 · Today's Focus
HOUSTON: Might just stay at home when election day rolls around

HOUSTON: Might just stay at home when election day rolls around

By Debra Houston | A few random thoughts today.

I mentioned to my hairdresser I might not vote in the presidential election. “You must!” she said. “Not voting at all is an automatic yes-vote for Trump.”

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by · August 19, 2016 · Another View
MYSTERY:  A snowy photo during these dog days of summer

MYSTERY: A snowy photo during these dog days of summer

During these hot muggy Dog Days, how about a cold-weather mystery photo. Really, we think this one looks easy, but might be tougher than you think. Figure it out and send your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include the town where you live now.

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by · August 19, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/16: On a new health center; Lack of good candidates; more

8/16: On a new health center; Lack of good candidates; more

Click here for the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: New Health Center, The Bridge, Opens Sept. 13 on Jimmy Carter Blvd.
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lack of Good Candidates May Be Factor in Democrats Losing
SPOTLIGHT: MTI Baths Inc.
UPCOMING: County Ad Valorem Tax Bill Mailed; Taxes Due by October 15
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Leads State in Growth with 17,300 New Residents Last Year
RECOMMENDED MOVIE: Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski
GEORGIA TIDBIT: LaGrange Native Chips Moman Finds Success in Music Business
CALENDAR: Classes Offered in CPR Training
TODAY’S QUOTE: Thoughts from America’s Longest Serving First Lady
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Stately Structure Would Take Forever To Paint

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by · August 16, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: New health center, The Bridge, opens Sept. 13 on Jimmy Carter Blvd.

FOCUS: New health center, The Bridge, opens Sept. 13 on Jimmy Carter Blvd.

By Jerene Curse | A new charitable health center is to open east of Interstate 85 on September 13. This new center, Bridge Atlanta Medical Center, will focus on providing not only primary health care, but specialty care, for such chronic conditions as hypertension, heart failure, asthma, COPD and diabetes.

Bridge Atlanta Medical Center provides healthcare for uninsured and underserved individuals and families in a Christian faith-based environment. It is located at 4864 Jimmy Carter Boulevard, in Norcross, (just past Rockbridge Road, one block from Walmart.)

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by · August 16, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: This stately structure would take forever to paint

MYSTERY: This stately structure would take forever to paint

This edition’s Mystery Photo is one that it would take forever to paint, and you would use quite a bit of paint. Check out this photograph and figure out where it is located. Send in your thoughts to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown

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by · August 16, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/12: On new Aurora series; Two new high schools; more

8/12: On new Aurora series; Two new high schools; more

Click here to read the latest full issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Lab Series To Have Regional Premiere with Next Offering
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Two New High Schools Coming to Norcross and Meadowcreek Areas
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
FEEDBACK: Nothing Wrong with Having a Partisan Political Action Group
UPCOMING: Hudgens Center Offers Program On Marketing of Handmade Products
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill Seeks Assistance in Picking New Downtown Mural Design
RECOMMENDED: The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta Gets Several Tangible Legacies from Hosting Olympic Games
CALENDAR: Foster Parents Workshop Upcoming in Two Sessions
TODAY’S QUOTE: Raymond Chandler’s Views on Ability, Motivation and Attitude
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Mystery Photo Has Few Clues To Guide You
LAGNIAPPE: This Auburn Little Free Library Is in the Middle of Town

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by · August 12, 2016 · Full issues
FOCUS: Aurora Lab Series to have regional premier with next offering

FOCUS: Aurora Lab Series to have regional premier with next offering

By Chelsea Bohannon | An unconventional convention filled with laugh-out-loud livestock-inspired comedy, Aurora Theatre will debut its 2016-17 GGC Harvel Lab Series with the Southeastern regional premiere of Singles in Agriculture, to run September 16 through October 9.

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by · August 12, 2016 · Today's Focus
MYSTERY: This photo offers a few clues to guide you

MYSTERY: This photo offers a few clues to guide you

Who will step forward and identify this Mystery Photo. There are few clues in this photograph, so you’ll have to come through creatively to identify this photograph. Send you guess to elliott@gwinnettforum.com and be sure to include your hometown.

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by · August 12, 2016 · Mystery photos
8/9: Helping Latinos to graduate; The joy of re-reading a book

8/9: Helping Latinos to graduate; The joy of re-reading a book

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Loganville Couple Start Program Helping Latinos Graduate from School
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Oh, the Fun of Re-Reading To A Really Good Author’s Book
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
UPCOMING: Minority Groups File Suit Against County for Voting Right Violations
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill and Chamber To Partner on Business Resources
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Twenty Years Later, Looking at the Centennial Olympics in Atlanta
CALENDAR: Cookbook Swap
TODAY’S QUOTE: Watch Out for That Mob Merriment, Noise and Nodding Acquaintances
MYSTERY PHOTO: Patriotic Photograph Commemorates Specific Story
LAGNIAPPE: Tiny House Exhibit Proves To Be Quite Popular

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by · August 9, 2016 · Full issues