Articles by: GwinnettForum
9/4: Hospitals talking merger; Food trucks becoming issue
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Merger Talks Going on Between Gwinnett, Northside Hospitals
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Food Trucks Becoming More of an Issue to Many
FEEDBACK: Stop Signs and Another View of Roundabouts
UPCOMING: Duluth Getting Geotours; Lilburn Offers Glimpse of History
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place CID Releases New Master Plan for the Area
RECOMMENDED READ: The Aubrey–Maturin Series by Patrick O’Brian
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Spanish Visit Georgia from Bases in Mexico in Early 1600s
TODAY’S QUOTE: One Way You Can Recognize When It’s Labor Day
MYSTERY PHOTO: Few Recognized Castle in Loire Valley of France
LAGNIAPPE: Here’s a Nice View of Downtown Atlanta
FOCUS: Hospitals in merger discussions
By Beth Hardy | Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Medical Center have announced that they have approved a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to begin exclusive discussions to combine their operations.
If a final agreement is reached, the merger would create a major health care system serving rapidly growing areas of the Atlanta Region and North Georgia. Anchored by Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs and Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, the system also would include hospitals in Canton, Cumming and Duluth, as well as cancer treatment centers, imaging centers, medical office buildings, urgent care centers and other outpatient locations throughout the state.
9/1: New Suwanee complex, Sautee-Nacoochee story, more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Mixed-Use Apartment Complex Anticipated in Suwanee
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fascinating Story of Sautee-Nacoochee Valley in Two Versions
FEEDBACK: Raises Some Questions Concerning Roundabouts
UPCOMING: New Artist at Snellville City Hall; Seminar Concerns Internet Safety
NOTABLE: Brenau University Opens Campus in Jacksonville, Fla. Today
RECOMMENDED READ: Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Spanish explorers venture into Georgia from 1525-1646
TODAY’S QUOTE: The Duty of Every Patriot
MYSTERY PHOTO: No One Recognized Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
LAGNIAPPE: Gwinnett Manager is Labor Department Team Play of the Years
FOCUS: Suwanee could get $46 million in high-end apartments
By Lynne DeWilde | The City of Suwanee Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has taken initial steps to enter a public-private partnership with developer Terwilliger-Pappas that will create a mixed-use multifamily/retail building at Chicago Street and Buford Highway adjacent to Town Center. The proposed development, on a 3.5-acre tract currently owned by the DDA, is expected to feature a five-story structure with 10,000 square feet of street-level commercial/retail/restaurant space and 235 high-end apartments. The project also is expected to include a parking garage around which the mixed-use structure will be built. The City Council will consider a re-zoning to allow such a project at its September 8 meeting.
MYSTERY: Picturesque scene may challenge your memory
The breeze is flapping the flags at this castle-like building, with a town below, and water in the distance. Now, tell us where this is located, and the significance of this location. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and be sure to include the town where you live. The mystery photo (right) in the last edition, that of August 21, stumped […]
8/21: Labor commissioner on skills; Corn dodger recipe; more
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Labor Commissioner Pens Work Emphasizing “Soft Skills”
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Corn Dodger Recipe Can Make Your Mouth Water
ANOTHER VIEW: Three Major Problems Threaten Stability of USA
UPCOMING: Pull Out Those Superhero Costumes for Suwanee Fest Race
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Leads Metro Atlanta (Again) in Population Growth
RECOMMENDED AUTHOR: Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Julian Bond Had Distinguished Career around Civil Rights
TODAY’S QUOTE: What People in the Expensive Seats Can Do
MYSTERY PHOTO: This Feature Returns with Depiction of a House
LAGNIAPPE: Another Scene from Gibbs Gardens
FOCUS: Teamwork, respect, communication and attitude are key skills
By Mark Butler, Commissioner of Labor, State of Georgia | According to research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and Sanford Research Center, well-developed soft skills account for 85 percent of job success. Soft skills, also known as “people skills” or “interpersonal skills,” refer to personal attributes such as teamwork, respect, communication, attitude and more.
Gwinnett Forum | Aug. 23, 2024
“Never tell anyone that you’re writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They’ll encourage you to death.”
– Comic Artist Lynn Johnston (“For Better or Worse”) (1947 – ).
Recent deaths
DULUTH FALL FESTIVAL
The family-friendly event, Duluth Fall Festival, will take place on September 28-29. This is the 41st year, and the Festival has consistently been voted one of the top festivals in the entire area, including “Best Large Festival in the Southeast’” by national publications.
There will be more than 300 arts, crafts and food booths, a huge parade, entertainment at two venues, a 5K road race, and much more. If you would like more information, are interested in volunteering, etc., go to the Festival website:
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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