Articles by: GwinnettForum

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this week’s mystery

MYSTERY PHOTO: Classical building is this week’s mystery

Here’s a close-up of a classical building with its elegant columns. Can you figure out where this building is located? Send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, and tell us in what town you live.

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by · November 14, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 11/10: On possibilities, media, co-working

NEW for 11/10: On possibilities, media, co-working

Click here read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Possibilities: will they be positive or negative?
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Our nation is at peril from this surprising development 
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
ANOTHER VIEW: Coworking space opens at new library in Snellville
FEEDBACK: Appreciates story about inductees into Veterans HOF
UPCOMING: Duluth plans array of frost fun activities 
NOTABLE: Lilburn Woman’s Club continues its avenues of service
RECOMMENDED: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Historic Taliaferro County one of smallest in Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Five-four-and-a door for you to locate
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Symphony Orchestra plans classical concert Sunday night

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by · November 10, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Will possibilities be positive or negative?

FOCUS: Will possibilities be positive or negative?

By Ashley Herndon  |  Things, ideas, governments, and people die, some naturally and some violently. Are we as a nation facing the untimely death of our democracy?  Could be. 

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by · November 10, 2023 · Today's Focus
THRIVE has its own private entrance  |  Photos provided.

ANOTHER VIEW: Coworking space opens at new library in Snellville

By Jan Jahosky  |  THRIVE Coworking is a flexible workspace solution with a commitment to philanthropy and community involvement. It invites the community to the grand opening of its new Snellville location. The event is Tuesday, November 14, starting at 4 p.m. with a  program of tours, games, food, drinks, live music, and raffles. 

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by · November 10, 2023 · Another View
NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth plans array of frost fun activities 

NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth plans array of frost fun activities 

Get ready to embrace the frosty season as Downtown Duluth is set to transform into a winter wonderland with the Frosty Fun series. With an array of exciting events, activities, and live music, the whole community is invited to participate in a flurry of fun.

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by · November 10, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a five-four-and-a door for you to locate

MYSTERY PHOTO: Here’s a five-four-and-a door for you to locate

Jim Cowart in Peachtree Corners pioneered this similar concept of housing in Gwinnett County with the all-brick “five, four and a door” concept in the 1980s. Yet this frontage style of house has been around for years in other parts of the country. Figure out where this house is located, and tell of its significance.  Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

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by · November 10, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 11/7: New Hall of Famers; Proposed city; more

NEW for 11/7: New Hall of Famers; Proposed city; more

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Two from Gwinnett inducted into Georgia Military Veterans HOF
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Legislator to propose forming of new city of Mill Creek
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
FEEDBACK: Take along plenty of shoes for this journey
UPCOMING: New Suwanee park to feature commemoration of veterans
NOTABLE: Tips for preventing injury in new craze of Pickleball 
RECOMMENDED: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, by Dave Malloy
GEORGIA TIDBIT: GALILEO is an online virtual library begun in 1995
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just what is the name of the tree in this photograph?
CALENDAR: Duncan, Army veteran and judge, to address Veteran’s Day

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by · November 7, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Two from Gwinnett inducted into Ga. Military Veterans HOF

By Marilyn Weitzel  |  Two military veterans from Gwinnett County were inducted Saturday into the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of fame in Columbus.  Inducted were the late World War II Army Staff Sergeant Carvis Pittman Williams of Snellville and former Vietnam Prisoner of War Air Force Lt. Col. James Wesley Williams, who currently lives in Norcross. 

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by · November 7, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: New Suwanee park to feature commemoration of veterans

NEWS BRIEFS: New Suwanee park to feature commemoration of veterans

The City of Suwanee is offering an extraordinary opportunity for the community to commemorate their loved ones who have served or continue to serve in the military. 

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by · November 7, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Just what is the name of the tree in this photograph?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Just what is the name of the tree in this photograph?

Today’s Mystery Photo is a tree of unique design. Figure out where this tree is located, and what it is called by those who know trees. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and list the city where you live. Lou Camerio of Lilburn recognized the recent Mystery Photo and remembers it well.  “High Falls, just off I-75 south of Atlanta near Jackson …

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by · November 7, 2023 · Mystery photos