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New parking deck.  Photo provided.

NEWS BRIEFS: New parking deck opens in downtown Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill residents and visitors will have more places to park now with the opening of the new parking deck in Downtown Sugar Hill. The deck is jointly owned by Sugar Hill’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Solis Sugar Hill, an apartment facility.  Of the 650 parking spaces, 250 are owned by the DDA and 300 spaces are for Solis Sugar Hill.

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by · July 18, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: This nearby scene may prove difficult

MYSTERY PHOTO: This nearby scene may prove difficult

Today’s mystery photo might turn out to be difficult. So here’s one hint: it’s around here nearby. Put on your thinking cap, figure out the clues, and tell us where this photograph was taken. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include the town where you live.

Ruthie Lachman Paul of Norcross recognized the recent photo, that of a new museum of Liverpool, England.

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by · July 18, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/11: Pet adoption, Oscar Peterson, Pharma, more

NEW for 7/11: Pet adoption, Oscar Peterson, Pharma, more

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Consider improving  your life by adopting a pet
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Enjoy our favorite Canadian, Oscar Peterson
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group 
ANOTHER VIEW: Pharma lobby harming our people and our nation
FEEDBACK: More on Social Security and Medicare “entitlements”
NOTABLE: Sugar Hill gets new wine and cheese boutique
RECOMMENDED: Scoop by Evelyn Waugh
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Foxfire program is dynamic approach to education
MYSTERY PHOTO: Swooping roof line stamps this as unusual Mystery Photo 
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre debuts House at Pooh Corner on July 13

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by · July 11, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Consider improving  your life by adopting a pet

FOCUS: Consider improving  your life by adopting a pet

By Louise Stewart  |  An estimated 6.5 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year — and Gwinnett has its share. An open-admissions shelter, our Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center accepts lost, stray, and owner-surrendered animals. But like most shelters today, overpopulation is a big issue.     

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by · July 11, 2023 · Today's Focus
ANOTHER VIEW: Pharma lobby harming our people and our nation

ANOTHER VIEW: Pharma lobby harming our people and our nation

By Jack Bernard  |  It was hard for me to learn about the biggest U.S. pharmaceutical lobbying group suing our government because a law was passed by Congress permitting Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate some (not all) Medicare drug prices for our seniors. 

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by · July 11, 2023 · Another View
NEWS: Sugar Hill gets new wine and cheese boutique

NEWS: Sugar Hill gets new wine and cheese boutique

City of Sugar Hill representatives joined community members on July 6 to mark the grand opening of Talk of the Table, a wine and cheese boutique with a tasting room in downtown Sugar Hill.

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by · July 11, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Swooping roof line stamps this as unusual photo

MYSTERY PHOTO: Swooping roof line stamps this as unusual photo

Check out the distinctive swooping roof in today’s Mystery Photo. Not many buildings are like this one, so where is it?

The last edition’s mystery was recognized by several persons. Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville wrote: “It’s a non-billboard sign called Non-sign II, located between the U.S. in Washington state border and Canada.

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by · July 11, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 7/7: High court decisions; New Gwinnett celebrity; Housing

NEW for 7/7: High court decisions; New Gwinnett celebrity; Housing

Click here to read the latest news and views about Gwinnett. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Looking at recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court
EEB PERSPECTIVE: A new celebrity here: Miss Georgia lives in Sugar Hill
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLg
ANOTHER VIEW: Non profit corporation seeks to help get better housing
FEEDBACK: Gets steamed because of another postage increase
UPCOMING: Publix in Snellville gets auto tag-renewal kiosk
NOTABLE: Here’re suggestions on ways to save on your electric bill
RECOMMENDED: You Hurt My Feelings by Filmmaker Nicole Holofcener
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Battle of Bloody Marsh kept Georgia as an English colony
MYSTERY PHOTO: Where was this photo made, and what’s the message?
LAGNIAPPE: Cool off with area splash pads, such as this one in Suwanee
CALENDAR: Snellville Farmers’ Market is July 8 from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

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by · July 7, 2023 · Full issues
Merritt

FOCUS: Looking at recent actions by the U.S. Supreme Court

By Nikki Merritt  |  As many of you have no doubt heard, the Supreme Court has handed down several consequential rulings recently that will impact how we live, vote, learn, and do business in this country.

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by · July 7, 2023 · Today's Focus
Tullis

ANOTHER VIEW: Nonprofit corporation seeks to help get better housing

By Alaina Tullis  |  The City of Lawrenceville and the Gwinnett Housing Corporation are working together to inform the public about important affordable housing options.

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by · July 7, 2023 · Another View