Articles by: GwinnettForum

NEW for 6/27: Scary storm, property taxes, feedback

NEW for 6/27: Scary storm, property taxes, feedback

Click here to read the full edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping one stranded 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New Jersey residents must stand in awe of Georgia taxpayers
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: In earlier days, parents had a deadline for their kids
UPCOMING: Explore Gwinnett awards $183,000 to arts groups
NOTABLE: Lilburn Police Chief Hedley announces retirement
OBITUARY: Elizabeth C. “Busy” Belden
RECOMMENDED: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Get out and visit Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders
MYSTERY PHOTO: What can you find out about this painting?
LAGNIAPPE: Loggerhead sea turtles are beginning their nesting season
CALENDAR: Author Lisa See coming to Norcross on July 8 

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by · June 27, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping out one stranded

FOCUS: Driving in scary storm and helping out one stranded

By Holly Moore |  This past week, on my way to visit my father in Ozark, Ala., I drove through a heavy thunderstorm. It brought to mind a stormy summer drive about 22 years ago with this same destination.  

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by · June 27, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEWS: Explore Gwinnett awards $183,000 to arts groups

NEWS: Explore Gwinnett awards $183,000 to arts groups

Explore Gwinnett has announced awarding $183,000 in funding for project and operational grants through the 2023 Gwinnett Creativity Fund (GCF). Now in its fourth year, the GCF provides financial support to arts and cultural organizations that boost Gwinnett County’s economic development and further the community’s diverse cultural scene through funding from Gwinnett County.  

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by · June 27, 2023 · News
MYSTERY: What can you find out about this painting?

MYSTERY: What can you find out about this painting?

Today’s Mystery Photo is something different, a painting, and some of you may recognize the artist. What we want to tease you with is what this painting reflects, and where the depiction is located. Add bonus points if you can tell us where this painting is hanging, and something about the artist. 

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by · June 27, 2023 · Mystery photos
Belden

Elizabeth C. “Busy” Belden

Elizabeth “Busy” C. Belden, 68, of Peachtree Corners, peacefully entered the presence of her Lord and Savior on early morning hours of June 23, 2023, at her home in the presence of family members.

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by · June 27, 2023 · Obituaries
NEW for 6/23: Kitchen hijinks and closing bars earlier

NEW for 6/23: Kitchen hijinks and closing bars earlier

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TODAY’S FOCUS: Strumming hijinks in a restaurant kitchen
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Help the shooting problem: Close the bars an hour earlier
SPOTLIGHT: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Norcross
FEEDBACK: Agree with comment about Pete Rose and baseball
UPCOMING: County considering keeping same tax rate for 2023
NOTABLE: Peachtree Corners and Audi collaborate on advanced cellular
RECOMMENDED: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ga. Tech engineers improve 18-wheeler performance
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can  you identify one of our 779 lighthouses?
LAGNIAPPE: Taking part in the 191st Lawrenceville Camp Meeting
CALENDAR: Bluesberry Music Festival will be Saturday, June 24, in Norcross

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by · June 23, 2023 · Full issues
FOCUS: Strumming hijinks in a restaurant kitchen

FOCUS: Strumming hijinks in a restaurant kitchen

By David Simmons  |  Before the dinner rush, you get ready, and prepare for the onslaught. ‘Cause it’s coming.  You know that for a half an hour, or an hour or three, you’re gonna get slammed when you are a waiter.  

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by · June 23, 2023 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: County considering keeping same tax rate for 2023

NEWS BRIEFS: County considering keeping same tax rate for 2023

Gwinnett commissioners are considering keeping the general fund millage rate the same as last year, at 6.95 mills, and will hold three public hearings for residents to comment. 

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by · June 23, 2023 · News
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can  you identify one of our 779 lighthouses?

MYSTERY PHOTO: Can  you identify one of our 779 lighthouses?

Yes, it’s lighthouse time again. See if you can find the location of this gem, sitting just above dunes somewhere. Understand that there are 779 standing lighthouse in all, in 50 states, so we may get readers sending in more to identify. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

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by · June 23, 2023 · Mystery photos
NEW for 6/20: On Kansas City and Edward Stack, hero

NEW for 6/20: On Kansas City and Edward Stack, hero

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Learning why Kansas City was originally developed 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s why Edward Stack of New York is my hero
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf CID
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
UPCOMING: Snellville to mark its centennial weekend of August 18-19
NOTABLE: Fortune names Peachtree Corners among best place to live
RECOMMENDED: Jury Duty Streaming series,  on Amazon Prime
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Ebos Landing has no local marker of its existence
MYSTERY PHOTO: Three by the sea, but which sea and which town?
CALENDAR: Rooftop solar workshop will be Wednesday, June 21

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by · June 20, 2023 · Full issues