With the holiday season approaching quickly, it’s that time to get your gift list ready and precautions you should take. According to the National Retail Federation, 57 percent of consumers will do their holiday shopping online, whether that’s using a laptop or a phone. With that convenience comes the opportunity for phishers and scammers to ruin your shopping experience, your credit, and yes, take your identity.
One of Metro Atlanta’s favorite traditions, Christmas Canteen returns for a 29th year to Aurora Theatre at the Lawrenceville Arts Center to illuminate the holidays. Canteen is a stocking stuffed with a dazzling array of musical numbers, riotous bursts of comedy, a star-studded cast and the perfect sprinkle of nostalgia that delights every generation.
More than two million volunteers and supporters gather each year to honor our veterans buried at cemeteries nationwide and abroad on National Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America, a 501c3 organization headquartered in Maine, has over 4,600 participating locations with the mission to “remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom.”
The City of Suwanee has emerged victorious over Sugar Hill in the second annual friendly “Community Food Fight.” This friendly competition pits the two cities against each other to see who can gather the most donations to support the North Gwinnett Co-Op, which provides vital services to the communities of Suwanee, Sugar Hill, and Buford.
“We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.”
– Etiquette Authority Judith Martin (1938 – ), also known as Miss Manners.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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