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NEW for 2/6: Bowen is top citizen; Ramanathan is top artist
Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Bowen is Gwinnett Citizen of Year for 2024
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Norcross resident wins International Tagore prize
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Watch out what you give up for Lent
UPCOMING: City of Suwanee plans year-long running season
NOTABLE: Four community leaders join Rainbow Village board
RECOMMENDED: The Last Word by Taylor Adams
CRITIC’S CORNER: Hamilton through Feb. 25 at Fox Theatre
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Francine Reed was Atlanta’s “queen of the blues”
MYSTERY PHOTO: Blue skies, water, red umbrellas, where is this?
CALENDAR: Prayer service for our nation Thursday at The Carter Center
FOCUS: Bowen is Gwinnett Citizen of Year for 2024
Retired homebuilder Rudy Bowen of Suwanee was acclaimed as the Gwinnett Citizen of the Year for his long-standing dedication and service to the county and the metro Atlanta area at the 76th annual dinner of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce on February 2. He joined a distinguished group of citizens honored at the meeting. Bowen, 84, first came to Gwinnett […]
NEWS BRIEFS: City of Suwanee plans year-long running season
The City of Suwanee is gearing up for a big year with its Running Series, featuring a dynamic lineup of races set to unfold in Town Center and along the scenic Suwanee Greenway. With a total distance of nearly 66 kilometers, runners have the unique opportunity to traverse the city limits without ever leaving Suwanee.
NEW for 2/2: On tax time, family vacations, mentors
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: It’s tax time; updating what you need to know
EEB PERSPECTIVE: What has been your family’s best vacation ever?
SPOTLIGHT: Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: Find it. Ignite it. Do it. Resist…Reclaim…Rebuild
FEEDBACK: Individual homes have limited appeal to some
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Stripers to have new manager for 2024
NOTABLE: Small businesses in Gwinnett get $7 million in grants
RECOMMENDED: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Botanical Garden is in Athens
MYSTERY PHOTO: Don’t let that UGA flag fool you in this mystery
CALENDAR: Celebrate Groundhog Day with Gwinnett Stripers’ Mascot Chopper today
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 10, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
— Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Eshter Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
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Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- 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.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
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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