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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
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.
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.
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
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 14, 2025
“I have learned that our greatest blessings come when we are able to improve the lives of others.”
– The only president from Georgia, No. 39, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024), 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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