“I like to play chess with old men in the park. But it’s so hard to find 32 of them.”

– American Stand-up Comedian and Producer Emo Phillips (1956 – ).

Put the Duluth Fall Festival on your calendars now.  This family-friendly event will take place on September 28-29, 2024.  This is the 41st year. The Festival has consistently been voted one of the top festivals in the area, including 20 top festivals in the entire nation by US News and World Report and Country Living Magazine.  There will be hundreds of arts, crafts, sponsor and food booths, a huge parade, entertainment at two venues, a 5K road race, and much more. For more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, go to the Festival website:

–> DuluthFallFestival.org

Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:

1. Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
2. Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
3. More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.  
4. Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
5. Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1     a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
6. Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
7. 21st  century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
8. Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
9. Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
10. Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.

• The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.