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NEW for 4/19: More microtransit; Chocolatier to close
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TODAY’S ISSUE: Third area of Gwinnett to get microtransit service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Peachtree Corners to lose Peterbrooke Chocolatier
SPOTLIGHT: Mingledorff’s
FEEDBACK: Local mail now usually postmarked in Palmetto
UPCOMING: GGC to add men and women’s basketball
NOTABLE: Jackson EMC linemen train on energized power lines
RECOMMENDED: The Lost Empress, by Steve Robinson
OBITUARY: Joe E. McCart
GEORGIA TIDBIT: The Masters’ golf course was once a thriving nursery
MYSTERY PHOTO: What do spring and this building have in common
LAGNIAPPE: Coleman auctioning off his many collections
CALENDAR: Taste of Lilburn is Saturday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church
NEW for 11/10: On possibilities, media, co-working
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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
NEW for 8/25: On Australian voting, town statues, autism
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Mandatory voting in Australia is largely uncontroversial
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Gwinnett cities should also raise statues to their founders
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: Autism Support Center to open in Duluth in September
FEEDBACK: Six readers write in with their views on topics
UPCOMING: Lawrenceville plans its linear mural on Jackson Street
NOTABLE: Autonomous delivery now in Peachtree Corners
RECOMMENDED: The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia has 11 planetariums open to the skies
MYSTERY PHOTO: New vertical structure begs your identification
LAGNIAPPE: Check out his Mexican Sunflower
CALENDAR: Writing workshop Saturday in Centerville
NEW for 7/21: On moving, rental cars and Olympic park update
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Longtime Gwinnettian moving away, yet remembers the past
EEB PERSPECTIVE: It was an unusual and frustrating car rental
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: Update on Olympic Stadium area near Mountain Park
FEEDBACK: Remembers swimming in cold water of Cayuga Lake
UPCOMING: Gwinnett keeps same tax millage rate as in 2022
NOTABLE: Jeremy Collins is new chief deputy tax commissioner
RECOMMENDED: Tall Timber Tales; More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell McCormick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Glass-like objects found in Georgia from outer space
MYSTERY PHOTO: Unusual sculpture asks where it is located
LAGNIAPPE: Suwanee to get new volunteer-built playground
CALENDAR: Two more workshops to hear Gwinnett’s 2045 United Plan
NEWS BRIEFS: Snellville to mark its centennial weekend of August 18-19
Snellville’s Centennial will be celebrated through a variety of events on the weekend of August 18-19. The celebration kicks off at 4 p.m. Friday, August 18 on the Towne Green with a variety of food trucks, music, fun and games along with an antique car display on Oak Road representing cars dating back to 1923.
NEW for 3/4: New restaurant; Remembering Jones Webb
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Summit Chase converts to scratch-based restaurant March 9
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Webb office was postgraduate training for young lawyers
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers Outdoor Power Equipment and Hardware
FEEDBACK: If a teacher is ineffective, should administrators be blamed?
UPCOMING: Wreaths Across America exhibit comes to Gwinnett March 9
NOTABLE: New Technology allows traffic signals to connect to vehicles
RECOMMENDED: Washington’s End by Jonathan Horn
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Birdsong remains a showcase of a fire-dependent ecology
MYSTERY PHOTO: After a week off, see if you can solve this new mystery
CALENDAR: GGC’s first of two Preview Day is March 5
Gwinnett Forum | Dec. 20, 2024
“….if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
— Canadian Author Robertson Davies (1913-1995).
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judge and school board elections to the General Election.
- Adoption of the 2023 Transit Plan for Gwinnett.
- 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.
- 21st century salary for the Gwinnett County Commission members.
- Remove chewing gum on sidewalks at entrances of post offices and other governmental buildings.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Condos instead of apartments for Gwinnett.
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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