By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
AUG. 5, 2025 | Major league baseball had the Atlanta Braves playing the Cincinnati Reds in Bristol, Tenn., last weekend. It got me to wondering: which is the closest major league baseball park to Atlanta? (By the way, the weekend game—Saturday AND Sunday—at Bristol Speedway, was the first major league game in Tennessee.)
We did some checking, and found two possible answers, depending on how you think of the question. It’s 461 miles from Atlanta to Cincinnati, Ohio, the Internet tells us. But since the Braves play in Truist Park in Marietta, that’s only 443 miles from Cincinnati.
But then there’s Tampa, Fla., some 456 miles from Atlanta. That would make downtown Atlanta closer to Cincinnati. But with the Braves in Marietta, that’s 476 miles to Tampa.
The Falcons play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, closer to Tampa than Cincinnati. But the Charlotte Panthers are the nearest NFL team to Atlanta, at 246 miles. Nashville and the Titans are only 250 miles away.
So pick your answer from the way you state the question. Somehow, we had never associated Cincinnati as the closest major league baseball park to this area.
By the way, our next nearest NFL opponent is Jacksonville, 346 miles from Atlanta.
Another influencer has been recognized as from Gwinnett. Alyssa Davis, executive director of the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District, was named one of the 100 most influential women in Georgia Engineering. She has a masters in city planning from Georgia Tech, and a masters of science from Pace University. She is a former teacher in New York City and Atlanta.
Several times each month, GwinnettForum gets news releases from the public relations community telling about some event or company.
Do you know how many of these public relations people send stories which start out the same old way: “XYZ is proud to announce……”
It happens all too often. Each time this wording is edited to make the story better and less trite.
Of course, we want to get messages about what is going on around us, so that we may pass it on to you, our readers.
Hey, PR community: How about finding a better way? Crank up your more creative choice of leads.
Last week, our piano returned from Charleston, where it has been at our late daughter Catherine’s home. After shipment, we figured it needed turning, so contacted a piano turner, who lives in Athens.
On Monday, he came to tune the piano, but after five minutes, he told us: “This piano is in good condition. It doesn’t need tuning. Maybe in a year I can come back and it might need tuning then.”
You don’t find this happening every day. If you need a piano tuner, contact Nima Momtaz, a naturalized citizen from Iran, at 770 861 3550 or nima.momtaz@gmail.com.
Emails from the city of Lilburn now carry this comment:
“The City of Lilburn is a close-knit community in Gwinnett County where Southern charm meets modern living. From our walkable historic downtown and beautiful parks to our fun events and welcoming neighborhoods, Lilburn is a place where people feel at home. We’re proud to serve our residents with transparency, care and a commitment to making Lilburn a great place to live, work and visit.”
That’s a nice promotion for that Gwinnett city.
Open no more: Rexall Grill in Duluth, once the place to meet people. Sad.
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