Articles by: Elliott Brack
BRACK: One guy leaves among his legacy, a party shack
By Elliott Brack | One guy we remember fondly is also known today for erecting a well-used party house on his property, among his many other endeavors. We’re thinking of the late Wally Odum, who conceived a place for people to gather, at what became known as “Wild Wally’s Party Shack” adjacent to his home in Duluth.
BRACK: Local chocolatier now operating under Scoffrey’s name
By Elliott Brack | Remember those two guys who ran an exquisite chocolate and gelato shop in The Forum in Peachtree Corners? They are now offering high grade chocolates via the internet out of a private kitchen in Norcross, under the name Scoffrey’s Chocolates, a name combining owners Scott Gottuso and Geoffrey Wilson.
Gwinnett Forum | May 27, 2025
“The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and ‘have fun.’”
— Guggenheim Fellow, Author and Teacher Phillip Lopate (1943 – ).
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.
- County-wide microtransit services.
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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