By Elliott Brack | Imagine your surprise if you were going to an attraction, and when you got there, without you knowing anything about it, the gate was locked.
That’s what happened to one Gwinnettian seeking to visit and admire the roses at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History recently. A sign on the gate said the rose garden was closed permanently. Some of the roses moved to the Governor’s Mansion for care.
By Elliott Brack | In the distance, was that a siren? Waiting among a large group in a medical facility recently for a doctor’s appointment, an ambulance pulled up to the building entrance. That explained the siren. Three EMTs started rolling in a gurney.
About that time a Gwinnett fire truck from Station 15 on Perry Street in Lawrenceville also quietly pulled up to the building, with three fireman joining the EMTs.
By Elliott Brack | A new $6.5 million recreational entertainment center is coming to the former BJ’s Warehouse location at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Peachtree Corners with an anticipated opening of around July 1. It will be called Slingshot Entertainment, with electric Go-Kart race courses for both children and adults. There will also be 14 lanes for bowling, Ninja adult and kids obstacle courses, and a full service 100+ seat restaurant and bar in the 130,000 square foot building. In addition, there will be an arcade area, plus conference rooms and party space.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | For the fifth year in a row, a firm started in Dacula when Thomas Boyce turned 16 years old has been named the Contractor of the Year for Atlanta by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Boyce Design and Contracting of Dacula focuses on high end residential remodeling projects in the Northern Atlanta area.
The firm is owned by brothers Thomas 30, and John Boyce, 28, sons of Carole and Peter Boyce of Dacula. Carole is a member of the Gwinnett School Board, while her husband is an attorney.
By Elliott Brack | A Collins Hill High graduate has completed her degree at Clemson University and because of her accomplishments, has won a “full ride” five year program to complete her Ph. D. degree at the University of Virginia (UVA) in economics. One person put the value of the award at $250,000.
By Elliott Brack | Most people in Gwinnett probably do not realize the contribution that Dr. Jim Collins, who died at age 77 last week, had on the county. Dr. Collins was the long-time pastor of the Peachtree Christian Church in downtown Atlanta. Through his efforts, Duluth’s Peachtree Christian Hospice is now thriving in Gwinnett.
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
– French General and Politician Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821).
Below are links to the ballots Gwinnett voters face in the May 21 voting.
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATE ANSWERS
To read answers to four questions posted by GwinnettForum to non-partisan candidates, click here. Answers in partisan races are forthcoming.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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