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NEWS BRIEFS: Aurora Theatre offers 5 productions in 29th season
Prepare to indulge, as Aurora Theatre announces their 29th season, to be a Feast for the Soul lineup. Four musicals and one comedy will be presented at Lawrenceville Arts Center. The five-course menu of anticipated titles includes The Color Purple, Christmas Canteen 2024, King of Pangaea, Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy and Waitress. Season 29 is poised to captivate and inspire audiences from near and far. […]
NEWS BRIEFS: State of the County: Where opportunity thrives
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson recently gave her fourth State of the County address. She emphasized: “As Gwinnett continues to grow, one thing remains constant: We are a county where people and businesses can live authentically and grow purposely. We are a community where opportunity thrives.”
NEW for 1/16: On Dr. King, Mulberry, publishing
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Dr. King showed us the power and impact of service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s why another Gwinnett city is being proposed
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: How a 71-year-old became a writer, then publisher!
FEEDBACK: Speed cameras at schools, particularly in Tallulah Falls
UPCOMING: Duluth offering citation amnesty program
NOTABLE: Aurora’s next performance features baking bread on stage
RECOMMENDED: Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Wellborn Root key figure in skyscraper design
MYSTERY PHOTO: Rail tracks somewhere is today’s mystery
CALENDAR: Housing Resource Expo will be Jan. 20 at the Aurora Theatre
NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth offering citation amnesty program
The City of Duluth Municipal Court will be hosting a Citation Amnesty Program from January 8, 2024, through April 30, 2024. The purpose of the program is to allow individuals who have outstanding failure-to-appear warrants and license suspensions to close their cases without the fear and uncertainty of a pending warrant or license suspension that might result in an arrest.
NEW for 8/4: Aurora’s new piano; Elections; Trump and commandments
Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre now boasts 5’7” Steinway grand piano
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why elect judges and school boards when the fewest vote?
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: Donald Trump continues to break Bible’s commandments
FEEDBACK: Is it time for mandatory laws about neutering?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce named best in USA
NOTABLE: First Fulbright Scholar to teach at Georgia Gwinnett College
RECOMMENDED: Tall Timber Tales; More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell McCormick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Child Actor Jane Withers got her start in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Craggy mountain trail is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Table shows number of visitors at 15 Gwinnett County public libraries
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre’s next production begins Aug. 11
FOCUS: Aurora Theatre announces new Signature Series presentations
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. | Aurora Theatre has announced its Season 28 Signature Series. The Lawrenceville arts hub’s 28th year will include more of what theatergoers crave—Broadway-caliber musicals, thought-provoking plays and timeless holiday magic, with twists of unexpected brilliance and heart-warming humanity.
NEW for 5/17: On new opportunities, Millard Grimes, digital divide
Click here to read the new edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: In new slot, Aurora founder ready for new opportunities
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia newspaper giant, Millard Grimes, is dead at 92
ANOTHER VIEW: Hard to believe: 20% of Gwinnett not connected to Internet!
SPOTLIGHT: The Piedmont Bank
FEEDBACK: Two candidates want to eliminate the state income tax
UPCOMING: Six artists featured in new Norcross Gallery presentation
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Tech graduates 550, all in classes during pandemic
RECOMMENDED: The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
GEORGIA TIDBIT: UGA campus houses the Georgia Museum of Art
MYSTERY PHOTO: Steady as she goes; don’t jump to conclusion of this mystery
CALENDAR: Asian American and Pacific Islander celebration will be May 17
Gwinnett Forum | April 26, 2024
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
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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