By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | One of the bright areas in Gwinnett in 2017 is the tremendous vision, funding and activity going on in some of our cities.
Partially funded by the cities of Gwinnett’s greater share of SPLOST funds, but augmented by growth in city revenues, there is a feeling of bustle and movement in some of Gwinnett’s cities that is nothing less than exciting.
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | By January, Gwinnett may have a distinctive new business venture up and running—-its first distillery.
Hope Springs Distillery in Lilburn is the concept of a Norcross couple who decided to “hire ourselves” when they were looking for something “legal to do” as they left full-time employment.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Small Town, Big World Festival Coming to Lilburn on September 10
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Relatively New City Summer Concerts Delight Many Gwinnettians
SPOTLIGHT: United Community Bank
UPCOMING: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
NOTABLE: Medical Foundation To Host International Grief Counselor
RECOMMENDED: Readers Invited To Contribute Their Own Recommendations
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Governments in Canada and Nova Scotia Modeled after Georgia’s
CALENDAR: Gwinnett Firefighters Plan 9/11 Remembrance
TODAY’S QUOTE: Well, She Didn’t Want To Be in There Anyway
MYSTERY PHOTO: Giant Building Awaits Your Solving
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Here’s What One Couple Saw on A Visit to Our 50th State—Hawaii!
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Salvation Army Couple’s Next Post Is Tampa; Will Be Missed Here
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants No Part of That Gator around Lilburn
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett County Public Library
FEEDBACK: One Perspective of Washington State’s Mail-In Voting Procedure
UPCOMING: Parks and Recreation Offering Plethora of Camps This Summer
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Place CID Expands for Fourth Time, Adding New Properties
RECOMMENDED: Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Garden Club of Georgia Dates from 1928 Founding
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Opportunity Often Wears
MYSTERY PHOTO: Stately Home Comes with a Story
LAGNIAPPE: Quiet Afternoon During a Setting Sun
CALENDAR: Author Plans Visit to Peachtree Corners
By Debra Houston | A Gwinnett man found a five-foot alligator in his pond recently. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources sent out a specialist to investigate.
The agency thinks the animal came up the Yellow River, which is nearby. According to WSB-TV, the DNR may not do anything about it. The laid-back gator isn’t bothering a soul. Maybe he’ll just move on. Yes, but where?
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Major Improvements Seen in Gwinnett Library System
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Lilburn Councilman To Take Seat with Plurality Victory
FEEDBACK: Items on Huckabee, E-SPLOST, Closing Bars Earlier….and an Error
UPCOMING: Snellville Presents Well-Known Artist; Entries Sought in Promoting Event
NOTABLE: Dahlonega’s Calhoun Gold Mine Offered at Auction
RECOMMENDED RESTAURANT: Glen Ella Springs
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Yamacraw Indians Important When Oglethorpe Founded Georgia
TODAY’S QUOTE: On the Differences Between Hearing and Seeing
MYSTERY PHOTO: Four Readers Identify Recent Mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Vines Park Wins National Award
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | There was one surprising vote from last week’s city elections in Gwinnett. One candidate, in Lilburn, went into office without a majority of the vote. He is Brian Burchik, who won a seat on the Lilburn Council with 48.1 percent of the vote. Lilburn, as far as we can tell, is the only city in Gwinnett where candidates can win an election with a plurality of the vote.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Internet Site Seeks Promoting Mass Transit in Gwinnett
EEB PERSPECTIVE: City of Lilburn Planning To Have Two Sprinkler Days!
FEEDBACK: Strategic Warning Signs About Passing Buses Could Educate Drivers
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Businessmen Plan Second Outreach Event
NOTABLE: After 26 Years, Gwinnett Community Clinic in Snellville Is Closing
RECOMMENDED READ: Stuff Matters by Mark Miodownik
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Urban Sprawl Impacts Species Conservation
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Can Sometimes Happen to the Innocent
MYSTERY PHOTO: Georgia Landmark in Washington Was Latest Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Opening Night Coming for Aurora’s Production of Memphis
“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).
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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