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Holiday Happenings in Gwinnett

It's the holiday season in Gwinnett! Our downtowns are decorated with wreaths and lights. The city squares are home to beautiful Christmas trees. Our calendars are filling up with parades, photo ops, celebrations, and feasts with friends and family. Here's an overview of...

¡Celebremos! Yo Amo Lawrenceville Student Program

Love Lawrenceville Day brought the spirit of community and opportunity to life with a special Spanish-language immersive edition hosted by the Students46 program. The day is thoughtfully designed to give Spanish-speaking students a welcoming, immersive introduction to careers and local government. This year’s event,...

Veterans Day: Honoring Our Heroes Across America

It's time to celebrate the heroes in our lives. Veterans Day is a time for Americans to unite in gratitude and respect for those who have served in our Armed Forces. The holiday originates from the armistice with Germany that was signed on November 11, 1918. Originally...

Gwinnett County Public Library Now Accepting Applications for New...

It's never too late to stop learning. Sure the shelves are stocked with books on anything that might make you curious, but now the Gwinnett County Public Library offers even more. With the New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator Program, formerly incarcerated individuals will have access to a six-month...

Paint Gwinnett Pink With Doctor Miller

This podcast episode of The Guide To Gwinnett focuses on the event Paint Gwinnett Pink, which is a major annual event in Gwinnett County that celebrates breast cancer awareness and honors those affected. Nate McGill, one of the hosts, interviews Dr. Debra Miller, a medical professional with...

GCPS Community-Based Mentoring to Host 13th Annual Golf Tournament

French inspired countryside and a round of golf? Sign us up! On Monday, October 14, Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Community-Based Mentoring Program will host its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at Chateau Elan. Registration—which includes breakfast, entry in both the Hole In One Contest and the Longest Drive Contest, and the awards luncheon—is $150...

Gwinnett Chamber Announces Seven Moxie Award Winners

The Gwinnett Chamber has named seven distinguished winners and acknowledged over 120 finalists at the 2024 Moxie Awards, presented by Northeast Georgia Health System. This annual event, which celebrates the achievements of women professionals, drew its largest audience to date, with more than 620 attendees. “The Moxie Awards...

Pop-Up Events To Help Keep Earth Clean

The powerhouse organizations behind such popular annual events as America Recycles Day and the Earth Day Recycling Event, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Department of Solid Waste, are teaming up for something NEW in September. Inspired by the popularity of pop-up shops, events, and food...

Tyler Wolff Visits Piedmont Eastside

This week, Atlanta United player, Tyler Wolff visited staff and patients at the hospital where he was born, Piedmont Eastside Medical Center. Staff included those who attended Brookwood High School, a little over two miles from the hospital, with Wolff’s mother Angela and, in one case, one...

Canine Pet Rescue Hosts 7th Annual Halloween Howl 5K...

Animal rescue organization Canine Pet Rescue (CPR) hosts its annual Halloween Howl 5K and 1K on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The race is at Little Mulberry Park and begins at the Fence Road entrance close to Hwy. 324. The 5K race starts at 9 a.m., followed by...

Holiday Happenings in Gwinnett

It's the holiday season in Gwinnett! Our downtowns are decorated with wreaths and lights. The city squares are home to beautiful Christmas trees. Our calendars are filling up with parades, photo ops, celebrations, and feasts with friends and family. Here's an overview of...

¡Celebremos! Yo Amo Lawrenceville Student Program

Love Lawrenceville Day brought the spirit of community and opportunity to life with a special Spanish-language immersive edition hosted by the Students46 program. The day is thoughtfully designed to give Spanish-speaking students a welcoming, immersive introduction to careers and local government. This year’s event,...

Veterans Day: Honoring Our Heroes Across America

It's time to celebrate the heroes in our lives. Veterans Day is a time for Americans to unite in gratitude and respect for those who have served in our Armed Forces. The holiday originates from the armistice with Germany that was signed on November 11, 1918. Originally...

Gwinnett County Public Library Now Accepting Applications for New...

It's never too late to stop learning. Sure the shelves are stocked with books on anything that might make you curious, but now the Gwinnett County Public Library offers even more. With the New Start Entrepreneurship Incubator Program, formerly incarcerated individuals will have access to a six-month...

Paint Gwinnett Pink With Doctor Miller

This podcast episode of The Guide To Gwinnett focuses on the event Paint Gwinnett Pink, which is a major annual event in Gwinnett County that celebrates breast cancer awareness and honors those affected. Nate McGill, one of the hosts, interviews Dr. Debra Miller, a medical professional with...

GCPS Community-Based Mentoring to Host 13th Annual Golf Tournament

French inspired countryside and a round of golf? Sign us up! On Monday, October 14, Gwinnett County Public Schools’ Community-Based Mentoring Program will host its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at Chateau Elan. Registration—which includes breakfast, entry in both the Hole In One Contest and the Longest Drive Contest, and the awards luncheon—is $150...

Gwinnett Chamber Announces Seven Moxie Award Winners

The Gwinnett Chamber has named seven distinguished winners and acknowledged over 120 finalists at the 2024 Moxie Awards, presented by Northeast Georgia Health System. This annual event, which celebrates the achievements of women professionals, drew its largest audience to date, with more than 620 attendees. “The Moxie Awards...

Pop-Up Events To Help Keep Earth Clean

The powerhouse organizations behind such popular annual events as America Recycles Day and the Earth Day Recycling Event, Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful and Gwinnett County Department of Solid Waste, are teaming up for something NEW in September. Inspired by the popularity of pop-up shops, events, and food...

Tyler Wolff Visits Piedmont Eastside

This week, Atlanta United player, Tyler Wolff visited staff and patients at the hospital where he was born, Piedmont Eastside Medical Center. Staff included those who attended Brookwood High School, a little over two miles from the hospital, with Wolff’s mother Angela and, in one case, one...

Canine Pet Rescue Hosts 7th Annual Halloween Howl 5K...

Animal rescue organization Canine Pet Rescue (CPR) hosts its annual Halloween Howl 5K and 1K on Saturday, October 19, 2024. The race is at Little Mulberry Park and begins at the Fence Road entrance close to Hwy. 324. The 5K race starts at 9 a.m., followed by...