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New Esports Program for Kids Looking to Take Their Skills to the Next Level

Many parents have recently signed their kids up for the latest fall youth sports leagues – football, soccer, cheerleading, and many more. But not all kids are interested in playing sports. Some would rather just play video games. If you've ever worried about your child not getting as many chances to socialize with other...

Gwinnett Chamber Names 2019 Moxie Award Winners

Built for women who are bold in business, the Gwinnett Chamber honored more than 70 finalists and seven winners at the second annual Moxie Awards on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Infinite Energy Center. The 2019 Awards began with a panel comprised of successful women in various fields, including Liz Gillespie, Partner and VP at North American Properties;...

Woah! Gwinnett’s Population Nearing One Million!

Can you believe it? According to an estimate by the Atlanta Regional Commission, the county's population totals 925,800, which is 15,100 more than the previous year. The county has added more than 120,000 people since 2010. That makes Gwinnett County the second-most populated county in the region, behind only Fulton County, which has just...

Move over Ole Miss…Snellville’s Getting a Grove!

No need to travel to the Ole Miss campus – Snellville is pouring $85 million into a Grove of its own. Mayor Barbara Bender says an agreement has been reached with a development team to build the first phase of the city’s The Grove at Towne Center. The project’s $85 million first phase will commence construction in...

The Force is with the Good

The moment event attendees walked in the doors to the Infinite Energy Forum’s Grand Ballroom, they were surrounded by organizations doing good. From Hans Solo, Darth Vader, Storm Troopers and more from the Georgia Garrison of the 501st Legion to the talented dancers from the Gwinnett Ballet, the entire evening celebrated all the good happening in the...

Guess Which Retailers are Coming to the $900 Million Community ‘Revel’

If you haven't heard yet, the area by the Infinite Energy Center is taking things up a level. Revel is the $900 million (yes, you read that right), 118-acre project anchored by IEC and is designed to be a multiple-use community and entertainment development. The project includes all of the IEC, a 4-star hotel,...

Party Like it’s 65,000,000 BC at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center

Who doesn't want to party with dinosaurs? Live Healthy Gwinnett and Gwinnett Parks and Recreation are hosting a Prehistoric Pandemonium Extinction Party, Saturday, August 24, starting at 5 p.m. Guests can touch real dinosaur fossils and reconstructed nests, experience hands-on exploration stations, take a tram ride to get an up-close look at several dinosaurs...

Buford Teacher of the Year

With a dozen different languages represented in her ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes, you would think Buford High School’s Lynda Fouquette would be a walking Rosetta Stone. Well, not quite. “I’m not fluent in anything. I’m fluent in heart,” says the 2018-19 Buford City School System’s Teacher of the...