A program to ensure children have access to healthy meals during summer break is coming to three Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation locations. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on May 7th approved a memorandum of understanding with the nonprofit Georgia Nutritional Services Inc. to serve as the sponsor for the federal Summer Food Service Program…
Local Women Represent At 2019 Miss Georgia Pageant
Miss Cobb County Alexa Gilomen, 22, a 2018 graduate of the University of Georgia and Suwanee resident, was crowned runner-up at the 2019 Miss Georgia Pageant on June 15. In her spare time, Alexa focuses on her community service outreach initiative by promoting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and music education programs in Title 1 schools.…
Local Students Create Homegrown Zoo
A group of Rivermoore Park residents ages 6-10 recently channeled their inner zookeepers. Over the last few months, the kids have worked diligently researching animals indigenous to Suwanee’s Rivermoore Park, collecting them in various habitats, and caring for them throughout that period with a goal to protect them from their natural predators. The children unveiled…
Local Author Publishes New Book to Help Beat Cardiometabolic Diseases
Arteries in Harmony, a new book by Suwanee resident and cardiologist, Dr. Anthony Pothoulakis, aims to educate people on why healthier choices need to be implemented into our daily lives to fight obesity, diabetes, and cardiometabolic diseases including heart attacks and strokes. According to Dr. Anthony’s website, with adult obesity in the U.S. almost tripling…
Suwanee Ballet Artists Take Honors
The Suwanee Ballet provides quality dance performance opportunities to young dancers in the Suwanee area who range in age from six to eighteen years old. Each Suwanee Ballet member is an athlete who learns to be a positive role model to others, a team player, to have self discipline, sensitivity, and passion. These qualities along…
Student Awarded 1st Ever Technical Theater Scholarship
Local student Daniel Miller has dedicated much of his time to the Suwanee Academy of the Arts’ internship program for technical theatre. He has created lighting designs, programmed boards and assisted with training teammates on top of performing with the Suwanee Ballet and as a lead in the Community Art Players’ productions. “Daniel is the…
Cooper O’Brien Scholarship Awarded To NGHS Graduates
This year, Kevin, Donna, and Parker O’Brien presented two North Gwinnett High School graduates with the Cooper O’Brien Scholarship Award. The award is given to seniors from North Gwinnett each year in honor of the O’Brien’s son, Cooper, who lost his battle with Clear Cell Sarcoma in 2014 at the age of 14. Students Madeline…
Second-Annual Noble Clay 2K Row Takes Place this August
Ben and Laura Davis opened No Excuses CrossFit in conjunction with Kyle Maynard, a Suwanee native and quadruple amputee who is a speaker, author, and mixed martial athlete (not to mention he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro!), in Suwanee several years ago with the vision to better lives, one person at a time. They have since moved…
Suwanee Health And Fitness Festival Coming to Town Center in August
On Saturday, August 24, stop by Town Center for the Suwanee Health and Fitness Festival hosted by local gym Physique Refinements. Owned by Terry Gatewood, Physique Refinements has served Suwanee since 1998. In 2018, the gym was voted “Best of Gwinnett” and Gatewood was also featured as one of Suwanee Magazine’s 2019 Get Fit Challenge…
Beto’s Tacos Celebrates Grand Opening
On May 28, Beto’s Tacos celebrated their grand opening with free tacos! The celebration was a hit, attracting many to come and enjoy a taste of their delicious food. Beto’s Tacos is a new, authentic Mexican street taco restaurant offering a variety of Mexican flavors located at 3463 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road in Suwanee. In addition to…
Best Mother In Suwanee Contest Winner Receives Makeover
In May, Suwanee Magazine featured Julie Huizer as our 2019 Best Mother in Suwanee contest winner. Her daughters, Lindsay, Ally and Gwen, wrote an incredible essay to highlight their mother. In addition to a number of gift cards from local businesses, one of Julie’s prizes was a makeover courtesy of Salon Greco in Suwanee. Dedicated…
Lifetime Investment Realty Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting
Lifetime Investment Realty (LIR), a family-oriented, motivated and experienced team of realtors, celebrated the company’s grand opening with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony performed by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and open house. The event was held on March 28, 2019 at the LIR headquarters located at 3883 Rogers Bridge Road, Suite 401B…
Local High School Student Eats Chick-fil-A for 100 Days in a Row
Chick-fil-A Moore Road recently challenged local high school student Joey Smith to eat at their restaurant every day for 100 days in a row. Joey, of course, accepted the challenge and fully embraced his new Chick-fil-A diet. His only requirement was to eat at the Moore Road Chick- fil-A location every day and have his…
Gary Billion: One in a Billion
On February 28th, North Gwinnett High School held the annual Gary Billion Track Meet in honor of a man that has had a significant impact on the local community. Gary Billion moved to Suwanee in 1997 after he was involved in an accident that left him a quadriplegic. Despite his physical challenges, Gary still went…
Suwanee’s Hometown Brewery Begins Construction
April 22nd was an exciting day for Suwanee beer lovers as StillFire Brewing began construction to convert the Gwinnett County Fire Station 13 into its new home. With the slinging of the first sledgehammer, brewery founders, city officials, and beer aficionados rejoiced as the day marked the beginning of Suwanee’s Hometown Brewery. The new high-end…
StillFire Brewing Debuts at Suwanee Beer Fest
On the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day, thousands of craft beer lovers spread out across Suwanee Town Center to take part in the ninth annual Suwanee Beer Fest. Hundreds of beer vendors and more than 30 Georgia breweries put their best beers forward as they filled attendees’ glasses with a variety of Ales, IPA’s, and…