Archive for August, 2008
Great New Restaurant In Nearby Buford
August 25th, 2008 Categories: Gwinnett County, Suwanee Fun Stuff
If you are looking for a new place to enjoy some very fine food, great wine and incredible atmosphere, then you should check out Bella Vita Italian Bistro. Bella Vita is Laurie Attaway’s newest restaurant and is comparable in atmosphere and style to her signature restaurant, Aqua Terra Bistro in historic Buford, with the same focus on excellent food, service and presentation.
Just a short drive up Buford Hwy, you will find Bella Vita in the midst of the Buford Village, the mixed-use development at the corner of Hamilton Mill Rd and Buford Highway. The restaurant is one of the first businesses to open in this new development, which hopes to gain the same level success as Madison Park at Suwanee Town Center. Laurie Attaway’s restaurant fits very well with stylish “live, work, play” environment being created by these new community centers. Bella Vita, like Olde Towne Tavern and Ippolito’s in Suwanee, will provide a community gathering place and fine dining for Buford Village residents, employees and customers of the other surrounding shops, and visitors from nearby communities like Hamilton Mill and Suwanee. I hope to see more businesses and residents moving into the Buford Village soon to support this life-style concept.
My wife and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary at Bella Vita and had such a great time that we went back two nights later with my wife’s parents to share the experience with them. On both nights, every member of the staff serving us was exceptional in their efforts to make everything about the experience memorable. We were especially impressed with Laurin (with an “i”), our waitress for the anniversary dinner, because she was such a pleasant, fun person to meet. We will be back again soon.
Read more about Bella Vita by Lori Johnston (8/1/2008) - AJC AccessAtlanta
Originally posted on Hamilton Mill Dwellings
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Watching Suwanee City Hall Rise With The Sun
August 15th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Fun Stuff, Suwanee Real Estate
As construction continues on the new Suwanee City Hall building, the view over the park changes daily. This morning the sunrise followed the rising hook of the huge crane as it lifted the last huge steel arch being placed on the front of the building.
The building was designed specifically to point back to Suwanee’s days as a railroad stop. The huge arching roof and clock tower are reminiscent of grand historic railway stations. Sunrise at these railway stations always preceded a rush of activity, and the rising arches of the new Suwanee City Hall precedes the new growth and opportunity for the future of Suwanee’s residents and businesses.
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Suwanee Promotes Youth in Performing Arts
August 7th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff
The Suwanee Academy of the Arts is presenting a two-night theatrical treat for Suwanee residents. Tomorrow night, the performance troupe hits the amphitheater stage with a fun, energetic and youthful performance of Disney’s musical “Aladdin” followed on Saturday night by “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves - The New Musical.” Final rehearsals were completed Thursday night before a slowly growing, curious crowd in preparation for the real audiences Friday and Saturday nights.
Once again the City of Suwanee is providing a great opportunity to experience live theater on a fantastic stage and for free. Don’t miss this opportunity.
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Suwanee’s New City Hall Progressing
August 6th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Real Estate
Progress continues on the new City Hall building for the City of Suwanee. The rising steel framework overlooks the interactive fountain and Town Center Park. The most prominent recent addition to the structure is the steel skeleton of the 105-foot tall clock tower on the left side of the building. The building is scheduled for completion near the end of 2008, so at the beginning of 2009 the City of Suwanee administrative staff will happily be operating in their new home and the police department will take over the old City Hall building.
The new City Hall is another sign of Suwanee’s continuing progress and growth, which includes numerous other commercial development and construction projects in several areas throughout the city limits. The projects include the large Opus mixed-use development, Suwanee Gateway, near the I-85 and Hwy 317 intersection as well as multiple projects along Peachtree Industrial Blvd. 
Though current economic news and forecasts seem to focus on decreasing markets, there are many signs of growth and opportunity as businesses prepare to move into these new developments and as other projects are started. The residential real estate market will ultimately follow the expanding commercial opportunities and growth.
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Edwin McCain In Concert at Suwanee Town Center Park
August 5th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff
Suwanee’s big event concert of the summer is coming up on Saturday, August 16th when platinum-selling singer/songwriter, Edwin McCain hits the amphitheater stage with his own blend of folk, soul and rock. If you’re already a fan of Edwin McCain, then you probably have this date marked on your calendar because you know that the opportunity to see him perform live for free is just to good to miss. For those few people who are not familiar with Edwin McCain’s music, he is a singer-songwriter from Greenville, SC who is now best known for his hit song “I’ll Be” which has been played at thousands of weddings in the past few years. He also received Top 10 honors for the song “I Could Not Ask For More.” As a native of South Carolina, most of his songs have a hint of southern story-telling style blended
with wonderfully soulful vocals. The Suwanee concert will probably include songs from his newest CD, “Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” which is a collection of cover songs from old soul music. Edwin is currently working on a new project for Vanguard Records at OMG Studios, which he co-owns in his hometown of Greenville, SC.
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Jazz Tonight at Suwanee Town Center Park
August 1st, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun
Tonight’s free concert in the amphitheater at Suwanee’s Town Center Park will feature Eric Essix and Melvin M. Miller. The concert is sponsored by 107.5 WJZZ radio and Hennessy Jaguar of Gwinnett. As always, the concert runs from 7:00 to 10:00 at no charge to the public. Bring your low-back chairs and blankets to enjoy a great evening of music and fun. There will be vendors to provide food, drinks and family-fun activities throughout the afternoon and evening. The interactive fountain will be available for kids of all ages to splash around, cool off and enjoy. No alcoholic beverages may be brought into the park (beer and wine may be purchased at the concert).
Eric Essix is a jazz guitarist from Birmingham, Alabama whose music has a broad range of influences from gospel to Jimi Hendrix, but always with his own brand of “southerness” blended into the mix. He will be featuring music from his new Essential Recordings CD titled “Brimingham,” which will be available at the concert as well as on his website and iTunes.
Melvin M. Miller (MMM) is an adult contemporary jazz trumpet player with experience not only as a performer but also as a composer, educator and conductor. He was raised in Chicago and influenced by the many diverse musical styles available in one of America’s largest music capitals, but focused heavily on the numerous jazz trumpet greats like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. His musical training and performance experience includes both jazz and classical. He now lives and works in Atlanta with a long list of local performance credits as well as national and international performances. He will feature music from his new CD titled “Here’s To Life,” which will be available tonight as well as on his website and iTunes.
Both Eric Essix and Melvin Miller are part of the five-man jazz group, “Five Men On A Stool,” which can also be seen at local and regional performances.
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