Suwanee Fun Category
Suwanee Photo Contest
February 2nd, 2010 Categories: Suwanee Fun
If you love photography as much as I do and spend time in Suwanee, you may want to keep your camera handy for any cool shots you might come across. Submit them in the annual Suwanee photo contest and you might be a winner!
The ‘Snap Suwanee Photo Contest’ is a year-round photo competition. The guidelines can be found on the city website. www.suwanee.com. You can stop by City Hall and see last year’s fourteen winners displayed there. They are also posted on the website.
You can submit five entries each year, so put your camera in your car or in your pocket and see what interesting subjects may present themselves!
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Suwanee Georgia Real Estate Data Report for January 3, 2009
January 4th, 2010 Categories: Suwanee Fun
Diamond Dwellings presents the new (and now weekly) real estate data report for Suwanee, Georgia. It clearly indicates declining prices and longer “days on market” (the average number of days that properties are listed before being sold).
However, inventory of homes for sale is down substantially. This makes it easier to sell your home, with fewer homes competing for a limited supply of buyers.
If you need more detail, we can give you a complete analysis of your specific situation.
You can download the report by simply completing the form below. This will be a one time download (unless you want to continue receiving the reports). If you’d like to receive the report weekly or monthly, please let us know that via the form, or just send email to matt@diamonddwellings.com
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Happy New Year from Diamond Dwellings!
January 2nd, 2010 Categories: Suwanee Fun
It’s a very new year for the real estate market in Gwinnett. We’re expecting more stable prices, great interest rates and an increase in overall sales volume in 2010.
Need more information? Call us anytime at 678.279.4700
Regards,
Matt Fagioli
Founder @ Diamond Dwellings
matt@diamonddwellings.com
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Future Meets Past at Pierce’s Corner
June 24th, 2009 Categories: Suwanee Fun, Suwanee Real Estate
What do you see as the future of Pierce’s Corner? Pierce’s Corner, dating back to 1910, is a beacon shining back on Suwanee’s past and on the quaint beauty of the Old Town Main Street revitalization. A big part of Suwanee’s appeal and charm is the combination of a thriving, growing, progressive community along with the preservation of its interestingly diverse history. This combination will be most vividly displayed as Read the rest of this entry »
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Gwinnett Braves 1st Home Game Sold Out
April 3rd, 2009 Categories: Gwinnett County, Suwanee Fun
Take me out to the ballgame!!! That is the song being sung by baseball fans all over Gwinnett, as we anxiously await the beginning of the season with our own hometown Gwinnett Braves. If you were wanting that “ballgame” to be the first game in the new stadium, then you are our of luck unless you are one of the lucky people who already have tickets. The first home game is sold out, but Read the rest of this entry »
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Local Elementary Schools Support “Relay for Life”
January 23rd, 2009 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun
Staff members and students at Sycamore Elementary School have been raising money and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” campaign for the past three years with a friendly school versus school basketball game. For the past two years, Sycamore Elementary School played Sugar Hill Elementary School in the big annual event, but this year’s competition is between Sycamore and Suwanee Elementary Schools. The big game will begin at 2:00 PM on Saturday (1/24) in the old gym at North Gwinnett High School. Tickets at the gates will cost $4 for adults and $3 for children with all proceeds will be donated to the “Relay For Life” fund.
Mark Lukehart, a third-grade teacher and “Relay For Life” coordinator at Sycamore, has been heavily involved in the event every year and loves to see the students, staff, parents and community get involved to create the “big-game” atmosphere for such a worthy cause. The game will have all the festivities of a big high-school or college rivalry game, including consessions, banners and signs, national anthem, presentation of the colors by North Gwinnett High School Junior Air Force ROTC and special half-time free-throw competition between the opposing school principals. Check out this article in Tuesday’s Gwinnett Daily Post (by Heath Hamacher).
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Town Center Park and Old Historic Suwanee Connected Soon!!
January 16th, 2009 Categories: Suwanee Fun
Construction began early this week on the new pedestrian crosswalk connecting Town Center Park and the Old Historic Suwanee area. This crossing over the busy Buford Highway just south of the Suwanee Dam Road intersection will be equipped with a new state-of-the-art pedestrian HAWK crossing signal (High-intensity Activated Crosswalk).
Pedestrian HAWK Signal System
This system allows for safe pedestrian crossing only when needed without restricting or interrupting normal traffic flow when pedestrians are not present. Solid black traffic signals are mounted horizontally over the street, but the high-intensity lights are not powered on unless activated by the pedestrian switch. Once activated the lights flash YELLOW then solid RED to stop traffic while the pedestrian crosses, then the lights go black again. The HAWK system’s initial installation in Tucson, Arizona has been highly successfully. Suwanee’s installation will be the first in the state of Georgia and should prove to be a tremendous compliment to the, soon-to-be-finished, tunnel beneath the railroad tracks which provides a direct pedestrian connection between Old Historic Suwanee and Town Center Park.
Let’s take a walk to the other side of the tracks!
Residents will now be able to travel by foot directly between Town Center Park and the attractions of Old Downtown such as the library, Playtown Suwanee and historic main street shops. Walkability is one of the increasingly important factors in attractive, sustainable development, and Suwanee is striving to address this important future need for all residents while maintaining its historic nature.
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Another Innovative, Creative, Fun Suwanee Activity
January 16th, 2009 Categories: Suwanee Fun
Once again, Suwanee leads the way with citizen involvement in bringing innovative, creative and fun attractions for the enjoyment of residents and visitors to our great parks and the Suwanee Creek Greenway. Local artists and residents are being asked to take their creativity “out on a limb” for a design competition to select artwork to be featured in the annual “Art on a Limb” program.
Submissions of proposed artwork must be submitted by Monday, February 16, 2009, in order to be considered for the display.
Art on a Limb Program Description
The following program information is directly from the City of Suwanee website, “Art on a Limb is a month-long initiative designed to celebrate and bring attention to the arts as well as the natural beauty of Suwanee’s parks. Through the program, two pieces of original artwork, especially created for the City of Suwanee, are placed along the Suwanee Creek Greenway or at other Suwanee parks each day throughout the month of May. Those who find the art pieces get to keep the unique treasures.”
Submitted artwork must be original, able to be placed outdoors (on a limb or on the ground), and be reproducible. See other guidelines and application.
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Eat Out at 30 Restaurants with 6,000 Friends – Taste of Suwanee
October 7th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Fun
On Saturday, October 18th, residents of Suwanee and all surrounding areas will have the opportunity to sample fantastic food from over 30 different restaurants at the 2nd Annual Taste of Suwanee. The festival is expected to attract over 6,000 hungry, fun-loving people to Town Center Park to enjoy an afternoon sampling appetizers, entrees and desserts from the menus of some of their favorite areas restaurants, as well as many other restaurants yet to be discovered. The food theme continues with culinary demonstrations by the Kroger Cooking School’s infamous Chef John.
For the sports fans, music fans and youngsters interested in taking a break from eating, there will be plenty of other entertaining distractions. Dish Networks will have a tent fully-equipped to air college football games for the football fanatics attending the event. The Kids Zone Read the rest of this entry »
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New Sims Lake Park Now Open in Suwanee, Georgia
October 6th, 2008 Categories: Gwinnett County, Suwanee Fun
Once again, the City of Suwanee has demonstrated its commitment to preserving beautiful greenspace within the community and providing outdoor, natural amenities to enhance the lifestyle of the residents in surrounding neighborhoods. The new Sims Lake Park at the intersection of Suwanee Dam Road and Tench Road is a perfect example of this commitment, with 62 gorgeous acres including a large stream-feed lake with a Read the rest of this entry »
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