Suwanee Real Estate Feature in Sunday’s AJC Home Section
December 12th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Real Estate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is featuring Suwanee, Georgia in this Sunday’s edition of the Homes section with an article by Helen Cauley. As part of her research, Ms Cauley conducted interviews with the mayor and other city staff members as well as some long-time residents. In order to get some basic information on the real estate market, Ms Cauley was directed to me as both a resident and realtor right in the heart of Suwanee’s Town Center Park with growing friendships with many of the city’s staff members.
The article primarily draws attention to the tremendous growth and changes that have taken place over the 
past several years in Suwanee, and how the growth has been well planned around the the attraction and amenities which brought people to Suwanee in the first place. Buyers are finding great deals in the homes for sale in Suwanee and the surrounding areas, because the city’s other attractions such as great schools, parks, greenway trails and a thriving civic community spirit continue to grow in value.
Suwanee Feature in the Sunday AJC Homes Section – 12-14-2008
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Whatever Happened to the Age-old Saying – Location, Location, Location?
October 7th, 2008 Categories: Atlanta Real Estate
Everyone knows that the most important factor in real estate is “Location, Location, Location.” Even the most novice person on the streets has heard this well-known saying for years and years. As simple as it sounds, the reason this saying is so widely known and applied when discussing real estate is because the statement is TRUE and always has been.
Well, it has always been applicable until 2008, when Read the rest of this entry »
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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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Gwinnett’s Solid Waste Services Changes Will Not Effect Suwanee
October 4th, 2008 Categories: Gwinnett County
In 2009, Gwinnett County will begin its district-based contract system for sanitation services managed 
and operated through the office of Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful on behalf of the county. For now, these changes will not effect the residents within the City of Suwanee. Suwanee residents will continue to select their own sanitation services providers, while city officials observe the new Gwinnett county solid waste management system and continue to evaluate a variety of possible options for future services.
The City of Suwanee shares many of the same goals as Gwinnett county in upgrading the solid waste management systems within our community. These goals include expanding recycling opportunities, saving energy, improving collection efficiencies, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, environmental enhancements and improving resident quality of life. As city officials analyze Suwanee’s needs in 2009, opportunites will be provided for citizen input and feedback throughout the process.
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Suwanee’s Underpass Beneath the Railroad Track Underway
October 3rd, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events
Work on one of Suwanee’s long-term projects has been taking place behind the scenes and out of sight for a long time, but now the construction is visible, and audible, to the public. This project is the “Connection” pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad tracks behind the Suwanee police and fire stations. The underpass will provide a safe passage connection between the old historic Main St of Suwanee (Old Town) including the library and the Town Center Park area where the new Suwanee City Hall is nearing completion. In addition to the underpass, the project will include Read the rest of this entry »
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Suwanee Town Center Parks’ Last Jazz Concert of the Season
October 2nd, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events
Friday night (October 3rd) marks the last of the 2008 jazz concerts at Town Center Park. The theme for the concert night is “All That Jazz” and 107.5 WJZZ will feature some of Atlanta’s coolest jazz performers beginning at 7:00 PM on the amphitheater stage. This Smooth Jazz concert will include performances by Brian Clay, Melvin Miller, and Jeff Sparks.
Keyboardist Brian Clay is a WJZZ on-air personality, who also performs throughout the Atlanta area with a blend of smooth jazz grooves and urban rhythms. Melvin Miller is a creative trumpet player and prolific performer, who was a featured artist at Town Center Park earlier this summer. His latest CD release titled Here’s to Life is receiving rave reviews from the jazz community. In addition, he is a member of the contemporary R&B/Jazz ensemble group, 5 Men on a Stool, where they blend a combination of various genres ranging from classic soul and jazz to hip-hop. Jeff Sparks‘ is a Jazz/Christian artist, whose soprano saxophone has also been featured on the Town Center Park stage during the 2008 season. Jeff’s new CD is titled Havin’ Fun and will be available at tomorrow night’s concert.
The evening promises to be a perfect finale to a great season of wonderful music and fun in the beautiful Town Center Park. As always, there will be plenty of activities for young and old throughout the park, including food and drinks, games for children and the variety of retail shops and restaurants surrounding the park. The cool fall evening provides a comfortable backdrop for the great music and other activities.
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True Perspective on the Wall Street Financial Crisis
September 23rd, 2008 Categories: Loan Options
Very much like most Americans, for the last three days I have been immersed in emotional confusion and uncertainty. My family, friends and even casual acquaintances of the last few days all find ourselves pooled together in a terrible crisis situation with only limited understanding of how we got here or why this had to happened. We have been valiantly struggling to find answers to our questions from within and among ourselves, because the experts holding most of the important facts are difficult to reach and reluctant to provide specific details or even speculations about the immediate future. This environment produces tremendous emotional strain, because of the apparently devastating effects for the future on so many lives.
Unlike most other Americans, for the last three days I have not been overwhelmed and consumed by the news coming from Wall Street and Washington DC. My family, friends and many wonderful new acquaintances of the last few days have spent time waiting, weeping, praying and seeking encouragement in a small second floor waiting area outside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. We have all spent hours standing at the bedside of loved ones, who are fighting battles against serious illnesses or injuries that have proven to me just how short and precious life really is. Many of us have had to suffer the terrible news that our loved ones may actually be losing their battle. Some have lost the battle, while others do show signs of improvement and growing strength. We’ve even been blessed at times to witness great joy as we move throughout the hospital and see other families celebrating the birth of a new baby. The point for me, and hopefully many others, is that most of the worries of this world are really much less important when viewed from the ICU perspective.
I know this is not my typical fun and upbeat blog post, but this is really something I felt compelled to share, because having the right perspective is essential in all areas of life but very difficult to keep. Just visit an ICU waiting area to get a better perspective on your own personal crisis situations.
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Suwanee Day Parade Grand Marshall – Michael Phelps
September 19th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events
Tomorrow is the BIG day. The City of Suwanee is expecting approximately 40,000 visitors tomorrow throughout the entire day at Town Center Park for the 25th Suwanee Day celebration. The theme of the event and the parade is “Totally 80’s” and with the beautiful weather expected it should be a Totally Awesome day.
The parade kicks off the festival activities at 10 a.m. The parade route begins at the corner of Russell St and Buford Highway traveling north on Buford Highway to Suwanee Dam Rd, then south along old Main Street to the finale in front of Pierce’s Corner for a total 1.25 miles. (Buford Hwy will be closed from McGinnis Ferry to Suwanee Dam Rd from 9:15 – 11:30 tomorrow morning for the parade and festivities).
The parade’s Grand Marshall will be Michael Phelps, no not the guy going fast in the pool, but the guy going MUCH FASTER on the race track. Michael Phelps drives the #45 Bowen Family Homes race car competing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
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A Piece of Gwinnett History is Gone
September 18th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Fun
Photo from Gwinnett Daily Post
Bartow Jenkins, the beloved teacher, coach and long-time mayor of Lawrenceville, died at age 81 early yesterday morning. “Coach” Jenkins has been a fixture in Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county since the mid-50’s. Serving as a teacher in Lawrenceville from 1954 to 1974, then as the first football coach and the creator of the driver’s education program at Central Gwinnett High School. Virtually anyone who grow up in Lawrenceville has memories of “Coach” Jenkins, including Lawrenceville’s current Mayor Rex Millsaps, who was a student of “Coach” Jenkins.
In addition to his service to the young people of Lawrenceville and Gwinnett county, he helped to shape the future of the city and county with Read the rest of this entry »
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