Archive for April, 2008

Gwinnett then and now

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 Posted in Real Estate Development, Transportation | No Comments »

I was doing some surfing during lunch today and came upon a site that has a series of scenes from the classic Southern film Smokey and the Bandit along with ... Read more..

Mike Beaudreau has opposition in District 3!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Charles Bannister, Gwinnett County Commission, Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett Elections, Lorraine Green, Mike Beaudreau | No Comments »

No, I am not getting too excited about the prospects of unseating Commissioner Mike Beaudreau. In fact, I know nothing about Doug Stacks, the planning manager for the City of ... Read more..

Ethanol pump comes to Lawrenceville BP

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett Business, Transportation | No Comments »

Those of you with flex-fuel vehicles that are able to run E85 ethanol now have place in Gwinnett to fuel up. Safa Express BP on GA Highway 20 now ... Read more..

T-Mobile cell tower proposed in Lenora area

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Mike Beaudreau, Planning and Zoning | No Comments »

Here is another likely hot topic for the May Gwinnett Commission meeting. T-Mobile is seeking a cell tower near Lenora Airport in south Gwinnett County. This item was ... Read more..

Gwinnett Buzz cracks top 20 of influential blogs!

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Gwinnett Buzz has debuted in BlogNetNews.com's top 20 list of Georgia's Most Influential Political blogs!  Thanks to my readers and be sure to keep coming back to the Buzz for ... Read more..

Analysis of April Commission public hearing coming soon!

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Gwinnett County Commission, Planning and Zoning | No Comments »

I had hoped to have my analysis of the issues decided during the April Gwinnett Board of Commissioners meeting to be complete and posted by now.  I have begun my ... Read more..

Gwinnett Police to hold career fair

Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Law Enforcement | No Comments »

If you have ever wanted to be a Gwinnett police officer, now may be your chance! GPD will hold a career fair this Saturday, May 3, at its training ... Read more..

Gwinnett Braves stadium images

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Real Estate Development | No Comments »

The AJC has published several architectural renderings of the new Braves stadium. While I have blogged on how this deal is bad for Gwinnett taxpayers, the stadium is a ... Read more..

Encouragement to respect property rights

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Homeowners Associations, Planning and Zoning | 1 Comment »

Corinth Hills HOA has posted a request to its residents to oppose a commercial rezoning request in their area.  I have posted a comment encouraging neighbors to consider all angles ... Read more..

New lanes open at I-85 - GA 316 interchange

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Transportation | No Comments »

For those traveling through the interchange at I-85 and GA 316, look out for new lanes starting today.  As I was coming home last night, there appeared to be an ... Read more..