by Nathan Deen | Mar 8, 2023 | Community
Santiago Restrepo and Lesly Montoya signed up to be lifeguards in high school thinking it would be a convenient and temporary summer job. But now Restrepo is going on his fifth year working at the West Gwinnett Aquatic Center in Norcross and just started a new...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Mar 8, 2023 | Community
Born and raised in Gwinnett County, Major J.D. Griffin vows to ‘police the way I want to be policed.’ Although you don’t see the phrase, “protect and serve” on police vehicles these days, Major J.D. Griffin, the new commander of Gwinnett County’s West Precinct...
by Kelsey Asher | Feb 7, 2023 | Community
The summer sunlight returns and with it, our favorite summer camps! It’s best to book early for the best prices and to reserve your spot, so use this handy guide to make it the best summer yet for your kiddos! YMCA Camps Day Camps — The YMCA offers day camp...
by SWG Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Community, Feature
Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful (GC&B) will bring the community together for its annual “treecycling” event, one of the largest in Georgia. GC&B will collect live trees between December 26, 2022 and January 25, 2023 at fire stations throughout the county. From...
by Glenn Boylan | Dec 4, 2022 | Community, Doing Good, Feature
Assembling an electric train set to go around the Christmas tree is a long-standing tradition for many families. But the Neighborhood Christmas Train Experience in Norcross takes that tradition to a whole new level — all to help raise money for the Neighborhood...
by Arlinda Smith Broady | Nov 26, 2022 | Community
Featured image- Jeff Williams (right) gives instructions to team members. Atlanta Curling Club invites those curious about the ice sport to give it a try. If your only acquaintance with the sport of curling is an episode of “The Simpsons” that aired during the 2010...
