Friday, May 17, 2013
One critic calls the plot "clunky," while another says the film eclipses its 2009 predecessor.
"Star Trek Into Darkness" is playing at the Movie Tavern in Suwanee. For show times, click here. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. Here's what critics are saying…
The meeting would be the beginning of the formal process of possibly calling for a referendum on the 1 percent sales tax.
Updated 2:50 p.m. Moving beyond the preliminary phase, Gwinnett County officials have asked to meet with officials from cities in the county regarding a possible SPLOST vote in November. The meeting is set for Tuesday, June 4, at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville, according to Suwanee and Gwinnett officials. Suwanee City Council members were told of the meeting Thursday (May 16) at a workshop. Also, Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette said that Gwinnett Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash appeared at a recent Gwinnett Municipal Association (GwMA) meeting for a "listening session." Burnette is on the GwMA executive committee. -- Do you favor extending the Gwinnett SPLOST program? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in …
It's the weekend! What's your favorite place for a romantic evening out?
The weekend is almost here! If your plans include a date with your new boyfriend, girlfriend or long-time spouse, check out these destinations in Suwanee. If you've already been to these places, click through to leave a review! Mango Cuban Restaurant Mango Cuban Restaurant has had rave reviews from the locals here in Suwanee. It is a popular place for regulars. This restaurant provides the both of best worlds by creating a fun family environment as well as a fun singles hangout. It offers big portions for the money. This, combined with the friendly service, makes for a pleasant dinner out with no regrets. Porto Bello Formerly nestled on the northeast corner of Scales and McGinnis Ferry Roads, the quaint Italian restaurant Porto Bello …
It was for a man recently arrested in a Loganville Walmart.
You're out shopping -- wearing some new jeans you bought at another store and forgot to remove the tag from. A store employee gets suspicious, and police ask you to step into the loss-prevention office so they can check out your pants to make sure you're not shoplifting them. You're not shoplifting, so you say no, you can't check out my pants. And out come the handcuffs. The charge for not cooperating, you're warned, is disorderly conduct. What do you do? A Loganville man recently opted for the disorderly conduct charge rather than agree to take his tag-on jeans to the loss-prevention office. A review of security tapes showed he hadn't been shoplifting the pants, but the disorderly conduct charge stuck. Did he commit a crime? Share your …
The school board adopts $1.763 billion FY 2014 budget and tentatively adopts 1.30 mills increase in tax millage rate.
After holding the line in the face of declining revenue in recent years, the Gwinnett County Board of Education anticipates having to raise the tax millage rate to fund the fiscal year 2014 budget. The school board adopted a FY 2014 balanced budget totaling $1.76 billion, a decrease of $12.8 million or 0.7 percent from the 2013, at its meeting Thursday (May 16) at the Instructional Support Center in Suwanee. The board also tentatively adopted an increase of 1.30 mills in the tax rate. Despite “a tremendous downturn in the economy we’ve been able to have the millage rate unchanged for some time,” said Rick Cost, chief financial officer for Gwinnett County Public Schools. -- How do you feel about the new Gwinnett Schools budget? The millage …
Arts in the Park festival returns Saturday, and SculpTour 2013 also debuts.
Suwanee will get a double dose of arts Saturday (May 18). The Arts in the Park festival returns to Town Center Park for its 2013 run. And as in past years, that will coincide with the official rollout of the SculpTour exhibits. As noted in a city news release, "Art Splash" is the theme for the 2013 festival, which is organized by the North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA) and co-sponsored by the city. The festival will run 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Some 60 artists will exhibit, sell, and demonstrate their art; several performance artists will entertain; and attendees will be invited to create their own art pieces through a chalk art competition and community art program. Also, attendees this year can view the Berlin Wall exhibit that is temporarily …
The venerable facility is hosting a two-day benefit event that's also about entertainment.
Jazz. Tattoos. Everett's Music Barn. Bet you thought you'd never see those things in the same place. Everett's Music Barn, the Suwanee bluegrass performing site that has been an institution since the 1970s, is breaking still more new ground. This weekend, the site on Stonecypher Road will host a rare -- perhaps first-ever -- two-day event. And also, there will be more than bluegrass, and more than music. According to a news release, Poverty is Real (PIR), a non-profit organization that uses music to combat poverty in local communities, will hold a Family Fun Day on Friday and Saturday (May 17-18). This is being done in conjunction with Family Promise of Gwinnett (FPG). FPG mobilizes communities of congregations to end homelessness one …
Laura Whitaker has expanded a program for special-needs kids from a summer camp to a year-round program. Now she's got even bigger plans to help disabled children. Sponsored by Grape-Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. Laura Whitaker is the executive director of Extra Special People, a nonprofit in Watkinsville, GA, that enhances the lives of children with disabilities by offering them recreation, education and socialization. Whitaker has been the executive director of ESP since 2006, and was only 21 when she took on the job. Under her leadership, the nonprofit has grown from a summer camp program to a year-round one, providing after-school care and family counseling for more than 150 children throughout 10 counties in …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Here's the story of Marlene Konkoly, who found creative ways to spend less and save more so she can retire at 50. This story is the first in our series about Extreme Savers.
Americans may be living longer, but our retirement plans aren’t keeping up. Which means people are living longer with smaller bank accounts. But Marlene Konkoly will retire at age 50. How did she do it? She contributes a whopping 45 percent of the gross annual income she earns as a procurement officer for an automotive finance company to her retirement—all while owning a home and remaining debt-free. Konkoly is actually well ahead of the retirement savings curve compared to many of her fellow Americans. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, fewer than half of Americans even know how much money they would need to retire. And nearly a third of employees who had access to a defined contribution plan such as a 401(k) did not participate …
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Results of recent Gwinnett County, Ga., restaurant inspections by the Gwinnett County Board of Health. Click below for local health inspection grades, including the most recent reports: Results of recent Gwinnett County, Ga., restaurant inspections by the Gwinnett County Board of Health. Click below for local health inspection grades, including the most recent reports: Results of recent Gwinnett County, Ga., restaurant inspections by the Gwinnett County Board of Health. Click below for local health inspection grades, including the most recent reports: Results of recent Gwinnett County, Ga., restaurant inspections by the Gwinnett County Board of Health. Click below for local health inspection grades, including the most recent reports: Don’t…
Tammy Osier
5:35 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Doesn't matter. You are in their store, not your house. Personally, I would have preferred that they had more reasonable suspicion (ie: seen him go into a dressing room and come out with a different pair of jeans). On that count, they were WRONG and should have had more evidence to hold him. But become unruly? Maybe a little self control is in order as far as life skills go. I know I wouldn't … more ›