Thursday, May 2, 2013
The eatery near I-85 is having some festivities and giveaways for its debut.
Another sign of new life in the Suwanee Gateway -- Schlotzsky's Deli is opening for business. According to a company news release, Schlotzsky's will open Thursday, May 2, on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road near I-85. It will be in a revamped building that once housed a Mrs. Winner's chicken eatery. This building, at 2941 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, is across from the new Suwanee Police substation at I-85. Store hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. “With our addictive recipes, upbeat surroundings and funny sayings, we’re adding tremendous flavor to the Suwanee fast-casual dining scene,” Rutesh Shah, who owns the new Schlotzsky’s location, said in the news release. “It’s hard not to smile when you walk into our bright new restaurant, smell the bread baking …
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The global company celebrates grand opening of large new facility on Satellite Boulevard near I-85.
Mitsubishi Electric is a global company with more than 110,000 employees worldwide, and it trades on Japan's Nikkei index. But if employees needed to get in touch with the boss Wednesday (April 17), they had to patch in to Suwanee. "We are so very pleased to join you in Suwanee," Kenichiro Yamanishi, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric, said at the grand opening of the company's new HVAC headquarters on Satellite Boulevard, near I-85, an unincorporated area. "We are making many key investments like this one, throughout North America." He added, in humorous reference to the company's sponsorship of the Greater Gwinnett Championship: "Don't expect any golf lessons tonight." The rollout of the 550,000-square-foot building -- said to be …
Monday, April 8, 2013
The computer animated video explains how toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road would operate.
If you missed last month's public hearings regarding the extension of the I-85 toll lanes northward, you can now learn more about the project courtesy of the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The GDOT recently posted a short computer animated video depicting how the new toll lanes will operate (see above). The GDOT has proposed extending the toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road near Suwanee to Hamilton Mill Road, in the Dacula/Buford area. As part of the project, an additional lane would be constructed to avoid losing capacity in the free lanes. According to GDOT, the new toll lanes would provide reliable travel times, improved commute alternatives and expanded commuting choices (see pdf). In the presentation, GDOT explains …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The GDOT is considering extending the toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road near Suwanee to Hamilton Mill Road.
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Tuesday, March 19
The Georgia Department of Transportation has scheduled two public hearings in March to discuss extending the I-85 HOT lanes another 10 miles northward. The first hearing will be held Thursday, March 21 at 4 p.m. at the Gwinnett Center Atrium located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. The second hearing will take place Thursday, March 28 at 4 p.m. in Braselton. The meeting will be held in the community room of the Braselton Municipal building located at 4982 Highway 53, Braselton. The GDOT is considering extending the toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road near Suwanee to Hamilton Mill Road, in the Dacula and Buford area or possibly extending the lanes to Chateau Elan near Braselton. As part of the project, an additional lane would be …
Friday, March 15, 2013
The state agency has a new post in the area, and will be getting additional officers.
The new Georgia State Patrol post opening soon in Gwinnett also will mean that Suwanee Police will be getting some help from the state agency. Suwanee Police Chief Mike Jones said Thursday that the state agency will now work traffic accidents on I-85 in the Suwanee city limits. Also, he said the GSP will be welcome to work Suwanee traffic cases on surface streets in the city limits. "They're here to help us," Jones said. He added that Suwanee Police still could assist the GSP. The GSP announced recently that it will open a new post in Duluth, for added police presence. Jones added that the agency will be getting 30 new officers in April. -- What do you think of the state patrol handling Suwanee traffic accidents on I-85? Share your …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A review of some top recent news stories.
Click on the links for more information. NEW RESTAURANT FOR TOWN CENTER: It was the talk of the town when Olde Towne Tavern & Grille closed just before Christmas. However, a new group has plans for the space this spring. POSSIBLE NEW RESTAURANT FOR GATEWAY: Did anybody mention restaurants? Seems Suwanee's emphasis on redeveloping the Gateway area near I-85 is getting notice. Signs are that Schlotzky's Deli wants to open in a vacant building across from the police substation. SCHOOL CAFETERIA GETS PERFECT GRADE: School cafeterias have health checks, too. And North Gwinnett High passed its recent test. MORE BUSINESS LICENSES: People keep hanging out their shingles in Suwanee. The city is busy issuing new licenses, some for home based …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The vacant May Queen Hotel on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road was purchased from a bank for $1.25 million. The building, called a 'nest for crime,' will be destroyed.
The City of Suwanee has purchased a shuttered hotel property near I-85, in keeping with residents' desires to see blighted properties eliminated in the Gateway area. The former May Queen Hotel, which has been closed for about a year for safety reasons, is now city-owned. The purchase price was $1.25 million, with First Intercontinental Bank being the seller, according to a city news release. The city plans to demolish the existing structures on the property, which is located at 2955 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, and land-bank the property. “This purchase represents one more step in the City of Suwanee’s efforts to improve the Suwanee Gateway and ensure the long-term viability of this commercial area,” Mayor Jimmy Burnette said in the news …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The extension would take the lanes from Old Peachtree Road to Hamilton Mill Road. Share your thoughts.
Attention, Gwinnett commuters. The I-85 HOT lanes may be extended another 10 miles northward soon. According to wsbtv.com, the state Department of Transportation wants to extend the toll lanes from Old Peachtree Road near Suwanee to Hamilton Mill Road, in the Dacula and Buford areas. Two public hearings will be held in March, one in Gwinnett, for DOT officials to present their plans, according to the report. The work could begin in 2014 and be completed in three years. "The design work proposal is under way that would pick up the express lane that currently ends at Old Peachtree," GDOT spokesperson Teri Pope told WSB. "The great thing about this project is that it’s new construction. We'll be adding that express lane. It will not take …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Work has begun along Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.
Suwanee officials have begun another project that is designed to improve the Gateway area near I-85. Workers recently began a landscaping effort along Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road near Exit 117 that will include trees and streetscaping. The project runs from Sawmill Drive to the new police substation just south of I-85, according to a city news release. Eleven plazas, which will include benches and trash cans as well as landscaping, and two smaller seating areas are being created on each side of the interstate ramps and around the intersection, the release said. Also, the I-85 ramps will be re-landscaped. The project will includes 161 elm, maple, crepe myrtle, and magnolia trees; 6,146 holly, juniper, and rose bushes; 4,255 plugs of liriope…
Friday, October 12, 2012
The move comes after a delay from September's meeting.
After a delay of a few weeks, the Suwanee City Council on Thursday approved regulations that will allow a self-storage facility near I-85 in the Gateway area. The council, at a special called meeting before Thursday's workshop, unanimously approved both the rezoning and the special use permit that will allow construction at 341 Sawmill Drive. The two-acre lot is located behind a Chevron station nearest I-85, and now contains a vacant building. Owner Amburgy Properties of Duluth will construct and operate the new facility, under the Storgard name. Construction is expected to begin about February 2013 and could be completed by the end of the year. The council had delayed a vote on the project in September. Council members Doug Ireland and …
Steve Burns
10:49 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Thanks, Doug. We'll have more about the Gateway area soon. more ›