Image by lane.bailey via Flickr It was announced today that the Gwinnett County Public School system was awarded a $1,000,000 scholarship grant from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. The $1,000,000 will go out as scholarships to needy students within the district. Gwinnett took the top honors because of their high standards of performance for [...]
Image via Wikipedia The City of Lilburn is mulling over a plan to bring a ‘Big League Dreams‘ sports complex to the city. It would be located near US29 and Indian Trail-Lilburn Rd. The plan is not without controversy, and the company is not without its detractors. And it isn’t cheap… the cost is expected [...]
Image via Wikipedia Arcado Elementary School will be hosting a ‘Round-up’ on Thursday, August 12th, for boys interested in joining Cub Scouts. The event will run from 7:00pm until 8:00pm. Cub Scouting is a program for boys between 1st and 5th grade. Pack 551, the Arcado Elementary School Pack, has wonderful opportunities for boys to [...]
Many of you might have heard about Al Real. He is 8 years old, and a student at Arcado Elementary School here in Lilburn. On June 7th, while playing with a friend, Al received 3rd degree burns over 80% of his body. He was rushed to Grady’s Burn Unit, and from there sent to the [...]
My oldest son is getting ready to graduate Kindergarten. And he has been loving it. Much of that credit needs to go to his teacher, Ms. Curtis, at Arcado Elementary School in Lilburn, GA… The class that he is in is a ‘multi-age’ class that includes Kindergartners and First Graders. It is called a CLE [...]
Here in Lilburn, GA, in the heart of Gwinnett County, we are on the path to getting our second Community Improvement District (CID). But what does that mean? The basis of a CID is a geographically defined area, with businesses choosing to install a special tax on themselves in order to improve the area… and [...]
Market stats for Lilburn, GA March, 2010, indicate that there are 419 properties on the market (as of March 31st). Overall, there is about a 15.3 month supply of properties, with a slowing in sales since December. That is fairly normal for the winter season. March sales were up compared to 2009, though.
Spring is busting out all over Lilburn, GA. The usual signs are plain to see, and if you are missing them, the pine pollen will make sure you see spring everywhere… Of course, there are a few things that you need to do in order to prepare for spring.
Image via Wikipedia Still working on the details, but there are changes coming. The end goal is to create more of a hyper-local news site. As we build towards that goal, we are inviting local businesses to post specials and information for Lilburn area residents. The real estate content is going to be ratcheted down [...]
Lilburn is already kind of home to part of the Evermore CID running along US78 between Stone Mountain and Snellville. As an area resident, some of the improvements that are directly and indirectly a result of the CID are quite obvious.