Things to Do
Things to do in Snellville, GA
A local's honest shortlist for Snellville: the Towne Green, the Grove at Towne Center, T.W. Briscoe Park, and what actually earns a Saturday.
Field notes
The latest from the ground.
Openings, itineraries, and honest short reads written after driving the roads and eating the food. New each week, kept short on purpose.
Eat & Drink
Best restaurants in Snellville, GA
Where Snellville actually eats: the family-run Italian room, the comfort-food counters, and the quick locals' favorites on the old 78 corridor.
Events & Festivals
Snellville fall festival guide
The Snellville Fall Festival runs on an October Saturday at the Towne Green: crafts, food, live music, costume contests, and a paid kids zone.
Parks & Outdoors
Parks and outdoor spots in Snellville, GA
The outdoor plan in Snellville runs T.W. Briscoe's lake trail, the county parks on the surrounding roads, and Stone Mountain ten minutes west.
Living Here
Pros and cons of living in Snellville, GA
An honest balance sheet for Snellville: a real downtown taking shape, thirty minutes to Atlanta at best and an hour at worst, and schools across four Gwinnett clusters.
Things to Do
Things to do in Suwanee, GA
Suwanee is built around a town center: the amphitheater, the splash fountain, the farmers market, the greenway, and the restaurants on one lawn.
Eat & Drink
Best restaurants in Suwanee, GA
Suwanee's dinner map centers on the Town Center blocks: Ippolito's, Tequila Mama, and the patio rooms, with the corridor spot a short drive out.
Events & Festivals
Suwanee arts festival and local festivals
The Suwanee Arts Festival is the city's spring juried fine-arts show at Town Center Park, with the festival year stacking from spring market days to the November wine festival.
Parks & Outdoors
Town Center Park Suwanee guide
Town Center Park is Suwanee's front yard at the corner of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road: the amphitheater, the Big Splash fountain, and the walk to the greenway.
Living Here
Pros and cons of living in Suwanee, GA
Suwanee built its downtown on purpose: a walkable town center, a strong festival calendar, and schools split across several county clusters. The trade-offs are price and the commute.
Things to Do
Things to do in Loganville, GA
Loganville splits the Gwinnett-Walton line: the big county parks on the Gwinnett side and the Main Street block on the Walton side, with the lake country a short drive north.
Eat & Drink
Best restaurants in Loganville, GA
Loganville's table runs through Atlanta Highway and Main Street: homestyle dinners, the Mexican kitchen, a real brunch scene, and the old sweet shops.
Events & Festivals
Loganville AutumnFest guide
AutumnFest is Loganville's biggest day: a free October Saturday on Main Street with more than 175 vendors, live music, food trucks, and the Battle of the Bands.
Parks & Outdoors
Parks and outdoor spots in Loganville, GA
Loganville's parks split the county line: Bay Creek and Vines carry the Gwinnett side, the city parks hold the Walton side, and the lake country is a short drive north.
Living Here
Pros and cons of living in Loganville, GA
Loganville is the east-side value play: the big Gwinnett parks and a small-town Main Street, more house for the money, and an honest commute on the 78 side.
Fall Guide
Fall festivals across Gwinnett and nearby counties
Gwinnett's fall festival season runs hard from late September through late October: the county fair, the town festivals, the corn maze, and the pumpkin runs.
Community
Senior activities in Demorest, GA
Demorest's senior scene runs through the Habersham County Senior Center on Scoggins Drive and the Mountain Laurel Quilters' Guild in nearby Cornelia.
Things to Do
This weekend in Dacula, GA
The honest version of a Dacula weekend: the county parks, the farm-gate market connection, and Little Mulberry for the long morning, with the calendar filling in around the edges.
The Calendar
What's on this weekend in Gwinnett County
The weekend anchors across Gwinnett: the farmers markets, the county fair weeks, the town festivals, and the honest rule that dates move and hosts confirm.
Fall Guide
Buford and Lake Lanier fall guide
Buford sits where Lake Lanier begins: the corn maze season, the fall weekends at Lanier Islands, and the color drive to Buford Dam and back.
Motor Sports
Braselton race week guide
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta fills every fall with Petit Le Mans race week: practice, qualifying, the ten-hour finale, and the lodging and traffic notes that matter.
New in the Area
What opened in Gwinnett in 2026: the freshness list
The openings that changed the county's map in 2026, from a first Brazilian steakhouse to a first-in-the-state fashion anchor.
Parks & Outdoors
The best parks on Gwinnett's northeast spine
A mile-by-mile field guide to the county parks worth the drive, from a waterfall hike to 700-acre riding trails.
Things to Do
One evening on Lake Lanier, Flowery Branch to Gainesville
A first-night itinerary on the lake, from the depot village to the county-seat square.
Eat & Drink
A first night out on the I-85 corridor
Downtown Buford, a Suwanee green, and a Braselton square: one honest evening across Gwinnett's north end.