🌱 Rogers Bridge Sculpture + Gwinnett Cereal Eating Contest

Welcome back, Duluth! Let's get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 80 Low: 56.

Here are the top three stories in Duluth today:

1. Duluth officials have picked the artist that will create a sculpture from parts of the old Rogers Bridge for public display. Atlanta-based Nucleus Studio will create a sculpture from the 110-year-old bridge which was removed last year to make way for a new pedestrian-friendly walkway bridge. Once finished, the new bridge will connect Duluth and Johns Creek as well as Fulton and Gwinnett counties. The sculpture will be installed in Rogers Bridge Park on the Duluth side of the new bridge. (Gwinnettdailypost.com)
2. Good Morning Gwinnett is hosting its first-ever Cereal Eating Contest today with a $200 grand prize. The money and a 2022 trophy will await the first person who eats the whole bowl of cereal with milk. The contest is happening at 11:45 a.m. at the Rhodes Jordan Park Pavilion 1, 100 East Crogan Street in Lawrenceville, about 20 minutes from Duluth. (PatchPatch)
3. Gwinnett Police have made multiple arrests while breaking up multiple illegal street-racing groups over the past few weeks. Alan Thomas Rodriquez, 20, of Atlanta, Donovan Santiago Ramos-Hernandez, 19, of Norcross, and Jorge Coronado-Angel, 17, of Roswell were arrested in connection to damaging an officer's patrol car during a race. Last Sunday, police arrested Brian Antonio-Garfias, 17, of Norcross and William Anthony Valencia, 19, of Aragon at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and East Jones Bridge, a few miles from Duluth, on suspicion of street racing activities. (WSB Atlanta)

Today in Duluth:

• Eddie Owen Presents: An Evening with Karla Bonoff - Red Clay Music Foundry (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• With great sadness, the Duluth Police Department has announced the passing of retired K9, Alf. K9 Alf served his Duluth community with honor and distinction for nine years faithfully alongside his handler, Officer Misty Howell. (Facebook)
• Check out the City of Duluth's replay of Mayor Harris, Council Member Harnkess, and Commissioner Carden at the Red Clay Theatre for the Connect Duluth Virtual Civic Meeting! (Facebook)
• Still need weekend plans? Check out five things to do this weekend in Gwinnett County at the link. (Gwinnettdailypost.com)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Nicole Tess Kazora

About me: Nicole is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. At her core, she loves painting acrylic portraits, listening to political and social commentary, and examining research in the social sciences.