Bears Play Golf, Fancy Cars: Peachtree Corners Best 2019 Stories

PEACHTREE CORNERS, GA - It's hard to believe 2019, and the decade, is already coming to an end due to how much happened this year, especially in Peachtree Corners. Certain moments during 2019 showed residents at their worst, while several other moments showed them at their very best. Whether it was a tragedy that tested our strength, a person or event that helped restore our faith in humanity, or something strange that left us not knowing whether to laugh, or sigh (or both), it's hard to believe how much happened around us this year.

Which ones did Patch readers find the most interesting? Patch has rounded up the top most-read stories in Peachtree Corners during 2019.

1) Bears Take Stroll Through Prestigious ATL Golf Course
A bear and her cub were seen Thursday at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, police say. Then on Friday, a bear was hit in Norcross.

2) 13 Restaurants Coming To Peachtree Corners' New Town Center

When a new Town Center is complete, it will feature entertainment venues, restaurants, shops, office space, townhomes, and more.

3) Tech Company Relocating Its World HQ To Peachtree Corners

One of the nation's top leaders in developing standards and guidelines for indoor-environment-control technology announced it is relocating its world headquarters to Peachtree Corners next year.

4) 3 Shot, 2 Dead In Peachtree Corners: Police

Two men are dead and a woman was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound in an early morning double homicide.

5) Video: Gwinnett Policeman Gives Pot Back To Driver

A wrinkle in a new Georgia law is prompting police officers in Gwinnett County to return small amounts of marijuana taken from potential violators, as shown in a video that's gone viral, according to media reports. In the video, an officer hands back a small bag of pot to a driver during a recent traffic stop, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

6) Peachtree Corners Town Center Grand Opening, Grand Indeed

On a picture-perfect day, Gwinnett County's newest city welcomed residents, guests and dignitaries to celebrate the official opening of the Peachtree Corners Town Center. The event drew more than 4,000 from the community to see the unveiling of the Town Green which had been closed to the public until Saturday's grand opening.

7) CarMax To Open Customer Center In Peachtree Corners, Add 300 Jobs

CarMax, the United States' largest retailer of used cars and Fortune 500 company, announced recently it is opening a new Customer Experience Center in Peachtree Corners creating over 300 new jobs. Over the next few months CarMax will hire customer experience consultants, assistants and managers to work at the new center located at 5707 Peachtree Parkway.

8) Renowned Junior Tennis Academy Opening In Peachtree Corners

Well known for its top-notch junior tennis academy, Academia Sánchez-Casal and Life Time Athletic and Tennis, a premier facility with over 25 courts in Peachtree Corners, have announced a partnership to offer junior tennis players a venue for those who aspire to play at the college or even professional level.

9) New Peachtree Corners Magazine To Debut In 2019

Gwinnett County's newest city will soon have its own printed magazine that focuses exclusively on Peachtree Corners. The first issue of the new Peachtree Corners' quarterly magazine is expected to be in everyone's mailboxes by early February.

10) Peachtree Corners Provides Test Site For Remote Driving Company

The city recently announced its partnership with Sprint to build Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners, a 5G state-of-the-art test track for developing and demonstrating self-driving shuttles as well as serving as a testbed for Smart City technologies.