🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Suwanee neighbor reshaping our parks and community spaces

Good morning Suwanee! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Suwanee neighbor reshaping our parks and community spaces

Also on today's calendar: Come Visit for the 2026-2027 School Year - Holy Redeemer Catholic School.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 56, low: 40.
• Sunday: Nice with plenty of sun, with a high of 60 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Celebrating Roger Grant: A True Friend of Suwanee (suwaneemagazine.com) — Suwanee residents can celebrate Roger Grant, who was recently honored with the City’s Friend of Suwanee Award for his long‑time service. His work on The Orchard at White Street Park, Harvest Farm Community Garden, and the Suwanee 2040 Strategic Plan has helped shape beloved local parks and community spaces.
   

📸 Around Suwanee

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Suwanee

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday January 21

• Come Visit for the 2026-2027 School Year - Holy Redeemer Catholic School
  3380 Old Alabama Rd, Alpharetta
  9:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Network Barrow
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter St. , Winder
  9:00 am
• Business over Breakfast
  Barrow County Chamber of Commerce , #6 Porter Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• VG-BBALL (Home) vs East Jackson
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  4:00 pm
• VB-BBALL (Home) vs East Jackson
  Flowery Branch High School , 4450 Hog Mountain Rd , Flowery Branch
  5:30 pm
• First Friday Concert: 7 Sharp 9
  Norcross, GA Calendar Norcross, GA 30071
  7:00 pm
• Community Campfire & S'mores on the House!
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• V-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am
• JV-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am
• G-WRESTLING (AWAY) AT Gainesville Duals
  Gainesville High School , 830 Century Pl , Gainesville
  8:00 am
• Loop Around the Lake
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  9:00 am
• Hike by the Light of the Moon
  Fort Yargo State Park , 210 South Broad Street , Winder
  7:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Planning Commission Public Hearing
  Lawrenceville, GA Calendar , 70 S Clayton Street , Lawrenceville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Help me neighbors.
  I turn 65 on Saturday and I’d like to go out with my family for dinner. There are 6 of us. Somewhere that’s not going to be $600 for dinner. We… (Nextdoor Suwanee)
• Anyone missing this cat?
  appears to be lost and confused. We brought it in to be safe. 303-562-7014 (Nextdoor Crofton)

• Bloomin' Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Suwanee. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Suwanee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Suwanee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Duluth

• Gwinnett County libraries ring in 2026 early with "Noon Year's Eve" celebration for kids (cbsnews.com)
• Gwinnett County family traumatized after swatting incident on Christmas Eve (41nbc.com)
• Gwinnett teen accused in Buford Highway chase was wanted for drive-by shooting (wsbtv.com)

Buford

• An Indonesian Afternoon Tea on Buford Highway Marks My Mom's 84th Birthday (thecitizen.com)
• As the calendar flips to 2026, battle for control of the Georgia House cranks up • Georgia Recorder (georgiarecorder.com)

Lawrenceville

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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