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🌱 Patch AM: Which two new Sugarloaf Parkway spots are opening in Lawrenceville soon?

And on the Lawrenceville Patch calendar - Taste of BBQ Festival

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Good morning Lawrenceville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which two new Sugarloaf Parkway spots are opening in Lawrenceville soon?
  • How ABAC tennis players fared at Georgia Gwinnett's regional tournament
  • Why Lawrenceville police are helping Atlanta investigate a deadly shooting

Also on today's calendar: Taste of BBQ Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 71, low: 65.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 New & Coming Soon Gwinnett County Restaurants (businessdebut.com) — Two new restaurants are headed to Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville, including a full-service Colombian restaurant and a brunch-focused cocktail bar, both aiming to open soon. Local owners share plans for menus, hours, and concepts, giving residents new breakfast, lunch, dinner, and nightlife options just minutes away. A third fried chicken and seafood spot is also coming nearby in Lilburn.
   

• Curiel/Vachette reach quarterfinals, All-ABAC consolation final at ITA NAIA South Regional (tiftongazette.com) — College tennis fans in Lawrenceville just saw strong showings at Georgia Gwinnett College, where Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College players battled through main and consolation draws at the ITA NAIA South Regional. Doubles partners Mario Curiel and Maxime Vachette reached the quarterfinals, then faced off in an all-ABAC men's consolation singles final, highlighting a busy late-September stretch of regional collegiate tennis.
   

• Person of interest located after man shot in head, killed in Atlanta, police say (cbsnews.com) — Lawrenceville residents should know local police are helping Atlanta detectives after a 26-year-old man was fatally shot in the head during an ongoing dispute on Zip Industrial Boulevard. Atlanta officers located a vehicle with a person of interest inside and are working with Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County authorities to bring that individual in for questioning as the investigation continues.
   

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  • Update: Seems the kitty is just an outdoor pet.
    Thanks to everyone who replied! Potential missing cat!!! I get a lot of feral cats through my backyard, but this boy is super friendly and… (Nextdoor Grayson New Hope/Chandler)
  • The larger blueish/lavender flower plant is called 'blue mist', among other things.
    It's native and a member of the aster family. The smaller purple is a cultivated aster called Grape Crush. I gave away a blue mist at Bob's plant… (Nextdoor Lake Ridge Terrace)
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  • Peachtree Mitigation Publishes IICRC S500 Drying Standards for Gwinnett County (cincinnati.com)
  • Gwinnett opens HOPE grant applications, seeks qualified organizations to address opioid crisis (ocgnews.com)
  • SpecTalks: Season 1, Episode 3. Finding Your Community - Business RadioX ® - (businessradiox.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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