Local Love: Spring View Venue

The Story Behind The Perez Collective at Spring View Venue Some business stories feel like fate—woven together by experience, passion, and a little bit of magic. That’s exactly the case with Perez Collective Events, a boutique planning and design studio nestled in the scenic charm of Spring View…

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Local Love: Cozy Cork Wine

The Story Behind The Cozy Cork In Grayson The Cozy Cork offers an impressive selection of specialty wines from around the globe, catering to both seasoned wine enthusiasts and curious newcomers. Guests can enjoy wine flights, champagne, wine spritzers, non-alcoholic mocktails, and much more…

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Local Love: Hand and Stone

If you're like us, life can get pretty hectic. Between work, family, and everything else under the sun, taking time for yourself often falls to the bottom of the to-do list. But what if we told you there's a place in Gwinnett where you can escape from the daily grind and emerge feeling refreshed…

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Black Owned Businesses to Check Out in Gwinnett

Gwinnettians are proud to live in one of the most diverse counties in the Southeast and this diversity carries over to the wide variety of black-owned restaurants, shops and tourism-related businesses. Below, check out just some of the Black-owned businesses that are pushing Gwinnett's tourism…

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Local Love: Boxete Kitchen

We sat down for a Q&A with Julee Kim, Marketing Manager of Boxete in Suwanee. Boxete is a combination of street food from all over the world. Customers can taste the culinary delights in their dishes made from scratch by Executive chefs. Q: How did your business get started? A: "Our first…

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Local Love: Ashli Hazel

We sat down for a Q&A with Ashli Hazel, head Brewmaster at Cultivation Brewing in Norcross. Ashli is the only female brewmaster in Gwinnett County and we are excited to get to know her a little better. Continue reading for more on her story and be sure to stop by Cultivation to say hey! Q:…

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Local Love: Damian AhChing

We sat down for a Q&A with Damian AhChing in honor of Pride Month. Damian is the Director of Media & Events for Local Restaurant Group- a hospitality umbrella over 6 restaurants; Local Republic, Strange Taco Bar, LR Burger, and High Voltage Wings. The restaurant group has expanded from a single…

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Local Love: Thip Athakhanh

We sat down for a Q&A with Thip Athakhanh, owner of Snackboxe Bistro, a Lao Street Food restaurant in Duluth in honor of AAPI month. They are more than just sticky rice, you will experience a casual, relaxed atmosphere serving cuisine from Southeast Asia that is full of savory flavors and spices…

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Local Love: Tola Mak

We sat down for a Q&A with Tola Mak who owns quite a few businesses here in Gwinnett. He owns Polished Nail Salon, Sugarloaf Salon and Suites, Peche Modern Coastal, Parkside District, and Stage Kitchen and Bar. You might have been to one of his businesses and not even known it. Read more about his…

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Local Love: Tupelo Rose Candle Boutique

We sat down for a Q&A with Chaunda Walls who is the owner and creative director of Tupelo Rose Candle Boutique, an online candle store that specializes in unique candle scents. She also sells wax melts, warmers, and tools for your own candles. It is important to her to create a candle that means…

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