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Total Pro Roofing: ‘It’s Our Goal to Earn Your...

Whether you need a simple leak repair, roof damage restoration or full-on roof replacement, Total Pro Roofing brings the total package: comprehensive, quality services, fair and square prices and renowned customer service you can trust. Based in Grayson and serving homeowners from Atlanta to Athens, Total Pro...

Glowing in Gwinnett! 4 Christmas Tree Lighting Events to...

Written by Jani Carr, Converge multimedia journalism intern and senior at Parkview High School The holiday season is officially upon us, which means it’s time to get into the merry mood at fun events with our friends, family and...

Healing, Heart and Overall Health with LaVida Massage of...

An amazing massage… It’s a welcome opportunity to set your daily stresses aside and drift into deep relaxation. It’s when all those aches and pains that have bothered you for weeks are released. It brings a sense of true rejuvenation that leaves you feeling uplifted for the...

Clyde Strickland Part 2: Ashes to Assets

“At about 1:30 in the morning the phone by my bed rang. A call that early in the morning is never good news. The voice screamed, “You better get down here. Metro-Waterproofing is on fire!” founder, Clyde L. Strickland remembers. Often it is the...

No More Mixing – 3 Ready To Drink Cocktails

Sometimes the most delicious cocktails come in cans. That's right, cans! While the pre-made cocktail space traditionally has been seen as a cheap thrill, breweries and distilleries all over have changed the pace and are now creating the most "Instagrammable" canned cocktails to keep you cool this...

8 Craft Beers You Need To Try This Summer

We are in the golden age of beer. Popping up in every city are picturesque breweries, each specializing in their own craft beer selection. From mainstream lagers and ales to IPA’s and innovative craft stouts - everyone is brewing and selecting the most unique tastes to innovate...

Bored with beer? Try something spiked!

Adult refreshment trends—or fads—appear and disappear as quickly as the foamy head in a glass of beer. Next up: spiked seltzers. You’ve tasted flavored soda water. Now imagine some alcohol thrown in. White Claw and Truly, brands of hard seltzer you may never have heard of, are...

“Gimme a Whiskey”

How many times has a parched cowpoke growled that line to a barkeep in a B-movie western? Today, purveyors of fine spirits are hearing more of it than ever, but not from chaps-wearing ranchers bellying up to the bar. To be clear, while all bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey...

Bond Issue Would Fund Strategic Priorities

by J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO/Superintendent // Gwinnett County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools is focused on two important, related issues this fall— a General Obligation (G.O.) bond referendum to benefit all schools and the update of the school district’s “Strategic Priorities for 2010–2020.” Both initiatives will have a significant...

Highest Credit Ratings: Saving on Financing Costs

by Charlotte J. Nash, Chairman // Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners It was a proud moment to read earlier this year what the three major credit rating agencies had to say about Gwinnett County in their financial reports. Here are highlights from what they said about our county government: “…very strong...

Total Pro Roofing: ‘It’s Our Goal to Earn Your...

Whether you need a simple leak repair, roof damage restoration or full-on roof replacement, Total Pro Roofing brings the total package: comprehensive, quality services, fair and square prices and renowned customer service you can trust. Based in Grayson and serving homeowners from Atlanta to Athens, Total Pro...

Glowing in Gwinnett! 4 Christmas Tree Lighting Events to...

Written by Jani Carr, Converge multimedia journalism intern and senior at Parkview High School The holiday season is officially upon us, which means it’s time to get into the merry mood at fun events with our friends, family and...

Healing, Heart and Overall Health with LaVida Massage of...

An amazing massage… It’s a welcome opportunity to set your daily stresses aside and drift into deep relaxation. It’s when all those aches and pains that have bothered you for weeks are released. It brings a sense of true rejuvenation that leaves you feeling uplifted for the...

Clyde Strickland Part 2: Ashes to Assets

“At about 1:30 in the morning the phone by my bed rang. A call that early in the morning is never good news. The voice screamed, “You better get down here. Metro-Waterproofing is on fire!” founder, Clyde L. Strickland remembers. Often it is the...

No More Mixing – 3 Ready To Drink Cocktails

Sometimes the most delicious cocktails come in cans. That's right, cans! While the pre-made cocktail space traditionally has been seen as a cheap thrill, breweries and distilleries all over have changed the pace and are now creating the most "Instagrammable" canned cocktails to keep you cool this...

8 Craft Beers You Need To Try This Summer

We are in the golden age of beer. Popping up in every city are picturesque breweries, each specializing in their own craft beer selection. From mainstream lagers and ales to IPA’s and innovative craft stouts - everyone is brewing and selecting the most unique tastes to innovate...

Bored with beer? Try something spiked!

Adult refreshment trends—or fads—appear and disappear as quickly as the foamy head in a glass of beer. Next up: spiked seltzers. You’ve tasted flavored soda water. Now imagine some alcohol thrown in. White Claw and Truly, brands of hard seltzer you may never have heard of, are...

“Gimme a Whiskey”

How many times has a parched cowpoke growled that line to a barkeep in a B-movie western? Today, purveyors of fine spirits are hearing more of it than ever, but not from chaps-wearing ranchers bellying up to the bar. To be clear, while all bourbon is whiskey, not all whiskey...

Bond Issue Would Fund Strategic Priorities

by J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO/Superintendent // Gwinnett County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools is focused on two important, related issues this fall— a General Obligation (G.O.) bond referendum to benefit all schools and the update of the school district’s “Strategic Priorities for 2010–2020.” Both initiatives will have a significant...

Highest Credit Ratings: Saving on Financing Costs

by Charlotte J. Nash, Chairman // Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners It was a proud moment to read earlier this year what the three major credit rating agencies had to say about Gwinnett County in their financial reports. Here are highlights from what they said about our county government: “…very strong...