Mrs. GarageGuy and I had the opportunity earlier this week to visit with Brendon Barclay, Executive Director of Sustaining Urban Villages. Along with a score of other adults and kids (mostly homeschoolers…), we had volunteered our morning to help with the construction of an outdoor classroom.
Author Archives: Lane Bailey
Sustaining Urban Villages – Brockett Elementary Outdoor Classroom
- Saturday, 09 January 2010 11:52
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Flashback Friday
- Friday, 08 January 2010 10:31
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Value is always at the top of mind for sellers (even before they become sellers. Posts about values and what improvements can made to increase value are always popular.
It all started with a broken wagon wheel, sugar and a hill
- Thursday, 07 January 2010 08:32
- Written by Lane Bailey
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It is Gwinnett’s unsung town. People all over the Atlanta area know where Duluth, Suwanee and Buford are. They know where Lawrenceville and Norcross are. But then there is Sugar Hill…
Wayback… Want to find out about local environmental hazards?
- Wednesday, 06 January 2010 09:03
- Written by Lane Bailey
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I ran across a site a couple of years ago and this is a good time to bring it back up… The EPA maintains a mapping site that allows you to put in a location or address and it will show any known environmental hazards that are in the area.
Buford’s past may not be what you thought…
- Tuesday, 05 January 2010 08:30
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Buford, GA is a lot more interesting than you might think at first. Like several other cities in Gwinnett County, it owes its early history to the railroad. In fact, it is the same railroad as Suwanee and Norcross, the Atlanta – Richmond Air-Line Railroad. And Buford owes its name to Algernon Sydney Buford.