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What’s Up Brookwood Local updates from the Brookwood community in and around Snellville, Lawrenceville, and Lilburn, Gwinnett County. 🍕

02/02/2026

Crooked Can Brewing is inside the Towne Center Market at The Grove in downtown Snellville.

Rather than operating as a standalone taproom, Crooked Can is intentionally paired with an indoor market, creating a shared space where multiple food and small business vendors can operate together. The setup is designed to encourage people to spend time, meet up, and return regularly.

The Towne Center Market is part of Snellville’s effort to create a true downtown hub — a walkable destination for dining, gathering, and everyday use, not just a one‑time visit. As the space continues to fill in, additional vendors are expected to open over time.

For families and residents around the Brookwood area, this creates a flexible option that works for different situations, whether it’s casual meetups, group outings, or spending time downtown together.

02/02/2026

The annual Run the Reagan road race returns to Snellville on Saturday, February 21, bringing runners, families, and volunteers to Ronald Reagan Parkway for a morning that looks very different if you live or drive around the Brookwood area. The event begins at 9 a.m., and because the course uses the full length of the parkway, drivers should expect closures and plan alternate routes.

Run the Reagan has become a familiar community tradition near Brookwood High School, drawing neighbors from across Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn. You’ll see friends, families, elementary school groups, and local clubs all showing up together — whether they’re running, walking, volunteering, or cheering from the sidelines. It’s one of those mornings that shows how connected this area really is.

02/02/2026

The Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center is a county-supported resource in downtown Lawrenceville that helps people start and grow small businesses.

Located just off the downtown square, the center operates out of a roughly 6,700-square-foot building set up like a small office environment, with private offices, co-working space, meeting rooms, and a training room. It’s not a retail space, but a place for entrepreneurs to learn, connect, and work.

The center serves first-time business owners, home-based businesses ready to grow, freelancers, consultants, and local owners looking for help with marketing, branding, and day-to-day operations. It also focuses on supporting minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs from lower-to-moderate income households.

Throughout the year, the Entrepreneur Center hosts workshops, networking breakfasts, mentor roundtables, book clubs, and guided tours, mostly on Perry Street with some programs held at libraries around the Brookwood area.

01/26/2026

If you’ve noticed trees cleared near the horseshoe entrance at Brookwood High School and greenhouse structures going up, here’s why it matters. Those greenhouses connect to Brookwood’s Natural Resource Management program (often called Brookwood Aquaponics), giving students hands-on experience with sustainable growing right on campus.

Students learn by running the process day to day—growing plants, managing conditions, and tracking how the system performs. And when students sell what they grow, including at local farmers markets, the proceeds help cover supplies and keep the program going. It’s a practical, real-world learning piece happening around the Brookwood area.

01/26/2026

Bethany Park is a new build-to-rent townhome community planned for downtown Snellville, located on the former Snellville Community Church property just steps from Snellville City Hall. The project is proposed for an 8.95-acre site in Snellville’s City Center and would bring about 140 townhomes, plus a 14,000-square-foot commercial building, into the downtown core.

This is part of a broader shift toward adding density near existing downtowns, where walkability is increasingly the goal. For Snellville, that means more housing close to parks, restaurants, and city services, while supporting local businesses and using infrastructure that’s already in place. Around the Brookwood area, similar city-center projects across Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn are shaping how Gwinnett grows without pushing development farther out.

01/25/2026

The City of Lawrenceville is moving closer to a proposed annexation that would expand city limits and bring additional unincorporated areas of Gwinnett County under city control, pending a public vote expected in May 2026. City estimates suggest the annexation could add around 19,000 residents over time, shifting long-range planning and development decisions from the county to the city.

None of the proposed annexation areas fall inside the Brookwood High School cluster, so school boundaries would remain the same. However, several of the areas being considered sit just outside the Brookwood area, including sections near Sugarloaf Parkway and other heavily traveled corridors. While zoning would not change immediately, future city-led decisions could still influence traffic patterns, nearby commercial growth, and how surrounding land is developed over time.

01/25/2026

A new residential development is being planned along Highway 78 in Snellville, and it’s one residents around the Brookwood area are paying close attention to as growth continues nearby.

Stonehaven Park is a proposed townhome community that would add 95 new for-sale townhomes on a 10.8-acre site off Stone Mountain Highway, on the Shiloh side of 78 between Hewitt Road and High Point Road.

Homes are expected to start under $300,000, a rare price point for new construction in Gwinnett County, with a mix of front-entry and rear-entry townhomes, one- and two-car garages, and the project is still in early planning stages as of right now.

01/25/2026

The Rhodes Jordan Multi-Use Trail Connection is designed to make Rhodes Jordan Park part of a larger off-road trail network around the Brookwood area, not just a standalone park.

Today, the park has well-used walking paths, but once you leave the property, safe options for walking or biking are limited. This project focuses on connecting those existing trails to Gwinnett County multi-use paths that are separated from traffic and built for long-term use. The goal is safer, more practical connections between neighborhoods, parks, and activity centers across Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn.

The trail is being built in phases, which is typical for larger Gwinnett County development projects. Some sections near Rhodes Jordan Park are already complete, while other segments will move forward as funding, design work, and right-of-way access are finalized. Over time, these connections improve access to the park and create more options for short trips without relying on busy roads.

01/25/2026

A proposed townhome community called Brookwood Green is being reviewed along Stone Mountain Highway near McGee Road, inside the Brookwood High School cluster. The plan includes 64 townhomes on a little more than eight acres in a busy part of the Brookwood area.

The site is located along Highway 78 near established neighborhoods in the Five Forks area and within the Brookwood High School district. According to project details, the homes would use a rear-entry design, with garages accessed from internal drive aisles instead of directly from the highway. This type of layout is often used to limit traffic conflict points along major roads.

While the development is still a proposal, it highlights how new housing is being added across Lawrenceville GA, Snellville GA, and Lilburn GA by focusing growth along main corridors rather than deeper inside neighborhoods. Access, layout, and location will remain key details to watch as the project moves forward around the Brookwood community.

01/25/2026

Across Gwinnett County, nearby downtowns are changing — not just in what’s being built, but in how growth is being organized. In places like Lawrenceville GA and Snellville GA, city leaders are concentrating activity into defined downtown areas instead of spreading development along major roads. That shift is introducing a level of density these communities haven’t traditionally seen.

For families living near Brookwood High School, these design choices shape where people shop, eat, and spend time. Lawrenceville’s downtown reflects an older street layout that feels compact and established, while Snellville’s town center reflects a newer, more planned approach built around public space. Both models influence daily routines around the Brookwood area.

01/25/2026

The Brookwood Schools Foundation is a local nonprofit that supports teachers and classrooms across the Brookwood High School cluster. It operates independently from the school system, raising private funds to support classroom grants, learning tools, and programs that go beyond basic funding around the Brookwood area.

One of the foundation’s largest fundraisers is Run the Reagan, a community race that brings together families from near Brookwood High School and from outside the area as well. Along with donations and support from local businesses, that funding goes directly back into schools across Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn.

Everything raised stays local, directly supporting classrooms and programs across the Brookwood High School cluster.

01/25/2026

The City of Snellville is building a new community center at T.W. Briscoe Park, adding long-needed indoor recreation and gathering space for residents around the Brookwood area. Briscoe Park is already one of the most used parks in Snellville, and this project expands how the space can be used year-round, not just during good weather.

According to the city, the community center is expected to include basketball, volleyball, and pickleball courts, an indoor walking track, multipurpose activity rooms, and an outdoor pavilion. These upgrades are designed to support fitness, youth programs, senior activities, leagues, and community events across Lawrenceville, Snellville, and Lilburn. As new housing continues to come online near Brookwood High School, projects like this help improve quality of life without adding commercial congestion.

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