Meet Andrew Smith! Many of you know Andrew from shopping at Green’s Grocery in Gainesville. Andrew moved to the area in 2005 and has worked at Green’s Grocery ever since. He is an outdoor enthusiast and loves traveling and enjoying the Hall County area. We recently caught up with Andrew to find out more…
Marvin Westbrook
“When have I felt the happiest in my life? Right now. I am an incredibly happy husband. I am a very proud father of two and grandfather of five. I sold my pool construction company a few years ago and now I have a lot of time to spend with my family, which is and…
Suzanne Bagwell
Suzanne Bagwell is the owner of Petals Inc. Suzanne has lived here her entire life and has been always loved music and flowers. We asked Suzanne about her life here and some questions about herself. Q: Since you are a teacher and lover of music, who are your favorite music artists? A: “Bing Crosby,…
Dave Roland
Toast Chef Dave Roland says he tries to “chase passion.” Which has worked out quite nicely for his restaurant, Toast, downtown. Roland said the minute he walked into the building that is now his restaurant, he was in love. “I knew it was the one. I just felt so comfortable and at peace and at…
Christopher McDonald
Meet Christopher McDonald! Christopher is a longtime resident of our community and co-owner of his own coffee shop on Market Street. He has lived here since 1987 and said he became highly interested in coffee because “it runs in the family.” “I have an uncle that owns a coffee shop in Charleston, my grandfather…
Spenser Patrowski
Spenser started his first company at age 11. He recalls that there were 3 kids in his neighborhood that were each wanting to do lawn care for people. Spenser offered to find them jobs. He did. He found more jobs than they could handle, so Spenser found other teenagers that wanted to cut yards, too….
Camila Hancock
“My father is a preacher and his father was a preacher. My mother’s father was a preacher. My husband and I are thinking about having children. We are under lots of pressure for them to be good kids, I guess. Ha! Ok. My two passions in life outside of family are my online marketing business and…