Congratulations to the Winner of Patch's "Lark Eden" Ticket Contest!

The winner will receive a pair of tickets to see the play on opening weekend at Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Thanks to everyone who entered our Lark Eden ticket giveaway contest! We asked you to tell us about your best friend. We then randomly selected a winner from all of the submissions. Our winner is Beth Farr! Here's what Beth said about her best friend: "My daughter is my best friend as we have fought some tremendous battles together theses past few years. She has always loved live theater as does her mom, her grandpa and his mom before her. She blesses my life both on stage and off." Congratulations Beth! Check your email for instructions on how to claim your prize, two tickets for the Saturday, May 8th performance of Lark Eden at 8pm at Aurora Theatre in downtown Lawrenceville, Ga. Enjoy the show! If you didn't win, you can still buy …

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Maya Sweetheart, a Boxer and Cancer Survivor, is Georgia's Top Dog

Patch readers from across Georgia have voted, and this boxer from Dacula is the big winner of our Top Dog contest.

  Readers, we got 546 votes in our Georgia Top Dog contest and our runaway winner is boxer Maya Sweetheart with a whopping 121 votes! When you’re competing in a field of 10 finalists, that’s a big chunk of the voting. Five-year-old Maya lives with Heather and Brodie Gruver, their two children, and another boxer in Dacula. “She’s protective over the kids and over the house, very loving and very smart,” said Heather Gruver, who entered Maya’s photo into our contest. “She’s part of the family. Like any dog owner would say, she’s definitely become another family member, not just a pet.” May was born on Feb. 14, 2007, making her a Valentine’s Day puppy. The Gruver’s took Maya home when she was about six weeks old. One day, when Maya was about …

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Last Chance! Vote for the Top Dog in Georgia

You have until 5 p.m. today to vote. Cast your ballot now!

Readers, we are happy to report that you submitted more than 700 photos of your canine companions to our Top Dog in Georgia photo contest. You shared photos of tiny Chihuahuas, and one of a 170-pound mastiff. You shared the picture of the loyal standard poodle who waits for the children at the school bus stop. There was also the basset hound that somehow got onto the kitchen counter. (We suspect he got help with that feat.) There were therapy dogs, dogs in tutus, nappers, ball fetchers, snugglers and swimmers. Big, small, smooth, fluffy - the dog world was well represented, and so was the world of warm-hearted pet owners. There were so many wonderful dog photos and personal stories that, frankly, the judges struggled to narrow this down to…

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Here are the Winners of Our Aurora Ticket Giveaway!

Five lucky people won tickets to see "The Fox on the Fairway" at the Aurora Theatre in Downtown Lawrenceville, Ga.

  Congratulations to our winners of our contest for the Aurora Theatre! We gave away five pairs of tickets to see "The Fox on the Fairway," the theatre's final show of the season. Here are the winners' user names: Congratulations again and enjoy the show!

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Last Chance to Win Free G-Braves Tickets

Lawrenceville Patch's contest to win a family four pack of tickets ends at 6pm.

Enter to Win Free Tickets to the Gwinnett Braves

Patch is giving away tickets to Lawrenceville Night at Coolray Field.

  Baseball is America’s pastime. And now Lawrenceville Patch is giving you and your family or friends a chance to join us at the ballpark to watch the Gwinnett Braves take on the Charlotte Knights. You could win a Family Four Pack of tickets to the game on Lawrenceville Night-- Friday, June 1st at 7:05 p.m. at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville. Entering is easy. Just scroll down and comment on this article by Tuesday, May 8th at 6 p.m. telling us why you love baseball or going to ballgames. We’ll randomly choose a winner from the comments. All nine of the Gwinnett Patches are participating, so visit your neighbor sites and enter on each site. Each Patch will choose a winner, but you can only win one set of tickets. Now, Play Ball!

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Local Students Finalists in YouTube's Space Lab Competition

You can vote to help send these GSMST students' project into outer space.

Three students at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology hope their project is out of this world... Literally. Seniors Shawn Albert of Snellville and Aditya Ragunathan of Duluth, along with junior Brian Barr of Dacula entered Lenovo and YouTube's Science Lab Competition. On Wednesday, they received word that they were chosen as one of 60 finalists worldwide. The competition is for students all across the globe. Students between the ages of 14 and 18 had to design a science project to be performed in space on the International Space Station and streamed live on YouTube. The trio chose to focus on diabetes and insulin. “Our goal with this experiment is to see how microgravity and other factors in space affect insulin …

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Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for Gwinnett County Public Schools

Get out the lights and holly. Your decorating could net $100,000 to our schools.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to Gwinnett County Public Schools. Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached. Here’s how the contest works. Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. Each finalist will receive $500 that they can apply to their December electric bill. From Dec. 30 through …

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Seen on the Scene

Can You Tell Me How to Get to Crogan Street?

Look who we found while walking in Downtown Lawrenceville!

While strolling through Honest Alley on a way to a story, I ran into this six foot tall, huge, yellow bird. I thought this Big Bird may have been lost and took out my handy GPS to try to tell him how to get to Sesame Street. Turns out it's one of the entries in the Post-It Note Wars going on in town. Big Bird's made his nest in the window of Rock Paper Scissors. For more information and details on how you can enter the Post-It Note Wars, see the event's page on Facebook.

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