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Month: August 2021
Back-To-School Immunizations: Here's What You Should Know
As students return to in-person learning, this guide can help you make an informed decision when it comes to your child’s health.
This filling Atlanta meal won’t weigh you down
If you’re looking for a good, filling Atlanta meal that’s not ridiculously unhealthy, try Buenos Dias Cafe’s red chicken mole quesadilla.
Cops And Kids, Activism Stroll, Evictions Can Wait: Nearby News
Top stories include an eviction moratorium extended in one county, an activist’s next cause, and Police straining kids in sports.
City Winery requiring proof of vaccination or negative test for patrons
Effective Aug. 2, City Winery at Ponce City Market will require patrons to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of entry.
Apparent Road Rage Incident On Hwy. 78 Leads To Gunfire
An accident on Highway 78 in Loganville Monday escalated into a shootout, with one man hospitalized, according to a city spokesperson.
9 metro Atlanta food and drink events and activities in August 2021
Quench your thirst with hard seltzer and beer, slurp down some oysters and celebrate Brookhaven restaurants this August.
First Look: Acclaimed pitmaster opens Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ
It’s been quite a year for James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott. In March, his cookbook, “Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ” was released, and last week, the third Rodney Scott’s BBQ restaurant opened at MET Atlanta on Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta.
SPLOST enhances Gwinnett’s quality of life, economy
The County’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax has raised an estimated $3.8 billion since it was first approved by Gwinnett County voters in 1985. The one-percent sales tax allows the County to improve residents’ quality of life and the overall economy without resorting to property tax increases.
The funds, which are collected from anyone who makes a purchase in Gwinnett, not just residents, are used for capital improvement projects. SPLOST money allows the County to make critical transportation improvements to roads, sidewalks, and bridges. It also pays for police precincts and fire stations, parks, pools, playgrounds, and libraries. It pays for trails and environmental and historic site restorations.
SPLOST allows the County to pay for projects without going into debt, saving taxpayer dollars in interest payments.