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Flowery Branch 'excited' over rebirth of Atlanta Highway corridor
City used a $50K grant for landscaping along Atlanta Highway
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Moonie’s Texas Barbecue on Atlanta Highway in Flowery Branch has been a popular spot for barbecue for the past year.
Flowery Branch is starting to see rebirth in a part of town once marked by aging buildings, failing businesses and a permanently parked yellow school bus that used to sit next to the railroad tracks. It’s not a case of extreme makeover, but some improvements are taking place on the Buford side of Ga. 13/Atlanta Highway and even further into the historic downtown along Railroad Avenue. “I think the whole corridor is turning out pretty good,” City Planner James Riker said.
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How planning board voted on proposed Gas station, restaurants on Spout Springs Road in South Hall
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A gas station and a building for restaurants are proposed off Spout Springs Road in South Hall. - photo by Jeff Gill
A gas station and a building for two restaurants could be built across from the Spout Springs Library near the entrance to Sterling on the Lake.
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