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Flowery Branch may loosen alcohol rules

From left, Marc Stampfli, Karen Ching and Robert Sabbath stand in Ching’s store on Main Street in Flowery Branch after the city’s council meeting on Thursday. The three are hoping for a rewrite of the city’s alcohol code to spur more downtown development. - photo by Nick Bowman

01192018 FLOWERY 1.jpg — From left, Marc Stampfli, Karen Ching and Robert Sabbath stand in Ching’s store on Main Street in Flowery Branch after the city’s council meeting on Thursday. The three are hoping for a rewrite of the city’s alcohol code to spur more downtown development. - photo by Nick Bowman

Want to have a glass of wine while getting your nails done? In Flowery Branch, you might just get the chance this year. The South Hall city is weighing a rewrite of its alcohol codes that would offer substantial new freedom to business owners, residents and visitors in the immediate downtown area.