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Mask-wearing varies after city lifts mandate By CATHY COBBS newsroom@appenmedia.com
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The annual Lemonade Days Festival has been a Dunwoody staple since 1999.
Lemonade Days Festival rescheduled for August BY ADAM DARBY adam@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody Preservation Trust will host its annual Lemonade Days Festival fundraiser event at Brook Run Park from August 18 to 22. Due to the pandemic, the April event was moved back to late summer for the health and safety of
attendees. The event has been rebranded as a “back to school bash.” “As we have seen increased vaccinations reduce the number of cases, and now with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, we felt that it would be safe to hold the festival safely for crowds,” event director Hope Follmer
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DUNWOODY, GA. – Area business owners are reacting differently after the city of Dunwoody relaxed its mask ordinance in reaction to a dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases. Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch announced at the council’s May meeting that since the confirmed cases in DeKalb County had fallen below 100 cases per 100,000 residents, that the city’s mask ordinance was no longer in effect. However, she emphasized that businesses and organization had the right to make their own rules about whether or not masks were required. “Many businesses will likely continue to require face masks to enter their premises for the near future,” she wrote in on the city’s Facebook page. “This is no different than the ‘no shoes, no shirts, no service’ requirement that has existed for decades.” Deutsch said she understood that people may elect to wear masks long after they are required. “We all have our own comfort level as we enter the next phase of the health crisis,” she said. Several retail chains, including Publix, Costco and others have published written policies posted at their stores saying that vaccinated customers do not have to wear masks when shopping. However, the signs did not
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Patrons gather outside Porter Brew & Que in Dunwody.
call for people to provide proof of their vaccination status. Local businesses have had their own policies, either written or unwritten, as to how they are handling mask requirements. On a recent Wednesday night, there was a variety of different policies being implemented, either explicitly or implied. At Vintage Pizza in Dunwoody Village, server Chris S. Turner, while wearing a mask, said the restaurant is
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