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From two Georgia towns named as some of the best places to retire to a slew of new restaurants — Shane's Rib Shack, CineBistro and Chicken Salad Chick — to Garth Brooks performing the first concert at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, we've rounded up some good news stories from Georgia Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Two Georgia Towns Among 'Best Places To Retire'
• APS Superintendent Honored By Anti-Defamation League
• Garth Brooks To Be First Music Act At Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• New Shane's Rib Shack Opens Monday In Gwinnett
• 'Party on the Moon' Concert Comes To Downtown Woodstock
• Woman Rescued from 'Fast-Moving' Apartment Fire In DeKalb
• Midtown Eatery Whiskey Bird Opens Patio To Guests
• CineBistro Dine-In Theater Coming To Peachtree Corners
• Forsyth Sheriff's Office Swears In New Deputies
• 'Mama Mia!' To Be Staged In Gwinnett County
• Hotel At Avalon Signs Pre-Event Contracts Worth $2.5 Million
• Act Meow: Cobb Offering Free Kitten Adoptions Through June
• 'Your Son Was A Headlight': Fulton DA's Office Honors Slain Morehouse Student
• Decatur's Brick Store Pub Celebrates 20 Years With Beer Fest
• Holly Springs Awarded Main Street Designation
• Atlanta Mayor Raises Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour For City Workers
• Berkeley Lake Teacher Honored At Concert
• Student-Run Newspaper Wins 17 College Press Association Awards
• Roswell Arts Fund Launches Second Phase Of Performing Arts Center Study
• 'Strut Your Mutt' Celebrates National Dog Day In Cherokee County
• Free Internet Service Comes To Downtown Woodstock
• Vinings Ice Cream Social Set For July 16
• Chicken Salad Chick Is Coming To Buckhead
• Bon Ton Boil House In Midtown Extends Its Hours
• Highway 92 In Woodstock Reopens Ahead of Schedule
• Cherokee County Acquires Animal Rescue Transport Trailer

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