GA Good News: Best BBQ, Braves Visit, Top Burger, Rose Parade

ATLANTA, GA — Good news stories from Georgia's Patches this week include one of the country's top BBQ joints, a Cobb County band has been invited to the Rose Parade, members of the Atlanta Braves and their mascot visit a school, and concession prices are dropping at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Also, the state's top burgers, a leaf-watch website can help you plan foliage viewing, Halloween stores pop up, Georgia's safest college town — find these and more of the week's headlines.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Best BBQ Restaurants In US Includes Georgia Joint
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium Drops Food Prices Even Lower
• Lassiter Band Working To Play Rose Parade
• Atlanta Braves Pay Visit To Woodstock School
• This Is Georgia's Top-Rated Burger Restaurant: TripAdvisor
• Georgia State Parks’ 'Leaf Watch' Website Tracks Best Fall Color
• Georgia City Among Safest College Towns In America
• Woodstock Accounting Firm Helps Out Combat Vets
• Baby Diamondback Turtles Arrive At Zoo Atlanta: WATCH
• Georgia State Fair Is Nation's Best Bargain: Report
• 70 Bartow County Students Honored As AP Scholars
• Temporary Tenant Opening At Old Douglasville Toys R Us
• Halloween Coming To Gwinnett, Opening In Former Retail Spots
• Beer Tasting Highlights New 'Cheers To The Arts' Event
• Spirit Halloween Stores Opening In Atlanta: List
• Spirit Halloween Stores Opening In Cobb County: List
• 16 Cobb Teachers Given STEM Award
• Shaw Industries Named To '50 Best Companies To Sell For' List
• $200 Million 32-Acre Redevelopment Project Groundbreaking Held
• Alpharetta Business Named Best Store Of The Year
• Edible Arrangements To Relocate Headquarters To Sandy Springs
• Nationally Renowned Artist Coming To Roswell
• Latter-Day Saints To Build Church Near Alpharetta
• Cartersville Medical To Break Ground On Urgent Care Center
• Shuler Hensley To Headline '42nd Street' At Byers Theatre
• Football-Bowling Combo At New Atlanta Bar
• Special Olympics Softball, Bocce Invitational In Douglasville
• New Upscale Restaurant Coming To Sandy Springs
• Inaugural Freedom Bowl Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend In Milton
• Roswell Announces 28th Annual Rivers Alive Cleanup
• Teasley Educator Named Finalist In Excellence In Teaching Award
• Sandy Springs Education Force Awards STEAM Grants

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PHOTO: Bronco Reece is escorted by Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper and the Heavy Hitter drummers for the surprise announcement of his award. Image courtesy of Cherokee County School District.