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State Rep. Kasey Carpenter at Cherokee Brewing and Pizza Company in Dalton, one of two restaurants he owns.
By Henri Hollis
April 28, 2020

On April 27, Gov. Brian Kemp lifted restrictions on in-person dining at Georgia restaurants. AJC photographers captured the scene at some metro Atlanta restaurants that took their first steps into a new way of eating out.

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