While some restaurant chains are downsizing, Fazoli's is opening 22 restaurants nationwide — including one in Snellville.

A news release said the Macon-based Fazoli's, owned by Allen Peake, celebrated a record-breaking grand opening week with more than $80,000 in sales.

"Now is the perfect time to be franchising with Fazoli's," said Peake in the release. "Having been a former franchisee back in the 1990s, I was eager to come back under [CEO Carl Howard's] leadership. The company is on an upward path, which is evident in the immediate success we experienced in Macon; the community's response to first learning about Fazoli's return had been overwhelmingly positive and they are loving the revitalized brand."

Peake told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he plans to open another Fazoli's in Warner Robins in about four weeks.

That's right: not only is state Rep. Allen Peake a proponent for legalizing medical marijuana, he's a proponent for meals of chicken parmigiano and fluffy breadsticks.

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The Juneteenth Atlanta Parade and Music Festival takes place Saturday beginning at The King Center and ending at Piedmont Park. Due to sponsorship difficulties, the event was shortened from three days to two this year. (Jenni Girtman for the AJC)

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