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Five Things You Need To Know July 1

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Here's your digital checklist for Friday, July 1.

  1. Welcome July: The new month gives us the hottest weekend of the year — both in temps and activities. It’ll be 95 today, 96 Saturday, Ninety-Nine Sunday and 95 on the Fourth of July. Fireworks displays are scheduled throughout the weekend (), including . Don’t forget the (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and other activities in Old Town throughout the weekend.
  2. New Laws: July 1 puts into effect many new laws in Georgia. For a look at what’s now on the book, click here.
  3. Mayor Update: Lilburn Mayor Diana Preston speaks at the Lilburn Business Association’s at . It will be interesting what the mayor has to say on planned projects in the city. The 8 a.m. breakfast is open to all. Cost is $5.
  4. : Weekly craft projects with a Christmas theme begins Saturday at the Little Shop of Arts and Antiques. This Saturday (11 a.m., to 4:30 p.m.) it’s demonstrations of hand-cut paper ornaments.
  5. Beer Anyone? The American Homebrewers Association released its annual Top 50 Beers in America list Thursday, and you won’t find Bud, Miller or Coors anywhere on it. In fact, other than a couple of (surprise) Samuel Adams varieties, you probably haven’t heard of most of these beers. No. 1? Russian River Pliny the Elder. We wonder how these taste: Rogue Dead Guy Ale (26th), North Coast Old Rasputin (18th), Left Hand Milk Stout (19th) and Three Floyds Gumballhead (34th).


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