Crowds grow uneasily as the vaccination rate rises
Author: Doug Richards
Updated: 7:23 PM EDT April 30, 2021
ATLANTA — With sports venues like the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta United stadiums expected to fill up for the first time since 2019, many businesses that stayed closed for most of the last year are also starting to reopen.
Among the many nightspots on Edgewood Avenue is the Joystick Gamebar, which stayed closed since March of 2020 and reopened two weeks ago.
It’s slowly returning to its old busy self, said one of its owners. "It's good to see people coming back out. People who are still being responsible, but miss that social activity," Johnny Martinez said. He also co-owns the Georgia Beer Garden, which is expected to reopen next weekend after staying closed for a year.