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  • Jolie Day Spa

    Jolie Day Spa

    Visit Jolie Day Spa Website Jolie Day Spa and Salon is a full-service spa located in beautiful downtown Dahlonega, Georgia. The business offers massages, facials, nail care, and by appointment hair services. Jolie is keen to provide top of the line products to complement its services. Many of these products come from local artisans such…

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  • Accent Cellars

    Accent Cellars

    Visit Accent Cellars Website Four Country Vineyards LLC d/b/a Accent Cellars is a micro-winery owned by Kaitlin Vanoff, Jody Medon and Tyler Barnes. They’re located about two minutes from downtown Dahlonega. They began operations in 2014, but needed to renovate in order to increase the amount of wine the micro-winery could produce.  In 2016, they…

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  • Giggle Monkey Toys

    Giggle Monkey Toys

    Visit Giggle Monkey Toys Website Giggle Monkey LLC d/b/a Giggle Monkey Toys is a toy store on the square in Dahlonega.   Tammy Clower had been an employee when she and her husband, John, decided to take over the business in 2014.  The store carries toys that cannot typically be purchased in big box stores which…

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  • Spirits Tavern

    Spirits Tavern

    Visit Spirits Tavern’s website The building was once a rowdy pool hall and then it became a dimly lit bar known for its cheap well drinks and sticky floor. Sabrina Walker looked at the building on Dahlonega’s Main Street, cocked her head thoughtfully, and saw potential for another incarnation. “I wanted to offer gourmet burgers…

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  • Music Authority

    Music Authority

    Located in Cumming, Georgia, Music Authority has been the cornerstone of the North Georgia music scene for over a decade, and has been recognized as the Best of Forsyth Music Stores in 2016 and one of the Top 100 Music Stores in the World for 2015 and 2016.   They have built their amazing reputation…

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  • ACE June 2018 Newsletter

    Click the link below to open our online newsletter in a new tab.

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  • Getting to Know Candace McClure

    Candace McClure was working as an assistant director at a local day care center when she heard about ACE from one of the parents.  The nonprofit and its mission sounded appealing to her. So she applied for a job and was hired six years ago as an administrative assistant. In 2014, she moved into her…

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  • Client Spotlight: Cryo Club Atlanta

    Client Spotlight: Cryo Club Atlanta

    Jerome Lopez was training for a marathon when he heard the buzz in the fitness industry about cryotherapy, a system that super-cools the body to promote wellness and reduce inflammation. Family friends allowed him and his wife, Aubriana, to try out their cryotherapy machine. “I had just had a baby and was dealing with some…

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