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"When it opens Thursday, December 7, I see it brings metro Atlanta its first pickleball “eatertainment” venue, featuring 16 indoor and outdoor courts, a restaurant and bar, a rooftop lounge, and a beer garden. Part of the Exchange at Gwinnett complex, it also offers corn hole, ping pong, and shuffleboard, plus a central green with TVs, fire pits, a beer garden, and a stage for live music. It includes a certified professional instructor and director, Chris Wolfe, who is a USA Pickleball ambassador and the co-owner of the Atlanta Pickleball Association. Backed by the company behind Fairway Social and Roaring Social, a second location could open in Alpharetta by 2025. It will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.; court reservations are highly encouraged and pickleball equipment rental is available." - Beth McKibben