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La Familia is celebrating its first anniversary with a free community party with live music and food from 5-10 p.m. Dec. 3. The Martinez family encourages residents to come see the restaurant and experience the atmosphere firsthand.
Rossville residents will soon have the opportunity to vote on whether they would like to be able to order a margarita or cocktail with their meal as well as purchase beer on Sundays.
Following requests by La Familia Mexican Restaurant and Mega Star convenience mart, Mayor Teddy Harris said the City Council decided it was time to let residents weigh in on whether to allow liquor consumption in designated establishments and packaged sales of malt beverages and wine on Sundays.
Co-owner and general manager of La Familia Paulina Martinez said she knows the request is a touchy subject for many residents in the area. However, she hopes they will consider the economic impact of the decision.
“A lot of people are against it because they’re worried it will bring crime,” she said of the liquor-by-the-drink proposal. “But this is not a bar. There are grandmothers here; my mom is here cooking, my brothers are here. We’re a family – that’s why it’s called La Familia.”