[Video] 3-Dimensional views of Midtown’s soon-to-open dual-branded hotel

Architect releases flyby shots of new Hilton Garden Inn/ Homewood Suites hotel on the corner of 10th and William Streets.   Click here to learn more about Midtown’s Hilton Garden Inn/ Homewood Suites project.  

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The Grape runs out of juice at Vinings Jubilee

Wine and tapas spot shutters; Shoppe of Vinings gift store a few doors down to also close. UPDATE (Jan. 13, 2012):Cafe At Pharr opening its fifth location at Vinings Jubilee Vinings Jubilee, a shopping center located in the Vinings Village since October 1986, is losing one of its long-standing restaurants. Terri Hilderhoff, property manager at [...]

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Ludacris to open ‘Chicken & Beer’ restaurant at Atlanta International Airport

American rapper and actor tweeted restaurant plans to 3.7 million Twitter followers Tuesday. Christopher Brian Bridges, better known by his stage name Ludacris, is opening a second restaurant in Atlanta. Straits, his other Atlanta eatery, is located on Juniper Street in Midtown. Tuesday evening the American rapper and actor tweeted his newest venture, Chicken & [...]

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O’Terrill’s Irish Pub closes in Midtown after 7 years

Owners of Irish pub announced its closure in email to patrons. O’Terrill’s Irish Pub has shuttered. Rufus and Linda Terrill, owners of the Irish pub located at 510 Piedmont Avenue, announced the restaurant would be closing in an email to patrons Tuesday. “After 7-1/2 years, we decided it was time to make a final toast [...]

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Nuevo Laredo Cantina, Pasta Da Pulcinella and more restaurants that failed health inspections in December

Other failed inspections in Fulton county include Belly General Store, Goodfellas Pizza & Wings and Spiga. What’s considered failing? Failing scores change from one health inspector to the next but the industry standard is that anything below a 70 (out of 100) is failing, according to April Majors, public information officer for the Fulton County Environmental [...]

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Pizza Hut to open new restaurant on 10th Street

Pizza franchise coming to Tech Plaza. A new Pizza Hut franchise is opening in Midtown. The pizzeria will open at Tech Plaza, according to a permit filed with City of Atlanta last week. The shopping center, at the corner of Hemphill Avenue and 10th Street, is located across the street from the Georgia Institute of [...]

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T.J. Maxx spending $650K to open 23,000-square-foot Midtown store

National discount fashion retailer to replace Borders Books and Music. Maxxinistas: start your engines! T.J. Maxx is coming to Midtown. The discount fashion retailer is opening a 23,000-square-foot store inside the Midtown Place shopping center, at 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue, according to a permit filed with City of Atlanta Wednesday. The store will occupy [...]

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Buckhead’s Baroni to reopen as Fig Jam Kitchen Bar

Restaurant transitioning from casual Italian to American cuisine. Baroni, a casual Italian style restaurant from the owners of Midtown’s Baraonda and Publik, is closing in Buckhead. The Italian restaurant replaced Wolf Gang Puck Express inside the Brookwood Place shopping center, located at 1745 Peachtree Street, in late 2010. Baroni’s last day open will be tonight, [...]

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City Sports to close at Atlantic Station

Midtown development runs into ‘another leasing opportunity.’ City Sports, an athletic performance apparel, shoes, and accessories retailer, is closing its Atlantic Station location. The Boston-based retailer, at 261 19th Street, will shutter January 1, according to Liz Gillespie, director of marketing for Town Center at Atlantic Station. “City Sports will close on January 1 providing [...]

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Red Pepper Taquería opening Briarcliff Road store Jan. 2

Taquería to open at Briarcliff La Vista Shopping Center in Italian restaurant’s place. Red Pepper Taquería, a taco joint serving over 100 types of Tequila, is slated to open Jan. 2, Thrillist Atlanta first reported. The taquería, at 2149 Briarcliff Road, will open at the Briarcliff La Vista Shopping Center, replacing the now shuttered Artuzzi’s Italian [...]

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East Paces Tavern to replace Buckhead’s Abbadabba’s

Restaurant takes steps toward converting shoe retailer’s space. East Paces Tavern, a restaurant serving Mexican and southern California fare, is opening in Buckhead. The tavern will replace the now shuttered Abbadabba’s, a shoe retailer at 322 East Paces Ferry Road. East Paces Tavern filed a building permit with City of Atlanta late last week to [...]

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