Is the Midtown bakery relocating? Owner won’t say. UPDATE (Nov. 25, 2011): Midtown’s Bakeshop plans to rise again Bakeshop, which replaced Gold Star Bakery in 2009, at 903 Peachtree Street in Midtown, is now also being replaced. Florida-based Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, in partnership with Ruby Tuesday Inc., will take the Midtown bakery’s place, according [...]
Did Murphy’s Restaurant in Virginia-Highland force Midtown’s piano bar into last minute name change?
Why else would ‘Mirffee’s Den’ pick random letters to try and re-spell its name in the ugliest way possible? Just days before its opening Wednesday, Mirffee’s Den (originally spelled “Murphy’s”), has been busy switching signs, menus, receipt letterhead, etc., to reflect its recently changed name. The soon-to-open “sixties-style piano” bar, at 794 Juniper Street (formerly [...]
Mood Lounge reopens under same name, new attitude
Buckhead lounge gets new owners, new look, new ambiance. Mood Lounge is giving off a brand new vibe at its Buckhead location. The cocktail and small bites hideaway, at 3081 E. Shadowlawn Avenue, has undergone a complete transformation under the new ownership of business partners Frank Grillo and Justin Breland, according to a press release [...]
Thumbs Up Diner to start franchising locations for $27K
Are a handful of new “breakfast all day” diners in the city’s future? Thumbs Up Diner today announced in a press release, that it is officially franchising its concept. The diner that now has five locations in metro Atlanta and offers breakfast and lunch, got its start in Decatur in 1984. Thumbs Up is offering [...]
World of Coca, Fox Theatre, Varsity & seven other Atlanta landmarks are being immortalized in Lego bricks
Legoland Discovery Center announces 10 winning buildings for its Miniland city, made from the iconic plastic brick. Legoland, which is building its Discovery Center at Phipps Plaza in Buckhead, announced late last week, the ten Atlanta attractions that will appear at the theme park’s “Miniland” exhibit. The following 10 Atlanta icons will be featured, according [...]
Garden closes in West Midtown, relocates to Buckhead
Ethereal floral design and home goods boutique grows new roots. Garden, a “garden design boutique” on the Westside, has relocated to the Shops Around Lenox in Buckhead, according to a press release. Garden opened its Buckhead location Monday. Its last day open in West Midtown, at 1168-A Howell Mill Road, was Thursday, Nov. 17, according [...]
Why Atlantic Station, Turner Field & others lost Cavalia’s 100,000-square-foot big top tent to Midtown parking lot
Folks behind Cavalia reveal process of securing land for Odysseo, a show combining performance and equestrian arts. Anyone traveling through Midtown during rush-hour traffic on the Downtown connector can’t help but notice, a big-ass tent, erected 125 feet in the air. It’s the world’s largest touring big top designed for a new show by Cavalia [...]
Ford Fry’s new Westside concept to be called The Optimist
It’s getting fishy in West Midtown. But in a good way. Ford Fry, the Atlanta chef who founded the popular JCT Kitchen, has announced a name for his new Westside fish camp restaurant: The Optimist, set to open in the spring of 2012. What Now Atlanta was the first to break the news of Fry’s [...]
Waffle House to open Centennial Olympic Park location, its signature store
New Downtown location to be the restaurant chain’s largest store. Waffle House has plans to join other Atlanta institutions at Downtown’s Centennial Olympic Park with a “showcase” location. The Atlanta-based national restaurant chain since 1955 is negotiating nearly an acre of land at 135 Andrew Young International Blvd for its newest location which will tell [...]
[Renderings] Porsche’s new $100 million headquarters
German luxury automaker relocating headquarters from Sandy Springs to Hapeville. Porsche Cars North America Inc. released two new renderings Thursday for its new $100 million headquarters at Aerotropolis, a 130-acre mixed-use development near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The German luxury automaker first announced May 12 plans to move its North American headquarters from Sandy Springs [...]
Filene’s Basement to close in Buckhead, announces going out of business sale
Bargain retailer offers 30 percent off at its Lenox Marketplace location. Filene’s Basement, the discounted high-end clothing retailer famous for its annual “Running of the Brides,” is going out of business. The bargain retailer announced Wednesday in a press release, it would have a “huge going-out-of-business sale” for 14 remaining locations, including its Lenox Marketplace [...]
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