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Calypso St. Barth to open first Atlanta boutique May 12

by on May 4, 2012 in retail

Luxury lifestyle brand coming soon to White Provision. Calypso St. Barth, luxury retailer and designer of women’s fashion, accessories and home goods, in a press release Friday announced its White Provision boutique will open on May 12. The West Midtown location will be the first Atlanta boutique for the St. Barth-based retailer with stores in [...]

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Blockbuster on Ponce to reopen as urgent care facility

by on May 3, 2012 in real estate

Well Street to replace shuttered movie rental store in Poncey-Highland. Atlantans will still be able to check things in and out of the space formerly occupied by Blockbuster Movie on Ponce de Leon Avenue. This time it will be with people instead of movie rentals. Well Street Urgent Care submitted an application for a building [...]

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Rathbun’s, 5 Napkin Burger, Wisteria and other restaurants that failed health inspections in April

by on April 30, 2012 in failed health inspection, restaurants

More failed inspections in Fulton county include Roaster’s Rotisserie and Pozole. 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 Health Services Department. With [...]

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Chipotle chain to open restaurant in Howell Mill Village

by on April 30, 2012 in restaurants

Mexican grill submits application for a building permit. A popular Mexican chain restaurant is set to open inside the Howell Mill Village shopping center. Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill submitted an application to City of Atlanta Friday for a building permit to convert space at the shopping center into the restaurant. The 2,700-square-foot space, at 2020 [...]

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Abandoned 12th Street Piedmont Park apartments get new developer

by on April 27, 2012 in real estate

“Park and 12th luxury rentals” coming soon. The abandoned property bordering Piedmont Park, at 1045 Piedmont Avenue, won’t sit vacant for much longer. Hailey Realty Company, Inc. sold the property to an undisclosed developer in April. “There will be an announcement shortly,” Reid Hailey, CEO at Hailey Realty said in an email to What Now [...]

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Phipps Plaza’s AMC Theatre set for $1.2 Million renovation

by on April 25, 2012 in real estate

Buckhead movie theatre submits application for a building permit to undergo major remodel. The AMC Theatre, located on the third level of  Phipps Plaza near the recently opened Legoland, is planning for a much needed facelift. Kevin Pavilonis, the theatre’s general manager, submitted an application to City of Atlanta Tuesday for a building permit to [...]

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Fox Brothers BBQ owners opening new Decatur concept

by on April 25, 2012 in restaurants

Fox Bros. Rib Joint to replace Maddy’s in Decatur. Fox Brothers Restaurant Group (FBRG), the restaurant group behind Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q and Big Tex Decatur, Wednesday announced in a press release, plans for a new concept called Fox Bros. Rib Joint. The fast-casual concept, at 1479 Scott Boulevard, will focus on “finger-licking food, quick service [...]

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Kevin Rathbun spending $800K to open KR SteakBar

by on April 23, 2012 in restaurants

Chef submits application for building permit to convert Peachtree Hills space into restaurant. Chef Kevin Rathbun will soon have another space to hang his name. The Atlanta-based restauranteur who owns Rathbun’s, Kevin Rathbun Steak and Krog Bar, submitted an application Monday for a building permit to covert space into his newest concept, KR SteakBar. Rathbun [...]

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Owner of Roswell’s Table & Main to open Osteria Mattone

by on April 23, 2012 in restaurants

Italian restaurant to open on Canton Street, summer 2013. The owner and executive chef behind Roswell’s Table & Main are opening a new concept in the Roswell Historic District. Called Osteria Mattone, the Italian restaurant at 1095 Canton Street, is set to open  summer 2013, according to a press release. “The restaurant will reflect a rustic [...]

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Streetcar construction forces Pizzeria Vesuvius to shutter

by on April 18, 2012 in restaurants

Neighboring business owner says Downtown restaurant plans to reopen. Construction on Atlanta’s Streetcar Downtown is leaving one business with little to desire. Pizzeria Vesuvius, at 327 Edgewood Avenue, has closed its doors for “[streetcar] construction,” according to a sign posted to the restaurant’s window. Matt Ruppert, the owner of neighboring restaurant Noni’s Bar and Deli, [...]

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[Rendering] dTox Juice Bar to open Buckhead location

by on April 12, 2012 in retail

Midtown juice bar secures lease for second store. dTox, Atlanta’s first “organic juice bar” since November 2011, is already planning a second location. Located in Midtown on the corner of 6th and Argonne, dTox is making its way to 3210 Roswell Road in Buckhead, according to Shannon Sliger, co-owner of the juice bar. “There’s nothing [...]

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