Steakhouse to keep its Downtown restaurant open. Morton’s The Steakhouse has closed in Buckhead. Justin Craft, general manager for the steakhouse at 3379 Peachtree Road, told What Now Atlanta over the phone Thursday, Morton’s closed its doors for good on Wednesday. He would not comment on why the steakhouse closed its Buckhead location. Concierges at [...]
Morton’s The Steakhouse shutters its Buckhead location
by caleb j. spivak on February 2, 2012 in restaurants
Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse permanently closes; it will not relocate as planned
by caleb j. spivak on January 26, 2012 in retail
Bookstore owner files bankruptcy, scraps plans to relocate. The corner of 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue in Midtown is going to have a very different vibe than its had for the past 15 years come Friday morning. That’s because the corner’s iconic Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse has permanently closed, the bookstore announced in a letter [...]
Midtown’s ‘Bellissima’ closes after an attempt to sell it
by caleb j. spivak on January 11, 2012 in real estate
Nightclub at Amsterdam Walk unable to secure purchaser, owner says. Anna Ragghianti, owner of the now shuttered Bellissima, announced on Facebook Wednesday her nightclub of three years has closed. Ragghianti told Project Q in November, she was going to sell the bar because she wanted “to move on, travel and work on film projects she’s [...]
UPDATED: Bloomingdale’s to shutter at Perimeter Mall
by caleb j. spivak on January 4, 2012 in retail
Department store to keep its Lenox Square Mall location in Buckhead open. UPDATE (Jan. 5, 2012): Von Maur to replace Bloomingdale’s at Perimeter Mall Bloomingdale’s, a high-end department store chain owned by Macy’s Inc., is closing its Perimeter Mall store in Dunwoody early Spring, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle (ABC). The department store chain [...]
Ludacris closes Midtown’s Straits after winning contract for restaurant at Atlanta International Airport
by caleb j. spivak on January 4, 2012 in restaurants
What Now Atlanta’s DeathMarch claims another victim. Christopher Brian Bridges, better known by his stage name Ludacris, made a “huge announcement” on Twitter last night: that he’ll open a restaurant at the world’s busiest airport named after his third album released in 2003 entitled “Chicken n’ Beer.” What the American rapper and actor neglected to [...]
The Grape runs out of juice at Vinings Jubilee
by caleb j. spivak on January 4, 2012 in restaurants
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 [...]
O’Terrill’s Irish Pub closes in Midtown after 7 years
by caleb j. spivak on January 3, 2012 in restaurants
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 [...]
Buckhead’s Baroni to reopen as Fig Jam Kitchen Bar
by caleb j. spivak on December 31, 2011 in restaurants
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, [...]
City Sports to close at Atlantic Station
by caleb j. spivak on December 31, 2011 in retail
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 [...]
Why Atlantic Station is replacing Cold Stone Creamery with Yogli Mogli
by caleb j. spivak on December 19, 2011 in restaurants
Development authority says the ice cream shop couldn’t keep up with high volume of movie goers. Cold Stone Creamery is closing its Atlantic Station location. The ice cream shop will be replaced by Yogli Mogli, a self-serve frozen yogurt concept, according to Dotan Zuckerman, leasing manager for Atlantic Station. Yogli Mogli secured a lease with [...]
Downtown’s French American Brasserie closes
by caleb j. spivak on December 19, 2011 in restaurants
Owners to focus efforts on new Buckhead concept. French American Brasserie (F.A.B.) has closed its Downtown location. The French restaurant, at 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, shuttered Saturday, according to an announcement Sunday on its Facebook page. “We want all of our loyal fans and patrons to be the first to know that as [...]

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