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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] Big Kahuna to open its flagship restaurant Downtown

by on February 7, 2012 in restaurants

‘Cali-Mex and classic American style restaurant’ takes space inside SunTrust Plaza. Big Kahuna, a Cali-Mex and classic American style restaurant, has secured a lease for its flagship location at SunTrust Plaza, according to a press release Tuesday. It should open this spring, the release notes. Brian Hogg and Krunali Parekh of Portman Management Company represented [...]

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Benihana to renovate its Downtown location

by on January 31, 2012 in restaurants

Japanese restaurant filed permit for interior and exterior remodel. Benihana Japanese restaurant is about to undergo extensive renovations. The Japanese Restaurant, at 229 Peachtree Street, filed a permit with City of Atlanta for an interior remodel to its sushi bar, bar and lighting as well as to its storefront. What Now Atlanta spoke with Jeannie [...]

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The Georgia Aquarium’s retail provider spending $650K to renovate main gift store

by on January 19, 2012 in retail

Aquarium to open temporary gift shop during construction. The largest of The Georgia Aquarium’s two gift shops is slated for renovations. A permit citing construction costs of $650,000 was filed with City of Atlanta for the project. The aquarium’s retailer provider, Event Network, will be funding the renovations, Mackenzie Anderson, public relations specialist for the [...]

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Downtown’s French American Brasserie closes

by 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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CVS/pharmacy spending $733K to open Downtown Store

by on December 13, 2011 in retail

Pharmacy takes space at Peachtree Center North Tower. CVS/pharmacy is opening a Downtown location. The retail pharmacy filed a permit with City of Atlanta last week for tenant finishes to its new 13,000-square-foot store inside Peachtree Center North Tower. CVS/pharmacy will spend an estimated $732,500 to convert space, at 235 Peachtree Street, into the drug [...]

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[Renderings] Philips Arena collaborating with Buckhead Life’s Pano Karatassos to open $2 million restaurant

by on December 4, 2011 in restaurants

Concert and events venue teams up with restaurant group’s president to open RED. Philips Arena, a concert and events venue, revealed plans Friday for a new $2 million restaurant. Called RED, the new restaurant will be open before, during and after Hawks games and other ticketed events beginning February 2012, according to a press release. [...]

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White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails to replace All-Star Cafe

by on November 28, 2011 in restaurants

Max Lager’s owners file permit for new concept Downtown. Brewed to Serve Restaurant Group, Inc., owner of Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery, filed a permit earlier this month to begin construction on its newest restaurant concept, opening Downtown. Called White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails, at 270 Peachtree Street, Brewed to Serve’s newest restaurant will [...]

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Centennial Olympic Park ~ What Now Atlanta

Waffle House to open Centennial Olympic Park location, its signature store

by on November 18, 2011 in restaurants

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 [...]

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American Deli ~ What Now Atlanta

American Deli to open Metropolitan Parkway location

by on November 6, 2011 in restaurants

Deli franchise to open Downtown location. America Deli is opening a new location Downtown. The American-style quick serve restaurant is opening on Metropolitan Parkway in the same shopping center as Kroger. American Deli filed a permit with City of Atlanta last week to covert the space (formerly a bank) to the restaurant. The estimated cost [...]

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Corporate Code ~ What Now Atlanta

Nonprofit clothier and career counseling organization to open retail store Downtown

by on October 5, 2011 in retail

The Corporate Code Men’s Store seeks brick purchases to fund Mitchell Street space. What Now Atlanta readers and other Atlantans have voiced their opinions about the city’s homelessness problems. Here’s an opportunity to make a small but meaningful step towards actually fixing the issue. Corporate Code, a nonprofit organization that provides “interview appropriate attire and [...]

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