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
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 [...]
Downtown’s French American Brasserie closes
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 [...]
CVS/pharmacy spending $733K to open Downtown Store
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 [...]
[Renderings] Philips Arena collaborating with Buckhead Life’s Pano Karatassos to open $2 million restaurant
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. [...]
White Oak Kitchen & Cocktails to replace All-Star Cafe
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 [...]
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 [...]
American Deli to open Metropolitan Parkway location
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 [...]
Nonprofit clothier and career counseling organization to open retail store Downtown
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 [...]
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers to open Downtown Store
Men’s apparel retailer to open steps away from similar, shuttered concept. Brooks Brothers closing its Peachtree Center location Downtown hasn’t deterred another men’s apparel retailer from opening down the street. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers will open its newest location on Peachtree Street, according to a building permit filed with City of Atlanta. The retailer posted [...]
Hooters Downtown spending $410K on boob job
Sports bar to expand into now shuttered Goodfella’s Pizza and Wings space next door. Hooters is increasing the size of its Downtown location. The Atlanta-based American restaurant chain will take over the now shuttered Goodfella’s Pizza and Wings (McDonald’s before that), according to a permit filed with City of Atlanta Wednesday. Goodfella’s closed December of [...]
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