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J.R. Crickets opening location at Midtown’s Colony Square

by on February 19, 2012 in restaurants

Wing joint slated to open in March, 2012. J.R. Crickets, a quick service restaurant that offers “New York style” buffalo chicken wings, is opening its newest location in Midtown. The wing joint is coming to Colony Square, at 1197 Peachtree Street, according to the restaurant’s website. It should open in March, 2012. Colony Square’s existing [...]

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Starbucks to replace Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins on Ponce de Leon Avenue

by on February 16, 2012 in restaurants

Popular coffee giant takes space at Midtown Place. Starbucks coffee is opening another Midtown location. The coffee giant will replace the now shuttered Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins on Ponce de Leon Avenue, at 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue, inside the Midtown Place shopping center. Coro Realty, the real estate company that owns Midtown Place, filed [...]

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Ponce City Market to demolish parking deck in February

Ponce City Market to demolish parking deck in February

by on February 15, 2012 in real estate

First visible sign of change to iconic Atlanta building slated to begin three months ahead of schedule. Jamestown Properties, a real estate investment firm headquartered in Atlanta, and its subsidiary, Green Street Properties, today announced in a press release that removal of the parking deck at Ponce City Market will commence shortly now that permitting [...]

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Is Midtown’s My My My boutique saying ‘Bye Bye Bye?’

by on February 13, 2012 in retail

Midtown retailer offering “downsize sale.” Owner won’t comment on what that means. My My My, a boutique offering costume accessories, vintage clothes, and custom-altered party dresses, might be relocating from its prime “Midtown Mile” location. The clothing and accessories retailer, at 900 Peachtree Street, has been offering aggressive sales through its Twitter and Facebook accounts [...]

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Fox Sports Grill to shutter its Atlantic Station location

by on February 13, 2012 in restaurants

Midtown mixed-use development releases statement about restaurant’s planned closure. Fox Sports Grill is closing its Midtown location with plans to relocate, Amy Wenk with the Atlanta Business Chronicle first reported. The restaurant situated in Atlantic Station, at 261 19th Street, will close its doors on April 1, the report notes. Atlantic Station released this statement [...]

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Royal Orchid shutters its Midtown location after 18 years

by on February 12, 2012 in restaurants

Thai restaurant closes its Midtown Promenade store Sunday, Feb. 5. Royal Orchid, a Thai restaurant with corner space at the Midtown Promenade shopping center, has closed. The Thai restaurant, at 931 Monroe Drive, posted several signs on the entrance and windows of its space announcing it “officially closed its business on Feb. 5, 2012.” “Dear [...]

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Evos Midtown reopens, yawns, closes again

by on February 1, 2012 in restaurants

Viewpoint’s ‘healthy and environmentally sound’ fast food chain dies for a second time in two years. Evos has closed its Midtown location, again. The “healthy and environmentally sound” fast food chain located in Viewpoint, at 855 Peachtree Street, posted a sign on its entrance Wednesday announcing it had closed. “We regretfully inform you that as [...]

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Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse permanently closes; it will not relocate as planned

Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse permanently closes; it will not relocate as planned

by 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 [...]

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[Rendering] New Italian restaurant opening adjacent to Midtown’s 5 Napkin Burger

by on January 22, 2012 in restaurants

Ground breaks on Nona Mia space (formerly Sweet Devil Moon) for ‘Campagnolo.’ Peasant Restaurants, the group behind Peasant Bistro, has broken ground on a soon-to-open Italian eatery in Midtown, Creative Loafing first reported. Permits filed with City of Atlanta last September suggested the Italian restaurant would open as “Bistro 980.” Instead, it will be called [...]

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Midtown to get Senor Patron Mexican Restaurant

by on January 18, 2012 in restaurants

Eatery to open at Spire Condos. Midtown is getting a new Mexican restaurant start-up. Senor Patron filed permits to open in space formerly occupied by Fune Sushi Bar and Ultra lounge inside the Spire Condos, at 860 Peachtree Street. The space will receive new furniture, seating and bar, according to the permit. Its kitchen will also [...]

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Midtown’s ‘Bellissima’ closes after an attempt to sell it

by 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 [...]

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