Are Those The Keys To Woody’s In Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy To Own Me? Woody’s Famous Philadelphia Cheesesteaks, a quick service restaurant located in Midtown, will reopen after a minor re-conception under new ownership. Originally opened by David Pastoria in 1975, Woody’s Famous Philadelphia Cheesesteaks caught the interest of restaurateur, Steven Renner, [...]
sf coffee on north highland ave. is relocating
by caleb j. spivak on May 6, 2010 in restaurants
Just a Hop, Skip and a Jump Away San Francisco Coffee Roasting Company, an Atlanta based coffee roaster and retailer, is in the process of relocating their Poncey-Highland location located south of Ponce de Leon avenue. Currently closed for business, the original Poncey-Highland location was at 664 North Highland Avenue. The new location is 676 [...]
riccardo ullio making changes at beleza lounge
by caleb j. spivak on April 22, 2010 in restaurants
Beleza Lounge, a Brazilian inspired bar, will reopen on April 30 after minor renovations and with what hopes to be a stellar cocktail menu of nearly 40 new varieties. Julie Steele, general manager at Lupe, had her hands full when we stopped by yesterday. There wasn’t an empty table at Lupe; a clear indication that [...]
chopstix reopens tonight with new piano bar
by caleb j. spivak on April 21, 2010 in restaurants
Chopstix, a fine dining Chinese restaurant located on Roswell road in Buckhead, opens tonight to include a piano bar after a brief nine day re-model. Ron Barber, Boneheads owner, was brought in as a partner with Phillip Chan and Alvin Yin, Chopstix owners, to oversee the piano bar addition and is now a co-owner. “I’ve [...]
FountainSide café gets ‘googie’ steel structure
by caleb j. spivak on April 16, 2010 in restaurants
FountainSide Café and the Visitors Center for Centennial Olympic Park, located downtown, are under re-conception by design firms, Turner Associates and ai3. Re-opening in June, FountainSide Café will operate as a quick serve concession style eatery with an outdoor seating plaza, serving the usual suspects: burgers, fries and soda. The most prominent feature of the [...]
shaun doty opening yeah! burger in virginia highland
by caleb j. spivak on April 7, 2010 in restaurants, retail, whats in - atlanta retail?
YEAH, We Have Confirmation! YEAH! Burger, a burger joint from restaurateur Shaun Doty and business partner Erik Maier, is opening in Virginia Highland. Taking over the California Autobuff high-end car detailer on the corner of Virginia and Highland, the build-out will begin May 1 for a summer opening. This will be the second location for [...]
coca-colas roxy theatre reopening as buckhead theatre
by caleb j. spivak on March 12, 2010 in real estate
Coca-Cola’s Roxy Theatre in the Buckhead Village will be reopening as Buckhead Theatre by mid April. After more than a year and a half of renovations and remodeling, original plans intended for an April 1 reopening. Chip Pottinger, construction and redevelopment manager for Buckhead Theatre, says that a combination of rain and permit delays from [...]
parish market to reopen as creole nouvelle
by caleb j. spivak on March 2, 2010 in restaurants
Creole Nouvelle Cajun Kitchen opened this past Thursday, February 25 on Luckie Street in downtown Atlanta. Originally opened as Parish Market back in October of 2009, possible copyright infringement, among other things, left owner Tre Brown brainstorming to save her nurtured concept. Acting as part restaurant and part grocery store, Creole Nouvelle, loosely translated as, [...]
far coast café to reopen as pemberton café at pemberton place
by caleb j. spivak on February 10, 2010 in restaurants
Pemberton Café, most recently known as Far Coast Café, will open in the Spring of 2010. Unveiled in 2007, Far Coast’s open-air pavilion was designed in three south-facing sections and consists of an extensive greenroof. Coke’s answer to “premium brewed beverages” — located between the Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca- Cola. Far [...]
kenny’s alley in underground atlanta eyeing student’s discretionary income
by caleb j. spivak on January 25, 2010 in real estate, restaurants
Nightclub Reopening Alcohol Free? Now participating in College Football, Georgia State University is taking over Downtown Atlanta. Underground Atlanta, which is considered by some as part of the GSU campus, is experiencing this locust like invasion and local businesses are influenced to change business plans and concepts. Scores Sports Bar and Restaurant located at Kenny’s [...]
la fitness midtown reopening as the neiman marcus of gyms
by caleb j. spivak on January 18, 2010 in real estate
New Signature Club Status to give you and your wallet a good workout UPDATE: Monday, July 12 — This location is now operating as LA Fitness Again. Members of this LA Fitness location before the remodel are invited to return (read story here). UPDATE (per comments below): Friday, February 26 — This location is now [...]

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