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Free People opens its West Midtown location

White Provision shopping center welcomes woman’s clothing boutique Free People, a specialty clothing brand featuring the latest trends and vintage collections for women, has opened its new location on the Westside. Located in the White Provision shopping center, at 1170 Howell Mill Road, this is the 67th store for the clothing boutique, according to a [...]

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Ford Fry’s new Westside concept to be called The Optimist

Ford Fry’s new Westside concept to be called The Optimist

It’s getting fishy in West Midtown. But in a good way. Ford Fry, the Atlanta chef who founded the popular JCT Kitchen, has announced a name for his new Westside fish camp restaurant: The Optimist, set to open in the spring of 2012. What Now Atlanta was the first to break the news of Fry’s [...]

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Chef Ford Fry spending $500,000 on new Westside eatery

JCT Kitchen owner files permit for ‘GA Fish Camp.’ UPDATE (Nov. 17, 2011): Ford Fry’s new Westside concept to be called The Optimist Rumors of what Chef Ford Fry will call his new Westside restaurant have been swimming around since What Now Atlanta broke the news in July. Early reports, including Atlanta Magazine’s, said Fry’s [...]

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LeRoy's Fried Chicken ~ What Now Atlanta

LeRoy’s Fried Chicken closes after four months

Did investors chicken out too soon? Grabbing a quick bite from Chef Julia LeRoy’s newly opened LeRoy’s Fried Chicken on the Westside has been on our foodie to-do list since its opening just four months ago (what seemed like a reasonable time frame for its new restaurant kinks to be worked out). Today, What Now [...]

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x3 Sports ~ What Now Atlanta

x3 Sports fitness center to open Westside location

Kickboxing, Martial Arts and fitness center to open alongside furniture store. The Westside is kicking some serious butt lately with its latest restaurant and retail offerings. Its newest addition hopes to take the butt kicking to a whole new level. x3 Sports, a fitness center that offers kickboxing and martial art classes among others, is [...]

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Bell Street Burritos ~ What Now Atlanta

Bell Street Burritos to open second store on the Westside

  Burrito joint to replace now shuttered Social House One Atlanta restaurant space is going from breakfast to burritos. Bell Street Burritos will open its second location on the Westside, according to a Facebook posting from Matt Hinton, owner of the burrito joint. It will replace the now shuttered Social House restaurant. Social House closed [...]

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Ken Barber ~ what now atlanta

Ken Barber clothing closes with plans for relocation

Westside clothing boutique to relocate for the second time. Ken Barber Signature, a mens clothing boutique on the Westside, has closed. The clothing boutique at 1000 Marietta Street is relocating, according to Hadinnet Yohannes, company spokeswoman. “Yes we are relocating. We’re setting a press release to inform everyone about it,” Yohannes told What Now Atlanta [...]

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H&F Bread Co. ~ what now atlanta

H&F Bread Co. relocating to the Westside, adding retail

Buckhead bakery heads West. H&F Bread Co. is relocating from its current Buckhead space to a new location on the Westside, according to Eater Atlanta. The bakery’s new 10,000-square-foot space will be located next to Restaurant Depot, Eater reports. The actual address has not been confirmed. H&F Bread Co. will add a small “walk-up” retail [...]

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ford fry's rocket farm ~ what now atlanta

Owner of JCT Kitchen & No. 246 to open Seafood restaurant(s) on the Westside

Ford Fry leases space for at least one but possibly two separate seafood concepts. UPDATE (Nov. 7, 2011): Chef Ford Fry spending $500,000 on new Westside eatery Fish come in schools and Ford Fry’s restaurants come two by two. Fry, the restaurateur behind JCT Kitchen and the newly opened No. 246, has leased 914 Howell [...]

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swit bakery and cafe ~ what now atlanta

Świt Bakery and Cafe to open on the Westside

European style eatery joins 5 Seasons Brewery at Brickworks Midtown West. Świt Bakery & Cafe is coming to the Westside. The European style bakery and cafe is opening next door to 5 Seasons Brewing at the Brickworks Midtown West development. According to their Facebook page, Świt Bakery and Cafe secured a lease June 1 and [...]

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g. gilbert woman's boutique ~ what now atlanta

G. Gilbert women’s boutique temporarily closes

Long-time Westside Urban Market tenant closes for renovation. G. Gilbert, a women’s apparel and accessories boutique, has temporarily closed to undergo renovations. The boutique, located in the Westside Urban Market portion of Westside Provisons District, will reopen August 1, according to signs posted on the windows. “We will be closed for renovation and will reopen [...]

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