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[UPDATE] QuikTrip Closing in on 200 Locations in Georgia as Regional Rival...
QuikTrip (QT) will later this summer open two new stores in metro Atlanta. The stores - in Marietta and Peachtree Corners - add to what is already a significant Atlanta area presence for the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] West Midtown to Witness Yet Another Restaurant Closure
Another day, another closure in West Midtown. This time it's Bastone from Chef Pat Pscarella's The Porchetta Group. The Mozzarella bar and restaurant opened at 887 Howell Mill Road in March of 2022...
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[CLOSURE ALERT] Office Depot Downsizes Georgia Presence Again, Intown Store...
Office Depot will soon close its store at the Edgewood Retail District (1205 Caroline Street) just south of Little Five Points in Atlanta. The store, located in a freestanding building within the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Surprising Retailer Looks to Start New "Chapter" in Chastain Park
In a move we can confidently say no one saw coming, a new brick and mortar bookstore is planned for the remaining portion of the former Sprouts Farmers Market next to Trader Joe's in Chastain Park....
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[ALERT] Taco Mac Has Closed its Original Location After Nearly 50 Years in...
In a year full of restaurant closures, many of which seem to have taken place in West Midtown, a landmark intown restaurant announced Monday that it has closed. The original Taco Mac - 1006 North...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Dirty Dough Destined for Empty Dessert Space in Atlanta
An unexpected tenant has been added to the roster at the Edgewood Retail District (ERD): stuffed cookie franchise Dirty Dough. Another player in the gourmet cookie space, Dirty Dough currently has two...
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[SHOCKER] Social Bites Silently Surrenders in Sandy Springs
In a move shocking to few, SocialBites Food Hub has closed in Sandy Springs. The "Food Hub," located at the corner of Abernathy and Roswell Roads, first opened with two concepts in June 2023 before...
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[OPENING ALERT] Chick-fil-A to Debut Latest Atlanta Location in Buckhead
Atlanta's latest "non-traditional"Chick-fil-A is slated to open Thursday in Buckhead. The restaurant, on which ToNeTo Atlanta was first to report in June 2023, is located at 3234 Peachtree Road near...
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[OPENING ALERT] Publix to Debut New Brookhaven Store in July
Brookhaven's new Publix Super Market is about 60 days from opening! Store employees at the existing Publix at Oglethorpe Crossing indicate that their store will close as of July 22 with the new store...
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[UPDATE] Bahama Breeze Seems Primed For Sale After Wave of Closures
Things are not looking so "pleasant" at Bahama Breeze Island Grille. The Florida-based chain owned by mega operator Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI) has in recent weeks shuttered more than a third...
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[ALERT] Pour Partners with Popular Pizza Proprietor to Produce New Pizzeria
It looks like Jeremy Gatto is returning to his old BeltLine stomping grounds. Coming soon signage for "Pizza Dynamo" went up in recent days outside Pour Taproom along the Atlanta BeltLine's Eastside...
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[namaste] Lululemon to Open New Permanent Store in Popular Lifestyle Center
It seems metro Atlanta is getting another Lululemon store! Following the closure earlier this year of Banana Republic at Vinings Jubiliee, signage went up in recent days that confirms a new Lululemon...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Nordstrom Rack to Supply Metro Atlanta With Seventh Store
Nordstrom is bringing another of its off-price "Nordstrom Rack" stores to metro Atlanta. Newly updated site plans for Johns Creek Town Center in Suwanee confirm that a new Nordstrom Rack is opening in...
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[EXCLUSIVE] The Celebration Continues: Swoozies is Reopening!
And you thought the party was over? ToNeTo Atlanta has learned that Swoozies is reopening in Chastain Square in Chastain Park! The popular gift and party store closed all of their stores earlier this...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Fogo de Chão Opening Third Atlanta Area Restaurant
A new location of Fogo de Chão is coming near the Mall of Georgia in Buford. Plans recently filed with Gwinnett County indicate the popular Brazilian rodízio-style steakhouse (churrascaria) is opening...
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[ALERT] Trendy Toast & Smoothie Spot to Open in Troubled Part of Town
In recent months we have reported on several restaurant closures in West Midtown leaving many to question the viability of the area and wonder who might be next to throw in the towel. Given the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] New Shop Called Doughnuts + Fries to Debut Soon in Chastain Park
A new kind of eatery is coming soon to the former Sahara Cafe in Chastain Park. Doughnuts + Fries, yes, that's the name, and that's exactly what will be offered at the new business being opened by...
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[SCOOP] Starbucks Primed For a Second Act at Lenox Square
The Starbucks Coffee Company is returning to Lenox Square more than sixteen months after it closed its popular shop at the once posh Buckhead mall under mysterious circumstances. The Lenox Square...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Dunkin' Continues Georgia Growth Spurt With Takeover of Former...
A new Dunkin' is coming to Lilburn. The new doughnut shop is opening in a freestanding building at 5335 Lawrenceville Highway where it replaces a former Hardee's that closed in early 2023 as part of a...
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[UPDATE] Korean Fried Chicken Eatery Mukja Has Closed in Midtown
Just a day after the abrupt closure of Taco Mac in Midtown, fellow Metropolis (933 Peachtree Street) tenant Mukja has also closed. Mukja, which served Korean fried chicken, was Taco Mac's neighbor but...
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[ALERT] Hooters Exits Several Markets, Downtown Atlanta Among Them
So-called "breastaurant" chain Hooters closed more than 30 restaurants this week, two months after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Under the Hooters of America bankruptcy plan, 100 company-owned...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Raising Cane's Planned For Property Once Home to Legacy...
With their metro Atlanta expansion well underway, planning documents now confirm that Raising Cane's is also entering the Birmingham market. The popular chicken chain will be opening along US-280 in...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Voodoo Doughnut Looks to Enter Suddenly Crowded Atlanta Donut...
June 6 was National Doughnut Day and with it comes news that Voodoo Doughnut has its eye on a metro Atlanta expansion. The popular doughnut shop was founded more than twenty years ago in Portland,...
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[ALERT] 7 Brew Inches Closer to Intown Atlanta with Site in Sandy Springs
Growing drive-thru coffee shop 7 Brew is looking to bring its business to Sandy Springs. The new 7 Brew is proposed for a currently vacant lot at 6400 Roswell Road, just north of where LongHorn...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Portillo's Pounces on Previous Pasta Palace Property
With two locations coming soon, Portillo's has reportedly secured a third site in metro Atlanta, according to a real estate source familiar with the restaurant's plans. In addition to locations...
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