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[UPDATE] Sarah's Shoe Stores Struggle to Find Sustained Success
A store heralded as part of the metamorphosis of Buckhead Village District has closed. Sarah Flint, a women's shoe and accessory retailer, closed its store at 260 Buckhead Avenue after a little more...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Sugar Shane's Opening First Franchise in February
Kennesaw area residents are in for a sweet treat! Sugar Shane's, a popular intown cookie shop, has signed their first franchise with plans to open near Kennesaw Mountain in February. The new shop -...
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[UPDATE] Lenox a Little Less Caffeinated Following Coffee Closure
Starbucks, the hugely popular coffee chain with roughly 40,000 locations worldwide, has now permanently closed its locations in both Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square. Both locations occupied prime...
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[ALERT] Grant Park Outpost of Local Burger Joint Put Out to Pasture
After nearly six years in business, Farm Burger Grant Park has closed. The roughly 1,900 square foot restaurant, located at 275 Memorial Drive in Link Apartments® Canvas (originally The George...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Short-Lived Restaurant Says Sayonara to Star Metals
Wagamama, which made its Atlanta during the summer of 2022, has closed. The Asian restaurant, located in West Midtown at 1050 Howell Mill Road in the Star Metals development, was an import from London...
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[ALERT] Local Burger Joint Scores "Killer" Location For New Upper Westside Spot
If you had a new burger joint on your Upper Westside wish life, you're in luck! Grindhouse Killer Burgers, the locally owned burger spot with several locations around town, plans to open its next...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Healthy Eatery Pivots to New Property in Alpharetta
After several delays and a few unforeseen challenges - and a pre-opening location pivot - metro Atlanta will later this year welcome a third outpost of healthy fast casual eatery Original ChopShop....
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[EXCLUSIVE] New Fast Casual Italian Looks to Find Success Where Others Have Not
Stop us if you've heard this one before: A new restaurant is looking to revolutionize quick-serve Italian fare and without having a single location open, seems to be preparing to franchise. Pochino...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Tim Hortons Secures Former Burger Spot for Latest Location
A new Tim Hortons is planned for Fairburn. The new doughnut and coffee shop is coming to 7940 Senoia Road where it will replace a former Hardees that closed last year as part of the struggles and...
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[UPDATE] Revitalized Shopping Center Continues to Land New Tenants
Atlanta-based real estate investment company Garner Group has secured two more leases in its continued efforts to enhance a suburban shopping center. The firm, headquartered in Buckhead, acquired...
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[UPDATE] Popular Arizona Restaurant, Bar and Music Establishment Debuting in...
A second Atlanta area location of Culinary Dropout is slated to open later this month in Dunwoody. The new restaurant is opening in former retail space in the Super Target-anchored Ashford Lane...
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[CLOSURE ALERT] Marietta Magic Shop Reveals Plans to Disappear For Good
Eddie's Trick Shop announced this week they are closing after nearly 50 years in business. The shop, currently located on the Marietta Square, sells costumes, novelties, clown, and magic merchandise,...
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[OPENING ALERT] Raising Cane's to Debut Latest Atlanta Area Location This Month
Raising Cane's is slated to open its latest metro Atlanta location in February. The new restaurant, on which ToNeTo Atlantafirst reported October 2022, is opening at 9893 Hwy 92 in Woodstock. Raising...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Better Bagels are Bound for Busy Midtown Building
Midtown residents seeking good bagels will soon have better options than the area's two Einstein Bros. Bagels and Panera. Dear Friend, Bagels, from Spiller Park Coffee owner Dale Donchey, is coming to...
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[UPDATE] First Domino Has Fallen at Disappointing Buckhead Food Hall
As much as they might hate to admit it, our earlier report has proven accurate, and it seems Simon is starting to see the error of their ways and has quietly switched out a bland out of town coffee...
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[WOOF!] Chewy Looks to Bring Customer-Centric Focus to Crowded Vet Care...
Popular online pet food and related products retailer Chewyannounced this past December that it was getting into the vet care business. At the time of the new business announcement, officially "Chewy...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Local Ace Hardware Operator Goes For Three, Opening OTP
Popular intown Ace Hardware operator Zach Stafford is bringing his business to the burbs. A newly updated site plan and permits recently filed with Cobb County confirm that a new outpost of Shep's Ace...
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[CLOSING TIME] Local Chef Announces Plans to Shutter Brookhaven Restaurant
In a surprise post Sunday, a popular Brookhaven restaurant has announced it is closing. Onetime Buckhead Diner chef Joey Riley opened Kaleidoscope Bistro & Pub (1410 Dresden Drive #100) at the...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Popular Peri-Peri Chicken Chain to Make Metro Atlanta Debut
The wait is almost over! Metro Atlanta is set to get its first Nando's PERi PERi! After launching in the U.S. in 2008, Nando's will open their first Atlanta area location at the new High Street...
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[EXCLUSIVE] Local Restaurateur Lands in Soon-to-Lease Lumen Project
In a surprise move, a restaurant already successful OTP is coming ITP for its newest location. According to a source familiar with the restaurant's plans, Novo Cucina, a popular restaurant from chef...
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