Saturday, February 16, 2013
Find out what's opening and closing in the Buckhead community.
There are several exciting openings and one closing coming to Buckhead's Lenox Square and Phipps Plaza very soon, according to Tomorrow's News Today. Here's a roundup of cupcake shops (complete with cupcake ATMs) and lingerie stores that sell $170 thongs and more below: The world famous Sprinkles, credited with starting the cupcake bakery craze eight years ago, is planning to open one of its stores in the space at Lenox Square formerly occupied by Wolf Camera. And if they do, they'll be bringing their famous cupcake ATMs here to Buckhead as well so you can get that cupcake fix 24/7. Now, that's a worthy resolutions-killer. And yes, there's room in Buckhead for one more cupcakery. In fact, the famous Georgetown Cupcake is slated to open in …
Monday, January 21, 2013
Check out the most recent openings and closings in Buckhead.
After 37 years, Pella is closing its doors at its Shops Around Lenox location in Buckhead at the end of February. Most of the items in the women's wear retailer are now 50 percent off as part of the store's going out of business sale. According to the shop's owner, who wished to remain unnamed, Pella experienced declining sales and is not renewing its lease. "The economy is not the same... It's hard for independents. Independents are struggling," said Pella's owner. Another women's retailer, Dallas, TX-based The Impeccable Pig, is expected to replace Pella sometime in March, according to Tomorrow's News Today. Other businesses coming to Shops Around Lenox in the next couple of months include: Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that EDENS …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Aspen Bartini will open in the East Paces Tavern location on Nov. 15.
A new bar, Aspen Bartini, is scheduled to open in a week in the space formerly occupied by East Paces Tavern at 322 East Paces Ferry Road. The piano bar is planning to find success in the space that was home to shoe store Abbadabba's before East Paces Tavern moved in June and closed in September, according to Tomorrow's News Today. The new restaurant has added a patio. Aspen Bartini, which will be competing with Jellyrolls dueling piano bar just down the road at 295 East Paces Ferry Road, plans to set itself apart as a "sexy, sleek, and sensational piano bar," according to its Facebook page. Aspen Bartini plans to position itself to become a premier destination for dinner, after-work drinks and dancing, "where women flock like the salmon …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Phipps Plaza has several new openings just in time for the shopping season.
Get out to The Container Store this weekend before it closes on Sunday to move from its current location at the corner of Piedmont and Peachtree roads. Right now, the entire store is on sale at 30 percent off or more. It will open its new store on Nov. 10 near Phipps Plaza at the intersection of Peachtree and Wieuca roads. During the Grand Opening Weekend, the store will donate 10 percent of the new store's proceeds to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, according to its website. Its current location, opened in 1991, was the first outside of Texas, where the company is based, according to What Now Atlanta. The blog says the new location will be a two-level, 28,000-foot store with more than 10,000 organizational products. New at Phipps Plaza…
John
10:22 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
I went there last Monday... Food is pretty good but the manager there is at best disconnected and unknowledgeable and uninterested. Rather than speaking to a guest he attempts to buy them off by sneaking the check away or handing us freebie cards. Bartender was Candice. Chefs were both present and very involved. Quite impressive to see the chefs walking the room and conversing. For that alone, I … more ›