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A former Buckhead electronics store turned experiential kid co-working concept will soon welcome an unexpected new occupant: a business dedicated to slime! Sloomoo Institute, a New York-based concept described as "a sensory-filled slime playground for children and adults," will open in the former Kefi at Buckhead Triangle in Buckhead. Backed by Chick-fil-A's Red Wagon Ventures, Kefi opened to much fanfare in August 2019 but permanently closed this past May.
A Charlotte area restaurant is planning to enter the Atlanta market later this year. The Good Wurst Company, a restaurant specializing in bratwurst, but also offering burgers, chicken, fries, and even Montreal-style bagels, plans to open at Tuxedo Festival along Roswell Road in Chastain Park. The new restaurant will replace longtime neighborhood restaurant Marcello's, which as ToNeTo Atlanta reported in this week's Bits & Bites is slated to close as of May 24.
Popeyes is opening a new location in the food court at Lenox Square in Buckhead. The popular chicken chain is opening in a space most recently occupied by Checkers in a food court already home to Ponko Chicken and Chick-fil-A. ToNeTo Atlanta reported April 28 that Popeyes is also opening a new location in the food court at Cumberland Mall near Smyrna. The formerly Sandy Springs-based company, which is today based in Miami, boasts more than 3,500 locations worldwide.
At a time when several banks are reducing their branch network, one financial institution has a different idea. TD Bank, headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is planning to enter the Atlanta market, according to a new LinkedIn post from its area real estate broker. The post did not indicate how many branches the bank wants to open but did shed some light on the kinds of locations they seek.
In late 2021, ToNeTo Atlanta took a road trip to south Florida. It was on this trip that we were introduced to PLANTA, an entirely plant-based restaurant that we chronicled in an Instagram (@tonetoatl) post in early January. In that post we highlighted the amazing food and wished aloud that an Atlanta PLANTA would come soon. Fortunately, things were seemingly already in the works, as it was just a few days later that "Planta Krog LLC" was registered with the Georgia Secretary of State!
