[CONFIRMED] East Cobb The Fresh Market to Close in November, Lidl to Open Summer 2020

ToNeTo Atlanta exclusively reported earlier this week that German discount grocer Lidl plans to open four additional stores in metro Atlanta in 2020. Today, we received confirmation that the one store coming to a currently occupied space, a The Fresh Market in East Cobb, is a "done deal," and that The Fresh Market will close as of November 18.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Miller's Ale House Planned in Peachtree Corners

A new location of Miller's Ale House is planned for Peachtree Corners.  The new restaurant, in place of what is currently excess parking, will open in a new out-parcel of the Goodwill-anchored Peachtree Parkway Plaza along Peachtree Parkway.  A recently updated site-plan for the project indicates the new Miller's Ale House restaurant, labeled "future construction," will be 6,350 square feet.  Miller's joins existing out-parcel restaurants Wendy's, Arby's and Taco Bell, which opened in 2015.  

Rendering of a typical Miller's Ale House restaurant 

[OPENING ALERT] Four Fat Cows to Open Buckhead Shop This Month

Four Fat Cows ice cream & bakery will open its first ITP location Monday, October 21st on Pharr Road in Buckhead.  The new Four Fat Cows will open near the intersection of Pharr and Peachtree Roads, not far from the former Peachtree Road location of The Cheesecake Factory.  Specifically,  the new Buckhead location will open at 30 Pharr Road, adjacent to both Barking Hound Village and Karma Farm.  Karma Daisy, a sibling restaurant of Karma Farm, previously operated from the space.  The Cookie Studio and Fuoco di Napoli, a pizzeria, also operated from 30 Pharr Road in the past. 

[EXCLUSIVE] Lidl Planning Stores in Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Peachtree Corners and East Cobb

German discount grocer Lidl is ramping up its delayed metro Atlanta expansion with plans for several new stores.  Renovation plans reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta indicate that Lidl plans to open new stores in Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners next year.  The stores, located at 2480 Briarcliff Road, 2480 Mount Vernon Road and  5270 Peachtree Parkway, would all open in place of former grocery stores.  

The former Earth Fare in Peachtree Corners 

[TIME!] Hudson FC Misses the Mark in Brookhaven, Plans to Close

Hudson FC International Sports Pub, which parent company Metrotainment Cafes opened during the summer of 2017, riding a wave of interest in soccer following Atlanta United's debut earlier in the year, will close this coming Sunday, October 20.  The restaurant, located alongside fellow Metrotainment Cafes concepts Hudson Grille and Sugar Shack, is located at 4058 Peachtree Road in Brookhaven Station.