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Blaze Pizza seems to have permanently closed its locations in Buford and West Midtown. Both restaurants have signage indicating their closures are meant to be temporary, but each location has been closed for several days and is marked "permanently closed" on their respective Google pages.
The Residence Inn by Marriott in Buckhead has closed. According to Fulton County records, the 136 room extended stay hotel first opened in 1987 and spanned roughly 4.2 acres. According to a source close to the hotel, the property quietly closed at the end of July but only this week was the hotel removed for bookings from the Marriott website and exterior signage removed.
An Atlanta-based operator of traditional grocery stores is closing its upmarket "Eden Fresh Market" store. Wayfield Foods, which launched the higher end banner in 2018 in Fayetteville, announced Monday it will be closing the store.
With two locations already open, PopUp Bagels is now looking to open in Midtown, too! Sources familiar with the brand's plans indicate PopUp will next open at 1086 Piedmont Avenue, across from Piedmont Park.
Shipley Do-Nuts is apparently already returning to metro Atlanta. Mere months after closing their lone metro Atlanta franchise in Cumming, a new Shipley Do-Nuts appears destined for the Alpharetta / Johns Creek area, according to planning materials reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta.
