[ALERT] Viral Atlanta Area Pizza Shop to Open Second Location

The owners of Solar Slice pizza in Marietta are planning to open a second location in the coming months.  Zachary Wyatt and his wife opened the first Solar Slice at 497 Cobb Parkway on May 5, 2024.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Fitness Franchise "KO'd" After Less Than Eight Months in Edens Shopping Center

Pepper Boxing at Park Place in Dunwoody has closed less than eight months after opening.  The Atlanta-based fitness franchise opened at the sleepy suburban shopping center (4505 Ashford Dunwoody Road) this past December and closed last week, according to (former) members of the facility.  

[ALERT] Maple Street Biscuit Company Sold to Competitor, Sixteen Locations Close, One in Atlanta

Breakfast franchise Biscuit Belly has more than tripled in size following its acquisition of Maple Street Biscuit Company.  Biscuit Belly purchased the Jacksonville-born brand from Cracker Barrel, which itself purchased the brand from its founders in 2019.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Big Bad Bummer: Breakfast Spot Bounces After Just Nine Months

Big Bad Breakfast (BBB), a chain growing across the southeast, has closed its first and only location in Georgia.    The Atlanta Big Bad Breakfast opened November 4, 2025 and closed as of the close of normal business on July 15.  The chain did not provide a reason for the closure, but confirmed it in an Instagram post Wednesday evening.  

[EXCLUSIVE] Global Sports Brand Quietly Shutters Two Atlanta Stores

Nike has closed its two "Live" stores in metro Atlanta.  The stores - located in Ponce City Market in Atlanta and Avalon in Alpharetta - opened in November and December 2021, respectively.