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Tucker's Northlake Mall has a new owner and it's not who many might have expected. The mall, purchased in February 2016 by Dallas-based ATR Corinth Partners, lost its three remaining retail anchors in the years since - Sears (2018), JCPenney (2020) and Macy's (2026) - and redevelopment plans have progressed slower than anyone would have liked.
Maepole, the quick-serve healthy eatery from Peter Dale of Athens' The National and Five & Ten, is looking to significantly expand its presence in metro Atlanta. Currently with two locations in Athens and one in Atlanta, the chain has at least one location in development with several more planned.
Two and half years after ToNeTo Atlanta first reported that a local Barnes & Noble was being replaced by a new RaceTrac, things appear to be moving forward. Barnes & Noble informed customers Sunday May 31 that their store at 2952 Cobb Parkway near Smyrna is closing August 19.
T.G.I. Friday's, once a chain of more than 600 locations across the country, is down to just 74 following its latest Atlanta area closure.
The owners of a new restaurant called Pretty Bird Rotisserie hope to open by the end of June in a familiar space on the Westside. The new quick serve eatery is opening at 1971 Howell Mill Road where Savannah's Zunzi's closed this past November after about six and half years in business.
