Cypress Street Pint & Plate Reportedly Planning New Concept

Sources say that the owners of popular midtown eatery Cypress Street Pint & Plate are planning to open a new restaurant in place of the shuttered MidCity Cafe.  MidCity Cafe was located on the lobby level of the MidCity lofts on Spring Street and abruptly closed earlier this month.

Bits & Bites

Costco Wholesale is opening its new Cumming location on August 29th.  The new Costco, the 11th full line store in Georgia, is opening near the intersection of Market Place Boulevard and Bald Ridge Marina Road.  A Costco Wholesale location in Morrow transitioned to what corporate calls s "Business Center" in late 2012.  Business Center stores specialize in meeting the needs of food service and convenience store owners.  Neither beer or wine, clothes or tires are available in Business Center locations.

Midtown Thrift Store Expands to Larger Space: Namaste

Top, current location; bottom, new location 

A popular midtown thrift store is on the move.

Metro Atlanta Progress Report

In the coming months, mega projects such as Ponce City Market and Buckhead Atlanta will at least partially open.  Additionally, the closest Cabela's to metro Atlanta is slated to open August 21st in Acworth.  At the same time, there are plenty of other openings planned for the coming months in metro Atlanta.  Below, please find a few updates to previously announced projects and one "golden" project that had been getting a lot of comments/questions.

Urban pL8 Reportedly "Dismisses" Entire Kitchen Staff

Restaurant closes early after kitchen mishap.

Local Market Coming to Avondale Estates

A new market is coming to Avondale Estates.

Boneheads to Sleep With the Fishes in Brookhaven

Boneheads stops the bleeding with planned closure in Brookhaven.

Bits & Bites

Dunwoody's Village Burger opened a new location in Johns Creek Monday.  The new Village Burger is located in a The Fresh Market-anchored shopping center on Old Alabama Road. Village Burger opened in suite 220, most recently occupied by Yoforia, the frozen yogurt shop.  Interestingly, when Village Burger opened in "Dunwoody Village" in 2010, it replaced a former Bruster's Real Ice Cream shop.

Lenox Square Lands Another Luxury Label

Fashion icon setting up shop at Lenox Square.

Fadó Bringing the Luck of the Irish to Cursed Midtown Location

Irish pub opening in midtown.

Duluth Getting Over 100 New Hotel Rooms

A new Courtyard by Marriott will soon begin construction in Duluth.  

Tesla to Plug Into Lenox Square

Tesla's existing showroom at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia

Tesla is finally coming to Buckhead.

Dunwoody Green Lights Two New Ground-Up Hotels

City of Dunwoody approves two new hotels.  

Bits & Bites

Sweet Talk Bakery & Cafe opened last week at Gwinnett Market Fair shopping center near the corner of Pleasant Hill Road and Satellite Boulevard. Independently owned Sweet Talk seems similar to Sweet Hut, an established business with locations in Doraville and Midtown and a third coming soon to Gwinnett Station, across the street from Sweet Talk. Both businesses feature Asian pastries and drinks.

521 Kitchen & Que Coming to North Buckhead

A new restaurant is coming to north Buckhead.

Ah-Ma's Taiwanese Kitchen Coming to Midtown

New eatery coming to midtown.

Chastain Tavern Opening In Place of Twisted Taco in North Buckhead

New tavern to replace old tavern.

Willy's Celebrates Lease of 25th Location

Hometown burrito joint goes OTP to open store #25.

Simon Says It Has Room for 319 Luxury Residences at Phipps Plaza

This image is reportedly of Peachtree Road at Wieuca Road, looking south

A 319 unit  "Dynamic Luxury Residential Component" is coming to Phipps Plaza.

Basilico to Replace Dominick's in Roswell

A new restaurant called Basilico will soon replace Dominick's in Roswell.

Highland Bakery NOT Affiliated With New Virginia Highland Business

Atlanta's beloved Highland Bakery refutes claim that it is affiliated with new business.

Bits & Bites

My friend Lee at Roots in Alpharetta reports that a second metro Atlanta location of Tom & Chee is opening on North Point Parkway near Guitar Center.  The first Atlanta area Tom & Chee opened in early April in Kennesaw on Ernest Barrett Parkway.   When the Alpharetta location opens, the Cincinnati-based grilled cheese and tomato soup franchise will have a total of 15 locations.  Tom & Chee specializes in assorted grilled cheese sandwiches, but is perhaps most famous for their "grilled cheese doughnut," yes, exactly what it sounds like.  Friends Corey Ward and Trew Quackenbush started selling grilled cheese sandwiches from a tent beside an ice skating rink in December, 2009.  Last year, the grilled cheese duo wooed Barbara Corcoran and Mark Cuban of ABC's Shark Tank into an investment deal that has allowed them to renovate their existing locations and expand their franchise offerings.  (Corcoran and Cuban invested $600,000 as equal partners for a 30% stake in Tom & Chee.)  

Twin Peaks to Give Kennesaw Mountain a Run For Its Money With "Scenic Views" AND Cold Beer

Just what Kennesaw needs: another place to find hot girls and cold beer!

Wild Wing Will Soon Touch Down in Dunwoody

Casual wing chain expanding in Georgia.

Former NFL Player Launching Gusto Wood Fire Grill in South Buckhead

New restaurant asks, "whats's your gusto?"

Ingles Sees No Advantage to Staying Open in Tucker

Ingles Markets is closing its Tucker location. 

Bits & Bites

Open & Shut

Babiators has closed its second floor kiosk near Brooks Brothers at Lenox Square. The kiosk, which was likely a test to see if the market warranted a small boutique, opened in early April and closed last week.  The Atlanta-based brand is still sold through dozens of wholesale partners, as well as through its website, babiators.com.