Napoleon's Out to Conquer Decatur

After months of speculation, it seems that half the story is correct. While Front Page News is not opening a third location in Vista Grove Plaza on LaVista Road, one of the FPN partners is opening a restaurant in the shopping center. Taking the far left end space, what's left of the short lived Village Market, Napoleon's will open in mid-August. Located at 2836 LaVista Road in Decatur, the restaurant joins the original Limetree, Workout Anytime 24/7 Fitness, Vista Yoga, a liquor store and a variety of other small businesses in the Vista Grove shopping center.

Repicci's Real Italian Ice Sweetening Midtown Shortly

It's happened again, this time in Midtown. Following a growing trend of new businesses opening in spaces vacated by failed businesses, in a space that was home to Smoothie King a week ago, Repicci's Real Italian Ice is already at work on the space and plans to open in the coming weeks. A sharp-eyed ToNeTo Atlanta reader snapped the picture to the right showing the "Coming Soon" signage. According to Chattanooga Tennessee-based Repicci's Real Italian Ice website, this will be their first retail location in Georgia although they have a number of distributors across the state. Through further research, I learned that Daryl Dollinger, President & Co-Founder of Atlanta-based Raving Brands, is behind the upcoming location. I'm inclined to believe that he plans to expand the chain locally. According to the signage that just recently went up, the midtown location

Don't Adjust Your Screen, Tilted Kilt Opening in Sandy Springs

Tempe Arizona-based Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery will open their fourth Atlanta area location in the coming weeks. A ToNeTo Atlanta reader alerted me to the progress being made on the existing building as a sign recently went up. This latest Tilted Kilt will open in the shuttered Max & Erma's restaurant at the intersection of Perimeter Center West and Mount Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs. 

 Essentially a Scottish take on Atlanta-based Hooters, the waitstaff is basically all female: young, attractive and scantily clad in "mini-kilts". Other Tilted Kilts have also opened in Kennesaw on Cobb Place Boulevard. Smyrna on Cobb Parkway and in Johns Creek on Medlock Bridge. Another location was rumored to be opening in the shuttered Loafing Leprechaun off Sugarloaf Parkway near the Arena at Gwinnett Center, but nothing has been finalized. With all of the offices in the Perimeter area (with plenty of middle-age men), this location could do quite well. ToNeTo Atlanta

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Vetted to Replace Shuttered Lexie + Jane in Buckhead

Continuing a recent trend in Atlanta, a new concept and new management team is taking over a recently shuttered Atlanta business. Following last week's news that Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurant would be opening in the just closed Zaya in Inman Park and the news that Local Three will be opening in the

H2S Kicks It Up A Notch With Third Noche

Here to Serve Restaurants (H2S), whose current concepts include Goldfish at Perimeter Mall and Cantina in Buckhead, is opening a third location of their successful Noche Tequila and Tapas Bar concept. Already open in Virgina Highlands and with the addition of a Vinings location last year, a new location will open late in the first quarter of next year at Sembler's TOWN Brookhaven development. Located in a corner space in the street level of The GoodWynn apartments, it's got a far better