The Globe Restaurant Closed

The Globe Restaurant located at the corner of 5th and Spring has closed as of 10/7. A neighborhood favorite for their cuisine and wine selection, it will surely be missed. Their website claims they will reopen in 2009 as a new restaurant, but the same was said by Bob Amick after the closing of Piebar; something that never happened. Repeat Atlanta!

Wonder No More, New Date For W Buckhead Opening

As I walk by the W hotel in Buckhead construction sight on almost a daily basis, I found it hard to believe they were still opening on November 1st. It comes to no real surprise the opening has been delayed. While the uppity sales people of Needless Markup denied my entrance into the Benjamin Bixby launch event (Though I was personally invited by Andre himself) , I was lucky enough to run into Mit Shah, C.E.O. of Noble Investments and got a few of my questions answered. While the opening has been delayed, it is only so that they can make the new Whiskey Blue the best it can be! Many of the guest rooms are already complete and the interior lobby area is coming along nicely. The new opening date is November 17th. Repeat Atlanta!

Urban Flats A Hit At Lindbergh

Urban Flats seems to have come out of nowhere and become a success almost over night. Though it is a chain restaurant, it seems to have carved a nice niche in the market, attracting both local office workers and neighbors in the surrounding condos and apartments.
Repeat Atlanta!

My Panini Apparently Not "Everyone's" Panini

My Panini, a Panini concept based here in Atlanta has closed it first location. After openinga little over a year ago, the concept struggled against competition from both Taco Mac and Hot Stix. I visited myself a couple times and was never impressed. Their food was alright, not great and for being a Panini shop, their bread was terrible. While their interior is aesthetically pleasing, the logo and branding could have better been achieved by a 9th grader. No surprise here one bit! Repeat Atlanta!

Atlanta Abuzz About aloft

As if Atlanta did not have enough amazing hotels either open or in the works, aloft hotels, a vision of W Hotels has plans for 4 new properties in Atlanta in the next few years. Properties have been announced in Savannah, Alpharetta and two in Atlanta, one Buckhead the other near Hartsfield - Jackson. The concept behind the brand is a smaller "little sister" of the hip W Hotel brand. The Buckhead location is the most fascinating with the location listed on the aloft website as "Intersection of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road" and a scheduled opening of June 1, 2010. As it stands now there is no open land at that intersection though there has been talk that within the next few years the Rooms to Go will close, possibly leaving an opening for aloft. The aloft hotel brand was born in 2005 with the first hotel having just opened this past year in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Repeat Atlanta!

Verizon Wireless Moving Into New Orvis Shopping Center

With the recent relocation of Orvis to the new shopping center on the former Joe Muggs property, I began to wonder what else would follow. I have now learned that Verizon Wireless will open an outlet of their own in the space adjacent to Mattress Firm on the far right side of the center. The center seems to be doing quite well in a down economy in landing three major tenants, with limited space still available. Judging from the work that has been done thus far, I'd expect to see the store open within 14 days. Repeat Atlanta!

Fresh New Kroger Opens October 19

Fresh Fare by Kroger, the new concept taking the space formerly occupied by the "Disco" Kroger will reopen October 19. The new, healthier Kroger will feature an 82 seat Bistro and have an expansive wine cellar as well as many other organic options. Repeat Atlanta!