Vera Bradley To Open At Phipps

Vera Bradley will be opening a flagship boutique on he second floor of Phipps Plaza. Taking space formerly occupied by Sigrid Olsen, the new store is scheduled to be open by years end. Repeat Atlanta!

St. Regis Scores Big, Signing Pano's

New to the Atlanta market, the St. Regis hotel has done what no recent hotel has been able to do, land an established Atlanta area restaurant for their property. Scheduled to open in early March 2009, the hotel will feature a revamped and renamed Buckhead Life restaurant, its Flagship "Pano's" (having dropped Paul from the name to reflect his departure from the company). Pano's and Paul's currently located at West Paces Ferry and Northside Parkway, in a Publix shopping center will not renew their lease when it expires at years end and will hope to make a smooth transition to their new home closer to its sister restaurants "Chops" and "Nava". Repeat Atlanta!

Martin + Osa Taking Unlucky Space at Perimeter

Martin + Osa, a new lifestyle brand from American Eagle, will be opening late this year at Perimter mall. Located in a space that formerly housed its parent, American Eagle as well as most recently a failed GAP concept, Forth & Towne, the store will have its work cut out for it to avoid what has been a bad space of late. Repeat Atlanta!

Cafe Dupri SO SO Closed

Cafe Dupri, located just south of Peachtree on Piedmont Road, has closed its doors, permanantly. Having been opened for just over 3 years, it was apparently unable to stay afloat with the poor economy and heavy restaurant competition in the area. Guess having a celebrity owner does'nt make you immune to closure... Repeat Atlanta!

Zucca Replaces Zocalo in Decatur

Zucca, an Italian restaurant currently with three locations OTP, finally makes its delectable cuisine available to those ITP. Taking the space in Decatur Square vacated by the closure of Zocalo, the new restaurant is scheduled to open in the coming months. Be sure to check this place out as their pizza was voted "best in the Southeast!" Repeat Atlanta!

BLT Steak Makes A "B" Line Back Home?

BLT Steak from chef Laurent Tourondel ("BLT" being Bistro Laurent Tourondel) had previously been announced to be the featured restaurant at the W's new Atlanta Downtown hotel. Sadly the downturn in the economy has apparently led them to delay their opening, alas there is talk it may never open. Repeat Atlanta!

P. Valentine Kisses Store Goodbye

P. Valentine boutique on Edgewood Avenue officially announced their closure today. Was it the repeated thefts, the poor economy, or perhaps the fact that their store had little that differentiated it from any other indie boutique in Atlanta? Whatever the cause or causes, a "Closeout Sale" is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday August 23rd from 11AM - 9PM. Repeat Atlanta!