Midtown Businesses Opening and Closing

The new year has arrived and with it an opportunity to take a quick peek at Midtown businesses coming and going. Got a tip on recent business opening or closing in Midtown or on the westside, let us know at midtown@patch.com.

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In 2013, Midtown will add another school as building renovations are currently underway for The Goddard School to open at 1080 Spring Street. The Goddard School has locations throughout the metro area but this will be its first in Midtown. It offers a child care programs for ages six weeks to 6-years-old provided by dedicated teachers in a private preschool setting.

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Not far away, Zipcar is building out a space located at 1157 West Peachtree Street near 14th Street and will soon relocate from its current Atlanta offices at 191 Peachtree Street. Zipcar is the world's leading car sharing network with more than 767,000 members and over 10,000 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain and Austria. 

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As first reported by What Now Atlanta, the White Provisions District will be adding the men’s clothing and accessories retailer Jack Spade this year. Read more about it here.

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Looking at the restaurant scene, the anticipated relocation of Café Intermezzo from south Buckhead to Midtown has been pushed back a few weeks from its anticipated January opening. In now looks as if the longtime Atlanta favorite will bring its European flair to the 12th & Midtown development on Feb. 18.

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As reported here in the Fall of 2011, a new restaurant is planned for 900 Monroe Drive in Midtown, as La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant plans to replace the shuttered Silver Grill near Grady High School. A building permit was recently filed with City of Atlanta as the 1,339-square-foot Silver Grill building, which has been used as a restaurant since 1945, will be demolished. It looks as if this long-planned restaurant might come to fruition in 2013.

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The owners of ‘Ten’ officially opened their new Midtown restaurant and bar on Dec. 29, 2012. Located in the former Five Napkin Burger space at the corner of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street, the gay-friendly establishment will feature an all-American menu and serve dinner seven nights a week. Weekends will feature a brunch, and each night after 10 p.m., the space will be transformed into its bar layout.

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And with the comings, there’s also the goings with regards to local eateries. Slice Westside, located at 1133 Huff Road, recently shuttered its doors, only a few months after the former Westside Pie had announced it was joining the Slice family of restaurants.

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And as What Now Atlanta first reported, Engine 11 Firehouse Tavern, located at 30 North Avenue in a firehouse orginally constructed in 1906, closed after its New Year’s Eve celebration after failing to renew its lease. Read more about the closing here.