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If you want to go shopping in Atlanta, the place to visit is Lenox Square, also known as Lenox mall.

Located in the heart of Buckhead, Lenox Square is one of the best malls in Atlanta. It also offers a look at some of Atlanta’s priciest retail shops and department stores.

Aside from being a happening place, have you ever wondered what’s recently opened at Lenox Square and more? This article explores Lenox Square, it’s history, present and future.

What’s The History Of Lenox Square?

The earliest recollections of the acreage that would become Lenox Square is that it was owned by Mary Gromet, who acquired it in the 1820s through one of the land lotteries that the state administered by taking it from the Native Americans and distributing it to the area’s white citizens.

The land was then bought by John Simpkins, a farmer who grew corn and cotton.. He passed away in 1912, according to Buckhead.net.

After that, John Ottley, the president of Atlanta’s First National Bank,, turned the parcel into his country estate and family home. It was the Ottley family that popularized Buckhead as an abode for the rich.

Soon, the Ottley family sold “Joyeuse,” the name of their country estate, and it fell into the hands of city developers.

Businessman Edward Noble was tasked with building a suburban mall several miles from downtown, which was unheard of then.

Lenox Square opened its doors on August 3, 1959 during the era when going to the local department store was an event. Anchored by Rich’s and Davison’s, Lenox Square was the largest mall in the Southeast at the time.

Where Is Lenox Square Located?

Lenox Square is located at the intersection of Peachtree and Lenox roads at 3393 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30326. Here’s a map to help you find it.

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Lenox Square is an oasis and has been for many decades now.

If you’re looking to take in Buckhead at night, here are some cool suggestions.

On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, Midtown Atlanta got a little bit sweeter. Actually, a whole lot sweeter. That’s because it’s most iconic food spot, Krispy Kreme, reopened after being burnt down in a fire.

The doughnut shop, owned by sports legend and businessman Shaquille O’Neal, opened to a crowd of fans and customers at 6 a.m.

In early 2023, Shaq announced that the historic Midtown spot would open in the summertime, but that didn’t materialize. Still, the customers and fans were excited to get its Midtown landmark back.

“We’re bouncing back better than I even imagined,” O’Neal said on social media. “I can’t wait to turn on the Hot Light. It’s gonna light up the whole neighborhood. Get ready, Ponce!”

O’Neal released an artist’s rendering of what the rebuilt Krispy Kreme would look like, showing a sleep design with its signature white brick exterior.

Shaq bought an interest in the Krispy Kreme in 2016. It was set on fire the following year due to arson.

What Are The Hours Of The Ponce Krispy Kreme?

The Krispy Kreme on Ponce is open for Delivery the following hours: 6:30 AM–9:30 PM

The Krispy Kreme on Ponce Drivethru open the following hours: 24 hours.

When Did The Ponce Krispy Kreme Open?

The Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue opened in 1965, back when Atlanta has the heart and soul of the civil rights movement and social change was afoot across the country.

Krispy Kreme, then a young and scrappy company, only had a handful of locations in the Southeast. After only a few years, the Atlanta location became a flagship of sorts.

In February 2021, a fire swept through the establishment and temporarily closed it. Another fire — this one surely an arson — struck a few months later, shutting the place down for more than a couple years.

Final Taste

Midtown Atlanta is full of cool places to eat, but there’s more. If you’re down for a culinary tour of Atlanta, you can start downtown, and get it crackin’ in Buckhead. Check out the newest Atlanta restaurants, beautiful parks and unexplored spots you’ve only heard about. AtlantaFi your experience!

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The Lakewood-area movie studio in southwest Atlanta is getting a new owner.

Cinespace Studios has announced that it has acquired EUE/Screen Gems studio campuses in Atlanta and Wilmington.

EUE/Screen Gems New Owner: Cinespace

Instead of EUE/Screen Gems, the new name for the Atlanta studio will be Cinespace Atlanta.

This development signals Cinespace’s plans for growth and its need for a diverse portfolio to attract big-time productions.

The Atlanta studio features 360,000 square feet of production space across 13 sound stages. New to the property is office space, additional support space, and three brand new purpose-built sound stages each over 21,000 square feet.

What Movies Were Produced At EUE/ Screen Gems in Atlanta?

EUE/Screen Gems studio has been the filming and production site for many major movies, including:

• Stranger Things (2016–2025) … 
• The Haunting of Hill House (2018) … 
• Black Panther (2018) … 
• Flight (I) (2012) … 
• The Founder (2016) … 
• The Internship (2013) … 
• Devious Maids (2013–2016)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens commented: “The City of Atlanta welcomes Cinespace Studios under their new ownership. We look forward to collaborating with the studio to expand our city’s legacy as an incubator for storytellers, innovators, and entertainment industry professionals – both in front and behind the camera.”

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Atlanta has been called the Hollywood of the South and it’s not just a label.. If you want to be an actor, the city has classes you can take as well as places that provide headshots and more. You can also audition at numerous casting calls to build your movie and TV reel.
See our Movies Page for more.

Are you interested in becoming an actor in Atlanta? You’re in the right place!   

With more than 900 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.

There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.

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The death spiral for Bed, Bath and Beyond has begun in some respects. The company recently executed a plan as part of its bankruptcy that would make its shares on Wall Street worthless. That means its shareholders and investors will get nothing.

What makes the development even more puzzling is that Bed, Bath and Beyond still has assets totaling about $42 million.

What Will Happen To Bed, Bath and Beyond?

Bed, Bath and Beyond stores will likely go away at some point, but it’s no telling when that will happen. The brand itself will likely remain untouched or it may go away and transition to that of its new owners, Overstock.com.

In June 2023, when Overstock announced it was buying Bed, Bath and Beyond, it seemed to have a plan in place for continuation, but that is unclear now.

“This acquisition is a significant and transformative step for us,” said Overstock CEO, Jonathan Johnson. “Bed Bath & Beyond is an iconic consumer brand, well-known in the home retail marketplace. The combination of our winning asset-light business model and the high awareness and loyalty of the Bed Bath & Beyond brand will improve the customer experience and position the Company for accelerated market share growth.”

Final Word

As part of Overstock’s takeover, it has plans to re-launch the Bed Bath & Beyond domain in Canada and overhaul its website, app and loyalty program in the United States. The plan is for new and existing customers of both Overstock and Bed Bath & Beyond will experience a single online shopping destination. Will it work? We’ll see.

What Bed, Bath and Beyond Stores Remain Open in Atlanta?

Delta Air Lines knows that it stumbled badly when it announced big changes to who can access its Sky Club lounges.

Speaking at an Atlanta event this week, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the announced changes have not been cleared for takeoff.

“No question, we probably went too far in doing that,” Bastian said on Monday at a Rotary Club of Atlanta meeting.

Earlier in the month, Delta announced sweeping changes to who can access its lounges and how elite status members could earn reward points. The changes were not too popular on social media.

“Our team wanted to kind of rip the BandAid off and didn’t want to have to keep going through this every year with changes and nickel and diming and whatnot, and I think we moved too fast.”

Elite status holders will have to wait and see what Delta does to retain Sky Club access for American Express card holders, who were to be shut out of the lounges in the new year.

“There will be modifications that we will make, and you will hear about it sometime over the next few weeks,” he went on to say.

Final Destination

Even with the changes, you can bet that Delta will still look to reward elite status members who earn a set number of MQDs and Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQM) or Medallion Qualifying Segments (MQS).
MQD earnings are tied to the cost of your ticket while MQM is based on miles flown.

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Casting calls and movie/TV productions may increase in Atlanta, Georgia soon: A deal has been struck that would end the Hollywood strike for screenwriters.

The Writers Guild announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

Both sides finalized the deal late Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.

“WGA has reached a tentative agreement with the AMPTP,” the guild said in statement “This was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who joined us on the picket lines for over 146 days.”

The news was met by rejoicing on social media, but many people pointed out that the strike is not over and that SAG — the Union for actors — has still not reached an agreement with the movie studios.

The union said there would be no further comment at this time.

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Are you interested in becoming an actorin Atlanta? You’re in the right place!   

With more than 900 movie and TV projects just in the last few years, the film industry has generated more than $9 billion for the state of Georgia.

There are so many movies filmed in Atlanta these days that it’s hard to keep up with it all. That’s why I suggest you subscribe to AtlantaFi.com to get all the freshest movie casting calls, celeb sightings and Atlanta happenings delivered to your inbox.

Atlanta will be the home of a massive state-of-the-art soccer center, built in part by hometown billionaire Arthur Blank, according to the U.S. Soccer Federation.

“America’s top athletes deserve the best when it comes to preparing them for competition on the global stage and I’m thrilled U.S. Soccer has chosen metro Atlanta as its new home,” said Blank in a statement. “Atlanta’s incredible passion for soccer, corporate community and unmatched infrastructure make this a natural home for the National Training Center and I’m very confident our community will help America’s finest soccer players compete on a global level like never before.”

The group, which announced the plans on Friday, September 15, 2023, said the development is part of a strategic initiative to help soccer’s popularity spread across the country.

Blank is on board to contribute $50 million to support the construction of a National Training Center In Atlanta.

The center will be accessible by all 27 U.S. soccer teams, including Atlanta United, which is owned by Blank.

“The facility will serve as headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation, creating a central hub for the entire soccer community, including coaches and referees, to access best-in-class training, technology and infrastructure to promote successful and sustainable playing environments throughout the country,” a press release from the organization says.

Soccer’s popularity has exploded across the Southeast, especially here In Atlanta with the success of the Atlanta United team. So much so that many MARTA stations have soccer fields adjacent to them.

The training center will also serve as a hub for the community and underserved youth interested in the sport.

The news was met with excitement by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who posted on social media: “Welcome to Atlanta @ussoccer! On behalf of the entire metro area, we are honored to officially welcome you to our community and look forward to this partnership.”

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Revised population estimates indicate that more people have moved to Atlanta than previously thought.

A correction by the U.S. Census says that metro Atlanta has 5.1 million residents instead of 4.9 million residents. The adjustment was needed after it was discovered that 100,853 residents had been assigned to the Gainesville, Georgia, urban area.

Is Atlanta Full?

I can assure you that this has not always been the case. But you may be wondering how Atlanta’s population exploded through the last few decades.

Before the 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta has a regular city in the South, albeit a progressive one. But things changed quickly with the 1990 announcement that the Games would be coming to Georgia’s largest city.

Millions and millions of people moved in. And that’s where we are today. But you may be wondering this question:

How Many People Live In Atlanta, Georgia Right Now?

According to the latest Census Bureau statistics, more than 496,000 people live inside the city limits of Atlanta. But there’s a massive population that lives on the outskirts.

When you add in the entire metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia, including its three primary counties — Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton, Cobb and Gwinnett, you get 5.1 million.

What Is The Percentage Of Atlanta’s Black Population?

People of African descent make up 60% of Atlanta’s population, according to Census Bureau demographics statistics.

Most of Atlanta’s neighborhoods in the six zones are majority black, although there are pockets of predominantly white neighborhoods, especially in Buckhead and the suburbs of north Fulton County.

One major factor that continues to skew the demographic figures in Atlanta is gentrification, which has sped up over the past 10 years.

Here are the most gentrified areas of Atlanta.

Should You Move To Atlanta?

Atlanta is a place that has much to offer if you’re a young professional or even if you’re part of a middle-age family with children.

Here are some benefits to moving to Atlanta:

• The housing market continues to be one of the strongest in the nation.
• The job market is strong and has many work-from-home opportunities.
• The dining scene is the best in the Southeast.
• The city has plenty of green space that is pleasing to look at and explore.

There are some not-so-great things about living in a major metropolitan city as well. I’d say #1 is that the traffic can be a nightmare. Also, the spring pollen count can be quite high and cause your allergies to act up.

But overall, there’s a lot to love about Atlanta.

What Is There To Do In Atlanta?

One of the primary questions visitors often ask is whether there is anything to do in Atlanta. Of course, there is!

If you’ve got just 24 hours in Atlanta, here are things to pack in one day. If you’ve got more time to spend in the city, consider checking out this list of great things to see and do in Atlanta.

Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis responded in a letter Thursday to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a critic of her investigation into former President Donald Trump. You can read the letter below.
Willis, a Democrat, has been under intense scrutiny after indicting Trump under the state’s wide-ranging RICO statutes.

Any trial of Trump and 18 other co-defendants would likely take place in Atlanta, the seat of Fulton County, and attract huge national and international interest.
Jordan, a Republican who is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has been trumpeting that he is going to open an investigation into Willis on the grounds that she has overstepped her authority.

A close ally of Trump, Jordan said his inquiry would look for interference and collusion between the Fulton DA’s Office and the Biden Administration.

In her letter, she says Jordan is trying to “obstruct a Georgia criminal proceeding and to advance outrageous partisan misrepresentations.” She also told him that he didn’t understand RICO laws.

Your letter makes clear that you lack a basic understanding of the law, its practice, and the ethical obligations of attorneys generally and prosecutors specifically,” Willis said.

Read Fani Willis’ Letter To Jim Jordan

Final Word

The letter serves as yet another chapter in what will be a legal slugfest as Willis has announced that a trial against Trump and 18 co-defendants will be done at the same time and she hopes to do it in a four-month span.

When Willis handed down the indictments in early August, she knew she was in for a fight. Her actions over the past month have shown that she is up to the task.

Willis has taken a no-nonsense approach to prosecuting Trump, which has brought her and those in her office death threats.

In her latter, Willis said that because Jordan seems to have taken a more-than-personal interest in the business of the Fulton DA’s Office, “you should consider directing the USDOJ to investigate the racist threats that have come to my staff and me because of this investigation.”