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IDEA , an arts organization dedicated to collaboratively supporting artists and selling their work, has opened a gallery space at 5346-A Peachtree Road. IDEA – which stands for innovative, design, exhibit and art – represents fine art, drawings, paintings, photography, mixed media and sculpture. The space is the brainchild of designer and entrepreneur Amy Spanier, in partnership with arts and technology educator Peter Dyer. For more information, visit IdeaChamblee.com.
The new Kroger at Glenwood Place opened to the public on June 29 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The 120,000-square-foot store is adding more than 300 new jobs and has its own Starbucks, Little Clinic, Murray’s Cheese Shop, a drive-thru pharmacy, expanded beer and wine selections, a larger meat and seafood department and fuel center. The Glenwood store also offers ClickList – a service that provides customers with the ease of placing orders online and picking up their groceries at a time and location convenient for them. Customers can shop for more than 40,000 items across the entire store on ClickList, including fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy and frozen products. The service is expected to launch this month.
The city’s first AC Hotel by Marriott is slated to open in late July next to Phipps Plaza in Buckhead at the corner of Peachtree and Wieuca Roads.
According to Tomorrow’s News Today, the hotel will have six floors, 166 guest rooms, 1,200 square feet of meeting room space, a bar and lounge, an indoor pool and 24-hour fitness center. The AC Kitchen will offer self-serve European fare and will serve as the hotel’s onpremise food option.
A new 4,064-square-foot, freestanding SEPHORA store is now open at Ponce City Market . The store offers makeup, skincare, tools and accessories.
Alan Avery Art Company is moving from East Paces Ferry Road in Buckhead to 656 Miami Circle in early June. The new gallery will feature two large spaces and a third, more intimate space. For more information, visit alanaveryartcompany.com.
