Two New Shops Coming to Town

The Farmhouse Home Decor & Gifts opening in early April in Duluth. An early May opening planned for The Vintage Styled Life.

Two more new businesses are coming to downtown Duluth. Beverly Norris is opening The Farmhouse Home Décor & Gifts in early April at 3107A Main Street. Davina Cates plans to open The Vintage Styled Life in early May around the corner at 3107C Main Street. Both shops lease space in a more than 130-year-old building owned by Mike Burrell at the corner of Main and West Lawrenceville streets. The Farmhouse space contains about 1,000 square feet. The Vintage Styled Life will occupy about 1,500 square feet. When they open this entire historic block in downtown Duluth will be filled with tenants. Crave Pie Studio already occupies 3107B in Burrell’s building. Other businesses in the block include Trish Land; Peace, Love & Decorating, Eye Candy Art …

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Duluth Business Licenses Issued in December

New business licenses, renewals issued within the city limits in Duluth.

Here are the business licenses issued by the City of Duluth for the month of December 2012. 2 Smith Art Gallery, 3150 Main St., Suite 101, 12/1 Corner Pharmacy, 2550 Pleasant Hill Road, Bldg. 100, Suite 126, 12/5 Designs By Seven, 4337 Plantation Trace Drive, 12/18 Good News Auto Glass LLC, 3625 Postwaite Circle, 12/4 Hong Kong Banjum, 2570 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 107, 12/5 Larry Smith & Associates Inc., 3150 Main St., Suite 101, 12/1 Little DaVinci Storytime Art & Music, 3440 McClure Bridge Road, Suite E 502, 12/1 Seoul Shinjung, 3585 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 136, 12/1 Vector South Marketing, 4065 Longlake Drive, 12/5 ~ City of Duluth

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Duluth Business Licenses Issued in November

New business licenses, renewals issued within the city limits in Duluth.

Here are the business licenses issued by the City of Duluth for the month of November 2012. 11/1 – Formetco Inc., 3270  Summit Ridge Parkway, Suite 240 11/1 – Mike Valenzuela, 2690 Kenwood Dr. 11/1 – Nanajay Services Inc., 2730 N. Berkeley Lake Road, Suite 1000 11/2 – Wellspring Thrift, 2785 Buford Hwy., Suite 102A 11/5 – JMRegister.com, 2156 Soque River Drive 11/8 – Happy Tasty, 3096 Buford Hwy. 11/10 – Chinese Art & Frame, 3635 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suite 500 11/10 – Pro Audit & Tint, 3560 Buford Hwy., Suite D 11/11 – ABC Renovations LLC, 2461 Valley Cove Drive 11/12 – Auto 1 Ave Inc., 3975 Pleasant Hill Road, Suite 102B 11/13 – ES Tech LLC, 2065 Hailston Dr. 11/15 – Nadia African Hair Braiding & Supplies, 4315 Abbott Bridge Road, …

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Ribbon Cut for Tide Dry Cleaners in Duluth

Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris joined Tide Dry Cleaners and APFI (Agile Pursuits Franchising Inc.) officials in cutting the ribbon Aug. 10 for the first location of the business in Georgia at 2774 Buford Hwy. in Duluth. Cutting the ribbon are Thomas Flaherty, l-r, APFI VP of Franchising; Grady McCarthy, APFI VP of Operations; Andrew Gibson, Tide Dry Cleaners Brand Manager; Sandy Richardson, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce; Jeff Wampler, APFI CEO; Chuck Schoonover, Tide Dry Cleaners Duluth General Manager; John Ngan, Tide Dry Cleaners Duluth Franchisee; Mayor Harris; Steve Collins, APFI VP of Real Estate; and Stuart Williams, APFI Director of Franchising. Agile Pursuits Franchising Inc. is a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble. The Tide Dry Cleaners, …

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Lots of Choices at Duluth Which Wich

Restaurant offers 50 different wiches and 60 toppings for sandwiches or salad bowls.

The sandwich choices at Which Wich are almost endless. “There are 50 different sandwiches ,” said Gary Birnberg, who just opened a Which Wich in Duluth. “All can be turned into salads – “Wich Bowls.” And there are 60 toppings available for sandwichs or salad bowls, he said. Birnberg and his wife Melynda opened the Which Wich in Duluth at 6600 Sugarloaf Parkway, Suite 300, in the Day Centre at Sugarloaf in August. It’s their fifth Which Wich franchise. Hours for the Duluth Which Wich are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. 678-417-6740. Which Wich offers an on-site menu and a to-go menu. Customers select printed paper sack menus from slots, check off their choices, and the staff prepares their orders. There’s …

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Tide Dry Cleaners Now Open

New Tide Dry Cleaners in Duluth offering one-time 50 percent discount per customer through Aug 30.

The Tide Dry Cleaners that just opened for business at 2774 Buford Hwy. in Duluth is the first in Georgia. It is having a grand opening Aug. 11 and offering a one-time 50 percent discount per customer on dry cleaning and laundry services through the end of August, according to Manager Terrie Richards. The Duluth location will soon be joined by two more Tide Dry Cleaners that are currently under construction on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell and Old Alabama Road in Roswell, Richards said. Tide Dry Cleaners uses GreenEarth® cleaning products and has a secure 24-hour drop box and complimentary 24-hour access lockers for pick-up to accommodate customers who can't come to the cleaners during regular business hours. There are also two drive-thru…

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Lots of New Businesses in Duluth

New businesses include Crave Pie Studio, Trish Land and Corner Copia on Main Street; Beast Kitchen, Tom's Hot Wings and Tide Dry Cleaners on Buford Highway; CRAZE Tavern and LA Fitness on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.

New businesses are filling vacant spaces on Main Street in downtown Duluth and elsewhere in the city. Some are starting from scratch by constructing new buildings. Crave Pie Studio plans to open next month in the former Tie Dye 4 Bakery location at 3107B Main Street, which recently closed. A new sign for Crave Pie Studio has just been painted on the window. Owner Briana Carson of Buford has already been testing the market by selling her delicious pies at Farmer’s Markets in the area. Trish Land has staked out space in the former Sensibly Chic shop at 3131A Main St. for a retail store featuring home and garden décor, floral creations, and event design services. Renovations will start almost immediately, according to Duluth Economic …

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Faye Edmundson

4:17 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Their tacos were really good. I had the beef.   more ›

More Stuff Happening in Historic Downtown Duluth

Former Sensibly Chic space available for rent. Peace, Love & Decorating boutique and State Farm agency moving to Main Street in Duluth.

  There’s more stuff happening in downtown Duluth. A “For Rent” sign has appeared on the building formerly occupied by the Sensibly Chic antiques and collectibles shop on Main Street. Owners Shelly Howard and David Cossette have dropped their plans to open a Tavern on Main pub. While developing a business plan for the pub, they said figures indicated there would not be enough seating capacity to make it worthwhile. So the building located at 3131 Main St. is now available for rent. The space formerly occupied by Annabellagio jewelry, accessories and clothing boutique at 3129 Main St. is being renovated into a home décor boutique and gift shop by Jennifer Cook and Jana Contardi, who plan to offer decorating services. They also operate …

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More Nightlife Coming to Duluth With Tavern

Former Sensibly Chic shop on Main Street to be transformed into pub called 'Tavern on Main.'

  More nightlife is coming to Historic Downtown Duluth soon. David Cossette and Shelly Howard plan to turn Sensibly Chic, their antiques and collectibles shop, into a pub called Tavern on Main. They recently closed the shop for renovation. Cossette, who appeared at Monday (Feb. 21) night’s Downtown Development Authority meeting to request the DDA’s assistance in obtaining a low-interest loan for façade improvements, said he and Shelly plan to have their new business open in about three months. The tavern will “fill the need for more entertainment venues downtown,” Duluth Economic Development Manager Chris McGahee said. McGahee reported that an interior design firm called Peace, Love & Decorating plans to open in the Main Street storefront …

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Q-Matic Relocating U.S. Headquarters to Duluth

Global company positioning its U.S. corporate headquarters on Commerce Drive near I-85.

  Q-Matic Corporation is relocating its U.S. corporate headquarters to Duluth. A leading Customer Flow Management Solution provider, the global company is moving from its location in Fletcher, NC, to a 15,000-square-foot leased building in Duluth at 2400 Commerce Ave., Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and Partnership Gwinnett announced. The new location provides easy access to Interstate 85.  This relocation represents 20 new jobs in Gwinnett and metro Atlanta, a number the company is looking to grow in the next three to four years, according to the announcement. The company employs 50 people nationwide. “We strive to serve and support the needs of our clients every day. With our recent growth in the U.S. and Canada, we needed a …

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