The folks behind Paloma Park are currently building Union Fare, a combination event space, cocktail bar and food truck park that stretches from 166 West Clayton St. (next to Last Resort and previously a series of clothing shops) to the empty lot on Washington Street (next to the Morton Theatre). The indoor space will be available for weddings, banquets, etc., but open to the public for dining when not rented out. The food truck park will host a mix of Athens- and Atlanta-area food trucks, according to Hank Sewell, general manager at Paloma Park. Sewell also says that the trucks will have power supplies, so there won’t be the usual loud hum of generators working hard. The food truck park will be open Thursday through Sunday, with a grand opening in August and perhaps some soft openings in late July.
Pancho’s Tacos and Tequila, in the former Pulaski Heights BBQ, is open for business, making its own tortillas and supposedly offering discounts on drinks when the train passes by on the nearby railroad tracks.
The Jittery Joe’s tasting room (attached to the roasting facility on Fritz Mar Lane, off Newton Bridge Road) is closing at the end of the month to focus on roasting.
If you missed it, the Jimmy John’s on the Eastside, in the College Station shopping center, is closed as well as the Blind Pig that was there, as Kroger knocks down that strip to build new things.
Ideal Bagel has new owners, who took over from Matt Downes in February. They’re looking to build on the past without getting rid of things people loved.
Munch Hut, which moved to Baxter Street a little while back, has closed, but its sister business BasKat Catering remains open.
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