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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Grease Monkeys Closes Village Store

Clothing retailer opened a year ago but foot traffic and in-store sales didn't justify a storefront so it's going online-only.

EAST ATLANTA VILLAGE — Grease Monkeys, the independent, biker-themed retail clothing shop, closed on Tuesday. A sign posted on its doors thanks customers for their patronage. "We wish to thank the East Atlanta community for their hospitality and making us feel welcome," the sign read. "We hope that we served you well." The store, which opened about a year ago at 1287 Glenwood Ave., will continue to sell its merchandise on its website. "We didn't have enough people coming in the door and spending money," Shannon Ruff, who co-owns the store with Joe Grondalski, told East Atlanta Patch on Wednesday. "I think we had a good product, but the money wasn't coming in and the overhead became too much." Ruff said she and Grondalski, who both live in …

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J in EAV

2:19 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

As this article states, "...daytime traffic is much lighter....East Atlanta being known more as a bar and entertainment district than anything else." (Also, parking can be a hassle.) Unfortunately, your location won't be the last to close due to these circumstances. Surprised you lasted this long, but I'm guessing the lease was for a year. Best of luck with the website.   more ›

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Controversial Parking Lot In East Atlanta Village Rented

Caribbean restaurant has it under lease

The owner of a 55-space lot on Gresham Avenue that was at the center of a car-booting controversy last summer has leased the property. "The parking lot has been leased to Ilan Breeze," Anthony Deljou, owner of the lot at 535 Gresham, told East Atlanta Patch. "How they decide to manage the lot is up to them." Ilan Breeze, located across the street at 537 Gresham, is a Southern and Caribbean cuisine-themed restaurant. A sign posted at the entrance says the lot is open solely to Ilan Breeze patrons and that others will be towed. Deljou found himself at the center of attention last June after a woman to whom he leased the lot began booting people in that lot without warning. At least 55 vehicles were booted over a three-day period — at $75 a …

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Villlage Patrons Get The Boot and Demolition by Neglect (in Douglasville Patch)

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Péralte Paul

1:08 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012

I've been trying to get an answer on that, too, J. Unless they have someone out there patrolling who enters, it's going to be tough. But there's a p-lot on Moreland just north of the DeKalb Ave. turnoff that charges $5 or $10 to park, which is taken off the bill at Front Page News and the tapas restaurant next door if you're eating there. Perhaps Ilan Breeze will do the same? I'll try to get an …   more ›

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