March 27, 2026

Consumer Stories

Upscale retailer moving into high-end plaza

Swank will have a new neighbor this summer in Evans. It’s a retail shop the owners are quite familiar with. The third Posh Tots children’s boutique is 1300 square feet and will open next to Swank in the shopping center with anchor store Publix at 5117 Washington Road, outside of Riverwood. It replaces the Madison Julia hair salon, which closed. The Bassali family owns both Posh Tots and Swank, and has paired them together before. Posh Tots and Swank are also part of that newish West Lake Commons shopping center.

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Consumer Stories

Fat Man’s Hospitality Grows Again

ABD’s learned that the Fat Man’s Hospitality Group is trying to open Bradley’s BBQ around May 1st and then begin plans to open a new event center. These are just a few nuggets learned while putting together THIS video on Brad Usry, that played at the Junior Achievement Hall of Fame ceremony last week.  If you used to go to Fat  Man’s Forest, you HAVE to watch this for some old-time video and photos.

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