Kalonji Bakery Closing; Sassy's Expanding; Forever 21 at Stonecrest Open

Here's a roundup of recent business news from Stone Mountain and Lithonia:

Kalonji Bakery Closing

Bruno Kalonji of Kalonji's Cafe and Bakery, tells Patch the eatery at 933 Main St. in Stone Mountain Village will be closing at the end of December.

"We'll see in the future" about opening another restaurant again someday, Kalonji said. Business was "all right" at the restaurant, he said.

The Main Street Stone Mountain (MSSM) organization mentioned at the Dec. 17 Stone Mountain city council work session that New Orleans Sno Ball Cafe has looked at the space. New Orleans Sno Ball Cafe is located at 340 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. in Decatur.

Sassy's Expanding

Sassy's, the retail store filled with vintage items and owned by Joan Sharpe in Stone Mountain Village, is expanding from 5346 E. Mountain St. to a few doors up to the corner of Main Street and E. Mountain, according to MSSM.

Forever 21 at Mall at Stonecrest Now Open

It looks like the new Forever 21 space at Mall at Stonecrest wanted to get its share of holiday shoppers and decided to open earlier than January, as originally anticipated.

The clothing retailer moved into space formerly occupied by Border's. The new store is more than 20,000 square feet, compared to its previous 9,000, said Don Bieler, the mall's director of marketing.

ATown Wings Moving Near Lithonia Walmart

An ATown Wings restaurant is coming to Fairington Road near Taco Bell and Long John Silver's, across from the Lithonia Walmart.

The signs for ATown are up at 5361 Fairington Rd. in Lithonia, in the space formerly occupied by El Pollo restaurant.