GoFundMe Fundraiser Created To Help Atlanta’s Colonnade Restaurant Survive

The Colonnade has been in business since 1927, but the coronavirus pandemic is threatening that. A GoFundMe fundraising site was created in an attempt to save the restaurant.

Jasmine Robinson / WABE

Updated Friday at 8:57 a.m.

The Colonnade is a longstanding place for comfort food and community. Like many other restaurants, the coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on its business. 

As a lifelong patron, Suzi Sheffield took it upon herself to create a GoFundMe fundraising site for the 93-year-old Atlanta restaurant Wednesday. By Friday, it had raised more than $50,000. The end goal is $100,000.