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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/15/08
A downtown Atlanta penthouse belonging to Ted Turner suffered damage from Friday night's tornado.
As workers checked the residence's water, roof and window damage, employees of Ted's Montana Grill several floors below hurried to open in time for lunchtime Saturday.
The penthouse and restaurant both occupy the Bona Allen Building on Luckie Street, not far from CNN Center.
The restaurant had about 160 patrons Friday night when the winds tore through.
"People immediately ran to the kitchen with debris blowing in the restaurant," said Ed Bazor, director of construction for Ted's Montana Grill. He said one person suffered a minor cut from shattered glass.
Workers were patching windows Saturday so that the restaurant could reopen.
The rest of the facility was in good shape, Bazor said. The familiar bison-shaped sign will need to be replaced.
Bazor said the building had an estimated $25,000 in window damage. He could not provide further details on damage to Turner's penthouse.
The businessman was not in the residence at the time of the tornado.
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