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Top Atlanta news: Air quality alert today; controversial work on Central Library to start this week

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Published on August 19, 2019
Top Atlanta news: Air quality alert today; controversial work on Central Library to start this weekPhoto: Aleksandr Zykov/Flickr

Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Atlanta.

Code Orange air quality alert today 

Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to be unhealthy for some people.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Controversial exterior work to begin on Central Library 

The altering of architect Marcel Breuer’s final work to add windows to the Brutalist exterior has been a sore point with architects and preservationists. 

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.

Photos: Doggy Con at Woodruff Park

Pets and their owners were in fine form and fashion for the annual event leading up to Dragon Con. 

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.

Accused 'turtle trafficker' operating out of Atlanta airport arrested

Prosecutors took a slow-wins-the-race approach to the case that began in 2016.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

City Council eyes measure to block new permits for e-scooters

Under the proposal, any permits previously granted would be allowed to continue to operate, but there's no word if this is the death knell for scooters in the city.

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.


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