Top Atlanta news: Accused serial rapist linked to 8 cold cases captured; e-scooter crackdown; more

Top Atlanta news: Accused serial rapist linked to 8 cold cases captured; e-scooter crackdown; morePhoto: Cory Gazaille/Unsplash
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Published on March 05, 2020

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Accused serial rapist linked to 8 metro Atlanta cold cases captured

District Attorney Sherry Boston said the alleged rapist, 58-year-old Wesley Cooley, is linked to eight cold cases over nearly two decades. Cooley was identified through the efforts of the sexual assault task force. Five of the sexual assaults took place in DeKalb County. 

Read the full story on 11ALIVE.

Triton Yards food truck park opens in Capitol View in Southwest Atlanta

A small food truck park and community green space called Triton Yards recently opened on Sylvan Road in the Southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Capitol View. The park is run by Atlanta real estate investment firm Triton Holdings, which also builds and sells tiny houses from the half-acre site.

Read the full story on Eater Atlanta.

As spring draws near, Atlanta’s crackdown on e-scooter providers is intensifying

The e-scooter droves seen around Atlanta last year will likely keep thinning in coming months — and not because the few companies left operating will be voluntarily backing out of town, city officials tell Curbed Atlanta.

Read the full story on Curbed Atlanta.

Georgia Senate signs off on mid-year budget

A $27.4 billion mid-year budget covering state spending through the end of June overwhelmingly cleared the Georgia Senate Wednesday.

Read the full story on www.mdjonline.com.

Renovations set to begin at AmericasMart in Downtown

JLL's Adaptive Reuse Unit has been tapped to manage the renovations of AmericasMart buildings in Downtown. Restoration of AmericasMart Building 1, which originally opened in 1961 as the Atlanta Market Center, will include a series of dramatic interior improvements.

Read the full story on Atlanta INtown.


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