The City of Atlanta has been selected to receive a $50,000 Startup in a Day Competition grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Startup in a Day is an initiative designed to help cities and Native American communities streamline licensing, permitting and other requirements needed to start a business, with the goal that an entrepreneur can apply for everything necessary to begin a business within one day. The City received the $50,000 grant through the “Start Small” competition. This prize was awarded to 25 cities and two Native American tribes in order to help develop a streamlined, centralized business formation platform.
The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership is teaming up with Rival Entertainment for the inaugural Old Fourth Ward Fall Festival at Historic Fourth Ward Park from 5 to 11 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sept. 12 following the Lantern Parade kick-off for Art on the BeltLine. There will be live entertainment, a food truck rally, adult beverage concessions, a college football sports bar, a kids’ area, lantern-making workshops, a pet-friendly zone, a Lantern Parade viewing party and more. A fixed number of free tickets to this open, come-one-come-all event are already available at this link.
Atlanta Police investigators are continuing to gather information regarding recent reports of an individual exposing himself in the Edgewood Avenue area of Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park. On multiple occasions, the suspect is said to have exposed himself to female victims. If you have information or recognize the person in the sketch, contact Crime Stoppers Atlanta at (404-577-8477 or online crimestoppersatlanta.org.
