The Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail will get its first hotel, which will be built on a swath of land in the Old Fourth Ward just across the street from Irwin Street Market. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the 140-room hotel with rooftop bar, retail and restaurant space will be modeled on architecture surrounding the High Line in New York City. Guests will be just steps away from Krog Street Market, Studioplex and the Highland Avenue corridor full of restaurants and shops. Groundbreaking is expected this spring.
The Atlanta Police Department will hand all over all officer-involved shooting cases to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. According to a report at WABE, APD will also turn over use of force cases involving death or serious injury. Police Chief George Turner says the move was prompted in part by cases in cities like Chicago, where critics have accused the police department and mayor of covering up the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
A treehouse in Buckhead has been named Number 1 on Airbnb’s wish list of most wanted properties. Listed as “Secluded Intown Treehouse,” the property features three connected treehouse rooms “set amongst lush greenery.” The list also says “each structure is beautifully furnished with antiques, natural artifacts and the sounds of nature around you.” The price: $350 per night.
