The City of Atlanta is seeking bids from companies nationwide to manage and operate 2,500 paid parking spaces for a five-year term, with two one-year renewal options, according to a report at Atlanta Business Chronicle. The current contract with ParkAtlanta, long unpopular with businesses and residents, expires in September.
Atlanta City Council member Cleta Winslow has announced that a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction in the case of Bridget Shiel, who was found naked and shot to death in Oakland City Park on May 31. According to a report by CBS46, Winslow is putting up $5,000, and the Atlanta Police Foundation is matching it.
Atlanta police have arrested Joshua Magnussen, 35, and charged with terroristic threats. Magnussen allegedly made threatening comments and left anti-gay, hate-filled messages at two East Atlanta Village bars over the weekend. Read more at Project Q.
