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5 things to know: Antico, Fox Bros. coming to new Braves stadium

The Braves and their development team announced the first wave of restaurants on Wednesday for the $400 million complex. The development also has a name: The Battery Atlanta. The name is in reference to a pitching staff or the pitcher and catcher on the field. The first restaurants are: Antico Pizza, Cru Food and Wine Bar, Tomahawk Taproom featuring Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, chef Ford Fry’s Superica restaurant and a new steak concept by chef Linton Hopkins. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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The Braves and their development team announced the first wave of restaurants on Wednesday for the $400 million complex. The development also has a name: The Battery Atlanta. The name is in reference to a pitching staff or the pitcher and catcher on the field. The first restaurants are: Antico Pizza, Cru Food and Wine Bar, Tomahawk Taproom featuring Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, chef Ford Fry’s Superica restaurant and a new steak concept by chef Linton Hopkins. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Oct 15, 2015

Here are five things you need to know this morning:

1. A Conyers man trying to flee a traffic stop on an I-75 exit ramp had a good reason for attempting to run Wednesday night, according to investigators. He had a half-kilo of heroin inside his vehicle. [Read more]

2. A deputy, an engineer and restaurant workers were among the 18 people arrested on child pornography charges following an investigation involving more than 30 law enforcement agencies, the GBI said Wednesday night. [Read more]

3. An Oregon man ordered his favorite meal, a teriyaki chicken sandwich, but said he got a huge surprise as an employee finished making it: a dead mouse. [Read more]

4. The Atlanta Braves announced on Wednesday the first wave of restaurants that have committed to lease space in the entertainment district next to the new Cobb County ballpark, including Antico and Fox Bros. [Read more]

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