A popular coffee shop and wine bar in downtown Decatur has vowed to rebuild after an alleged arsonist caused severe damage the building. Java Monkey on Church Street hosts open mic nights, poetry ...

The man accused of setting a popular Decatur coffee shop ablaze appeared in court Thursday, but his hearing did not happen as planned. The defense attorney for Rickey Hodges Thomas did not show up at ...

Java Monkey was seriously damaged in a fire two weeks ago. Police believe Rickey Hodges Thomas started the blaze. DECATUR, GA -- Police have identified a suspect in the fire that seriously damaged a ...

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The fire that severelydamaged Java Monkey in Novembershuttered several businesses in the area. A recent edition of the Decatur Focus, a city-published newsletter, said two local businesses affected by ...

DECATUR, Ga. - A former employee of a popular DeKalb County coffee shop will spend a decade behind bars after he was found guilty of arson and burglary for a fire that burned store to the ground. Last ...