The City of Atlanta plans to legalize and regulate Uber rides at the airport, establishing a ‘ride share waiting area’ and an additional fee on rides. Proponents say it will alleviate traffic make cars easier to identify while critics have already called out the move as a licensing scheme, saying that over-regulation won’t help anyone when the system currently in place is fine. The Atlanta City Council transportation committee will discuss the proposal Wednesday, but from here the idea is DRIFTING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
