Another twist in the ongoing federal corruption investigation at Atlanta City Hall saw former Atlanta Chief Financial Officer Jim Beard involved in a scheme to procure military grade rifles. New documents from the investigation show that Beard used city funds to purchase a pair of fully-automatic rifles, saying they were for police use. However he kept them at his home right up until he left city employment in 2018. Beard has also been named in other subpoenas in the investigation – his ship remains 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…
