No more driving to Atlanta – Savannah is about to open its own arena that will attract AAA acts to South Georgia. Enmarket Arena, featuring 9,500 seats, is set to have its grand opening on February 5th, and has already scheduled major acts such as The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, and Bon Jovi, most of which would have previously skipped over Savannah on tours because it didn’t have a big enough venue. Local restaurants, bars, and even other music venues are excited for Enmarket and the crowds it will draw, calling it a classic “rising tide lifts all boats’ scenario.” Indeed the new venue has Savannah’s music scene RISING…
Atlanta paid deadbeat $910,00 for virtually no work
It’s outrageous that Atlanta taxpayers paid Foris Webb $910,000 for two years even though he produced little record any “work.” After reviewing invoices and emails, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found he was supposed to be overseeing a petition calling for a vote on the Atlanta police/fire training center. Yet by the time the “consulting contract” was discovered and payments were being made, the center had opened, the referendum never occurred and petition signatures were forgotten. Mayor Andre Dickens and the City Council are blaming each other, but who issued this no-work contract to Webb? No one knows—for now. This incredible taxpayer rip off has Atlanta SINKING…
