Despite an intense lobbying push from Georgia Democrats, the 2024 Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago. Southern Dems had banded together to push for the convention to be held in Atlanta, which would have brought in tens of thousands of delegates and guests and put a spotlight on Georgia which has become a swing state in recent election cycles. But thanks to promises from billionaire Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to help bankroll the event the DNC will instead go to Chicago, a deep-blue Democratic stronghold. The spurn has Democrats’ focus on Georgia SINKING…
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…
