Atlanta’s greatest July 4th tradition is the Peachtree Road Race. Started in 1970 by the Atlanta Track Club, the inaugural race had just 110 runners. By the end of the decade it was the largest 10k race in the world – a title it hasn’t relinquished since. More than 70,000 amateur and professional runners will take part today on the classic road course on Peachtree Street, competing for prizes, pride, or just to collect this year’s coveted t-shirt. RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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