Last Thursday a fully bus made its maiden voyage down a one mile stretch of North Avenue as the first step toward the future of public transit. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and a handful of media members rode along on the Transdev EZ10, which use sensors as well as relay strips implanted in the road to drive without the need for a human pilot. The future is here folks, and Atlanta embracing it with open arms has her ship RISING…
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…
