It may not be a dodo bird or a Tasmanian tiger, but a rare species of animal found only in Georgia has gone extinct. The beaverpond marstonia, a small snail that lived in fresh water in central and south Georgia, was declared extinct recently by the Department of the Interior. Though a tiny and relatively unknown creature, the extinction of any native species is cause for worry due to environmental concerns. Snails don’t get the love of endangered rhinos or pandas, but nonetheless this event has the state’s local freshwater ecosystem 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…
