Only one Georgia city made 24/7 Wall St.’s list of America’s top 50 safest cities – Sandy Springs in Metro Atlanta. Using statistics from the FBI’s 2018 Uniform Crime Report, Sandy Springs reported violent crime rates at 1/6 of the rest of Atlanta, and 1/3 the national average. As many Georgia cities struggle with rising violent crime numbers, Sandy Springs under Mayor Rusty Paul and Police Chief Kenneth DeSimone sees its numbers sinking, and its boat 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…
