“In Atlanta, Violent Crime Surges” was the screaming headline in The Wall Street Journal this week. The paper reported what many Georgia media outlets don’t: “As of July 11, 106 people were shot over a 28-day period, marking a sharp increase from 40 people during the same period in 2019 according to Atlanta Police Department data.” And an eight-year-old girl was among these victims in an area taken over by armed thugs where the police were ordered to stand down by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Also, so-called “water boys” have been attacking motorists in the middle of major intersections in recent days if they didn’t “buy” water bottles. In the midst of this “trend of lawlessness,” as Gov. Brian Kemp describes it, Atlanta’s national image is 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…
