As if Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms didn’t have enough on her plate – over the weekend the city’s homeless population announced that it had unionized, and would be protesting in front of City Hall until their demands were met. Those demands include housing, healthcare, and a “seat at the table,” though details were scant as to how they might be met. On Monday seven ATL Homeless Union protesters were arrested outside City Hall and the crowd quickly dispersed, though union “officials” pledged to return later in the week. Normally Georgia being a right-to-work state puts the kibosh on unionization, but not sure that applies here – in any case more stress for Bottoms sees her ship DRIFTING…
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…
