According to a study from the American Transportation Research Institute metro Atlanta is home to nine of the worst 100 bottlenecks in the U.S., including two in the top five. Coming in at number four is the (in)famous Spaghetti Junction at I-285 and I-85, while number five is I-20 at I-285 heading west out of the city. Transit concerns have always been a key issue for state and local officials, but major bottlenecks continue to have traffic 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…
