Don’t expect to see many Georgia peaches at grocery stores or farmer markets this year – roughly 90% of the harvest has been wiped out by bad weather and warm temperatures. Peach trees require a minimum number of nights below 45 degrees in order to produce fruit, but the warmest year on record in Georgia didn’t provide that for most of the state, which is devastating news for the state’s peach farmers. Growers are experimenting with ‘warmer’ varieties that require fewer chilly nights, but for this year the state’s banner crop 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…
