State, university and public school employees across Georgia were pleased this week after Gov. Brian Kemp announced $1,000 bonuses. For Atlanta Public Schools teachers and staff though, that sentiment turned to dismay when interim Superintendent Danielle Battle said that APS would be rejecting the bonuses, since they had already given out their own mid-year bonuses. Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods said he was “baffled” by the decision and that the funds were not meant to backfill local school budgets but were explicitly meant to go straight to teachers and staff for the holidays. For doing her best Grinch impression and rejecting bonuses for APS staff, Battle’s ship 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…
