It’s been three years since the infamous “Young Slime Life” gang trial began in Atlanta, and as it is set to conclude it appears that Fulton Co. DA Fani Willis’ office won’t have been able to secure a single murder conviction. Five men, including rapper Young Thug, were charged in the 2015 drive-by shooting of Donovan Thomas outside an Atlanta barber shop. But in a sprawling case that wound up becoming the longest in state history, Fulton prosecutors couldn’t get any murder charges to stick, leaving only a series of lesser charges and major egg on the face of the DA’s office. 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…
