If 40 is the new 30, then what is the new 116? Only one person on earth can tell us for sure, and that’s Montrose, Georgia-born Jeralean Talley, currently, (well, only since 1935 anyway) living outside of Detroit. Ms. Talley, who gained her ‘oldest on earth’ title last month, has seen quite a lot since 1899, and we hope all of our state’s children live such long and rewarding lives. Happy birthday to Jeralean, whose ship is of course RISING…
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…