A controversial year for Stone Mountain seems primed to continue. The latest drama for the Georgia landmark comes in the form of an announcement over the weekend that a monument to civil rights leader Martin Luther King is being planned. The monument would surely soothe those opposed to the Confederate carvings and other memorabilia at the site, but already the Sons of Confederate Soldiers and other groups are questioning the move on legal grounds, saying that the site is reserved for Civil War history. More drama at Stone Mountain sees its ship DRIFTING…
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…
