The vote for proposed cityhood for LaVista Hills in DeKalb County narrowly failed last month, and supporters of the movement didn’t seem to be ready to give up the fight. Reports of voting irregularities led to an investigation from the GBI, and when a race is as close as this one, (a mere 139 vote difference) it wouldn’t take much to reverse the result. Cityhood supporters though announced that they would be suspending campaign efforts and didn’t expect to file a lawsuit, so the possibility of an incorporated LaVista Hills 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…
