Atlanta’s FIFA Fan Festival a smashing success

The World Cup is off to a hot start, and Atlanta’s biggest fan festival has been smashing success so far.  The official FIFA Fan Festival in Centennial Olympic Park in Downtown drew more than 250,000 visitors in its first 10 days of operation, and is already...

Pause on Atlanta’s hockey hopes

Peach State hockey fans got some bad news this week when NHL officials announced that it was formally exploring expansion in Houston.  That means that Atlanta’s two competing bids, one in Forsyth County led by car dealership owner Vernon Krause and the other in...

November special session?

When lawmakers left the Georgia Capitol this week after the special session, they did so knowing they could be headed back for a third time in November.  That would likely be the case if Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the governor’s race, leading Republicans to...

Georgia maintains NBA draft streak

The state of Georgia flexed its athletic prowess once again this week during the NBA draft when Atlanta’s Caleb Wilson was drafted fourth by the Chicago Bulls.  That marks the sixth straight draft that a Georgia-born player was picked in the top 10 – the...

Georgia posts record jobs numbers

Georgia’s May jobs report smashed records, surpassing 5 million jobs and an all time employment record of 5,283,862.  “Five million jobs, an all-time high labor force, and record employment in a single month: This is what a modern, adaptable economy looks like...

Dems block property tax cut

One of the major issues during this special legislative session is an effort to lower property taxes – but Democrats have successfully blocked the first GOP effort.  Republican leaders in both the House and Senate tried to push through legislation that would...

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