by JMO Staff | Apr 30, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Iconic Atlanta fast food restaurant The Varsity opened its seventh stand-alone location some 70 miles to the north – in Rome, Georgia. The legendary chain has been open since 1928, with its Midtown Atlanta location near Georgia Tech serving more than 30,000...
by JMO Staff | Apr 23, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Last year the annual ‘Orange Crush’ weekend hosted on Tybee Island by HBCUs from across the state was something of a debacle, marred by violence including a drive-by shooting. This year though local officials took steps to regain order, bringing in...
by JMO Staff | Apr 16, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Solar company Silicon Ranch is one of the biggest owners of solar farms in Georgia, owning and operating 20 projects across the state and having invested some $3 billion already. But it’s branching out into a different, more traditional kind of farming –...
by JMO Staff | Apr 9, 2024 | Georgia Pines
Georgia’s newest hockey team won’t be in Forsyth Co. or Alpharetta, (the sites of dueling bids for a new NHL franchise), but rather in Athens at the newly expanded Classic Center. The yet-to-be-named team will play in the $151 million Classic City Arena...
by JMO Staff | Apr 2, 2024 | Georgia Pines
When a massive container ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore last week, it blocked one of the nation’s busiest ports in the Port of Baltimore. Emergency crews are still surveying the damage but it will take months to clear the wreckage...
by JMO Staff | Mar 27, 2024 | Georgia Pines
While Alpharetta and South Forsyth continue to battle over a potential NHL expansion franchise, another suburban city is getting in on the pro sports scene. Roswell city officials have announced exploratory plans to build a 10,000-seat soccer stadium that will host ...
