This is indeed all it's cracked up to be- Atlanta has it! My…read morefirst time here & I live an hr away. First time here & at the ACDC Concert! Not mad at this situation! I see lots of security (due to concert), but never felt safer walking into a venue. This is a BIG venue, a lot of walking & stairs. I'm certain they have handicapped accessible parking, ramps, elevators & assistance, but I was not looking out for this. We walked in after going through security & it was so clean, not overwhelming & plenty of space for the thousands of guests to walk & not feel on top of each other. I don't have pics of the breezeways or concessions- but I do have a fun clip of the ACDC concert & inside the stadium. Stairs are easy, but thin & a little awkward. A handrail, yes, but due due to the shape of the building the stairs & seats are shaped accordingly. Be careful! Had a great time! Maybe now that I've been we will get to a Falcons game- humm, gotta do better birds!

Super interesting stadium given the unique retractable roof. The venue provides for an exciting…read moreambiance, regardless of the team you're rooting for. I also appreciate the quick to-go fast foods that you can pick up without waiting in line (along the lines of Amazon Go). Employees are generally friendly in guiding you through the stadium. The entry/exit process was quite odd. I was surprised at how chaotic the ticket checking process was when walking through...super disorganized, but we ultimately made it work.

Normally a football stadium but on this day beautiful people in all white invaded!! This is an…read moreinvite only event and the venue changes annually. This year it was held at the Center Parc Stadium. This was an awesome and well organized event. We brought our own table, chairs and food. For an extra fee you can have everything provided including transportation. The entertainment was a blast and I definitely will be attending next year.

Came here to watch a college football game and see the marching bands perform and also for a white…read moreparty. I was pleased at the cleanliness of the stadium. I hadn't been back here since it was the Braves stadium. It was really easy to find our seats and we had a good view of the entire field. The seats are a bit tight and hard, but it was a baseball stadium. I think discomfort in the seats is expected. I did get food while here. They had some food trucks inside and other companies set up selling food. The prices were to be expected. The food quality was really good. I want to say I paid right under $5 for ice cream and I wasn't at all surprised. The main entrance is very open, so we took time to sit out there on some steps to get away from our seats for a minute. It wasn't very busy so it was like a mini break from reality. I'd come back here again for an event. The space is really clean and open. The restrooms were clean too. The directional signs were on point and helpful.

My first time at State Farm Arena to watch the Atlanta Dream take on the Chicago Sky was such a fun…read moreexperience! The energy in the arena was electric, and there was so much engagement throughout the game. From the crowd to the entertainment, it felt like there was always something happening. I was also pleasantly surprised by how easy the arena was to navigate. Everything felt accessible and straightforward, which made the experience even more enjoyable. And a major bonus: parking is conveniently located right across the street, with a covered entry point into the arena. On a rainy Atlanta day, that was a game-changer! Overall, such a fun first experience.

I can fine nothing wrong with this Arena…read more Entry was smooth sailing... clear bags or small bags... the will be going through it and have you walking through a metal detector. Have patience. Staff- Each member me and my son came in contact with gave exceptional customer service. Everyone was really nice and helpful. Ambiance- Very pleasing to the eyes throughout and the signage is good. We didn't need to ask which way to go, to get to our seats, very explanatory. Seating/view- Pretty comfortable seating wise, but not much leg room. If you have height on you, it can become a little uncomfortable. My son said he was struggling. It doesn't look to be a bad seat in the building. We sat in Section 108 and we had perfect view of the court. Restroom- Pleanty of stalls and clean. Food and Drinks- We didn't eat because we had plans after. But I have to say, I do feel there food is high for what you would get. Though I feel the way I do, I would still purchase. Event- The Big 3...they handled it well. They transformed the court perfectly. We had a great time.

This facility is very nice. The seats are not very comfortable, but they are okay for short events…read morelike graduation ceremonies. It's a beautiful space with lots of screens for you to see the stage area if you are not close to it. The temperature inside was perfect; not too cold since it was the beginning of summer. I have also been inside during the winter and the temperature was good then too. It's easy to find seats because of the different levels. Parking is close by and plentiful. The signage is easy to read and understand when you are looking for your seats too. The volunteers/employees were rude as hell, but some people are just miserable no matter what's going on.

Welcome to the neighborhood! Beautiful new Convocation Center for Georgia State University---and…read moreHome to the Panther Men's and Women's Basketball program! Salut!

We had free tickets for the 3 pm taping. When you arrive, the check through process can be a bit…read moreover the top but I understand that. My major grip with them is the hospitality. We arrived around 2:30 and was there until 9:00 pm for the taping of 2 shows. Not even a cracker was provided to eat! Cheap, ghetto and classless is what I call it! There is not even a vending machine. I never saw on any correspondence that taping would be that long and nothing to snack on available. Tyler Perry, Steve Harvey and Family Feud bring in toooo much money for not even a small pack of peanut butter crackers, a granola bar or even a 25 cent bag of chips to be served!!! I was totally disgusted and turned off by this because although it was a free taping----you wouldn't be able to do it without a live audience!! A little bit of appreciation for 7-8 hours of your time would have been nice. The staff seemed mean, over worked and underpaid. No smiles other than the production manager who had a curly natural fro ponytail. There was a heavyset black guy with a black winter beanie cap on that told my daughter the Smart Pop popcorn was for people who were there all day.! Well wtf do you call 2-9pm. Then to make matters worst, the staff and family members of the contestants are hot lunches in our faces. It was so classless! Steve Harvey and the hype man were so cool though and really provide for lots of laughs. Steve even left us on a spiritual note. He is definitely a natural comedian and speaker. Now that was a 5 star experience! Just Steve, hypeman, music, and the show itself 5 stars! The production company and the professionalism and hospitality of this place is a 3 and that's being nice. Overall, moving forward I would not recommend spending your precious off day setting around starving all day to see the show. I'll just watch from home but should you happen to read my review and go------ Eat a heavy meal before hand bc these cheap ass folks will not even provide a saltine cracker. If times are that hard they should just stop taping. I went to a few live taping and they at least provide light snacks via vending machine or free lay out. Despicable and changed the way I look at Tyler Perry Studios. Production company needs to get it together. Would never return and don't recommend!

The show is awesome and Steve is so funny! I really enjoyed if you wonna laugh and gave a good time…read morethis is a good show to be able to attend is awesome

I've been meaning to write a review for the Atlanta Spirit ever since I read Amanda D's review from…read moreFebruary 2011. So far, the only two reviews on Yelp for the Atlanta Spirit are from Thrashers/hockey fans. I write this review primarily from a Hawks/basketball fan perspective, though I do think they royally screwed up with the Thrashers. How can a world-class, major sports city that's hosted the Olympics and just about every major sporting event lose an NHL team? Sad. In 2004, Time Warner sold the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers, and operating rights to Philips Arena to the Atlanta Spirit. The Atlanta Spirit is an ownership group comprised of seven businessmen, some of whom don't even live in Atlanta. The group originally had nine members, but one got kicked out (I'll get to that next) and another passed away (at age 83). In 2005, the Spirit immediately got off to a rocky start rebuilding the Hawks franchise by overseeing the trade between Atlanta and Phoenix. The Hawks traded Boris Diaw and two first round draft picks in a maximum salary sign-and-trade deal for Joe Johnson, who, at the time, was only the Suns' fourth-best player (behind Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, and Shawn Marion). I'm a huge NBA fan and when that deal was proposed, I remember thinking how ridiculous it sounded. Joe Johnson was a good player, but no way was he worth max dollars and building a franchise around. At least one owner of the Spirit agreed and it was Steve Belkin, the governor of the group. His disagreement with the Spirit and Hawks management eventually went to the courts, where Belkin was exiled from the group (two other owners picked up his share). Then-Hawks GM Billy Knight wouldn't even shake Belkin's hand afterwards. The trade was eventually consummated and so began the Joe Johnson era in Atlanta. I can see the Spirit's thinking -- no NBA superstar wanted to play in Atlanta. We'd just come off six straight losing seasons, including a league-worst 13-69 in 2004-05. The Spirit had to overpay for someone to come here. In the eight seasons since the Spirit have owned the Hawks, the team has made the playoffs five times. We just could not get over the "hump." The hump being out of the second round. In Atlanta, Joe Johnson became a six-time All-Star. Josh Smith won the dunk contest in 2005. In 2007, we drafted Al Horford. He became a two-time All-Star. We took the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics to seven games in an exciting playoff series in 2008. Jamal Crawford won 6th man of the year in 2010. So there were definitely some highlights with this group. Joe Johnson, however, was not a superstar. He was and is a very good player, just not a cornerstone. You can't blame him for signing a maximum contract if a team is willing to offer it. In 2008, ownership did the right thing by firing Billy Knight, but his replacement, Rick Sund, signed Joe to a 6-year, $120MM contract in 2010. We would be stuck with Joe forever! (Or would we...?) Speaking of Billy Knight, he made one of the worst draft mistakes ever, by drafting Marvin Williams with the No. 2 pick in 2005 over Chris Paul and Deron Williams (taken with the next two picks). At the time, the thinking was, Marvin Williams would turn out to be the best overall player from that draft class. We already had a ton of forwards, though, and we badly needed a point guard! June 28, 2005 was the day that could have changed the Hawks franchise for the better for decades to come. Instead, we got Marvin, followed by Shelden Williams the next year. The Atlanta Spirit, as a partnership, have a hard time gaining the support of the fans. NBA teams like the Mavs (Mark Cuban), the Lakers (Jerry Buss), the Heat (Micky Arison), the Spurs (Peter Holt), and even now the Nets (Mikhail Prokhorov) have visibly passionate owners who genuinely care about their teams and make an effort to reach out to the fans and local community. Even Cavs owner Dan Gilbert made headlines with his emotional letter to Cleveland fans after LeBron James took his talents to South Beach. I wouldn't be able to pick out any of the Atlanta Spirit owners in a lineup. I'll admit Atlanta is a fairweather sports town. I'm not sure completely why that is, but I know part of the reason is because this is a transplant city. I, myself, moved here from out-of-state and adopted the Hawks as my "#2" team behind the Spurs, who I grew up cheering for. Last month, the Spirit made a great hire in former Spurs VP of Basketball Operations, Danny Ferry, as the new GM of the Hawks. In less than two weeks, Ferry has already done what most thought was impossible: he traded away Joe Johnson's albatross contract (to Brooklyn) and Marvin Williams (to Utah, for a PG no less). A new era is underway in this town and the rebuilding process is swiftly on-going as I write this review. Atlanta has the makings of a great NBA city. If the Spirit can change the culture, the city will embrace the Hawks.

Wow, what a disaster. I'm not a hockey fan, I'm writing about their Hawks ownership. They already…read morescrewed it up with the Thrashers, and they've been screwing up the Hawks since they took it over. Most of what I'm going to write is going to be a rehash of what I wrote for my Atlanta Hawks review. At that time, I didn't think of reviewing Atlanta Spirit. But I have to blam Atlanta Sprit for most of the blame. We all know their dumb moves to handicap the Hawks franchise: * Signing Joe Johnson to a ridiculous contract. * Drafting Marvin Williams before Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Andrew Bynum, David Lee, or Danny Granger. * Making Hawks a treadmill team for over about a decade. Paying Joe Johnson 20million/year seems like their biggest mistake. He's a decent player, but not max level guy. It hindered the franchise from making any moves in the free agency. Marvin Williams also seemed like a decent player. But he was not worth the #2 pick. Hawks needed a good PG, and they could've had Deron or Chris Paul. But nope, Hawks loved their SFs. Almost a decade later, they righted their wrongs and hired Danny Ferry. He undid all of Hawk's past mistakes. I don't know how Danny Ferry will turn out, but he's already making a bunch of good moves. Just for that, I'll give the Spirit Group 1 more star.

I really miss the pre-pandemic days! The Gulch has been an Atlanta staple for years. It has long…read morebeen the site for tailgating parties for Falcons games and more recently Atlanta United games. On my way to a Falcons game I decided to meet some friends who were already tailgating in the Gulch. Though I had crossed the bridge above many times before, it was my first time actually venturing down below and partaking in the scene. And oh, what a scene it was! There were grills out everywhere sending the delicious scent of BBQ into the air. There were DJs pumping out favorite music jams, people were dancing and having a good time, and there was even an alcohol brand that had a tent set up with bartenders pouring drinks. It was such a great environment to get everyone hype and excited about watching the game and supporting our Atlanta teams. I'm sure the Gulch will definitely be missed by a lot of fans once the upcoming redevelopment plans get underway.

On September 16, 2016, Kevin G left a review here on Yelp for Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)…read more That day was the school's white coat ceremony for the class of 2020. His daughter and my fiancee were part of the same ceremony almost four years ago. On that day, he said, "the long journey begins." Today, May 16, 2020, that journey has ended and another one is about to begin (residency). Today, the 36th commencement exercises for Morehouse School of Medicine were held and the class of 2020 graduated. The students are now alumni and are officially MDs (medical doctors) from this day forward. Congratulations to all! I met my fiancee, Rebecca, when she had just moved back to Atlanta to begin orientation at MSM. Yep, I started dating her just as she was starting medical school. Against her mom's advice and against my friends' advice (friends who were currently dating medical residents), we decided to date and look at us now -- she's graduated, magna cum laude I might add (I'm fully aware I'm shamelessly bragging here), and we're about to get married and begin the next chapter of our lives. We did it! Rebecca is one of two graduates from MSM's class of 2020 who matched with residency programs in ophthalmology. She matched at UNC Chapel Hill and begins her four-year program there next month. To medical students considering dating and people who aren't med students who are considering dating one, my message to you is: It can be done. Before meeting Rebecca, admittedly, I didn't know anything about MSM. These last four years, I've learned a lot. The school feels very close-knit and like a community or family. Everyone seems very supportive of one another. The current president and dean of MSM (since 2014) is Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, an obstetrician and gynecologist. I like her because she's a fellow proud Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech. She earned her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She replied to my tweet day on Match Day, the day med students across the country learn which residency programs they matched to, March 20, 2020: https://twitter.com/MSMPres/status/1241056743850991616. MSM Class of 2020 had a 98% match rate which was above average for all US med schools. Great job, Morehouse! MSM is a relatively young school, established in 1975. Since 1981, the school became independent of Morehouse College. Understandably, I and probably most other people, incorrectly thought the two schools were tied together, when in fact they are not. MSM's campus is located just southwest of downtown Atlanta in the part of town known as Atlanta University Center. It's where four HCBUs are located: Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College. In its relatively short history, MSM has produced or been affiliated with some of the top health officials in the country. They include: * Louis Sullivan, MD - 17th Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services under President George HW Bush (1989-1993) * David Satcher, MD - 16th Surgeon General of the United States under Bill Clinton and George W Bush (1998-2002) and 13th Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under Clinton (1993-1998) * Eric Holder, JD - 82nd United States Attorney General under Barack Obama (2009-2015); Holder is former vice chairman of MSM's board of trustees * Regina Benjamin - 18th Surgeon General of the United States under Barack Obama (2009-2013); Benjamin was also an MSM trustee Both Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Satcher spoke at today's ceremonies. Like other schools across the country, from high schools to graduate institutions, MSM's festivities went virtual. I was impressed with what they pulled off. It was quite the production and nicely done, complete with interactive capabilities. You can view the virtual commencement on MSM's website at https://www.msm.edu/commencement/. Along with Drs. Sullivan and Satcher, there was a special musical performance by John Legend (and also a message from him: https://twitter.com/MSMEDU/status/1261692254160379907) and special greetings from former Atlanta Mayor and US Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-SBlHFFPgI). Heck, even Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade got in on the action: https://twitter.com/MSMEDU/status/1261676503940698112. And so did Killer Mike: https://twitter.com/MSMEDU/status/1261678978210902016. Morehouse School of Medicine will forever be a part of our lives and we - especially me - are thankful they gave Rebecca a chance. Thank you, MSM, for producing great doctors and for following through on your objectives, some of which include increasing the diversity of the healthcare workforce and focusing on helping people of color and those less-privileged. To conclude, Rebecca's biggest takeaway from her experience at MSM is: "MSM provides a nurturing environment that really helps students become the best versions of themselves." :)

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice MD, is a former Grady Memorial Hospital's board member. During Dr…read more Rice's stay, Dr. Rice was notified on several occasions including certified mail, concerning the sexual assault that occurred at Grady Hospital. Dr. Rice and other board members refused to properly investigate this matter. Dr. Rice did not implement any safety measures. I believed Dr. Rice and other Grady Board members did not care. However, resigning from the board did not preclude Dr. Rice from her responsibility concerning this issue. I ( heart patient) was sexually assaulted by Grady Memorial Hospital's male nurse (the sexual predator was not assigned to my room) while I slept in bed. Grady's administrators and legal team immediately attempted to cover up the assault. Grady administrators knew the sexual predator had committed this horrendous act against other hospital patients in the past. Grady's administrators removed the surveillance camera (located near my room door) shortly after the assault and refused to produce the video footage. Grady's doctors and nurses assigned to my care were outstanding. However, a few bad apples will not destroy Grady's prominent legacy. I pray no hospital patient ever experiences the physical and psychological trauma I endure daily. However, I am looking forward to my day in a Fulton County courtroom.

I haven't been here in about three years and today was a blast!!!! I had two beers and they both…read morewere pretty good. Both beers were recommended by the bartender and they both hit the mark. The coolest thing about today was wrestling. Yes, they had wrestling and it was great to watch. Overall I really enjoyed myself!!!

This was the Gluten Freedom Festival. All of the food choices here are gluten-free and even some…read moreof the drinks. They also had mocktails and desserts. I came with a few different people so we got three pizzas and breadsticks, but it's only two items per order. The pizzas were the margarita the fungi and the Peppadew. The food is amazing. You would have no idea that anything was gluten-free. If you are gluten-free family you definitely need to attend this event or stop by their location on Saturday from 12 to 6. During the event, you'll stand in line for a good 45 minutes, but it only takes them 10 minutes to make your pizza. It's pretty packed so the ambience can be loud, but everybody has a great disposition. If you don't get here early, it'll take you a while to find a parking space but my family and I thought it was totally worth it.