Bahamas 2.2 Motive power 6.4 Music Tourists are drawn to the city's culinary scene which comprises a mix of urban establishments garnering national attention ethnic restaurants serving cuisine from every corner of the world and traditional eateries specializing in Southern dining Since the turn of the 21st century Atlanta has emerged as a sophisticated restaurant town Many restaurants opened in the city's gentrifying neighborhoods have received praise at the national level including Bocado Bacchanalia and Miller Union in West Midtown Empire State South in Midtown and Two Urban Licks and Rathbun's on the east side in 2011 the New York Times characterized Empire State South and Miller Union as reflecting "a new kind of sophisticated Southern sensibility centered on the farm but experienced in the city." Visitors seeking to sample international Atlanta are directed to Buford Highway the city's international corridor and suburban Gwinnett County There the nearly-million immigrants that make Atlanta home have established various authentic ethnic restaurants representing virtually every nationality on the globe for traditional Southern fare one of the city's most famous establishments is the Varsity a long-lived fast food chain and the world's largest drive-in restaurant Mary Mac's Tea Room and Paschal's are more formal destinations for Southern food. .
Even before 2002 the state had become increasingly supportive of Republicans in Presidential elections it has supported a Democrat for president only three times since 1960 in 1976 and 1980 native son Jimmy Carter carried the state; in 1992 the former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton narrowly won the state Generally Republicans are strongest in the predominantly white suburban (especially the Atlanta suburbs) and rural portions of the state Many of these areas were represented by conservative Democrats in the state legislature well into the 21st century One of the most conservative of these was U.S Congressman Larry McDonald former head of the John Birch Society who died when the Soviet Union shot down KAL 007 near Sakhalin Island Democratic candidates have tended to win a higher percentage of the vote in the areas where black voters are most numerous as well as in the cities among liberal urban populations (especially Atlanta and Athens) and the rural Black Belt region that passes through the central and southwestern portion of the state, MARTA operates buses and a subway system in the city of Atlanta Fulton Clayton and Dekalb counties while Cobb and Gwinnett counties operate their own independent Suburban Transit Systems that feed into MARTA This is a result of those counties' refusal to join the MARTA system (although Gwinnett is holding a vote in March 2019 to possibly join MARTA again) a situation which was originally closely related to white flight from the city It is the only US system in which the state does not provide any funds for operation or expansion instead relying entirely on a 1% sales tax in its three counties Due to the passage of a 1% sales tax in Clayton County on November 4 2014 MARTA replaced the defunct C-Tran system bringing buses and commuter rail to the county beginning March 2015 with full bus service in 2016 the Atlanta Streetcar a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) light rail loop connects Centennial Olympic Park and MARTA heavy rail subway to the Sweet Auburn district and points in between Xpress GA a suburban commuter bus service operated by the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority or GRTA has over 32 routes running from the suburbs and exurbs to downtown Atlanta in 12 metropolitan counties! . Atlanta has a large effect on the state of Georgia the Southeastern United States and beyond Atlanta has been the site of growth in finance insurance technology manufacturing real estate service logistics transportation film communications convention and trade show businesses and industries while tourism is important to the economy Atlanta is a global city also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world center as a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system, 6.5 Film 36 Mark Melancon 1.4 Stadium firsts.
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