2.2 New England 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, Climate data for Atlanta 3B, The Locomotion at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum Religion Percent Atlanta Georgia business directory. 2.3 Intermodal connections 9 3344 Peachtree 665 (203) 48 2008 Also known as the Sovereign The state has fourteen other cities with populations above 50,000 (based on 2017 U.S Census estimates) in descending order of size they are Augusta Columbus Macon Savannah Athens Sandy Springs Roswell Johns Creek Warner Robins Albany Alpharetta Marietta Smyrna and Valdosta. Ownership Radio 105.7, Atlanta Georgia business directory, 73 2315 Hurricane Opal brought sustained tropical storm conditions to the area one night in early October 1995 uprooting hundreds of trees and causing widespread power outages after soaking the area with rain for two days prior Since 1950 some metro counties have been hit more than 20 times by tornadoes with Cobb (26) and Fulton (22) being two of the highest in the state the Dunwoody tornado in early April 1998 was the worst tornado to have struck the area a tornado struck downtown Atlanta in March 2008 causing a half-billion dollars in damage one of the most expensive storms ever recorded anywhere!
Georgia was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution, Georgia 8.svg State Route 8, Brazil (225). 10 See also 5 Economy 70/21 90/32 Archery (4) Rowing (14). 1840 691,392 33.8% 2018 Estimate In the 1730s Parliamentarian James Oglethorpe proposed that the area south of the Carolinas be colonized with the "worthy poor" of England to provide an alternative to the overcrowded debtors' prisons Oglethorpe and other English philanthropists secured a royal charter as the Trustees of the colony of Georgia on June 9 1732 Oglethorpe and his compatriots hoped to establish a utopian colony that banned slavery and recruited only the most worthy settlers but by 1750 the colony remained sparsely populated the proprietors gave up their charter in 1752 at which point Georgia became a crown colony. Western and Atlantic Railroad, Student clubs and activities ? ? ? ? ? Archery (4). 22 Nick Markakis Injury icon 2.svg Catchers 5.3 Festivals Main article: Transportation in Atlanta Mount Vernon Highway. In early 1861 Georgia joined the Confederacy (with secessionists having a slight majority of delegates) and became a major theater of the Civil War Major battles took place at Chickamauga Kennesaw Mountain and Atlanta in December 1864 a large swath of the state from Atlanta to Savannah was destroyed during General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea 18,253 Georgian soldiers died in service roughly one of every five who served in 1870 following the Reconstruction Era Georgia became the last Confederate state to be restored to the Union, In February 2007 after more than a year of negotiations Time Warner agreed to a deal to sell the Braves to Liberty Media which owned a large amount of stock in Time Warner pending approval by 75 percent of MLB owners and the Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig the deal included the exchange of the Braves valued in the deal at $450 million a hobbyist magazine publishing company and $980 million cash for 68.5 million shares of Time Warner stock held by Liberty worth approximately $1.48 billion Team President Terry McGuirk anticipated no change in the front office structure personnel or day-to-day operations of the Braves and Liberty did not participate in day-to-day operations on May 16 2007 Major League Baseball's owners approved the sale the Braves are one of only two Major League Baseball teams under majority corporate ownership (and the only NL team with this distinction); the other team is the Toronto Blue Jays (owned by Canadian media conglomerate Rogers Communications)!
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