You want fun? You pay for it
Atlanta has been trying its best over the years to attract big events downtown and not abandon it at 5 p.m. Sure, there are the sporting venues, but there has to be something else, right? Well tonight (and for most of the summer), there are two free concerts downtown. Now that seems a bit much, especially with stages just a few hundred feet away from each other. Of course, all of the hassle and fear of crap happening will depend on the artists playing -- and I can already see that it may not matter much on some weekends. All I know is that I've got to drive through some of that traffic on Fridays -- great.

And somewhat related, a parks official is recommending banning major festivals like Music Midtown or the Atlanta Jazz Festival from city parks because of damage done during the festivals. It may make sense since the city has few parks to begin with. "If we build it, please don't come!" The official suggests the Lakewood Fairgrounds. Not a bad idea, except that it's kind of in the middle of nowhere -- although at least MARTA goes there, sorta. It seems like no one knows how to get free, large-scale events in the city without massively screwing it up.