ATLANTA, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meruelo Group, led by founder Alex Meruelo, and Atlanta Spirit LLC have reached an agreement on the sale of a majority ownership stake in the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks and the Philips Arena operating rights, it was announced today.

LOS ANGELES, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The legendary trio Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN)--David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash--have added a second leg of U.S. dates to its 2010 tour. It begins August 11 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA, the first of seven dates CSN will do with Tom Petty.

ATLANTA, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League have selected XCO Springboard, a smartphone application and Content Management Solution for their fans.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless will name the best church choir in America on Nov. 8 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta during the grand finale of How Sweet The Sound(SM).

Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently weren't warned about an approaching tornado -- one that would ravage skyscrapers and injure dozens.