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Column: Atlanta tries to transform itself into Winnersville

FILE- In this Jan. 8, 2018, file photo, Georgia's Jake Fromm and Jonathan Ledbetter reacts after their overtime lose to Alabama in College Football Playoff National Championship game in Atlanta. As the World Series comes to Atlanta for the first time since 1999, there is hope that the city — once immortalized by Sports Illustrated as “Loserville” — and the entire state of Georgia, for that matter, could be taking a turn toward some long-overdue parades and celebrations. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) FILE - In this Oct. 23, 1996, file photo, Atlanta Braves' left fielder Andruw Jones can't get to the home run hit by the New York Yankees' Jim Leyritz in the eighth inning of Game 4 of baseball's World Series in Atlanta. As the World Series comes to Atlanta for the first time since 1999, there is hope that the city — once immortalized by Sports Illustrated as “Loserville” — and the entire state of Georgia, for that matter, could be taking a turn toward some long-overdue parades and celebrations. (AP Photo/Eric S. Lesser, File) FILE- In this July 3, 2021, file photo, with 39 seconds remaining interim head coach Nate McMillan pulls his players, last but not least Trae Young, as the Atlanta Hawks season comes to an end falling to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Atlanta. As the World Series comes to Atlanta for the first time since 1999, there is hope that the city — once immortalized by Sports Illustrated as “Loserville” — and the entire state of Georgia, for that matter, could be taking a turn toward some long-overdue parades and celebrations. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) FILE - In this Oct. 23, 1996, file photo, New York Yankees Jim Leyritz watches his eighth inning three-run home run with Atlanta Braves catcher Eddie Perez and plate umpire Steve Rippley during Game 4 of baseball's World Series in Atlanta. As the World Series comes to Atlanta for the first time since 1999, there is hope that the city — once immortalized by Sports Illustrated as “Loserville” — and the entire state of Georgia, for that matter, could be taking a turn toward some long-overdue parades and celebrations. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
Column: Atlanta tries to transform itself into Winnersville