September 2011 - Sightseers' Delight

WDW to celebrate 40 years

September 29, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Walt Disney World is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary Saturday with a host of activities, including a parade and a ceremony to honor cast members who have worked at the resort since it opened.

Johnson faces Monday clemency hearing

September 29, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The State Board of Pardons and Paroles set a Monday appointment to hear why it should commute an Albany man’s death sentence. Marcus Ray Johnson is scheduled to be executed next Wednesday for the 1994 murder of Angela Sizemore, a woman he met at a west Albany bar. If executed, he will be the 30th inmate in Georgia put to death by lethal injection. Johnson and his attorneys will meet with the board

Officials moving forward with Atlanta Legoland

September 28, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and officials from Merlin Entertainments this week officially kicked off construction of a 32,000-square-foot Legoland Discovery Center (LDC) at Phipps Plaza.

Little time to see the Fog City? No worries

September 27, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Seeing San Francisco can seem like a daunting task. Seeing San Francisco in 48 hours — is that impossible or insane?

San Francisco in two days? Focus on the highlights

September 26, 2011 Todd DeFeo

On the surface, it might seem crazy to try and experience a city such as San Francisco in a matter of days.

Enjoying San Francisco in a little time with a lot to see

September 26, 2011 Todd DeFeo

Let’s face it: You shouldn’t try to experience major cities in a day or two.

Greetings from Fort Point

September 25, 2011 The Travel Trolley

And the Golden Gate Bridge. Even on a foggy day, the Golden Gate Bridge is something spectacular to see.

Dougherty County man faces Oct. 5 execution

September 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A Dougherty County Superior Court judge signed a death warrant for convicted killer Marcus Ray Johnson. Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens has set Oct. 5 as the date for Johnson’s execution. Johnson is set to died by lethal injection at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Johnson was convicted for the 1994 murder of Angela Sizemore. If executed, he will be the 30th inmate in Georgia put to death by

Atlanta Press Club inducts journalists into Hall of Fame

September 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, and Tom Johnson, the former president of CNN during the 1990s and the former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, were inducted Thursday into the Atlanta Press Club’s Hall of Fame.

Atlanta Press Club to induct journalists into Hall of Fame

September 22, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Press Club is set to induct the inaugural class of journalists into its newly established Hall of Fame. The slate of well-respected journalists set to be inducted during a ceremony this evening are: — Henry Grady (1850-1889): The famed editor of the Atlanta Constitution — Furman Bisher: A well-respected sportswriter and columnist whose career dates to 1938; he joined the Atlanta Constitution in 1950 — Tom Johnson: The former president of CNN during the 1990s and the former