2012 - Page 5 of 28 - Sightseers' Delight

Airline industry looking to revolutionize airport security

October 22, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Airport security could look a whole lot different, if the airline industry has its way.

BeltLine would transform Atlanta, first phase opens

October 21, 2012 Todd DeFeo

The city this month opened the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail, a 2.25-mile stretch of trail to be incorporated into a 22-mile loop of trails an transit connecting 45 neighborhoods throughout the city.

Atlanta Press Club Hosts Charter School Amendment Forum

October 16, 2012 Express Telegraph

Panelists will have the opportunity to discuss Georgia Charter School Amendment Sunday during the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Jan Jones, Georgia House of Representatives; Kelly McCutchen, president of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and founder of Tech High Charter School; Alvin Wilbanks, CEO and superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools; and Valarie Wilson, president of the Georgia School Board Association are invited to appear at the debate, which will air live statewide Sunday at

Museum Honors Dick Hillman During Annual Foundation Gala

October 15, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation on Saturday honored longtime conservator and board member Richard “Dick” Hillman during its annual Heroes and Legends Gala.

Southern Museum Honors Dick Hillman During Annual Foundation Gala

October 15, 2012 Special to Express Telegraph

The Kennesaw Museum Foundation on Saturday honored longtime conservator and board member Richard “Dick” Hillman during its annual Heroes and Legends Gala. Born in upstate New York, Hillman is one of the Southern Museum’s foremost railroad experts, especially about the Glover Machine Works. The locomotive factory, formerly located in nearby Marietta, helped rebuild the South after the Civil War. Hillman discovered Glover while taking pictures of the Marietta facility shortly before it closed. Recognizing the

Embrace your inner Eddie Murphy: Take in San Francisco in ’48 Hours’

October 12, 2012 Todd DeFeo

From the moment my wife and I arrived in town, it was as if she was the Eddie Murphy to my Nick Nolte.

Report shows drug, alcohol use among Amtrak employees ‘trending upward’

October 12, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Drug and alcohol use among Amtrak employees “has been generally trending upward since 2006,” an alarming trend that increases the likelihood of a serious wreck, the railroad’s inspector general warned in a recently released report.

Mica: TSA IG report shows shortcomings in TSA procedures

October 12, 2012 The Travel Trolley

A new Inspector General report found shortcomings in the Transportation Security Administration’s procedures, standards and oversight, leading to unscreened baggage making its way onto airplanes at Honolulu International Airport in 2010, a congressman said this week.

In Georgia, celebrate gold, state’s apple industry and NASCAR’s connection to moonshine

October 11, 2012 Todd DeFeo

From an appreciation of apples to celebration of moonshine, North Georgia is home to a number of colorful festivals every fall.

Southern Museum’s ‘The Haunted Museum – A Night at the Asylum’ Promises Plenty of Scares

October 6, 2012 The Travel Trolley

The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History will transform into a haunted insane asylum this Halloween season as part of its annual haunted museum.