May 2015 – Page 2 – Sightseers' Delight

Eiffel Tower closes as employees protest pickpockets

May 22, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Eiffel Tower on Friday closed for about six hours as employees protested an increase in pickpockets.

London sets record for international visitors

May 21, 2015 Todd DeFeo

A record number of international visitors traveled to London in 2014, according to new statistics from the Office for National Statistics International Passenger Survey (IPS).

Georgia State Troopers Preparing for Memorial Day Weekend Patrols

May 21, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

The Memorial Day holiday weekend is soon approaching. Colonel Mark W. McDonough, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said the 78-hour holiday patrol period will begin Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. and end midnight on Memorial Day.

Food, wine and fun converge during annual Taste of Buckhead

May 20, 2015 The Travel Trolley

A sampling of the city’s hottest chefs, restaurants and vendors will converge at the famed Buckhead Theatre this September during the annual Taste of Buckhead.

Rare: Craft beer is taking over — here are 8 breweries you need to try now

May 19, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Craft breweries continue to delight beer drinkers across the country, and the big guys are taking notice. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the south.

Traffic backs up in Atlanta on April 26, 2015.

More predicted to travel this Memorial Day

May 18, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The number of people traveling this Memorial Day is expected to be the highest level in a decade, AAA is predicting.

North American Properties Scouting for Next Opportunities in Markets Throughout Southeast

May 18, 2015 Express Telegraph

On the heels of confirming the Atlantic Station development in Midtown Atlanta is on the market, and opening the hugely successful mixed-use Avalon development, North American Properties (NAP) is looking for its next opportunity.

Photo of the Day: Fire Training in Jackson, Ga.

May 17, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Firefighters in Butts County, Ga., on Saturday, May 16, participated in a structure fire burn training.

Seven killed after Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia

May 13, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Amtrak train involved in yesterday’s deadly wreck in Philadelphia was traveling at more than 100 mph at the time of the crash, the NTSB said today.

Donohue: Meet the ‘Whatevers’

May 13, 2015 Bill Donohue

The bad news is already dominating media reports: more Americans are religiously unaffiliated than ever before. The ranks of Protestants and Catholics are declining, and the percentage of atheists and agnostics are increasing. This is true across age groups, though it is most pronounced among young people. But not all the data are discouraging.