December 2015 - Sightseers' Delight

Marietta Square hosting first-ever New Year’s drop

December 30, 2015 Express Telegraph

The Marietta Square will host a first-ever New Year’s Eve Midnight drop.

Las Vegas breaks tourism record with more than 42 million visitors in 2015

December 30, 2015 The News Market

Las Vegas continued its historic visitation growth, setting another new record by surpassing 42 million visitors for the first time. This breaks last year’s record of 41.1 million, which was the first time the destination had ever topped 40 million.

Georgia credit unions say lending levels remain strong

December 29, 2015 Express Telegraph

Lending levels remain strong at credit unions throughout Georgia, and the number of loans in the third quarter increased by 3 percent over the second quarter and 11 percent over the previous 12 months ending in September, Georgia Credit Union Affiliates (GCUA) said.

For New York City, welcome back to the 1970s

December 24, 2015 Todd DeFeo

It’s back to the future for the Big Apple. Graffiti is once again a problem for The City That Never Sleeps.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

FAA: Boeing agrees to pay $12 million settlement

December 23, 2015 The Travel Trolley

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) has agreed to pay $12 million multiple pending and potential enforcement cases, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Study: Passengers see longer delays despite federal rule

December 21, 2015 The Travel Trolley

It takes most air passengers more time to reach their destination despite a federal rule that penalizes airlines for stranding them onboard during lengthy tarmac delays, a Dartmouth College-Massachusetts Institute of Technology study finds.

Georgia State falls to San Jose State in AutoNation Cure Bowl

December 21, 2015 Express Telegraph

A late rally fell short and Georgia State fell to San Jose State 27-16 in the inaugural AutoNation Cure Bowl on Saturday night. In just their sixth year of existence, the Panthers were making their first bowl appearance in school history.

Downtown Atlanta’s Paranoia Quest: Escape the Room opens new experience

December 21, 2015 Express Telegraph

Paranoia Quest: Escape the Room in Downtown Atlanta Opens New Experience

December 20, 2015 Special to Express Telegraph

Paranoia Quest: Escape the Room, an interactive escape adventure located in the heart of Atlanta, has unveiled its third quest, a scenario in which visitors enter a mysterious government facility in the hopes of uncovering a tightly-held secret. As part of “Infection,” guests assume the identity of private journalists illegally entering a National Oversight Agency (NOA) facility. According to the highly-detailed plotline, the NOA building houses the remains of a meteor that crashed in the New Mexico

2015 in Review: New Charlie Loudermilk Park unveiled in March

December 18, 2015 Todd DeFeo

On March 31, the newly revamped Charlie Loudermilk Park in the heart of Buckhead officially reopened to the public.