2019 – Page 8 – Sightseers' Delight

Atlanta city council votes to ban public smoking in Atlanta

July 2, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

The Atlanta City Council has approved legislation banning smoking and vaping in public places in the city.

Mets honor 1969 ‘Miracle’ team

June 30, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The New York Mets on Saturday honored their World 1969 squad, a team that defied the odds to claim the franchise’s first world championship.

Mets rename street in honor of Tom Seaver

June 28, 2019 Todd DeFeo

The New York Mets and the city of New York renamed a stretch of 126th Street between Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue to Seaver Way in honor of Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.

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Montgomery County, Tennessee, Declares July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance

June 24, 2019 Railfanning.org News Wire

Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett declared July 28 as Budds Creek Disaster Day of Remembrance.

Group opposes tax provision in Ohio’s proposed budget

June 17, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

A travel association is opposing provisions in Ohio’s proposed budget that would apply the state sales and use tax and local hotel occupancy tax to the fees charged by travel agents.

Titan Missile Museum offers an up-close look at the Cold War

June 3, 2019 Todd DeFeo

Amid the Cold War, the country established a series of 54 Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile silos. One of the missiles, formerly site No. 571-7, is preserved as the Titan Missile Museum.

Marietta, Georgia: ‘Many people visit … due to its rich history’

May 22, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

One of the best ways to explore the greater Atlanta area is to leave the city and head to a suburb, and Marietta is as good of a place as any to start.

Learn about Georgia’s history at these five destinations

May 21, 2019 Todd DeFeo

Georgia has a deep history, and much of it is outside of Atlanta. The state, the southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies, began as a British colony in 1733.

Ohio lawmakers looking to legalize sports gambling

May 20, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

Ohio lawmakers want to legalize and tax wagering on professional and collegiate sports or athletic events in the Buckeye State.

What should you do if you arrive somewhere and your luggage doesn’t?

May 19, 2019 Sightseers’ Delight

Despite the level of technology required to fly a plane, perhaps the modern marvel of travel today is that anyone could even lose a bag.