May 2020 - Page 2 of 3 - Sightseers' Delight

Remember that little thing called travel?

May 21, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Once upon a time, the world was allowed to travel. We would go to places and see marvelous sights. These places seemingly only existed in the pages of some far-flung website until we experienced them first hand.

New Jersey receives an F for its reopening following COVID-19

May 21, 2020 The Center Square

New Jersey earned a grade of “F” for how its economic reopening is proceeding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a ranking by groups that promote economic prosperity.

Grand Canyon to reopen to tourists for Memorial Day

May 20, 2020 The Center Square

The National Park Service will reopen the Grand Canyon to tourists for Memorial Day weekend but there will be additional restrictions in place, and many popular viewing locations will likely remain closed, officials said.

History of the Liberty Bell: A conglomeration of fact and folklore

May 18, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Of all the nation’s symbols, none may be as enduring as the Liberty Bell. But the bell, a Philadelphia institution for two-and-a-half centuries, is as much — if not more — fiction and folklore as it is a fact.

Georgia State, Georgia Tech agree to three-game men’s basketball series

May 14, 2020 Express Telegraph

Georgia State and Georgia Tech have agreed to play a three-game series in men’s basketball that begins with the upcoming 2020-21 season.

COVID-19 pandemic will drive even more people to bank digitally

May 14, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

People’s experience with the financial services industry lags behind the experience they receive elsewhere, and the shortcomings are even more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research from MMR LIVE shows. The findings are included in the forthcoming ExperienceBuilt™ Brand Index from Atlanta-based MMR LIVE. The Index looked at how brands delivered against MMR LIVE’s Eight Principles of Experience Design. The findings are supported by new research from parent company MMR Research Associates, which found

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Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb continues fighting situational homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 12, 2020 Express Telegraph

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on situational homelessness as people struggle to find work even as the world and the economy works to rebound.

The fight against situational homelessness continues

May 12, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

The COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on situational homelessness as people struggle to find work even as the world and the economy works to rebound.

Jerome, Arizona, mining history worth exploring

May 11, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The mountainside hamlet of Jerome, Ariz., is a chiming, one-of-a-kind town with a deep history worth exploring. After a quick drive through this town, located about 20 miles west of Sedona, it’s hard to believe this was at one point one of Arizona’s largest cities.

Nevada ranks third highest in study of how Covid-19 affects state tourism industries

May 9, 2020 The Center Square

Nevada came in third highest in a new study by the WalletHub website that shows which states’ tourism industries have suffered the most during the coronavirus pandemic, based on two key dimensions.