2020 - Page 9 of 20 - Sightseers' Delight

Centennial Olympic Park closing indefinitely due to COVID-19

July 7, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) is closing Centennial Olympic Park to the public indefinitely. GWCCA cited “the ongoing financial impacts of COVID-19” for the closure.

Abraham Lincoln at the Illinois State Capitol

Trump signs executive order to create new ‘National Garden of American Heroes’

July 4, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to establish the National Garden of American Heroes.

Minor League Baseball cancels its 2020 season

June 30, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball informed Minor League Baseball it will not be providing its affiliated Minor League teams with players for 2020.

Southeastern Railway Museum receives Gwinnett Creativity grant

June 30, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum has received a 2020 Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant.

Southeastern Railway Museum receives Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant

June 30, 2020 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Southeastern Railway Museum has received a 2020 Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant.

Texas puts new restrictions in place as coronavirus cases increase

June 30, 2020 The Center Square

Bars are closed and Texas restaurants cannot exceed 50 percent of their seating capacity beginning Monday, down from 75 percent as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continues to climb.

Senator wants Americans to travel to help the economy

June 24, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation encouraging Americans to support the tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic by taking a trip.

Ohio lawmakers tour Watershed Distillery to see how Business Expansion and Safety Act would affect local businesses

June 24, 2020 Community News

Ohio Reps. Jeff LaRe, R-Violet Township, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, toured Watershed Distillery to learn first-hand the outcome the Business Expansion and Safety Act would bring to local businesses.

Columbus, Ohio, removing Christopher Columbus statue

June 18, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

Andrew J. Ginther, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, announced that a Christopher Columbus statue outside City Hall will be removed and placed in storage.

Southeastern Railway Museum reopens historic Pullman car following interior renovation

June 17, 2020 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth has reopened a historic Pullman car that transported the body of President Warren G. Harding after he died in 1923 following an interior renovation.