2026 – Page 2 – Sightseers' Delight

Jazz Under the Gazebo returns to Smyrna Market Village on Saturday, Nov. 7

July 2, 2026 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The hottest ticket on Smyrna’s social calendar is set to return this November.

Reports: Two arrested for climbing Empire State Building

July 1, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The arrest of two people who climbed to the top of New York City’s Empire State Building raises a host of questions.

Metuchen, New Jersey, secures $500,000 in state taxpayer money for Memorial Park

July 1, 2026 The Turnaround

Metuchen will receive $500,000 in state taxpayer money to preserve and improve Memorial Park, Mayor Jonathan M. Busch announced in a Facebook post.

Michelin finally shows up in New Zealand, and debut puts Queenstown, Auckland and Wellington on the global food map

July 1, 2026 The Turnaround

The Michelin Guide has released its first-ever New Zealand edition, marking the guide’s debut in Oceania and recognizing 110 restaurants across Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.

Georgia restaurants must now disclose when shrimp is imported

July 1, 2026 The Turnaround

Georgia restaurants must now tell customers if they are serving imported shrimp, further proof that everything is copacetic in the Peach State.

Why is this Birmingham, Alabama, intersection the ‘Heaviest Corner on Earth’?

June 30, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The corner of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North in downtown Birmingham seems like any other corner in the city.

State report blames Atlanta sewer overflow for Chattahoochee fish kill

June 30, 2026 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

A combined sewer overflow from the city of Atlanta caused the fish kill that left an estimated 44,509 fish dead along nearly 16 miles of the Chattahoochee River in May, according to a state investigation.

Alligator attacks: What do the numbers show?

June 29, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

A 31-year-old woman was reportedly attacked and killed by an alligator Sunday while swimming in the Econlockhatchee River in Seminole County, Florida.

It Happened at Walt Disney World: The 1987 Soviet ‘Invasion’ of EPCOT

June 24, 2026 West Center Street

In October 1987, a senior Soviet official landed on Walt Disney World soil, and it had nothing to do with adding a new pavilion to the World Showcase.

Home-based Smyrna business challenges city license, disclosure requirements

June 23, 2026 Community News

A Smyrna business is asking the city to reconsider its regulations on home-based, single-member LLCs, arguing that current rules do not reflect the low-impact professionals.