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About Sightseers’ Delight

Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.

Biden approves emergency declaration for 11 Georgia counties

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for 11 Georgia counties: Appling, Brooks, Coffee, Columbia, Jefferson, Liberty, Lowndes, Pierce, Richmond, Tattnall and Toombs.

Rockdale County again asks residents to shelter if they see, smell plume

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Rockdale County officials have urged residents to shelter in place “if the plume or smell of chlorine is over their area until the cloud has passed.”

Feds: Conditions in Georgia prisons violate the Constitution

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia concluded that the Georgia Department of Corrections is violating incarcerated persons’ constitutional rights by failing to protect them from widespread physical violence and harm.

Atlanta, Atlanta Urban Development Corp. acquire historic Mall West End

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Atlanta officials on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the iconic Mall West End thanks to a partnership between Atlanta Urban Development and Atlanta Beltline.

Rockdale County apparently issues new shelter-in-place ask

October 1, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Rockdale County has issued a new shelter-in-place order for Rockdale County, Atlanta officials said.

Rockdale County lifts shelter-in-place request

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency has lifted the shelter-in-place recommendation and the evacuation zone for Rockdale County followinga fire at the BioLab facility in Conyers.

Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion ban

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

A Fulton County Superior Court judge on Monday ruled struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

A view of the sign for The Metuchen Inn, a popular eatery in Metuchen, N.J., in October 2017.

New Jersey committee advances road safety measure

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee has advanced a bill to require the New Jersey Department of Transportation to put out an annual public awareness program.

GEMA issues local area emergency following a Conyers fire

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has issued a local area emergency in metro Atlanta following a Conyers fire.

Smyrna, Georgia, expected to unveil Fanny Williams memorial

September 30, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Officials here are expected to soon unveil a monument commemorating Fanny Williams, a community activist whose legacy was reexamined after the city tore down a historic structure that bore her name.