Articles by Todd DeFeo

About Todd DeFeo

Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.

World’s Largest Peanut in Georgia back in action

August 11, 2026 Todd DeFeo

The World’s Largest Peanut was down — literally — in the wake of Hurricane Michael in 2018. But it wasn’t out.

It’s time to fix the Georgia Composite Medical Board or just eliminate it

August 9, 2026 Todd DeFeo

For years, Georgia lawmakers have failed to fix one of the biggest failings of the state’s government: the Georgia Composite Medical Board, despite private admissions that something needs to be done.

The scars of history sometimes remain

July 31, 2026 Todd DeFeo

One thing that struck me on visiting Belfast was the gates and the peace walls that still stand.

Smyrna, Georgia, celebrates Independence Day with flag display

July 10, 2026 Todd DeFeo

The Jonquil is in a celebratory mood for Independence Day.

A section of the Berlin Wall, a Cold War remnant, stands in Suwanee, Georgia, a bucolic Atlanta suburb

July 7, 2026 Todd DeFeo

The reminders of the past are often everywhere we look, even if they’re not exactly in the place where the history happened.

An Independence Day tradition: The Dunwoody 4th of July Parade returns

July 4, 2026 Todd DeFeo

Uncle Sam hawking pest control, politicians shilling for votes. Does it get any more American than this?

Don’t skip Akron on your next trip to the ‘Heart of it All’

May 11, 2026 Todd DeFeo

Too often, when deciding where to visit, Ohio is overlooked. It’s a mistake.

Looking back on my first Bob Dylan concert 30 years ago

May 5, 2026 Todd DeFeo

Thirty years ago, Bob Dylan stepped onto stage, clad in black pants and a black t-shirt, wearing an unbuttoned fluorescent pink shirt over the top.

Looking up in Columbus, Ohio

April 11, 2026 Todd DeFeo

The 47-story, 353,768-square-foot LeVeque Tower stands 555 feet and 5 inches tall and was the capital city of Ohio’s tallest building from 1927 to 1974. Today, it is the city’s second-tallest.

Standing tall in Smyrna’s history, Fanny Williams left a legacy of Civil Rights activism

April 4, 2026 Todd DeFeo

Fanny Williams left a legacy of Civil Rights activism.