Todd DeFeo, Author at Sightseers' Delight

FiveThirtyEight launches new flight tool

March 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The popular ESPN website FiveThirtyEight is launching a new tool using federal flight data aimed at helping readers select a flight with the shortest route.

Former Atlanta mayor: ‘Buckhead continues to progress and prosper’

March 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Buckhead community continues to “progress and prosper” as evidenced by a number of key developments over the past year, the prominent head of a civic organization and the unofficial mayor of Buckhead said Thursday.

Report indicates 2014 safer for flying

March 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Though it might be difficult to tell from the spate of news coverage over the course of the past year, but 2014 was a safer year for commercial flying than previous years, a new report suggests.

Massell: ‘Buckhead continues to progress and prosper’

March 12, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Buckhead community continues to “progress and prosper” as evidenced by a number of key developments over the past year, the prominent head of a civic organization and the unofficial mayor of Buckhead said Thursday.

When is St. Patrick’s Day?

March 11, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia State Senate passed a measure that redefines the St. Patrick’s Day holiday to include the Sunday prior March 17.

Famed reporter Claude Sitton dies at 89

March 10, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Claude Sitton, a famed journalist who covered the South for the New York Times during the turbulent 1960s, has died, according to reports. He was 89.

Phoenix Police Museum explores law and order in ‘The Valley’

March 10, 2015 Todd DeFeo

When Ernesto Miranda was arrested March 16, 1963, and charged with the rape, few, if any, could have known he would eventually be the centerpiece of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Atlanta Hawks to name members of diversity committee

March 8, 2015 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta Hawks are set to this week name new members of a new diversity council that will develop strategies to ensure the team focuses on diversity.

Georgia executions put on hold

March 7, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Executions in Georgia have been postponed while state officials examine the drugs used in carrying out death sentences.

Disney World expanding pair of popular attractions

March 7, 2015 Todd DeFeo

Walt Disney World is expanding a pair of popular attractions: Epcot’s Soarin’ and Hollywood Studios’ Toy Story Mania.