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[ November 13, 2026 ] FAA says all flights have been halted News
[ November 11, 2026 ] Midair madness on United flight as passenger claims bomb and triggers hijack alert News
[ November 9, 2026 ] Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board of Directors names new director News
[ November 5, 2026 ] Old rail line finds new life in Athens, Georgia News
[ November 3, 2026 ] Ohio History Connection closed through 2030 as part of overhaul News

FAA says all flights have been halted

November 13, 2026 The Turnaround

The Federal Aviation Administration said flights were temporarily halted following a telecommunications outage.

Midair madness on United flight as passenger claims bomb and triggers hijack alert

November 11, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

(Sightseers’ Delight) — The feds are investigating after a twice-deported Honduran national apparently declared he had a bomb in his backpack and attempted to breach the cockpit of a plane flying from Newark to New Orleans. Federal authorities said Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested after United Flight 2174 landed Monday night safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 was traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport with 46 passengers

Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board of Directors names new director

November 9, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board of Directors voted to appoint Christopher “Chris” Sanders as its next chief executive officer.

Old rail line finds new life in Athens, Georgia

November 5, 2026 The Turnaround

Leave it to Athens to turn a decaying pile of timber made famous by a college rock album into a shiny, taxpayer-funded bike highway.

Ohio History Connection closed through 2030 as part of overhaul

November 3, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Ohio History Connection is launching the final phase of its Campus 2.OH initiative, meaning its museum will remain closed to the public through 2030.

From fort to landfill to flood barrier, Castle Clinton’s shoreline shifts again

November 3, 2026 The Turnaround

Castle Clinton looks comfortably landlocked at the southern tip of Manhattan today, but do not let the lush lawns and tourist swarms fool you: New Yorkers have been shoving dirt into the harbor to make the island bigger for over two centuries.

The fight over Atlanta’s 1996 Olympic cauldron proves old stadium wounds haven’t healed

November 3, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Thirty years after Muhammad Ali lit the 1996 Olympic cauldron, Atlanta is still arguing over what to do with the oversized metal structure that locals famously dubbed the “French fry box.”

High Museum of Art

Former Atlanta art museum COO gets a year in federal prison

November 2, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The former chief operating officer of the High Museum of Art has been sentenced to one year in federal prison for stealing more than $600,000 from the museum by doctoring invoices and approving transactions for personal purchases.

As price rises, work stops on restoring Christchurch’s earthquake-damaged cathedral

November 2, 2026 The Turnaround

Nine years after politicians promised to fix Christchurch’s crumbling cathedral, the only thing rising faster than the dust is the eye-popping price tag.

National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement

New Mob Museum exhibit to include never-before-seen Bugsy Siegel crime scene items

October 28, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

A new exhibit at Las Vegas’ Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, will examine the still-unsolved murder of one of the most notorious crime figures in American history: mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel.

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