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A look back: The College Football Hall of Fame under construction

September 20, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The College Football Hall of Fame has become one of Atlanta’s most popular attractions since its opening in August 2014.

Two killed in tire explosion at Delta Air Lines maintenance area

August 27, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

At least two people were killed and a third seriously injured after a tire exploded in a Delta Air Lines maintenance area at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early this morning.

A look at Atlanta’s Gateway of Dreams in honor of the city’s 1996 Summer Olympics

August 6, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

The Gateway of Dreams monument in Centennial Olympic Park was dedicated in 1996 and honors the father of the modern Olympic Games.

Boil water advisory lifted for entire city of Atlanta

June 6, 2024 Official News Releases

The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management has lifted the boil water advisory for the entire city of Atlanta. The advisory was issued on Friday, May 31, 2024.

Atlanta water main break repair complete, water restored in Midtown area

June 5, 2024 Official News Releases

Crews have completed repairs on the water main break at the intersection of West Peachtree Street and 11th Street. Water has been restored to the Midtown area’s residents and businesses. The system is slowly being brought back online to allow system pressures to rebuild.

Atlanta City Council approves $2.75B fiscal 2025 budget

June 4, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Atlanta City Council has unanimously approved a more than $2.7 billion fiscal 2025 budget, which officials termed “historic.”

Georgia to receive millions for airport upgrades

May 16, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia is poised to receive $120 million for airport infrastructure upgrades across the state as part of the fiscal 2024 Airport Infrastructure Grant program, a federal lawmaker from Georgia said.

Looking back at Atlanta’s ‘Memorial to The Six Million’ on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

May 6, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The “Memorial to The Six Million” at Atlanta’s Greenwood Cemetery was completed in 1965.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson again the world’s busiest airport

April 15, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport welcomed 104.7 million passengers in 2023, an 11.7 percent increase from the previous year.

Atlanta, MARTA planning additional stations, cost unclear

March 26, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority officials appear poised for one of the largest additions to the city’s rail transit system in decades.