Macon Storytellers share their experiences of fond and laughable memories surrounding food

Victoria Whitehead, Contributing Writer|April 28, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Fatty's Pizza at Cherry and Second streets is just one of the downtown Macon businesses to Paint Macon Pink for the Cherry Blossom Festival March 21-30.

Painting Macon pink for the 43rd annual Cherry Blossom Festival

A group photo in 1929 shows the original Delta Air Service crew of pilots and mechanics including C.E. Woolman, second from left and John Howe, who piloted Delta's first scheduled flight, on his right. This photo is from the book, "Delta: An Airline and Its Aircraft: The Illustrated History of a Major U.S. Airline and the People Who Made It" by R.E.G. Davies, published by Paladwr Press.

Delta turns 100: It all started in Macon with the boll weevil

A sign outside of the National Kazoo Museum Exhibit located in the Tubman Museum is seen Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Macon, Ga. The exhibit highlights the history and cultural significance of the kazoo.

Tubman Museum Highlights Kazoo’s Mysterious History

Mercer University sophomore Taylor Boyd mounts a piece of the Freedom Seekers exhibit at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon in 2025. The exhibit features so-called “runaway slave ads” researched by students like Boyd. “They had everyday problems just like us,” Boyd said. “Reading their stories and reading that they were running away to families or they had lovers — that really just exemplified the importance of why we need to showcase this.”

Tubman museum’s newspaper ad exhibition honors the humanity of enslaved people

The bingo machine that John Akaki uses is programmed to beep when the next ball should be called. The bingo machine and the board with numbers on it costs about $15,000. Although the cost is high, the quality of the equipment ensures the fairness of the games.

Finding meaning, calling numbers at the Bingo Hall

A replica of The Grotto made by the Jesuits in the early 20th century. Stephen Reichert, one of the current property owners, replaced the replica of the Blessed Mother that rests at the top right niche. Reichert also said the middle niche is an altar used by the Jesuits, while the third niche on the far left represents the place where Bernadette uncovered the spring of holy water.

The Hidden Existence of a Catholic Retreat

Rooted in Resilience: Sustaining Land for Four Generations

Rooted in Resilience: Sustaining Land for Four Generations

Booze, Books, and Battleship

Booze, Books, and Battleship

Carrie Genzel on set filming an episode for the Macon Beyond Series.

Uncovering Macon’s Haunted History:Stories from the Streets on Macon Beyond

Greek flags welcome in visitors to the Central Georgia Greek Festival in Macon, Georgia on October 25, 2024.

Annual Greek Festival showcases the church and its culture

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