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Timber Ridge neighbors pause to listen to P&Z Commissioner Josh Rogers' advice to stick together to challenge any future commercial encroachment after the Commission rejected the expansion of a car lot at the entrance to their neighborhood during Monday's hearing.

New Jim ‘N Nicks Bar-B-Q, Miller’s Ale House approved, but P&Z denies car lot expansion

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 26, 2023
Actor and playwright Michael O'Leary, right, discusses his play "Breathing Under Dirt" with Joshua Hale, left, and Newton Collier at the Griffith Foundation headquarters on Mulberry Street in April.

Soap star debuts original play set in Macon at Douglass Theatre

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 25, 2023
Downtown bars to reopen and county issues solid waste moratorium

Downtown bars to reopen and county issues solid waste moratorium

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 22, 2023
Macon Area Habitat for Humanity is nearing completion of its first three houses in Napier Heights.

3 Habitat homes launch Napier Heights revitalization near Mercer’s new school

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 18, 2023
Recreation upgrades planned; New restaurant denied alcohol license

Recreation upgrades planned; New restaurant denied alcohol license

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 13, 2023
Attorney Bill Larsen tells the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission that his client won't be able to do anything with less than half-acre along the railroad tracks on Forsyth Road as long as it's zoned residential.

Neighbors reject retail center, billboard; P&Z OKs fitness centers, downtown renovation

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 12, 2023
Commissioners grapple over downtown security measures, hiring minority contractors

Commissioners grapple over downtown security measures, hiring minority contractors

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 7, 2023
ENVOCORE's Colby Barnes reaches into the meter box at the Macon Water Authority, which is upgrading to Automatic Meter Reading technology, or AMR.

Water bills higher? MWA cites new meters in technology upgrade

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 5, 2023
Timber Ridge resident Rachael Smith tells Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners it's unfortunate that commercial zoning is currently permitted at the entrance to her neighborhood off Hartley Bridge Road.

P&Z: Neighbors oppose car lot, new apartments could crowd east Macon elementary school

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 29, 2023
Send your questions for the monthly taping of Ask Mayor Miller to mercerccj@gail.com.

Ask Mayor Miller: Downtown killing prompts emergency meeting, pension problems, Macon Mall update

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 25, 2023
Artist Steven Teller's mural of H&H restaurant founders Inez Hill and Louise Hudson with their famous Allman Brothers Band patrons has become an attraction for the band's fans, according to the Macon Arts Alliance that is working to bring more murals to downtown.

First Macon Mural Festival plans to paint the town with creativity

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 24, 2023
The newly renovated Cotton Avenue Plaza is an example of one project birthed out of the 2015 Macon Action Plan, which is undergoing its second revision.

Want to change Macon? Leaders want your input on the future

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 22, 2023
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