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The Macon Mall Welcomes its Newest Additions

Jackson Bramlett, Center for Collaborative Journalism November 3, 2023

The Macon Mall is undergoing construction for a brand new, 10,000 seat Amphitheater adjacent to its main building, which will also include new government offices and pickleball courts. This...

Macon Lacks Many Public Basketball courts

Christopher Hill, Center for Collaborative Journalism November 3, 2023

A local basketball player is interviewed on what more basketball courts could do for the city and comments on what the city of Macon has done instead.

Free Comedy in Macon

Katherine Hoyt, Center for Collaborative Journalism November 3, 2023

There are many hidden gems when it comes to free things to do in Macon. One of which is comedy by Trey Easterling. His company Talltreycomedy is attempting to bring laughs back to Macon.

Radio Feature: Decadent Dessert Bar Closes It’s Doors in Macon

Trevor McMullen, Center for Collaborative Journalism October 28, 2023

For five years, Decadent Dessert Bar was the perfect spot for those in Macon with a sweet tooth. Gavin Green, a fan of the Dessert Bar , talks about what the restaurant's closing means to him.

A Friday Night at Central High

Amélie Horace, Center for Collaborative Journalism October 20, 2023

This is a video recap of Central High School's Varsity Football Team.

2023 Westside High School Football Recap

Megan Jackson, Center for Collaborative Journalism October 17, 2023

This is a recap video of Westside High School on Friday, Sept. 29 in their varsity football game against Perry High School.

Georgia film industry generates $4.1 billion in fiscal ’23

Crews built a temporary set at Dunlap Park at Third and Poplar streets for 'The Color Purple' musical that filmed in downtown Macon in April, 2022. Liz Fabian/File
Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service September 13, 2023

Originally published: Sept. 13, 2023 ATLANTA – The film industry spent $4.1 billion in Georgia during the last fiscal year, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. That was below the $4.4 billion...

First Macon Mural Festival plans to paint the town with creativity

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.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow August 24, 2023

Macon’s music heritage may be well known through the talents of megastars like Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, Little Richard and Jason Aldean, but the Macon Arts Alliance also wants to put the city...

Indigo Girls at The Grand to benefit Ocmulgee Mounds park initiative, celebrate Macon200

The Indigo Girls, Emily Saliers, left, and Amy Ray, will play the Grand Opera House Sept. 16 in an Ignite the Night concert in conjunction with the Ocmulgee Indigenous Festival and Macon's Bicentennial.
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow July 28, 2023

As the city celebrates its 200th year, the Macon 200 Bicentennial Committee wants to pay tribute to those who lived here first, and also bolster Black businesses. The committee’s sponsorship of the...

Unique Tank Construction Highlights Dominican Republic Work

An aerial view of the footprint for the new stone water tank Mercer helped construct in the Sabana Bonita community of El Cercado, Dominican Republic from May 31-June 17, 2023.
Maura Rutledge, Center for Collaborative Journalism July 3, 2023

In three weeks, Mercer students transformed an empty hillside lot in the Sabana Bonita community around El Cercado, Dominican Republic into a 15,000 gallon stone-built water tank.  This was the eighth...

Explainer: Stone Water Tank Construction

Kevin White, Center for Collaborative Journalism July 3, 2023

Produced by Kevin White, this video explains how stone water tanks are constructed around the El Cercado region of the Dominican Republic. The tanks are made of locally sourced stone as well as cement,...

Tiny Market Located in the Mountains of the Dominican Republic

Amelie Horace, Center for Collaborative Journalism June 29, 2023

Agriculture is a big part of the region around El Cercado, Dominican Republic. Farmers in the area grow everything from fruits like bananas, plantains, mangoes and passionfruit to celery, leeks, beans,...

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