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A man was hit by a car at Cotton Avenue and Cherry Street in early June.

Macon wants to add ‘teeth’ to rules keeping downtown sidewalks clear

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 18, 2024
Albert Kenneth Knight Jr. was bludgeoned in the head with a cinder block as he slept in a downtown alley. His son, Albert Kenneth Knight III, said his father was trying to turn his life around and hopes hopes the killer will be brought to justice.

‘I hope they find the person who did this.’ Suspect still at large in homeless man’s killing

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 10, 2024
Cherry Street Plaza does not have parking meters but motorists are expected to pay for parking with the ParkMobile app or by scanning the QR code.

2024 Preview – Part 4: More parking downtown, looming bus fare hike, Bicentennial finale, rising sewer rates

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow and Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 3, 2024

McEachern Art Center launches Winter Market

Amélie Horace, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 20, 2023
A former office building at 691 Cherry St., which was the Home Federal Building and, later, the Georgia Federal Building at the corner of First Street. The structure could become an apartment building in coming years.

How a new hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a health club may be coming to downtown Macon

Laura Corley, The Macon Newsroom and Joe Kovac Jr., The Telegraph
November 17, 2023
A proposed solid waste transfer station could be built across from the Lynmore Estates playground on Mead Road.

P&Z: Neighbors oppose transfer station, disappointed homeowner must alter fence

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 28, 2023
Park Macon's new green signs provide digital payment instructions and also provides a toll free number for those without a smartphone. The meters still take coins, too.

New downtown parking app as county takes over Park Macon operation

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 20, 2023
Downtown businesses are participating in summer promotions to lure patrons during the typically slower months of the season.

‘Naked tourist’ pub crawl, Juneteenth parade, French fry fight, Macon music, Bicentennial events highlight summer in downtown Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 9, 2023
Poplar Street Farmers Market is set to open its first market Wednesday, June 7, from 3-6 p.m.

New farmers market set to open in downtown Macon

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 2, 2023
The closed down store front of what was Fashion Avenue now showcases “porta potties” and graffiti on Cherry Street in Macon. While Cherry Street is home to some of downtown’s most popular shops and restaurants, like Fresh Produce Records, Parish on Cherry, Retro Reboot Arcade and the Rookery, it still has not rebounded to its former success.

How recent downtown developments are affecting Macon’s homeless

Henry Keating and Maura Rutledge
May 8, 2023
This Macon Transit Authority bus shelter on College Street is among 6 downtown shelters that will feature art installations set to be unveiled May 5, 2023.

Macon Transit Authority halts planned bus fare hike – for now

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 26, 2023
The Reimagining the Civic Commons Studio conference brought more than 100 people to Macon from 11 cities across the country in April of 2023.

Visitors’ comments about downtown Macon, Pleasant Hill, might surprise you

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 19, 2023
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