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Yoshino Cherry blossoms glisten in the evening sunlight at the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Ga. on Monday, March 18, 2024. Macon holds the title of "Cherry Blossom Capitol", hosting an impressive number of over 350,000 Yoshino Cherries.

What to know about Macon’s beloved Cherry Blossoms

Carly Lenhardt
April 11, 2024
Beginning in 2021, Project BAAD has been "Bringing African Americans Downtown" through a series of monthly festival-like block parties.

Macon’s 30th Juneteenth celebration teams up with Project BAAD

Juneteenth Freedom Festival and Project BAAD will host two days of activities at Tattnall Square Park June 18 and 19
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 10, 2022
Tubman Museum hosts the Pan African Festival

Tubman Museum hosts the Pan African Festival

Ashley Pemberton
March 29, 2021
A change in Georgia law removes food safety enforcement from the Department of Public Health for nonprofit-led events such as Macon's Cherry Blossom Festival.

Health Dept. loses oversight of Cherry Blossom Festival food

Who is making sure nonprofit organizations' food is safe?
Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
March 19, 2021
Poplar Street will host an outdoor black-tie Fiesta Ball March 19 as the Cherry Blossom Festival moves all its activities outdoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cost of COVID: Cherry Blossom’s pinkest party pandemic-style

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fello
February 19, 2021

The sounds of the Cherry Blossom Festival

Skye Crump, Contributing Writer
March 24, 2019
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