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A new historical marker on Macon's Poplar Street describes the slave market on the site of the brick building in the left background of the image which at one time recently was a yoga studio.

‘A long time coming’: How Macon is preserving Black history in bronze and QR codes, one by one

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
April 23, 2024
The Macon-Bibb County Design Review Board staff deemed the design of the Otis Redding Center for the Arts as inappropriate for the downtown historic district.

Macon musician Otis Redding III, son of legendary singer, dies at 59

GPB News Staff and WMAZ
April 20, 2023
Items from a 1973 time capsule are displayed after it was opened at Atrium Health Navicent hospital on Feb. 28, 2023.

Coins, stamps, the Great Snow of ’73: Macon hospital’s time capsules offer a glimpse of the past

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 28, 2023
Photo by by Olivia Scott.

The Phantoms of The Macon Opera

Amelie Horace and Olivia Scott
December 13, 2022
Art vendor at the All Hands Art Festival at the Triangle Arts Macon on Oct. 1, 2022 interacts with a young customer.

Art in Macon From Past to Present

Taleen Hanna, Center for Collaborative Journalism
October 26, 2022
Members of the Macon-Bibb County Bicentennial Committee look over sample logos during their September meeting at City Hall. The diverse group of local leaders is planning events to commemorate the city's 200th anniversary in 2023.

Macon’s 2023 Bicentennial events will honor city’s history with indigenous, slave contributions

Yearlong celebration kicks off in December with Mayor’s Sneaker Ball and debut of movie chronicling the struggles, accomplishments and foundation for future greatness
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 30, 2022
What to do in Macon this week

What to do in Macon this week

Eight reasons to get off the couch
Meg Donahue
May 18, 2022
The Johnston-Felton-Hay House in Macon, Georgia captured on Monday, January 31, 2022.

Three of Macon’s Spookiest Places

Naya Tillitt, Center for Collaborative Journalism
February 2, 2022

Just Curious: What’s the process for tearing down a blighted building in Bibb County?

Tyler Jones
November 9, 2021

Just Curious: What is the history of Burke Mansion?

Samantha Homcy
November 5, 2021

Learn about the Hay House’s haunted history with a ghost tour

Tyler Jones
October 29, 2021

Just Curious: When were the Ocmulgee Mounds created and what purpose did they serve?

Tyler Jones
October 25, 2021
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