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Turning vehicles trap a man in the crosswalk at Spring Street and Riverside Drive as he tries to walk across the busy street.

Road safety concerns, frustrations prompt Macon-Bibb summit with GDOT

Mayor Lester Miller leads local delegation to meet with state transportation officials over pedestrian safety issues
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 12, 2022
The building that once housed the Kroger Supermarket on Pio Nono Ave. lies empty and unused three years after Kroger closed its doors in April 2018.

“It’s expensive to be poor”

The underlying causes and impact of Macon’s food deserts
By Hannah Elmore, McKenna Kaufman, Lars Lonnroth, Phoebe Monosour, Sam Tupper and Christan Watson, Center for Collaborative Journalism
May 20, 2021
Mercer University offered the Pfizer vaccine to students, faculty, staff, and the community on March 29.

COVID-19 Vaccines in Macon-Bibb County

Mandi Delong
April 1, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commissioners met Monday at Terminal Station.

Pio Nono Kroger could become new food oasis; Sonny’s BBQ and Agape Nursery rejected

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 27, 2020
Proposed new plans for a self-storage facility in the 84,000 sq. ft. old Kroger building now reserve 15,000 sq. ft. of the building for a future grocery store at 400 Pio Nono Ave.

Old Pio Nono Kroger storage units, Sonny’s BBQ on Zebulon back at P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
July 24, 2020
The Publix on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. in North Macon will close June 9, leaving another hole in the retail landscape.

Publix closing leaves large retail space to fill in north Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
May 29, 2020
Proposed new plans for a self-storage facility in the 84,000 sq. ft. old Kroger building now reserve 15,000 sq. ft. of the building for a future grocery store at 400 Pio Nono Ave.

New plans for old Pio Nono Kroger to hold storage units and grocery to ease ‘food desert’

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
March 9, 2020
Proposed new plans for a self-storage facility in the 84,000 sq. ft. old Kroger building now reserve 15,000 sq. ft. of the building for a future grocery store at 400 Pio Nono Ave.

Neighbor complaints stop plans for old Pio Nono Kroger

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 27, 2020
Proposed new plans for a self-storage facility in the 84,000 sq. ft. old Kroger building now reserve 15,000 sq. ft. of the building for a future grocery store at 400 Pio Nono Ave.

Pio Nono Kroger plans stall; North Macon neighbors help sink events center

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
January 14, 2020
The store closest to the closed Kroger only has snack foods on the shelf.

Six months after Kroger closes, what’s left for residents to feed their families?

Samantha Max, Telegraph/Report for America corp member
October 29, 2018
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