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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
In April of 2023, Will Robinson, left, and David Thompson opened Longleaf Distilling Co. at 664 Second St. It is believed to be the first legal distilling operation in Macon.

Historic Longleaf Distillery opening in downtown Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 14, 2023
Navicent Health, The Medical Center of Central Georgia merged with North Carolina-based Atrium Health in 2019. It is now called Atrium Health Navicent.

Jury awards former Navicent executive, surgeon almost $5 million in civil suit

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 14, 2023
The Big House Museum intends to submit a second landscaping proposal for the property after P&Z rejected last years plans.

Vineville neighbors oppose The Big House Allman Brothers Museum’s new zoning definition

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 12, 2023
The Friends of Rosa Parks Square Board walked through the redesign with the architects in the summer of 2021, but a contractor has not yet been hired or the money raised for the renovation.

Choosing contractor latest delay in planned Rosa Parks Square renovation

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 10, 2023
A crew employed by Stafford Construction works on a new home on Ward Street in Macons Pleasant Hill neighborhood. Pleasant Hill is one of the places carved out for work by a new, federally funded affordable housing non-profit group of which Stafford Construction is a member.

Macon has millions for affordable housing development. A new nonprofit will decide how it’s spent.

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 6, 2023
Speed limit review, more street lights coming for pedestrian safety

Speed limit review, more street lights coming for pedestrian safety

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 5, 2023
Macon-Bibb County leaders joined MHIRJ executives on April 13, 2022, to cut the ribbon on the new maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

MHIRJ closes Macon maintenance facility less than a year after opening

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 4, 2023

Ask Mayor Miller: Crime prevention, illegal vendor crackdown, downtown parking, beautification and flooding

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 3, 2023
Cirrus Academy Superintendent Gail Fowler announces the school met its academic goals for 2021-2022. It is the first time the state charter school met the State Charter School Commissions academic standards since opening in 2016.

Cirrus Academy meets academic goals for the first time in its history

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 30, 2023
After the required six-month waiting period, Next Step Recovery Ministries received Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning approval to build a new two-story building for staff quarters and amenities for program residents in the 4400 block of Houston Ave.

South Bibb neighbors thwart commercial encroachment

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 28, 2023
A two-pack box of Narcan nasal spray pictured on the front desk of the Macon Inn. A Bibb County Superior Court order issued in November 2022 requires that the hotel keep a minimum of 10 doses of Narcan and make it available for guests upon request. The order also required that the hotel post instructions on how to use the live-saving nasal spray in all common areas on the property.

As overdose deaths rise, Georgia Public Health officials respond with Narcan kits in motels, fentanyl test strips

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
March 27, 2023
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