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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
A vacant home in Pleasant Hill exemplifies the persistent problem of blight in Macon neighborhoods.

How Heirs’ Property is Affecting Blight in Macon

Eliza Moore, Reg Murphy Center
April 18, 2024

The Journey to Alleviating Illegal Dumping

Loren Reddish, Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 18, 2024
1195 Lawton Avenue after repairs were made and violations were fixed by the owner.

From Blight to Not: A Success Story

Kc Wetherington
April 18, 2024
The Bibb County Courthouse is where hearings involving housing issues and evictions take place.

The Dilemma: Landlord-Tenant Issues In Macon-Bibb County

Shane Zachos, Murphy Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 18, 2024
A blight-affected Macon property sits alongside illegal dumping as a Code Enforcement officer patrols the area in January 2024.

Endure Blight or Take Flight? A Community’s Persistent Battle with the Issue

Kendall Ross, Reg Murphy Center
April 18, 2024
A rendering of Pleasant Hill Landing apartments, a 64-unit affordable housing development planned at 151 Madison St. where Macon Charter School once operated.

New apartment complex with 64 units planned in Pleasant Hill

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
April 15, 2024
An enhanced crosswalk and median was added to Montpelier Avenue to improve pedestrian safety.

Macon-Bibb Works to Address Pedestrian Safety Issues

Domonique King, Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 10, 2024
The Friends of the Library Macon sell hundreds of books to raise money to support local libraries and literacy efforts in Macon. (Photo by Jassmyn Nesmith)

Annual Friends of the Library Book Sale Draws Book Enthusiasts

Jassmyn Nesmith, Center for Collaborative Journalism
April 8, 2024
A map shows the location of the cloud-connected surveillance cameras belonging to Bibb County, as seen in the control room of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. When their owners agree to add their private cameras, those will show up as tiny red dots.

Bibb County law enforcement wants residents to share their doorbell cameras

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
April 1, 2024
People scatter hundreds of sets of unclaimed cremated human remains around a small garden at Macon's Rose Hill Cemetery during a short ceremony on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Hundreds of cremated remains of unclaimed people scattered in Macon ceremony

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
March 29, 2024
Anitra Chandrasekar of Jacksonville, Fla., (left) poses for her mother, Meena, among the Yoshino cherry blossoms along Ingleside Drive in Macon.

In Macon, the city’s cherry blossom festival chases the calendar amid a changing climate

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
March 22, 2024
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