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Linear Park in the historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood is separated from Interstate 75 by a barrier wall and runs between Walnut Street and First Avenue where Middle Street once was.

County seeks new name as part of $2M renovation for bungled Pleasant Hill park

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
October 17, 2024
Students leave the Earth lodge, thought to be used historically as a council space, at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon in 2022.

Oklahoma’s Muscogee (Creek) Nation prepares to co-manage Georgia’s first National Park

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
May 7, 2024
Poplar Street Farmers Market is set to open its first market Wednesday, June 7, from 3-6 p.m.

New farmers market set to open in downtown Macon

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
June 2, 2023
Food Fight: Lawsuit imperils future of Wednesday farmers market

Food Fight: Lawsuit imperils future of Wednesday farmers market

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
October 3, 2022
A fresh parking ticket sits under the windshield wiper of a Lexus recently caught overdue parking on Poplar Street. At least one other faded, unpaid ticket was on the dashboard of the car.

Parking scofflaws owe $208,000 in fines as meters come back online

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 2, 2022
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

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 10, 2022
Shane Edwards

Edwards named new Macon-Bibb fire chief during first meeting of 2022

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 11, 2022
Tattnall Square Park Audiogram

Tattnall Square Park Audiogram

Cole Brockman
October 12, 2021
In June of 2020, Macon-Bibb County commissioners got their first look at preliminary plans for a $10 million upgrade of the nearly 100-year-old Macon City Auditorium.

Glass lobby for City Auditorium at risk as SPLOST priorities shift

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 5, 2021
Downtown Macon ambassadors, who cruise around in this blue pickup, help keep streets clean and safe.

Businesses pay extra $1.4 million to improve and beautify downtown

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 1, 2021
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller puts items approved by a majority of commissioners in a consent agenda that is usually approved in bulk at the evening meeting the following Tuesday.

Renaming Government Center, steps to close landfill and enhance Pleasant Hill park go before Macon-Bibb Commissioners

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 19, 2021
Inman Solar plans to install about 1,200 solar panels at 1441 Allen Road in south Macon-Bibb County.

New solar farm, truck parking and storage coming to south Macon

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
February 8, 2021
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