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The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections held its last meeting at 2525 Pio Nono Ave. on June 15. The office is moving to the old Sears location at Macon Mall.

Board of Elections on the verge of moving to Macon Mall

New elections office is expected to open on the ground floor of the old Sears in early July with an official grand opening planned for later
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 16, 2023
Imogene Patterson peers through the blinds behind the check-in desk at Economy Hotel on Pio Nono. She said she sometimes holds her breath watching some of the hotel guests trying to cross the five lanes of Pio Nono Avenue to get to the Circle K convenience store.

‘I hate to look.’ Deadly stretch of Pio Nono lacks crosswalk, stoplight as pedestrians keep dying

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 13, 2023
Henry Young III, 64, knows well how deadly Pio Nono Avenue can be for people on foot. He says lowering the speed limit could help because, "they treat this road here just like a racetrack."

Macon’s deadliest streets: Two roommates die months apart crossing same busy road

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
January 31, 2023
The new sign at Barks N Brews dog park creates a dilemma for Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning.

Vintage trailers bring new challenges for Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning

P&Z commissioners set Oct. 4 meeting to consider pending convenience store zoning changes in Macon-Bibb
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 27, 2021
Neighboring convenience stores, new gym and Sardis Road truck stop approved

Neighboring convenience stores, new gym and Sardis Road truck stop approved

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 13, 2021
The former home of Virginia College in the old Super K-Mart at 1900 Paul Walsh Drive off Eisenhower Pkwy. might soon house hundreds of self-storage units.

P&Z approves new use for vacant building off Eisenhower; Pio Nono store deferred

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 9, 2021
Built in 1976 to house Le Chateau Great Steaks, this building at 2460 Riverside Drive was a Bennigan's Tavern in the '80s and '90s. Enterprise will put a truck rental location on the site.

Planned inmate re-entry house might be too close to private school property

Macon-Bibb P&Z also approves new use for the old Bennigan's restaurant on Riverside Drive
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 12, 2021
Artist Whitney explains the balloon motif on the new ATAP community center mural at the corner of Pio Nono Avenue and Hendley Street across from Hillcrest Avenue. "We all rise when we lift each other," Whitney said Monday after the All Things Are Possible organization secured P&Z approval for the project.

Pio Nono community center, 2 fast food eateries approved at P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 26, 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
GDOT secured federal funding for Mercer University Drive roundabouts at Anthony and Columbus roads.

New roundabouts for Mercer University Drive; GDOT proposes more

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
June 1, 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
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