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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
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
The public is invited to say goodbye to the Neels and Blairs buildings on Jan. 17 as a new 107,000-square-foot-building will take their place.

Reception planned to ‘say goodbye’ to Neel’s and Blair’s stores before demolition

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 10, 2023
The Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with the free Macon Pops concert. The light show will run every night from Nov. 25 - Jan. 1 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Rain is forecast, so will the Macon Pops concert still kick off the Christmas Light Extravaganza?

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 23, 2022
Sean ONeill, second from right, presents the Bright Farms hydroponic greenhouse proposal to Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning on Monday.

Hydroponic greenhouses to bring 300 jobs, put Macon out front of ‘really big’ trend

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 27, 2022
Land acquisition expert John Golitz talks to Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners in April about plans for a 780-acre solar plant in west Bibb County.

Neighbors stall 780-acre solar plant in west Bibb but downtown Macon hotel, apartments clear P&Z

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 27, 2022
A Macon Water Authority worker climbs out of the storm sewer as the crew works on clearing a storm drain in Mercer Village after flash flooding last fall. The EPD found the Stormwater Management Program to be in compliance for the first time since the county was fined $145,000 for documented deficiencies in 2018.

EPD: Macon now stormwater compliant after 2018 fines

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 22, 2022
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning approved rezoning this portion of the Macon Historic Railroad Industrial Neighborhood to allow for residential lofts at Seventh and Mulberry streets.

Historic building rezoned for lofts as Central City Commons hits P&Z snag

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 13, 2022
The Central City Corners project would build a new 152-unit hotel along Poplar Street, a six-story apartment building at Second and Plum streets and renovate the historic Newman Building across from City Hall.

New boutique hotel, apartments, entertainment alley planned for downtown

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 5, 2022
Plans for the Pressure jazz venue call for some outdoor seating at the old Bens Macon Radiator at 753 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

P&Z: Veteran sheriff’s deputy plans new downtown jazz venue

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 29, 2022
These two storefronts at 473 and 485 Third St. will be refurbished and the renovated building will house a 10,000 square-foot-loft.

P&Z: C-store ruling, historic downtown renovations, Greenwood Bottom bar, Eisenhower factory, cell tower

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 9, 2021
Bryan Nichols holds zip ties in his mouth as he strings bulbs for the Main Street Christmas Light Extravaganza that kicks off Black Friday in Downtown Macon.

Downtown Macon calendar packed with November activities

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 5, 2021
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