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The so-called "Crisco House" on Macon's College Street was built for Wallace E. McCaw, the president of the Macon Manufacturing Company that created the vegetable shortening.

‘Crisco House’ hotel deal dies; P&Z approves Greenwood Bottom bar, subsouth subdivision and RV park

Buyers terminate contract on the 1901 Beaux Arts home of the creator of Crisco, release statement describing stalemate with owner
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 15, 2023
Coca-Cola to nearly triple Macon plant; Old Tybee school building to be repurposed

Coca-Cola to nearly triple Macon plant; Old Tybee school building to be repurposed

Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning approves soft drink warehouse expansion and cancels upcoming meetings after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 25, 2022
Elliott Dunwody VII bought the Bennett Estate at 2545 Vineville Ave. after Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning rezoned it to allow for HoneyBee's Guesthouse and Social Club.

Judge: Macon-Bibb P&Z “abused its discretion” in Vineville social club rezoning

Bibb Superior Court Judge Connie Williford annuls P&Z’s decision concerning ‘HoneyBee’s’ commercial use in Vineville Historic District
Liz Fabian
January 21, 2022
Neighbors opposed to the Travel Centers of America truck stop on Sardis Church Road voice  frustrations during a delay in Monday's hearing at Macon-Bibb County Commission chambers.

Sardis Road truck stop has hurdles to overcome with rezoning

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 13, 2021
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