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Visit Macon recently commissioned an audit of the online visibility of local businesses in an effort to enhance their online presence and lure more customers.

What customers don’t know about your business can hurt the bottom line

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 16, 2023
Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the public's questions each month on Ask Mayor Miller.

Ask Mayor Miller: Tax cut, anti-gang efforts, expanding amphitheater, homeless services and mental health

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
May 12, 2023
The Grand Opera House paid tribute to the life and service of Visit Macon's Steven Fulbright who died Tuesday at age 42.

Steven Fulbright ‘lit up every room’ before his untimely death at 42

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
September 8, 2022
The Macon Arts Alliance gallery at 486 First St. could soon be open Saturdays to lure business from guests staying at Hotel 45 down the street.

Macon Arts Alliance lands $100K NEA grant for COVID-19 relief

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 27, 2022
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What is Visit Macon?

Alex McKay & Victoria Whitehead, Center for Collaborative Journalism
November 12, 2021
The AMSTAR 16 theater in Macon is showing Black Widow, but most moviegoers can't pick out Macon's scenes in the film.

Can you spot Macon in Marvel’s “Black Widow?”

Micah Johnston
July 19, 2021
Mayor Lester Miller said it's an insult to say the Brookdale homeless center is only a "bandaid" on the problem. He proposed spending $4 million for a United Way subsidiary to manage the operation for five years.

American Rescue Plan $18M to fight blight, food desert, homelessness

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 13, 2021

Mayor talks trash delays, off-road vehicles taking over streets, public safety and COVID-19 funds

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
June 11, 2021

How will Macon spend $70 million in COVID-19 relief? Mayor extends homeless center, talks blight, election reform, economic development

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
March 26, 2021
Poplar Street will host an outdoor black-tie Fiesta Ball March 19 as the Cherry Blossom Festival moves all its activities outdoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cost of COVID: Cherry Blossom’s pinkest party pandemic-style

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fello
February 19, 2021
People crowded together under blooming cherry trees in Third Street Park during the 2019 Food Truck Frenzy.

From the Cherry Blossom Festival to Tubman Museum, how Macon tourism drop impacts you

Jenna Eason, Telegraph Staff Writer
October 5, 2020
Macon's Marriott City Center served as a COVID-19 "bubble" for TBS' production staff recently working on the Go-Big Show. Visit Macon expects it will be a few years before tourism fully rebounds.

Cost of COVID: Macon hospitality industry recovery may take years

Liz Fabian, Civic Reporting Senior Fellow
September 25, 2020
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