Top 10 in the 478: October – November 2024
Our top arts and culture picks in chronological order
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Remembering Josh Rogers
Josh Rogers was a force for downtown Macon. If anyone ever experienced a positive attitude, saw a vision come to life, or received a loan to open a new business, it is highly likely Josh had a hand in it. Spouse
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People & Pets: Unleashing Healthcare
How Janet Hendrickson brings healthcare to both ends of the leash in Macon, Twiggs County, and beyond
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Comfort in the Cold
Le Pied du Mont Boucherie at Comfort Farms is more than an annual food festival. Chefs, farmers, butchers, and veterans converge in Milledgeville, Georgia, for a unique celebration of culinary heritage with a mission to heal and honor those who
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Michelin gives the South its flowers
This spring, savor the spirit of Sakura and more renowned eats with a road trip inspired by the new Atlanta Michelin Guide.
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Leaping into the future
Central Georgia Natives are fueling the growth of the region’s dance scene with collaboration, inclusion, and balance (not just the type on your tiptoes)
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Reclaiming the right to diplomacy
Muscogee (Creek) Nation is asserting its legal right as a sovereign nation to advocate for its citizens.
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The Enslaved People Project
Making slavery records from the Macon-Bibb County Courthouse available to the public
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Leaders in literacy
How Macon-Bibb allies to improve literacy for all
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Keeping the fires burning in Downtown Macon
Modern torchbearers bring sacred fires back to the Muscogee (Creek) homelands through art, film, and music
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Macon Film Fest ’23
Now in its 18th year, the 2023 Macon Film Festival brings close to 100 independent films to screens in iconic spaces across the city - all backed by a good beat.
Remembering Steven Fulbright
As we celebrate our 2024 5 under 40 young leaders, the Great American Main Street Award, and the 19th annual Macon Film Festival, we remember Steven Fulbright's legacy.
The symphony
on our body politic
Macon - Mercer Symphony Orchestra’s season opener partners with Macon Mayor Lester Miller and former mayors Robert Reichert and C. Jack Ellis as orators for a unique observation during an historic election season
Now in Congress: a bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds bill to create Georgia’s first national park
The aisle-crossing, intergovernmental push to create Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve is a chance to prove the positive power of unity in a politically divided America.