Top 10 in the 478: December – January 2025
Our top arts and culture picks in chronological order
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
Juneteenth 2024: why and how Maconites commemorate Freedom Day
Macon prepares to celebrate the holiday with events including the 32nd annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival and second annual Juneteenth parade. Writer Clarence W. Thomas, Jr. reflects on the holiday and asks other Maconites what Juneteenth means to them.
NewTown Macon wins the 2024 Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) award
Macon Magazine is celebrating NewTown Macon for their the Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) award! This prestigious annual award is the only award that recognizes a community’s comprehensive, preservation-based approach to revitalization. In the history of the Main Street program,
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.