Macon in 2035: Will it be any different?
Celebrating our 40th anniversary with a look back (and update) to a 1995 local leaders story
Fishing for compassion
Loaves and Fishes hopes to take a bite out of hunger
Cultural caretaker creates new foodways
Rodney Mason uses gardening to restore our roots
Heroes Among Us: Justice Verda M. Colvin
The judge discusses a life of service and refusing to be pigeonholed
Abundant greens
How BrightFarms is redefining lettuce in Macon with the largest and most advanced greenhouse in the state
Seasoned in Service
Macon’s food service veterans of 2026
The spirit of success
The award-winning work of Longleaf Distilling Co. is years in the making
How stuff works: A life of listening
Henry Ficklin acts as the connector-in-chief for the
Macon-Bibb Department of Community Affairs
Recipes that remember
Family cooking creates a legacy, reminding chefs of the
bittersweet taste of survival across generations
Also inside
Editor’s letter
Faces
Local Buzz: A new chapter for public space in Macon
Local Buzz: Dr. Penny L. Elkins Named Mercer University’s 19th President
Announcements
Foodie News
Grocery Woes: Food access and the complicated relationship between communities and grocery stores
Macon Chose Me: Dr. Brandi D. Simpson
Eat what I eat: Papouli’s
Fitness: Eat this, stay young
Will Robinson shares why Downtown Macon is the perfect place to start a business
Interiors: Four thoughtful kitchen ideas for everyday living
Cups and Water: The Sacred Table
Top 10 in the 478
Five minutes with…Chelsea Hughes
