Local Knowledge: Trivia rings in the new year
Your New Year’s resolution should be to ace every “Local Knowledge” quiz for 2025. And, if you don’t get straight A’s, at least soak up some trivia to impress your friends and neighbors.
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Fruitcake relocation program rides again
After National Fruitcake Month is celebrated in December, it is quickly followed by National Fruitcake Toss Day on the first Saturday in January. This year, I got off to an early start on my annual Fruitcake Relocation Program, leaving a trail of sweet crumbs scattered across the miles.
Rollins ready to hit open road: Rebuilding Macon director looking forward to retirement
Debra Rollins is about to become a rambling woman … a free spirit out on the open road.
Roll out red carpet for the annual ‘True Gris Awards’
Take a look at this year's "True Gris Awards" from Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore.
The year that was … may the full circle be unbroken
We’ve all experienced them. We plant our seeds, leave our footprints and become the authors of our own stories, never knowing what will be written on the next page. As I reflect on the year 2024, there wasn’t just one “full circle’’ moment. There were three.
Auld lang Syne to downtown Macon’s grand hotel
The Hilton Hotel has been part of the city’s brick-and-mortar landscape since it opened in 1970. It’s hard to imagine how much its absence will change the complexion of our downtown skyline.
Making a Grismas list… and checking it twice
Melody Columnist Ed Grisamore has quite the Grismas list this year — from holiday music to Christmas flicks.
Taylor Henson takes ‘taste of home’ to Big Sky Country
Follow Yer Nose Smoke Shack opened on Father’s Day weekend in 2012, and it has become much more than just a nice success story. Both Food & Wine and Money magazines listed it in their state rankings of “Best BBQ Joints.’’
Bryan Nichols loves the lights, not the spotlight: The man behind Macon’s Christmas Light Extravaganza
Bryan Nichols is the mastermind, stage manager and technical engineer of what has become the city’s largest annual event – a month-long celebration that brings nearly every cross-section of the community together.
Local Knowledge: Taking a test, checking it twice
Check out this week's Local Knowledge — holiday edition. Test your Macon knowledge with Christmas -themed questions.