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Restless in Macon: Singles trade apps for in-person connections

The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce's “Mingle with Singles” event series encourages residents to make connections and find community.

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Old City Cemetery endures Macon’s sprawling city growth

Bounded by Cherry, Sixth, Poplar and Seventh streets, The Old City Cemetery has been around since 1824.

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Arts and culture roundup: Mark your calendars

Here's some arts and culture events to look forward to in Macon this summer and beyond.

The unsung heroes of food service

You can go to the restaurant that makes the best food or the bar that makes the best cocktails but without the amazing service, the entire experience changes.

At Linwood Cemetery, a son searches for the father he never understood

Arcelious Emory Gross is one of 4,000 people buried at Linwood Cemetery. Some graves are marked. Some are not. The cemetery, the final resting place for several prominent Black Maconites, sprawls across land wedged between Grant Avenue and Interstate 75.

To prune or not to prune: the great tomato debate

Learn how to prune your tomatoes effectively this summer.

Justice, 27 years late, for replaced windows

The Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, threatened to jail a 95-year-old over the windows she had replaced over 20 years ago.

Jobs boom, church sale headline busy week for local boards

The Middle Georgia Regional Commission got an update last week on a $100 million industrial expansion expected to bring hundreds of jobs to south Bibb County, while the Urban Development Authority voted to sell Macon’s oldest church building.

Nurturing creativity: art and mental health

Local artists talk about creating and using art as a diagnostic and restorative tool.

Georgia heat is no joke: how to protect your health this summer

While summer can be one of the best times of the year, the Georgia heat can be dangerous.

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