Macon Change: The Fuller Center for Housing works to improve Macon
Drew Daws, Contributing Writer
October 5, 2017
Filed under City, News, Showcase
For the past six years, the Fuller Center for Housing of Macon has worked to promote positive change in low income areas near Mercer University. Dianne Fuller, the center’s executive director, hopes to improve the Napier Heights community, which includes parts of Pio Nono Avenue and homes near I-75...
Business Insight: Comics Plus
Trevor Odom, Contributing Writer
September 23, 2017
Filed under City, News, Showcase
The Avengers, Wonder Woman and Thor. All of these movies were first comics. You can find these and many more comic books at a comic book store in downtown Macon. Comic Plus, owned by Will Peavy, moved to downtown Macon this summer. The store, which was previously on Northside Drive, isn’t a typical ...
Ampersand Guild is on the move
Elliot James, Lead Writer
September 20, 2017
Filed under City, News, Showcase
Ampersand, the local Macon artist guild and art gallery, is transitioning into a new location due to expansion. The new guild hall and art gallery will be located at 382 Cherry Street in Downtown Macon. The guild will be moving into the old Children’s Museum, which closed in 2014. On Aug. 30, Ampersa...
Mulberry Market helps students keep it fresh at their Back to School Bash [GALLERY]
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Marianna Bacallao, Photo Editor
September 4, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, City, Galleries, Showcase
The Mulberry Market hosted a Back to School Bash on August 23 that was designed to showcase what the market has to offer. Students who found their way to Tattnall Square Park found face painting, live music and food trucks, in addition to the artisan goods and produce usually found at Mulberry Market. The...
What’s new in Macon this fall
Kat Heesh, Copy Editor
August 19, 2017
Filed under City, News, Showcase
Macon has changed since students left campus in May. A few local restaurants have closed their doors while others have now made Macon their home.
Read more »Nathan Watson is along for the ride at Learn and Earn
Katie Atkinson, Managing Editor
August 14, 2017
Filed under City, News, Showcase
Bicycles hang from the walls of a tiny room at Strong Tower Church and a group of young boys moves to their work stations. They pick up wrenches and wait for instruction. These kids are part of Macon’s Learn and Earn bike program, where students are given a used bike and taught how to fix it up. After ten hours of repair work, they get to take their bike home. “I call it a free bike but, they've earned a bike. They are not just given a bike that they’ll go lose tomorrow,” Nathan Watson said. “They’ve got some sweat equity in it. They really are earning the bikes and they know how to fix them after that too.”
Read more »Olive in a Bottle sells more than your typical salad dressing
Will Darragh, Staff Writer
February 22, 2017
Filed under Business, City, News, Showcase
Though January has come and passed, it’s not too late to start that new year's resolution of eating healthier. There is one Macon business that has a healthy and natural way to do just that. Olive in a Bottle, located off of Bass Road, is Macon’s own specialty olive oil and vinegar store. The...
First ever Koncert for Kids brings Mercer music to downtown Macon
Will Darragh, Staff Writer
February 9, 2017
At the Koncert for Kids event, four Mercer artists performed, and audience members were asked to donate to charity by putting pocket money into the bucket of their favorite artist.
Read more »Golden Bough has cats, books and Macon history
Suzanna Price, Contributing Writer
October 16, 2016
Filed under Business, City, News
When you first walk into Golden Bough, a used bookstore on Cotton Avenue, you are struck with the nostalgia and historical interest that can only come from books. Eric Wakefield, the store owner, has done his best to preserve and improve the building that began as an antiquarian bookstore in 198...
Metropolitan Opera Live’s “Don Giovanni” to be broadcast at the Douglass Theater
Elliot James, Staff Writer
October 13, 2016
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, City
A broadcast of the world-renowned opera “Don Giovanni” will come to the Douglass Theatre live and in high definition on Saturday, Oct. 22. The Italian opera was composed by Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. In conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series, “Don Giovanni” will...
Groundbreaking ceremony for Mercer Music at Capricorn draws a crowd
Katie Atkinson and Will Darragh
October 9, 2016
Filed under City, News, Showcase
Mercer University, NewTown Macon, and The Lofts at Capricorn came together last week to hold a special groundbreaking ceremony for Mercer Music at Capricorn on Oct. 6. Mercer students, businessmen, local artists and more gathered beside the dusty yellow brick building that used to be one of the most...
Enactus aims to stimulate local business innovation
Vanessa Alva, Staff Writer
October 5, 2016
Filed under City, News, Organization Spotlight
Enactus is an international organization present in 36 countries where it’s active in more than 17,000 universities. Now, they’ve made their way to Mercer University. Enactus — “En-trepreneurial, Act-ion, and Us” — is a community service based organization that implements entrepreneur...
