“What choice can you make today that will have a positive impact on your life?” That was just one of the leading questions Najiva Timothee with the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI) – one of our Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) partners – posed to a group of teenagers at a meeting of the Middle Georgia […]
No matter the story told, no matter the feelings conveyed, no matter the struggles discussed nor the challenges…each was met with affirmative nods and knowing looks. Each of the more than dozen men sitting around two tables in an empty room below Churchill’s on Cherry saw something of themself in the other, a shared and […]
On Sunday, March 24, 2024, more than 6,500 people pumped their fists in the air, nodded their heads in rhythm, took selfies, and cheered wildly as Black Stone Cherry, ZZ Top, and Lynyrd Skynyrd took the stage for the first show at the new Atrium Health Amphitheater. “What an amazing night in Macon-Bibb to kick […]
On Tuesday, March 12, the Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization (PHNO) and Macon-Bibb County learned they would be able to take a major step forward in reconnecting the neighborhood thanks to a $500,000 federal grant. The grant was submitted through the community’s participation in the Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) learning network, a national initiative which […]
Lead With Literacy began another cohort of its Macon Family Time program this past week. This new cohort of 13 families is meeting at John R. Lewis Elementary School every Wednesday for 11 weeks from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Bloomfield-Gilead Recreation Center is also in the midst of a cohort that meets every Monday from 6:00-8:00 […]
“It’s a great night in Macon,” Mayor Lester Miller announced into a microphone from the stage at the Atrium Health Amphitheater. “Are you ready to rock!?” His words were met with cheers as nearly 2,000 people looked around on a beautiful March evening at a facility they had helped build. One they all had a […]
The Association for Career and Technical Education designated the month of February as Career and Technical Education Month (i.e., Georgia’s Technical, and Agricultural Education), also known as CTAE. On Monday, February 26, students in CTAE gathered at City Hall to get recognition from Mayor Lester Miller. He presented each group with a proclamation. You can […]
Join our Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) team starting Friday, March 8, at 6:00 p.m. for the next the Wellness Weekend, which is a 3-day long opportunity for people to focus on their mental health. Yoga in the Plaza is happening Friday, March 8, at Cotton Avenue Plaza (intersection of Cotton Avenue and Second Street) beginning at 6:00 […]
On Tuesday, February 27, Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) and Macon Violence Prevention (MVP) held an opportunity for men in our community to talk about their mental health. The third Men’s Mental Health Meet-Up was held at Churchills on Cherry. “We wanted to create a safe space for men to talk about their challenges and mental health,” […]
The Brookdale Resource has been feeling the love from our community the past month! Several businesses and organizations have been making contributions to the Center. Subaru of Macon recently collected and donated winter coats for children at the Center. Piedmont Macon employees held a ‘Jean Day’ where employees pay $5each Friday of the month to […]
