The Macon-Bibb Mayor’s Literacy Alliance (MBMLA) will host The Family Learning & Empowerment Literacy Series, a free six-session workshop designed to help families build literacy-rich homes, strengthen school partnerships, and develop habits that support academic and personal success. The sessions will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, March 24. All sessions will be held […]
Families in need will have the opportunity to receive free groceries during an upcoming drive-thru food distribution at Bloomfield Recreation Center by the Girls Dig Deeper Initiative (GDDI). The distribution will take place on Saturday, March 21, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until supplies last. Volunteers will distribute full meal bags to individuals and […]
Macon-Bibb County’s Earth Day will be celebrated Saturday, April 18, at Amerson River Park (2551 Pierce Drive North) from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a theme of “Our Power, Our Parks, Our Planet.” This will be the 16th year for this celebration, and the Earth Day Committee will be presenting awards to people and organizations making a difference in our community because of […]
On Saturday, March 14, the Macon-Bibb County Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) is inviting local entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses and compete for government contracts to the Vendor Readiness & Contracting Workshop. It will take place from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Macon Mall (3661 Eisenhower Parkway). The free workshop is designed to help small businesses at […]
Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) is hosting its monthly Wellness Weekend this weekend and partnering up with Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) to celebrate outdoor public spaces. Yoga in the Plaza will be held on Friday, March 13, at Jefferson Long Park (436 Pursley Street) at 6:00 p.m., and the Pop-Up Gym will take place on Saturday, March 14, at […]
In January of 2021, the Brookdale Resource Center opened its doors with a simple but urgent goal: to make sure no one in our community had to face the cold without a safe place to stay. What began as an emergency warming center quickly grew into something much more thanks to the dedication of local […]
Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) Macon is announcing the recipients of its first Pleasant Hill mini-grants, a $600 funding opportunity designed to bring public spaces to life through neighborhood-led activities. Funded events in Historic Pleasant Hill began March 7 and are continuing this weekend. Each grant is being used to purchase equipment and supplies for […]
The pinkest party of the year is almost here, and the latest episode of the Macon It podcast is getting everyone ready for it! Next week, the team sits down with Hannah Theus, Marketing Director and Fulfillment, for the International Cherry Blossom Festival, to talk about all things Cherry Blossom. From the festival’s early beginnings […]
On Tuesday, March 17, the Macon-Bibb County Office of Small Business Affairs (OSBA) will host its fifth annual Women’s History Month Business Panel in partnership with the Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. The virtual panel will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is free. Anyone interested can register here. “Over the […]
One of Macon-Bibb’s sweetest Cherry Blossom Festival traditions is returning to the ballpark. The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department is once again hosting its Pink Pancake Breakfast, giving families a chance to enjoy a fun morning at Historic Luther Williams Field while supporting an important cause. The breakfast will take place on Saturday, March 21 and […]
