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Downtown Macon bar faces permanent suspension of alcohol license, mayor says We can only face what s happening in front of us and this particular establishment has had several instances that we have been able to document, said Mayor Miller Author: Raime Cohen Updated: 6:33 PM EDT July 28, 2021
MACON, Ga. Mayor Lester Miller says Bibb County will likely revoke the liquor license for the Thirsty Turtle because it has the worst record of violence of any club in downtown Macon.
Some neighbors of the Turtle are concerned about the violence outside the club. Annabella Bleclic who works nearby at Bossa Novas said that the lack of security cameras could be a contributing factor.
NewTown Macon launches Downtown Macon Hype Team
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) NewTown Macon has formed a group to help bring more life to downtown.
The group, called the Downtown Hype Team, was formed as a way to get more people involved and excited about downtown businesses.
The Hype Team will make its debut this Sunday at the Market: Downtown Macon. The team’s mission is to post on social media about local businesses.
NewTown says this is a way of getting people back to downtown.
Emily Hopkins, the Director of Place/Mainstreet Macon Manager, says the team was supposed to launch in 2020, but the pandemic prevented that.
Upcoming Amazon series The Underground Railroad features scenes at Macon s Terminal Station
The show was adapted and directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, who also directed Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 6:06 PM EDT May 11, 2021
MACON, Ga. Downtown Macon’s Terminal Station is about to be on display for the world to see once again when a new Amazon series debuts Friday, May 14.
According to a release from the Macon Transit Authority, group scenes from the series ‘Underground Railroad,’ were partially shot there.
The 10-episode series is adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning fictional novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead.