New Italian restaurant to open in downtown Macon
The owner of La Bella Vita on Cotton Avenue says downtown Macon is due for a good sit-down Italian restaurant. Author: Thais Ackerman (13WMAZ) Updated: 2:19 PM EDT April 12, 2021
MACON, Ga. A new Italian restaurant is coming to downtown Macon. La Bella Vita co-owner Donny Barnes says he and the other co-owner, Vincent Kelly, plan to open the spot at 347 Cotton Ave on May 1.
This is Barnes’ first restaurant venture, but he says Kelly has his hands in Fatty’s Pizza a Macon pizza restaurant franchise. The Alabama native moved to Central Georgia about a year and a half ago.
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)– Newtown Macon and several downtown businesses partner to bring a Black-Owned Businesses Tour to residents.
Emily Hopkins, the Director of Place at Newtown Macon says downtown has grown rapidly and become more diverse overtime.
“I think we’ve had 6 or 7 new black-owned businesses open this year,” Hopkins stated. “They all opened in the middle of a pandemic, which is really amazing and also shows some grit.”
Wayne Woodard, the owner of Ambitious Graphics, came up with the idea for the tour and says he wants to use it to motivate other entrepreneurs and shoppers as well.