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Caption The first Little Richard Memorial Celebration will be held in Macon May 7-9 and culminating on the first anniversary of his death at age 87. Credit: Liz Fabian/CCJ
On the first anniversary of the death of Little Richard Penniman, Macon will be celebrating his colorful life which began in the city’s Pleasant Hill neighborhood.
Beginning Friday, select downtown businesses will offer Little Richard-themed cocktails, beverages and food to honor the self-described Architect of Rock & Roll who died May 9, 2020, at age 87 in Nashville.
“We will be trying to encourage people to patronize the local businesses downtown for food and drinks and we’re going to do that by having a Little Richard Memorial Weekend passport,” said Nancy Cleveland, who is helping organize the event.
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.
Popular Warner Robins barber shop expanding to downtown Macon location
Olde World Barber Shoppe in Warner Robins is home to an award-winning and diverse staff. Now, they re coming to Macon. Author: Thais Ackerman (13WMAZ) Updated: 2:24 PM EST January 25, 2021
MACON, Ga. A popular Warner Robins barber shop is expanding to a new location in Central Georgia.
Warner Robins’ Olde World Barber Shoppe is opening a new location on Macon s growing Cotton Avenue next month.
“I was the artistic director at the original location for quite some time and now I am expanding and moving forward to open up my own location,” said Jason Patridge.