Unblight conference in Macon, Ga. Photo by Molly McWilliams Wilkins.  With the revitalization of the College Hill Corridor, urban renewal in Macon is definitely on the upswing, but the community still struggles with a legacy of abandoned and rundown properties. Over the past three months, Macon-Bibb County government, The Telegraph and the Mercer University Center […]

Signs from the League of Creative Interventionists at a cemetery in Macon. Credit: Molly McWilliams Wilkins. History is around each corner in Macon, Ga., some of it well known, some of it hidden by the depths of time. But the Macon League of Creative Interventionists, a local affiliate of a global group that connects communities […]

Photo by Molly McWilliams Wilkins. The brick pattern on the ground at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon, Ga., may strike many people as just a clever design, but the purposeful lines in gray and tan are so much more: a call to slow down and to share a common experience with neighbors. Last […]

Macon resident Darryl D opted to dance instead of sing during a recent karaoke event sponsored by the Macon Chapter of the League of Creative Interventionists. Photo by Molly McWilliams Wilkins If you were in downtown Macon, Ga., on Friday, May 30, you likely heard the sounds of some colorful, if not outright off-key, singing. […]

Photo credit: Molly McWilliams Wilkins Artist Hunter Franks kicked off his Creative Interventions Tour in Macon, Ga., last week, the first stop on a swing through Knight communities to use creativity to build connections among residents. With the support of Knight Foundation, Franks plans to spend three weeks in Macon, with plans to continue the […]