Knight Cities Challenge winner The Exchange House opened its doors on Feb. 28 in Akron, Ohio, with a gathering that welcomed residents from across the city as it began offering visitors the opportunity to experience the culture of the Bhutanese community in the North Hill neighborhood. When Jason Roberts, co-founder of Better Block, an organization […]
Article · March 8, 2017 by Roger Riddle
The Otis Music Camp started out as a small singer/songwriter workshop in the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Ga., in 2008. What was just a small idea from Karla Redding-Andrews, executive director of the Otis Redding Foundation, and Lisa Love, former director of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, has now become a […]
Article · June 12, 2015 by Roger Riddle
Above: The Blind Boys of Alabama performing in Macon at Bragg Jam. Credit: Molly McWilliams. For 15 years, summer in Macon has been synonymous with Bragg Jam, a music festival that uses multiple stages and venues to celebrate the lives of two local musicians, Brax and Tate Bragg. A tragic car accident in 1999 took […]
Article · August 5, 2014 by Roger Riddle
Fresh Produce Records in Macon. When you first walk into Fresh Produce Records in downtown Macon, it’s like you’ve stepped into a clubhouse for fans of independent music rather than a retail shop. There may be someone sitting on a couch reading a magazine. Obscure experimental rock music plays in the background as people standing […]
Article · June 23, 2014 by Roger Riddle