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106 maconmagazine.com | APRIL/MAY 2020 INSIDE VIEW Making a home with Tina Dickson of Ingleside Village Pizza BY TRACI BURNS | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAVE BJORKMAN T INA DICKSON is Macon restaurant royalty. As owner and operator of Ingleside Village Pizza, which will celebrate its 28th anniversary this summer, she's responsible for creating and nurturing one of Middle Georgia's most beloved, iconic, delicious destinations. Everybody loves IVP – kids, adults, hipsters, grandparents, college students and young professionals all show up to eat sloppy breadsticks and perfect pizzas while admiring the restaurant's funky, artsy décor. Tina made Macon cool before that was the cool thing to do, and her hands-on, no-nonsense management style, combined with her excellent taste and warm, easy wit, helped grow this independent business into a local powerhouse. Born and raised in Macon, Tina loves her city and her community. She moved to Orange Street with her husband, Trevor, and her daughter, Eliza – who has since left the nest, but still lives nearby – nearly 20 years ago, and she's made her house into an inviting oasis away from the hubbub of her work life. Her parties, held outside by the pool in the summertime, are legendary. Artwork from local artists is prominently displayed alongside thrift-store finds and sentimental, sweet treasures. e newly- remodeled kitchen is where Tina prefers to hold court, cooking or creating or just chilling in her favorite spot, telling a good story and laughing the kind of charming laugh that invites guests to laugh along with her. "WE'VE LIVED here 18, 19 years. I have loved living downtown. When Eliza was little, we discovered that there's not really a great place for a kid to ride a bike around here, but we've got a cool park right over there. It's close to my work. Got a great pool in the backyard. Can't beat it!"