66 Serving our neighbors
Local organizations offer help
to homeless, even amidst a
pandemic
74 First Responders
Meet local heroes Chief Brenda
Thomas and Corporal Travis
Carlisle and Deputy Nala
78 At home in the 'new
normal'
Designer Lesley Myrick shows
you how to thrive in the chaos
82 Choosing Macon
Gerri McCord returns to Macon
to lead the Ruth Hartley Mosley
Memorial Women's Center
84 Gift Guide
Shift your gifting with picks
from local, black-owned
businesses
ALSO INSIDE
6 Editor's Letter
16 Faces
26 Local Buzz
32 Hay Lore
80 Top 10 in the 478
86 Dining Guide
88 The Maconites
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On the cover
KHALIL BLOUNT, AKA DJB3, IS PICTURED AT NEW
DOWNTOWN MUSIC VENUE JBA.
COVER PHOTO BY MATT ODOM
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Celebrating the good life & great stories
magazine
SPIN IT
FORWARD
LOCAL DJS TURN THE
TABLES BEYOND COVID-19
JUANITA JORDAN'S
LEGACY IS IN
THE HEART
OF MACON
HOPE IN
HOMELESSNESS
BREATH WORK
GIVES LIFE
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