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66 Green Thumb Tips
Fall is the perfect time to plant
trees and shrubs
68 Oaky Woods
John Trussell chronicles his
work to save 12,750 acres of
wilderness in Houston County
76 Shannon Says
Pondering the seasons and
their reasons
78 Gift Guide
Share your local love this fall
80 Fitness Corner
How not to take your health for
granted
82 Macon public art
Exploring history, integration
and revitalization
84 Meditation moment
Releasing stored-up feelings
can help us reset
Also Inside
10 Editor's Letter
16 Letters to the Editor
18 Faces
24 AC Pup
25 Local Buzz
86 Dining Guide
88 Top 10 in the 478
Contents // October/November 2021
THE MACON-MERCER
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PREMIERES BEETHOVEN,
HIP-HOP & SO MUCH MORE
THE MACON-MERCER
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PREMIERES BEETHOVEN,
HIP-HOP & SO MUCH MORE
PARKS
AND
PATHS
PROGRESS
WITH
PLANS
URBAN
CEO WORK
CREATES
COMMUNITY,
EQUIPS
PEOPLE
About the cover:
McDuffie Center for Strings young musicians in
Rosa Parks Square. Read more on pages 34 and 42.
COVER PHOTO BY MATT ODOM
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CELEBRATING
LOCAL SOUL
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