16 maconmagazine.com | DECEMBER/JANUARY 2023
Contents | December/January 2023
CELEBRATE 2023!
UNITING
TOGETHER TO
LIVE WELL
STEPPING INTO MACON'S BICENTENNIAL
80 These pups are for
bonding
A tale of Maconites who opened
their homes and hearts to stray
dogs who badly needed both
86 The fourth trimester
Greater support for birth and
beyond is creating an emphasis
on wellness when new life
comes into the world
92 The world is your
oyster
Seize Georgia's oyster season
this winter
96 Championing the cause
of heritage
The legacy of two men from
Pleasant Hill echoes in the
buildings that bear their names,
which contemporary Macon
activists hope to save
110 In memoriam
Macon's tribute to Jean Evans
Weaver, co-founder of the
Middle Georgia Youth Ballet
114 Local Gift Guide
The nutcracker edition
116 Fitness Corner
The benefits of exercising with
a group
Also inside
12 Editor's Letter
20 Faces
32 Local Buzz
100 Live Well
120 Top 10 in the 478
COVER PHOTO BY
MIKE YOUNG
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