14 maconmagazine.com | February/March 2025
32 Restaurant romance
Many a love story starts in a
restaurant – just ask Kayla Brown
and Justin Cunningham
36 Growing an heirloom
Step into Johnson's Garden
Center, where family thrives
alongside the daffodils
41 Dish It! Macon
Magazine's
Chef Challenge
Tantalize your tastebuds with
these chef-driven creations
– and learn the stories behind
the masterminds who made them
48 Heroes Among Us:
Alex Habersham
Championing the history of the
Cotton Ave. Black Business
district into a bright future
53 My Most Memorable
Macon Meal
Maconites reminisce about the
tables that made them who they
are today
58 "My paintings are
my diary"
Cedric Smith's gaze shows
portraiture can be revelatory
68 How a can of
beer is born
The lifecycle of craft beer and
the value of choosing local
78 Seasoned in Service
We salute Macon's food service
veterans of 2025
88 How stuff works:
Behind the parks
are our people
Events like the Cherry Blossom
Festival are a delicate process to
steward public space
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