WMGT 41 featured an interview with Jessica Walden, newly named director of communication and outreach for the College Hill Alliance, on its morning show and Web site, 41nbc.com.
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The Macon media offered wall-to-wall coverage of the announcement of a new $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to the College Hill Corridor Commission - a joint Mercer-community alliance that aims to redevelop the area between the University and downtown Macon.
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The College Hill Corridor Commission, along with Mercer students and faculty, began Bike Week on March 16 - a series of events meant to encourage and promote the use of bicycles in the city of Macon. The Macon Telegraph highlighted the efforts in a story on March 16.
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The Macon Telegraph ran an article in its Nov. 17 edition about the newly opened Jittery Joe’s Coffee in Mercer Village and the upcoming College Hill Corridor meeting about the future of the Corridor. The College Hill meeting will take place on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in Newton Chapel and will feature Interface Design Studios first presentation on its findings for the Corridor - which runs between the University and downtown Macon.
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Macon’s 11th Hour newspaper focused on the future of Macon, and the new leadership that is leading the way in redevelopment of Macon, including a feature on the College Hill Corridor Commission, a group established by Mercer University and the city of Macon. The article focused on the group’s leaders, including Sarah Gerwig-Moore, co-chair of the commission and a Mercer law professor, and Josh Rogers, a staff member with the city’s economic development department and a Mercer graduate.
To view the story, visit the newspaper’s Web site and click on the “Cover Story” tab.