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See Macon's cherry blossoms

Macon is home to 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees, making it the cherry blossom capital of the world. To celebrate the blooms, the city’s annual International Cherry Blossom Festival will be held March 23-31. A sneak preview of the blooms as…

Film & media career prep

Atlanta youth 18 to 24 years old who are not in school and not employed now have a chance to be trained for careers in the state’s growing film, media and entertainment industry. Georgia State University’s (GSU) Alonzo A. Crim…

Recycling batteries

Last year, Georgians collected over 650,000 pounds of batteries in support of Call2Recycle, the country’s first and largest consumer battery recycling program. That effort earned the Peach State a No. 3 national ranking for battery recycling. Since Call2Recycle was founded…

The joy of reading

Saturday, March 2, is the 114th birthday of Dr. Seuss and it also marks the 21st anniversary of the National Education Association’s (NEA’s) Read Across America event, which aims to instill in children a love of reading. The Georgia Association…

Our new website launches

Check out Georgia Trend’s brand-new website that’s mobile friendly and easier than ever to navigate. All the regular components are there, like the digital magazine, which you can receive each month at no cost; the Latest Trends blog; and the…

Children’s Hospital opens in Macon

Last week, Navicent Health officially opened its much-anticipated Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital. The 160,000-square-foot facility was designed and built specifically to serve children and is the only dedicated pediatric facility in central Georgia. Navicent projects more than 45,000 annual…