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News Articles: malls

Pickleball players compete in the Southern Pickleball Association's Candy Cane Classic at Rhythm & Rally in Macon, Ga.

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World’s largest indoor pickleball facility opens in Macon

The world’s largest indoor pickleball facility is bringing new life to Macon Mall and helping make the Georgia city a focal point for the fast-growing sport. 

December 21, 2023
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  • Josephine Bennett
Drawing of proposed aerial gondolas

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Could solar-powered aerial gondolas carry patrons to Macon Mall amphitheater?

Macon Mayor Lester Miller is considering new transit network as county moves forward with pickleball courts and outdoor event venue.

February 15, 2022
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller during the unveiling of his plan for reinvesting $100 million into the Macon Mall.

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Macon To Invest $100 Million Into Aging, Largely Vacant Mall

How to repurpose empty or nearly empty shopping malls is a question being asked in many communities. In Macon, the answer is "amphitheater."

September 16, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
The largely empty Gwinnett Place Mall was once the pride of one of Georgia’s fastest-growing counties. In September, county leaders held a “welcoming week” to get community input on the mall’s future. In 1990, Gwinnett County was 97% white. Today, it’s majority-minority and one of the most diverse counties in the nation.

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Is Revival Possible? A Talk About The Past And Future Of Georgia's Dead Malls

GPB’s Rickey Bevington talks with Ellen Dunham Jones, director of the Urban Design Program at Georgia Tech and co-author of Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs about the history of American malls and the possibilities for their future.

September 16, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Town Center at Cobb, a staple of Cobb county's social and economic landscape, is facing an uncertain future following a foreclosure last week.

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Following Foreclosure, Reflections On Town Center Mall's Four-Decade History In Cobb

For those who grew up in Cobb County in the past four decades, it's nearly impossible to not have a memory that involves Town Center Mall. Now, following the property's foreclosure last week, many are reflecting on the mall's presence in their lives.

February 09, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Gwinnett Place Mall Duluth, GA July 2018

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Georgia Finds New Life For Dead And Dying Malls

Season three of the Neflix series Stranger Things is now out. And most of the episodes from it unfold in the show’s fictional “Starcourt Mall,” which...

October 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jessica Lowell

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