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COLUMNS
THE BENEFITS OF GEORGIA CIDS
LESSONS FROM THE BUCKHEAD CID 9
JIM DURRETT
AGRITOURISM
GEORGIA FARMS BOOST THE ECONOMY 25
M AY-J U N E 2 0 2 5
TOM M c CALL
DEPARTMENTS
18
PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE 4
FLOATING BOATS 7
GEORGIA PINES 47
FEATURES
GEORGIA TOURISM
FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO
THE SEA AND EVERYWHERE
BETWEEN 11
PATRICK HICKEY
49
SIPPIN’ LOCAL
GEORGIA’S BREWERIES,
DISTILLERIES & WINERIES
THE TOP 10 POLL RESULTS
& THE WINNERS 18
ATHENS
BEYOND THE UGA ARCH 37
BAKER OWENS
79
CHAIRMAN MATTHEW TOWERY
CEO & PUBLISHER PHIL KENT
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ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER & MARKETING DIRECTOR
MELANIE DOBBINS
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ADVERTISING SALES SUPERVISOR CRAIG MALCOLM
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CIRCULATION & OFFICE MANAGER PATRICK HICKEY
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CONTENT COORDINATOR ROSSER SOUTHERLAND
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CEO SPOTLIGHT
LANIER ISLAND RESORT’S
MATTHEW BOWLING 42
CINDY MORLEY
ON THE COVER
ATTENDEES SAMPLE WINES AT THE
GEORGIA FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
AT JIM R. MILLER PARK IN MARIETTA.
PHOTO BY JASON LOCKLEAR
STAFF WRITERS
PATRICK HICKEY
CINDY MORLEY
BAKER OWENS
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
MATT CAMPBELL
EVERETT CATTS
STAN DEATON
JIM DURRETT
DANNY HARRISON
TOM McCALL
LESTER MILLER
MATTHEW SMITH
DESIGN & LAYOUT
BURTCH HUNTER DESIGN
MACON-BIBB COUNTY
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM ARE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 29
THE HON. LESTER MILLER
CARTERSVILLE MUSEUMS
A GRAND SLAM OF HISTORY 33
EVERETT CATTS
PROGRESS & SUCCESS AT UGA
AN INTERVIEW WITH JERE MOREHEAD 49
PHIL KENT
POST-PRODUCTION
GEORGIA’S NEXT CREATIVE FRONTIER 53
MATT CAMPBELL
MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE
A DOZEN YEARS OF SUCCESS 57
CINDY MORLEY
FAYETTEVILLE
GROWTH RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN ROOTS 63
DANNY HARRISON
MERCER UNIVERSITY
CONTINUING TO SURPRISE & EXPAND 67
BAKER OWENS
250 YEARS AGO
THE SHOT HEARD ‘ROUND THE WORLD 71
STAN DEATON
THE 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SUPPORTING SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES 75
MATTHEW SMITH
A POST MORTEM
WHAT LEGISLATION PASSED— AND DIDN'T 79
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