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Phillip Jones uses a sledgehammer Tuesday to take down a brick wall at a future nightclub at 473 Second St. in Macon. Owner Ricky Hill says there will be room for five acts to perform when the place is complete.

Downtown Macon nightclub to have multiple venues 3 hours ago

Ricky Hill didn’t react the way most people would when he first saw the building on Second Street in downtown Macon he was considering turning into a nightclub.

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What’s open, what’s not for Memorial Day

What’s open, what’s not for Memorial Day
BUSINESS

At a glance: Memorial Day gasoline prices

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ENVIRONMENT

Shell drilling rig left Alaska port to avoid taxes, company official testifies

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TECHNOLOGY

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

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ENVIRONMENT

Shell drilling rig left Alaska port to avoid taxes, company official testifies

Shell's Kulluk oil drilling rig left Dutch Harbor in December to avoid the prospect of millions in taxes, a Shell official revealed Saturday morning in testimony to a Coast Guard investigation panel.
BUSINESS

Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore

Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues - under covered porches - as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through.
TECHNOLOGY

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic ...
BUSINESS

Automaker Tesla takes fight to North Carolina

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BUSINESS

Protesters march against Monsanto in 250 cities

Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries.
TECHNOLOGY

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).