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From restaurants to park revitalizations, see these new developments in Middle Georgia

Stories by Macon Telegraph journalists, with AI summarization

New developments are shaping Middle Georgia, offering fresh dining and revitalized community spaces. Warner Robins and Perry will welcome new restaurants like Texas Roadhouse and Tenmii Japanese Eatery, along with a Peach Cobbler Factory and several coffee shops. Local families in Warner Robins are launching Maharaja Market, an Indian-Pakistani grocery designed to serve the area’s growing community.

In Macon, nearly $250,000 in grants and partnerships will upgrade Fort Hill Community Park with benches, a mural, and a new resource center for students. Pleasant Hill in Macon will see new affordable housing replace the long-vacant Charter Academy, while an updated Chick-Fil-A now offers an expanded playground and drive-thru for families.

Five families are opening soon the Maharaja Market, an Indo-Pak grocery store in Warner Robins. The Maharaja Market is at 4025 Watson Blvd., Suites 180, 190 and 200, in the former Tuesday Morning space in a shopping center that also includes an Indian restaurant. By Becky Purser

NO. 1: FLAVORS FROM SOUTH ASIA: 5 FAMILIES WILL OPEN INDIAN-PAKISTANI GROCERY IN WARNER ROBINS

Shoppers can expect to find essentials to make authentic Indian and Pakistani dishes as well as ready-to-go frozen meals. | Published February 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

Cubbies inside a classroom sit exposed after a bulldozer demolishes the former Macon Charter Academy on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood in Macon, Georgia. The former school sat abandoned after closing in 2016. Now, investors and city officials plan to use the land to build 64 affordable housing units. By Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

NO. 2: OLD MACON CHARTER ACADEMY DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN PLEASANT HILL

City officials hope this project can fuel a revitalization of the Pleasant Hill neighborhood. | Published March 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lucinda Warnke

Alongside local leaders and community members, Keep Macon-Bibb Beauitful announced a $50,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation on Thursday, March 20, to further efforts to revitalize Fort Hill Community Park. By Margaret Walker

NO. 3: NEARLY $250K COMMITTED TO THIS MACON PARK FOR IMPROVEMENT, REVITALIZATION. WHAT WE KNOW

Fort Hill Community Park in East Macon receives $250,000 for revitalization, including new amenities and a community garden, thanks to grants and local support. | Published March 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Margaret Walker

The Chick-Fil-A off Eisenhower Parkway in Macon, Georgia has reopened with several upgrades.

NO. 4: BIGGER DRIVE-THRU, PLAYGROUND, MORE: THESE UPGRADES MADE AT REOPENED CHICK-FIL-A IN MACON

Several big upgrades have been made at one of Chick-Fil-A’s local locations. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jeremy Chisenhall

Tenmii Japanese Eatery at 1012 Ga. 96, Suite 200, in Warner Robins on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, two days ahead of its opening. By Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

NO. 5: YOU WON’T FIND HIBACHI HERE. POPULAR JAPANESE EATERY OPENS IN WARNER ROBINS

The aim of the restaurant is to introduce more authentic Japanese food choices to the community. | Published May 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Becky Purser

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.