Arvin Temkar

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1 week ago | macon.com | Arvin Temkar

Jennifer Johnson thought West Egg would be around forever. She opened the restaurant with her husband, Ben Johnson, in 2004 in an old warehouse. There were few other restaurants in the area besides Bacchanalia, Figo Pasta and Taqueria del Sol, but that didn't stop West Egg from becoming a top brunch destination where diners waited an hour for churro waffles. Twenty years later, faced with a lease renewal, Johnson decided not to sign on for another five to 10 years.

1 week ago | macon.com | Arvin Temkar

A Democratic candidate for Georgia's Public Service Commission changed his official address to a Midtown Atlanta apartment last fall, leaving him just enough time to qualify to run for the District 3 seat. But Daniel Blackman said changing his residency from his home in Forsyth County was "not solely a political move."Seats on the state's utility regulatory body are elected statewide, but they are assigned to geographic districts.

1 week ago | macon.com | Arvin Temkar

On the grounds of the Governor's Mansion in Buckhead last week, Gov. Brian Kemp stood alongside Democratic Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and praised the pair's "partnership" as state and city leaders celebrated the opening of a new Georgia State patrol post. It was a project promised at the height of debate over crime in the wealthy neighborhood of Buckhead, when some residents threatened to secede from the city altogether if police presence wasn't bolstered in the area.

1 week ago | macon.com | Arvin Temkar

At the beginning of the 2025 legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol, more than 100 housing-related bills were on the agenda, mirroring the large scale of the Peach State's housing crisis. Fewer than 10 housing bills survived Crossover Day on March 6 - a deadline marking whether bills move from the House to the Senate in the Georgia General Assembly or, in a two-year session, are left in limbo until 2026.