It’s a wrap: Nicholas Sparks on ‘The Last Song’
Production ends this week on The Last Song, the Disney-made film designed as a vehicle for teen star Miley Cyrus’ first baby steps outside Hannah Montana territory. The world will meet Tybee Island, in all its sunny, sandy glory, when the movie is released in January. Nicholas Sparks, who wrote the screenplay, and the…
Melaver’s way
For Savannah native Martin Melaver, sustainability is a lot more than just trading in a Hummer for a hybrid. It is a way of life – something that permeates decisions large and small – extending from choosing a dish soap to deciding how to run a business. In his new book, Living Above the Store,…
Taxes, the arts — and race
I certainly have plenty of differences with this city government and its various elected and appointed officials. But one area in which I have nothing but good things to say about them is in their continued and sincere support for the arts. The City of Savannah has a long track record of investing public money…
Three bites: Tortugas Grille, Ta Ca Sushi, Sandfly BBQ
Tortuga’s Island Grille The guys met up with our ladies last Sunday for brunch at this Bluff Drive restaurant in Thunderbolt — and no one walked away hungry! I was, of course, gonna put the biscuits and gravy to the test, but then I saw that for a measly 45 cents more, I could get…
Wine by the barrel?
Two things trigger my bad wine radar: Animals on labels and wine-in-a-box. I have, fortunately, come across the exceptions — I once even liked a wine that had a butterfly on the label. Boxed wines have come a long way since the sharp-edged containers originally hit shelves. Today, I tend to use the term “bag…
Reviews: District 9, GI Joe, The Goods
DISTRICT 9 *** District 9 is Independence Day for the art-house set. And although it’s already being hailed in many quarters as a model of originality, the truth of the matter is that the film follows genre conventions just as often as it heads off in its own direction. Like Independence Day, it treats the…
Making tracks
The No. 1 most downloaded song on iTunes this week is “Party in the U.S.A,” an irresistibly catchy dance track performed by Miley Cyrus. It’s part of a 7-song mini-album called The Time of Our Lives, which will be released Aug. 31 exclusively through Wal-Mart. Cyrus’ four-month world tour starts in mid-September. By then,…
Finding their Niche
Many followers of the Savannah music scene will recognize the names Justin Dick and Mike Redmond. For over ten years, the Savannah born and bred boys have thrashed in local punk and country bands including the Bricks, Two Days of Freedom, Whiskey Dick, and Arum Rae among many others. Long time players since the days…
What’s Next: ‘Spelling Bee’ starts this week
‘Spelling Bee’ opens this week If you’ve never made it over to the Savannah Theatre, this might be the right time. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 20, the resident company is putting on the Tony-winning musical comedy “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” It runs through Sept. 6. Written by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin,…
Opinion: Running out the clock
The City tried to put the ‘public’ back in public policy at its third town hall meeting of the year, although severe rain and thunderstorms probably cut attendance down to a fraction of what it would have been under normal circumstances. If you’ve never been to one of the City’s town hall meetings, the appeal…
Kate Morrissey’s bigger picture
It wasn’t so long ago that singer/songwriter Kate Morrissey was playing shows all by her lonesome, standing at her electric piano and pouring out her soul with a velvety voice somewhere to the left of Tori Amos, to the right of Joni Mitchell, in a place where Laura Nyro and Alanis Morrisette sit a…
Noteworthy: Little Roy Lewis & Lizzie Long
LITTLE ROY LEWIS & LIZZIE LONG For 60 years, the Lewis Family was known as “America’s First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music.” They played concerts and festivals all over the country, made a lot of records, and even had their own Sunday afternoon TV show, on Augusta’s WJBF, which ran for 38 years. “Mom” and…
Savannah’s changing medical scene
When I came to Savannah, most of us in the medical community had single-handed practices in small buildings scattered around town. We didn’t see the world the same way, but we agreed on the need to be friendly and helpful. If you wanted to go to St. Simon’s the coming weekend, six physicians would cover…
Onstage or bust: Comedian Ron White
On Sept. 10, 2008, Ron White was arrested on arrival at the municipal airport in Vero Beach, Fla., after a phone-in tipster told the local sheriff there were drugs on the comedian’s private aircraft. It wasn’t on the plane, in fact – it was in White’s pocket. After he voluntarily handed over his seven-eighths of…
Tiny little nuclear reactors
Are there really bus-size nuclear reactors all over Europe (especially in France), that can safely power small towns? If so, why don’t we have them? -Keith Runfola If by “bus-size” you mean “not bus-size,” and by “all over Europe” you mean “not all over Europe,” then sure. Otherwise, no. You’ll appreciate that in my business…
World-class adolescent endeavors
Lead Story Japanese engineer Takuo Toda’s paper airplane was certified in May as the Guinness Book record-holder for the longest flight from a single folded sheet of paper: 27.9 seconds. And in Witcham, England, in July, Jim Collins won the World Peashooting Championship, using a “traditional” instrument blowing at a target 12 yards away, but…
From Sweden with love
This week, city council members will continue discussions about a plan to send a delegation of representatives from the City and the Savannah Economic Development Authority for a week long trip to Sweden in September to attend a green building conference and meet with Swedish business officials. The travel plan has come under fire from…
