Man killed in house on Barnard; roommate says shooting stemmed from robbery
Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a Savannah man “at a house he was renovating on Barnard Street near Victory Drive Friday night,” a police spokesman says. The man died after being transported a hospital following the shooting near Barnard and West 43rd streets. Investigators continue to seek the victim’s next of kin. “Central…
Dawes, The Wailers, and more added to Savannah Music Festival lineup
Savannah Music Festival has added four acts to its lineup: Jarekus Singleton Added to “Blues in the Garden” with Heritage Blues Orchestra on Saturday, March 21 Mississippi’s Jarekus Singleton may just be 30, but he’s capturing the history of the blues while creating a bright future for the genre. With three 2014-15 Blues Music Award…
Former chief Lovett sentenced to 7.5 years
Former Savannah/Chatham Metro Police Chief Willie C. Lovett was sentenced today to 90 months in federal prison, seven and a half years, for his conviction in gambling and extortion charges. He was also fined $50,000. Lovett, 65, resigned office in September 2013 as news spread of a sexual harassment allegation against him by a married…
UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography brings new focus to marine trash issue
University of Georgia researchers are “hoping to find a consistent way to record the marine debris—particularly pieces of plastic—crowding Georgia’s beaches as part of an effort to find a solution for the growing problem,” says the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and Marine Extension. Marine debris has been washing up on Georgia beaches and uninhabited…
Plot thickens in Bay Street attack; charges now considered against victims
“New information on the reported attack on a Florida couple on Bay Street Monday morning has Metro Police investigating the possibility of charges against the reported victims,” a police department spokesperson says. Video footage obtained from a Bay Street business on Thursday “seems to indicate that Corey Walters, 38, of Riverview, FL., instigated the confrontation…
WSAV anchor helps collar PetSmart perp!
Citizens took action Monday night “when a man robbed a pet store, chasing the suspect into the middle of Victory Drive and holding him for arriving police,” a police department spokesperson says. Stephen Bernard Kibler, 44, of an East 39th Street address, was charged with robbery by intimidation after grabbing money from a cash register…
DIY or Die with Hank & Cupcakes
IT’S A TUESDAY, and, like much of the world, Sagit Shir, a.k.a. Cupcakes, is on the phone in her office. Her partner and husband, Ariel Scherbacovsky, a.k.a. Hank, shares the space with her, clacking away on a laptop. They run their family enterprise like a tight ship, but there’s nary a cubicle in sight; they’re…
5 Questions: Why De Soto Matters to the Georgia History Festival
TWO CENTURIES before Savannah was founded, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led the first European expedition into the North American interior. From the Florida Gulf Coast through Georgia, through the Carolinas and over the Appalachians, and back down to the Gulf via the Mississippi River, his expedition’s four-year quest for gold and precious metals…
Finding cycling inspiration in an unlikely place: Atlanta
The most recognizable and celebrated innovation is the Atlanta BeltLine, a network of public parks, multi-use trails and transit along a historic 22-mile railroad corridor.
Omingnome, XuluProphet @Barrelhouse South
The uber-positive band has made their way back to the East Coast, and it’s time to give them a big Hostess City welcome back.
Savannah Music Festival lineup addition announcement w/ Jarekus Singleton @Southbound Brewing
If you want to hear the full lineup of exciting Savannah Music Festival acts before everybody else does, this is the place to be.
Savannah Music Festival lineup addition announcement w/ Jarekus Singleton @Southbound
If you want to hear the full lineup of exciting Savannah Music Festival acts before everybody else does, this is the place to be.
Tom Coleman takes Godspell to the next level
NATIVE SAV theatre geeks know Tom Coleman III. A beloved director, producer, and mentor, Coleman’s pupils have gone on to achieve great things: Tony nominations, Broadway performances, and even co-founding The Blue Man Group. But perhaps the greatest success story is the sense of family and community among former performers that has wondrously stood the…
Meet me at the Maté Factor
A stone’s throw from the downtown Kroger, the Maté Factor is owned and operated by the Twelve Tribes Community, a spiritual group that has lived communally in the neighborhood for over a decade.
Alton Brown is live and edible and coming to town
YOU KNOW him as the affable food geek from Iron Chef America, Good Eats, Food Network Star, and Cutthroat Kitchen. This Monday night, Feb. 9, you’ll also know Alton Brown as a stage performer and ringleader of his own ambitious “culinary variety show,” hitting the Johnny Mercer Theatre as part of a nationwide tour after…
‘Visual Blues’ and the Harlem Renaissance at the Jepson
“IN 1992, my advisor at Princeton gave me a kind warning—I should maybe rethink my concentration of study because the scholarship of African American art might be a fad,” says Dr. Margaret Rose Vendryes. Recalling this conversation, she chuckles—this was both well-intentioned advice and clearly an absurd statement. “I stood my ground and it was…
A-Town Get Down to feature Blind Boys of Alabama, Bloodkin, more
THE ANNUAL A-Town Get Down Festival has announced its full lineup and schedule. Held at the Charles H. Morris Center on February 21, the day-long fest is a celebration of the healing and unifying power of artistic and musical expression. Even if headliners The Blind Boys of Alabama were the only entertainment of the day,…
Jon Autry & the Naval Avionics, Vocabulary, Curb Dogs @Graveface Records
This weekend’s busy show calendar spills into Sunday evening with an all-ages showcase of pop and rock flavors.
Caethua, Colby Nathan, Kastella, Jeff Zagers @The Sentient Bean
Don’t be surprised if you quickly fall into Caethua’s unusual and captivating rabbit hole.
Catching shades of The Grey on MLK
Can the prosperous, polished glow of places like this reach far down the historic boulevard?
Simple practices to cultivate spirituality
Living with a sense of purpose can help you connect to something larger than yourself.
Men sought in Bay Street robbery, beating of tourists
Detectives are “seeking help from the public in identifying a group of males who attacked and beat a Florida couple on Bay Street Monday morning,” police say. The man and woman from Riverview, FL, were walking back to their hotel at 2:19 a.m. “when a group of three white males and two Hispanic males attempted…
Two separate weekend shootings investigated
“Investigations are underway into the shootings of two men in separate incidents over the weekend,” police say. Ronald Lee Williams, 61, reported he was shot in front of his house on the 2000 block of Nash Avenue about 3:30 a.m. Sunday when he looked into a car that had bumped into one belonging to a…
GA Power awards $20K to ASU for STEM initiatives
Cathy Hill, vice president of Georgia Power’s Coastal Region, recently presented Armstrong State University president Dr. Linda M. Bleicken with a check for $20,000 from the Georgia Power Foundation to benefit the university’s College of Science and Technology and ongoing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives. “Georgia Power is proud to support STEM initiatives…
Armstrong’s Moveable Feast lecture series discusses felon re-enfranchisement
Georgia is one of 20 states that allow restored voting rights upon completion of a felon’s prison sentence, but many don’t realize it.
Review: Jupiter Ascending
There’s actually a seed of a good idea buried here, particularly in themes relating to class struggles, the weight of historical bloodlines, and the notion of Earth as a gambling chip. But the entire project suffers from a case of overkill.
Review: Seventh Son
The visuals demonstrate we’ve come a long way since the muddy eyesore vistas of Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans. But when everything taking place within the screen parameters is so dull and uninspired, it’s hard to get too excited by a crisp look.
Goodbye…. Newman!!
“Just because he’s got a library card doesn’t make him freakin’ Yoda,” pretty much sums up my approach.
Review: A Most Violent Year
The film takes us back to 1981, when New York City was experiencing one of the most crime-riddled years in its often brutal history.
