Slideshow: Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day Parade 2016
The 2016 Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day parade in photos.
39 arrested in Festival Zone over course of three-day St. Patrick’s celebration
Twenty-two arrests were processed through Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s mobile command posts on March 19, the third and final day of this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival. In total, there were nine disorderly conduct charges, one reckless conduct charge, one for public urination, one for DUI, one fleeing to elude charge and one charge of swimming…
St. Patrick’s scams
Police described a couple of trends in criminal “shenanigans” this past St. Patrick’s celebration. “A group of entrepreneurial thieves took advantage of out-of-town tourists and setup shop in a vacant lot during the parade Thursday. Drivers paid $10 to park in the private lot, which was not owned by those selling parking spaces. Nearly 40…
Body found in abandoned house on 37th; death deemed suspicious
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Jerry Lawson, 59, whose body was found Friday, March 18 at an abandoned house on the 2000 block of East 37th Street just after 3 p.m. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations Crime Lab will perform an autopsy Monday, March 22. Metro’s Criminal…
Facts hard to come by in teen’s shooting
Setectives are investigating a shooting that injured a 16-year-old male at Fred Wessels Homes, on the 200 block of Avery Street, just before 6 p.m. Friday, March 18. “The teen was reportedly shot on Randolph Street by an unknown subject in a vehicle. No evidence supporting this claim was recovered by investigators. Preliminary investigation reveals…
UPDATE: Suspect sought for March 16 murder on E. 38th Street
Police have obtained arrest warrants for Vernon Priester, 19, for the March 16 shooting that claimed the life of Aahkil Heyward, 22, and injured two others. “Detectives continue to investigate the incident and have one charge of murder and two charges of aggravated assault pending against Priester, who suffered serious injuries at the hands of…
Multiple shootings involved with single residence
Detectives are investigating multiple incidents that ended with a 14-year-old female being grazed by a bullet at a residence on the 2000 block of Hawthorne Street, in the early morning hours of Friday, March 18. “Metro responded to the residence at about 6:30 a.m. where the teen was found with a non-life threatening bullet graze.…
Teen shot in drive-by
Detectives responded to Candler Hospital at approximately 1:30 p.m., March 16, to investigate the shooting of a Savannah teen. “Kishonna Maxwell, 17, was walking with her friend, Christasia Lawrence, 17 near the intersection of Florida Avenue and Ohio Avenue. Both teens reported that they were shot at by a suspect from a black car. After…
1 dead, 2 injured in early morning shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s violent crimes detectives responded to a shooting at approximately 1:30 a.m., March 16, at a residence in the 400 block of East 38th Street. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call in the area and found the victim Aahkil Heyward, 22, deceased outside the residence. The victim’s father, Lewis Heyward, 57, and…
The Stone Stairs of Death: A guest column
Last year, I did a Stone Stairs Scavenger Hunt piece for Connect. This year, I figured I would just go ahead and do a sort of companion piece with some helpful hints from your old pal SSOD. You know… what to avoid, how to NOT behave like a colossal douchebag, etc.
Think you’re a hardcore Irish whiskey drinker?
NO DENYING IT, Tim Herlihy was born with the luck of the Irish. A triple shot of, it seems. Hailing from an egg farming family in Termonfeckin, Ireland, Herlihy spent his formative years at the village pubs, learning how to swill the local whiskey like his father and grandfather before him. But unlike his forebears,…
Graphic Design: The everyday art form
IS A newspaper art? What about a flier for an upcoming event? Or the menu design for your favorite restaurant? It’s easy to forget that basically every piece of media you encounter was conceptualized, designed and re-designed by a graphic designer, whose efforts and skill at directing your eye and commanding your attention are undoubtedly…
The Barstool Traveler: Ireland
THE next stop in the Barstool Traveler series is Ireland. There is far more to the Irish beer than the green beer seen in cups around Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. In fact, there is more to Irish beer than even Guinness. The history of beer in Ireland dates bake to at least the 5000…
Irish Road Bowling marks tenth anniversary in Savannah
“It’s kinda crazy, but once you get involved, you understand,” adds president Brian Crowley. “It’s a relaxed but competitive sport.”
St. Patrick’s Day traditions, new and improved?
One year I spent an hour in someone’s Charlton Street living room sipping Jameson out of a china teacup before realizing we were actually supposed to be across the lane. Fortunately, the elderly couple whose house we crashed was very gracious about our confusion—they even poured us to-go cups.
Cobblestone Champs: Local musicians celebrate Savannah-style while surviving the busiest time of year
“Last year on the last day of the festivities, we played feeling like we were on the set of The Walking Dead. It was just like drunken zombies walking alone randomly, going to where they heard noise.”
Shaping tomorrow’s women leaders: Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson, journalist Tina McElroy Ansa inspire at SSU
Young women need examples of female leadership not only to glean the possibilities for their lives, but to make the vital connections that facilitate the career a well-networked professional.
St. Patrick’s Day FAQs
YEAH, LOVE ME some St. Patty’s Day in Savannah, don’t you? Woo-hoo. SURE, but Patty is a girl’s name. If you insist on abbreviating it, at least go with “St. Paddy’s Day.” Though “Paddy” is often a derogatory term for the Irish, not to mention pretty disrespectful to a saint. Cool story, bro. So you…
Dance for Savannah’s only Celtic folk-punks, In For A Penny
“Everything’s got that Irish twang to it, maybe a little bluegrass overtones—but bluegrass came out of Irish hill music.”
Jazz Farewell to Johnny Harris @Johnny Harris
The Savannah Songwriters Series bid farewell a few weeks ago, and now, it’s time for Coastal Jazz Association to give an adieu of their own.
The Love & Soul Experience @Crosswinds Golf Club
Enjoy dinner, provided by Grille 19, and get ready for fellowship and fun in a positively-oriented entertainment.
Getting there from here: Parade day transportation in a nutshell
A LOT of people drive downtown to try and park as closely as possible to the festivities. Good luck with that. Here is some practical advice on how to get downtown and out in one piece, with as little actual driving/parking as possible. Savannah Metro Police and the City are running a real-time map of…
