Review: Sausage Party
What’s particularly noteworthy about the picture is not so much its crude comic content (some of it rather insipid) but the weightier thematic elements that envelop the storyline. Sausage Party is about nothing less than existential angst, spiritual fulfillment, and the search for a higher power in a potentially Godless universe.
Grand Jury: No charges against Tony Thomas
A long chapter in Savannah political history has seemingly come to an end with a Chatham County Grand Jury’s decision Friday not to recommend charges against City Alderman Tony Thomas in the wake of a GBI investigation that began in February. 14 of 18 jurors agreed that Thomas’s activities involving underage people rose to the…
Public receptions with new City Manager pick set for next week
The public is invited to meet and greet Roberto “Rob” Hernandez, the finalist for the position of Savannah City Manager, at two receptions next week. The receptions will be at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 31, in the Savannah Civic Center Ballroom Hernandez will give an introductory presentation, followed by a meet…
Massive building fire on East President; no serious injuries
Savannah Fire & Emergency Services firefighters “remain on the scene of an overnight structure fire on East President St. Firefighters continue to soak the charred remains of what had been a large, vacant, 2-story wood building that went up in flames just after midnight,” a SFES spokesperson says. Firefighters who responded to the scene reported…
Editor’s Note: City Council’s progressive breakthrough
The City’s years-long, frustrating effort to update its alcohol ordinance and its stubborn reluctance to embrace the food truck trend represented two of the biggest and most inexplicable blind spots in Savannah’s social and cultural fabric.
FULL heart, full stomach
“ARE you full?” Todd Carvell, owner and partner of FULL, inquires immediately after my meal. On July 15, the Historic District welcomed a new lunch and late night joint that sits snugly behind Sweet Melissa’s on Whitaker Street. With a gas gauge icon representing the basic concept of coming in empty and leaving full, FULL…
Minorcan, McLeod @El-Rocko Lounge
Big sounds erupt in a contained space, and the guitar hooks and choruses are sure to get stuck in your head for days
A Rail Good Time
It’s not just about the music: Railapalooza will support the community through fundraising.
El Scorcho Bash-O: Rock 106.1 Beer Release Party @Southbound Brewing Company
Akilavue is inspired by the classics like Led Zeppelin, the modern theatrics of Muse, and the dark pop of The Cure
Alan Bibey & Grasstowne @Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor
A scene fixture since the early ‘80s, Alan has played in The New Quicksilver, IIIrd Tyme Out, BlueRidge, and more.
Saltwater Gestalt
ON THE edge of the North Garden at the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum sits a 75-foot long wooden husk of a ship. Like an artifact from a dream, the ship lays in the garden as if it’s always been there–like it somehow washed up onto the brick walkway in the night. On the…
Bonnie Blue, Danka @Barrelhouse South
A stacked double-bill of cross-genre rock.
Seersucker Live: Editor and author Rob Spillman on authenticity, learning by doing, and rock ‘n’ roll
“People worry about making the next great American novel, but what we’re after is a voice that feels true to the person and only that person could be writing that book or poem.”
A matter of perception
As our city offers a polite plea to forgive any inconvenience caused by prettifying the lilies, some of its residents unapologetically push on to address the roots of crime, economic injustice and racial iniquity in our community.
Bikes & cars: Fighting unjust double standards
WHO WON this year’s Tour de France? I haven’t a clue. My cycling heroes are not professional athletes. They are people who use their bicycles, not just as transportation, but as vehicles for empowerment and adventure. Two of the bicycle people I most admire had terrible experiences last week and I am angry. Carole Bontakoe…
Dex Romweber takes us home
HE COMPLETELY altered the face of rock ‘n’ roll throughout the 1980s and ’90s with fiery guitar and visceral rockabilly riffs. But these days, Dex Romweber admits he’s gotten soft. That, friends, is a good thing. Slinging a vintage black sparkle Silvertone 1448 guitar alongside drummer Chris “Crow” Smith (and later, Crash LaResh), Romweber turned…
Where the dogs are
Each artist has a formidable following, which will surely make for a feisty auction.
How long have adult diapers been around?
Ancient medical tomes reveal that folks have always sought means of keeping their downstairs dry
Going wild for the Kingfisher Discovery Center
Glimpses of bald eagles, bobcats, migrating fowl and even the occasional otter happen on the regular.
Davis Produce: Simple and enjoyable
SINCE WE’VE still got another month or two of this summer heat here in the C-Port, I’ve decided to continue pushing some of my favorite hubs in town to source my local ingredients. As an at-home chef, I try to pay attention to what is in season, and build a lot of my weekly menus…
Homicide in Windsor Forest
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred at approximately 10 p.m., Aug. 22, in the 600 block of Northbrook Road. “Audrea Marks, 33, was found shot in the backyard. It appears this was not a random incident and evidence suggests risky behavior was taking place at the residence,”…
