Suspect arrested in Yamacraw shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives arrested Wesley Biddings, 31, in connection to the earlier shooting that injured a man in the 400 block of Yamacraw Village Sept. 29. Biddings is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and one count of possession of a firearm…
Suspect identified in shooting of mother and child
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to a domestic shooting at approximately 4:30 p.m., Sept. 27, in the 700 block of Yamacraw Village, near the intersection of Fahm and Zubley Streets. “The suspect, Iyontai Tovarise Walker, 22, is considered armed and dangerous. He is described as a black male, approximately 6-feet, 3-inches tall, and 190 pounds. He…
Editor’s Note: The money to fight crime is out there
We don’t have time for the same tired old arguments anymore. If the murder rate continues to skyrocket, deciding the winner of the argument will be a moot point anyway.
One Hundred Miles and artist Elizabeth Slater team up to engage and inspire
WHEN IT comes to oysters, most folks slurp the deliciousness within and toss the shells aside. Not Elizabeth Slater. The local artist often saves the irregularly-shaped shucks after a Lowcountry feast, lining them up in her studio to study and paint. “Sometimes I ask to take home my shells from the Pink House and they…
Paging Dr. Lavinder: Savannah’s first female doctor at the Davenport House
BEING A DOCTOR during Savannah’s yellow fever epidemic was a tough gig. Antibiotics wouldn’t be invented for another century, leeches were considered the most effective “cure” in your medicine bag, and you were lucky if your patients lived long enough to pay your ten dollar fee. Everything was worse if you were a woman in…
The soul of wit: Armstrong keeps it short and silly in Shakespeare tribute
ARMSTRONG State University is ready to pay tribute to the Bard. This year marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. To honor his incredible legacy, Armstrong has planned a full semester of theatrical fun, beginning with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). “It’s a different interpretation of his work,” chuckles director Evan Goetz.…
Sunday Recital: Bill Smith @Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah
A mix of jazz, classical, and Irish guitar numbers.
Savannah Children’s Museum Benefit Concert @Savannah Children’s Museum
Bottles & Cans provide engaging entertainment as attendees enjoy fresh food truck fare.
The return of Damad
IN APRIL, Savannah sludge juggernauts Kylesa announced that the band was going on an indefinite hiatus. The news hit fans hard, but a huge surprise greeted them a few months later: in June, guitarist Phillip Cope announced his pre-Kylesa band Damad would reunite for the first time in a decade. “The last [reunion] went really…
Garden Giant, Jeff Zagers, Jordan Esker and the Hundred Percent @El-Rocko Lounge
A fusion of prog-rock transitions, dance beats, and jam-esque riffage.
Live with Lalah Hathaway
THE Lucas Theatre will resonate this weekend with the soulful melodies of Grammy award-winning artist Lalah Hathaway. The daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway (“The Ghetto,” “This Christmas,” “Little Ghetto Boy”) and classically trained vocalist Eulaulah Hathaway, Lalah was surrounded by music as a child. She even contributed coos and cries to “The Ghetto,” one…
Lucidea, Root of All @Barrelhouse South
Swirly, punchy dance tracks with a dose of old-school funk spirit and modern edge.
Moodie Black, Chief and the Doomsday Device, Skippy Spiral @Skinny
An aggressive and risk-taking sound, the kind of avant-garde stuff that doesn’t care if you don’t like it.
‘Complex Uncertainties’ exhibit signals changing tide at Jepson
TELFAIR Museums’ Jepson Center for the Arts is about to open one of its most important contemporary art exhibitions ever this month. Complex Uncertainties: Artists in Postwar America, an exhibition of contemporary art from the Jepson Center’s permanent collection, will be on view starting September 30. The show will remain up for at least the…
Blowin’ Smoke blows it away
AS THE culture of our city continues to grow and flourish, we will see a lot of new people with new concepts and new ways of developing ideas that we might not have been exposed to yet. These fresh methods of execution a lot for new perspectives that will provide the juice we need as…
Our Daily Bread showcases Kentucky Hot Browns and NYC’s Cronuts
THE Historic District embraces a smattering of bakeries and cafes that individually offer something unique and special. Some focus on cakes, while others steer their efforts towards pies, macarons or coffee. However, since February 20, Our Daily Bread Café has proven that it specializes in more than one area, offering fresh baked goods, coffee classics,…
The plot thickens at the Library
LOOKING FOR a harrowing tale of drama and suspense, with just the right touch of absurdity? Look no further than your public library. And I’m not talking in a literary sense; I mean literally. A page-turning saga has been playing out over the past few months at Live Oak Public Libraries, with more characters than…
Will this be the best-ever Picnic in the Park?
ONE OF Savannah’s most beloved annual events, Picnic in the Park, always offers great music and fellowship. This year, however, might be the best one ever. Why? Five words: “1812 Overture” with actual cannons. “This year we’ll have the 3rd Infantry Division Salute Battery in Forsyth Park, with real life cannons,” says Savannah Philharmonic Conductor…
Savannah Film Festival announces movie lineup
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has released its movie lineup for the Savannah Film Festival, which will launch Saturday, Oct. 22 with “Jackie” and will feature the Spotlight Gala Screening of “La La Land” and Centerpiece Gala Screening of “Arrival.” The festival runs from Oct. 22 to Saturday, Oct. 29. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS…
Review: Masterminds
The movie is based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery that took place in Charlotte, and scripters Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey refused to change the names to protect the stupid.
