Savannah/Hilton Head International not handling flights on Sunday-Monday due to Irma
Savannah/Hilton Head International is working with airline partners to identify flight cancellations at SAV and has confirmed that the last expected flight is JetBlue at 7:16 p.m EST this evening, Saturday. No flights are scheduled through Monday. Airport parking is still available and will only be closed for the duration of the storm. Customers who…
Mandatory evacuation east of I-95 ordered to begin 8 a.m. Saturday
Gov. Deal has issued a mandatory evacuation order for coastal Georgia areas east of I-95 effective at 8 a.m. Saturday. The Georgia Dept. of Transportation will begin contra-flow of I-16, converting it to all westbound traffic, beginning at the same time. Gov. Deal’s original six-county emergency declaration has been expanded to 30 counties: Appling, Atkinson,…
All non-emergency City services to close at 2 p.m. Thursday
All City of Savannah non-emergency customer services will close at 2 p.m. today through Tuesday, Sept. 12, to allow City staff to begin preparing for and recovering from Hurricane Irma. This includes: · Sanitation services, including garbage collection and the landfill · Development services, including permitting and inspections · Business services, such as business tax…
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools canceled Friday-Tuesday at minimum
There will be no school for students on Friday, September 8, “to allow our families time to make preparations for potentially dangerous conditions associated with Hurricane Irma as it moves up the coast,” says an official statement from Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. “Essential District staff will report to work on Friday as notified by their…
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools in session Thursday; still no call on Irma from superintendent
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools say school is still in session on Thursday, and as of Wednesday night have made no call as to any further action in anticipation of Hurricane Irma’s approach by Monday of next week. “Thursday is a regular school day for Savannah-Chatham County Public School students,” says an official statement. “District staff continue…
Roots Up Gallery announces move to Design District
As the local arts community mourns the recent passing of her husband, Francis Allen, Roots Up Gallery owner Leslie Lovell announces the gallery will move to the Design District later this month. Lovell says, “Not to fear, this move will honor and ensure that Francis’ legacy in the Savannah arts community will be felt for…
CEMA: Irma impact on Savannah could include Category 3 or 4 winds, possible storm surge over 10 feet
Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), in its initial Hurricane Irma press conference, says if the current forecast track remains accurate, the Savannah area should expect possible Category 3 or even Category 4 winds lasting 12-14 hours, with a high-tide storm surge between 10-15 feet, beginning at about 8 a.m. Monday. Any evacuation order is likely…
Collective Face goes punk with Jesus Christ Superstar
THE COLLECTIVE FACE Theatre Ensemble’s sixth season is off to a star-studded beginning. Jesus Christ Superstar, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera phenomenon, welcomes audiences back into the Collective Face’s world of stunning sets and visuals, jaw-dropping talent, and enrapturing experiences. Artistic Director David I.L. Poole says the show is a “bucket list…
Who’s writing your playbook?
Even if they’ve been in the game for decades, many folks don’t even know where to begin improving their relationships, finances or spiritual fulfillment.
Josephine Johnson: Ukulele Poet
Jack Johnson couldn’t have spoken truer words than Savannah’s own Josephine Johnson. “Things seem to be happier on the ukulele,” she says. The ukulele brings us “Banana Pancakes,” Israel Kamakawiwo’ole and Pacific breezes. And it fits her, Savannah’s bicoastal musical wunderkind, quite literally. “I don’t have to strap it to me the way that I…
P.O.D., Alien Ant Farm, Fire from the Gods, Powerflo @The Stage on Bay
Formed in 1992. P.O.D. (Payable On Death) put in the time on their rise to fame
Statesboro political writer debuts book on the 2016 election
JARED YATES SEXTON got into writing about politics because he was procrastinating. “In 2015 I was writing this novel but it wasn’t working,” recalls Sexton, “so I was like, ‘I’m gonna throw myself into the 2016 election, analyze it, understand it the best I can.’” Sexton began going to town halls and rallies for the…
A tale of two site plans
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…” APOLOGIES if I triggered any middle school summer reading flashbacks, but the allusion really is appropriate to the subjects, though they aren’t in two different cities. Yes, the two separate block-sized…
Editor’s Note: Hurricanes and politics don’t mix
The fact that a once-in-a-hundred lifetimes natural disaster is, for millions of people, just another reason to fight on social media is almost as depressing as the result of the storm itself.
Welcome to Rob Hessler’s world
For the opening reception, Hessler created community bags that will be given to the first 100 people
Bahamacide, Think no Think, Jeff-Two Names and the Born Agains @El-Rocko Lounge
Inspiration in disco and garage, bringing a shreddy-good time with thick guitar, heavy bass, and headbanger rhythms.
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears kick off fall concert season
BLACK JOE LEWIS’S origin story is fit for a blues song. Now a neo-soul and blues-wrangling troubadour who has released five acclaimed studio albums since his mid-2000s debut, Joe Lewis first picked up the guitar while working at a pawn shop in Austin, Texas. Soon, he was digging into the local blues and garage rock…
Carly Rogers @Rusty Rudders Tap House
She arrives in Savannah with a fresh-to-Spotify single.
Fare thee well, Francis Allen 1958-2017
Francis championed the environment, art and social equality in voice and in action, yet he was the first person to remind us not take it all so damn seriously.
Katie’s gone country
KATIE DEAL brings a tribute to the women of country music. A seasoned expert on the music of Patsy Cline, the Georgia native embarked on two sold-out national tours of the production A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline before creating her own tribute to the country legend, Katie Deal in Today, Tomorrow, & Forever: A…
Why are gas price increases so large and sudden?
Why are increases in gas prices often so abrupt and large, while decreases are small and incremental? Where I live, we’ve had two six- to ten-cent increases in the last two weeks, all happening on one day. But earlier this summer, I’d note one- to two-cent drops once every day or three at just about…
Pastor Troy @Club Elan
One of the early breakouts of Dirty South rap.
FARM Bluffton: ‘A story on every plate’
FARM’s reputation for local ingredients and adventurous flavors has been spilling over the state line.
SCAD delays start of fall classes due to Hurricane Irma
Due to the imminent threat of Hurricane Irma in the Savannah area early next week, the Savannah College of Art and Design is delaying the start of the fall round of classes, which had been scheduled for Monday, Sept. 11. The new start date is Monday, Sept. 18. “Students & families should NOT plan to…
CEMA goes to ‘enhanced monitoring’ mode for Hurricane Irma on Wednesday morning
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) is closely monitoring Hurricane Irma and any impacts it may make to our area. CEMA will advance to OPCON 4 tomorrow at 8 AM, which means enhanced monitoring. Irma, is a Category 5 Hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 180 mph, moving at 14 mph and tropical storm force…
Review: Logan Lucky
There are precious few characters who don’t look and sound like they just got back from molesting Ned Beatty alongside the Georgia river.
Reader: Confederate monuments will come down ‘over my dead body’
“You are wrapped up in your liberal media bubble and refuse to hear the vast majority’s opposition to bringing down these beautiful monuments that have stood erect for over 100 years.”
