Review: Skyscraper
Basically, Skyscraper is a variation on the Die Hard template, but there’s not much here that will lead to many declarations of yippee-ki-yay from audience members.
Barricaded subject arrested
“Collaboration between Savannah Police’s Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU), SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) resulted in the apprehension of a barricaded gunman” on July 12, a Savannah Police spokesperson says. “Around 1:45 p.m., SIU detectives attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle on 44th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard due to…
Savannah three-peats award as No. 3 city in the U.S.
Savannah retained its ranking as No. 3 city in the United States according to the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2018 readers’ survey announced today. Longtime regional rival Charleston also retained its No. 1 ranking, its sixth straight nod for the top spot. Savannah held on to its No. 3 spot from 2017 and…
The weaponization of jaywalking
Campaigns warning against the alleged dangers of distracted walkers have benefited from the twin tailwinds of general angst over a society that seems to have surrendered to its screens and a spike in pedestrian fatalities.
Wrong Way @Barrelhouse South
Smash that crystal ball and get ready to sing along
Westside Arena: a 50-year mistake?
WHILE THERE has been a generally positive trend in Savannah’s governance over the past several years, the decision to locate a new arena west of downtown at Stiles Avenue and Gwinnett Street is a grave mistake that the city will come to regret decades into the future. The project is laudable for directing investment to…
Editor’s Note: Time for a mid-year review!
A look at the pros and cons at the midpoint of 2018.
Honoring elders through art
‘I feel like after all these years, I finally found something I really like to do’
The persistence of McDonald’s
This Friday, see the burger and the Twinkie in all their processed glory
Savannah Stage Company sizzles with Cabaret
Not only is the Pop Up Play House their largest venue to date, but with a 14-member cast and five-piece backing band, Cabaret is set to be the company’s largest production.
Looking forward to Tomorrow
‘The whole thing with our band is we’re not in it for any sort of commerciality. The only thing it’s ever been about is evolving.’
The Art of Andaz
The aim of each Salon, usually held quarterly, is to showcase local artists, chefs, photographers, and the like to the public
Chamomile and Whiskey @El-Rocko Lounge
They’ve been doing what they do for a good while, and that comes through in the complexity and diversity of the band’s sound and live delivery.
Passafire @The Jinx
Passafire emerged as a local fave that rapidly grew to a national touring act.
Sip, Savor and Song @East End Provisions
This month, Roger Moss and Kim Steiner celebrate famed composer Richard Rodgers.
Teddy Adams Quintet @Ben Tucker Pavilion, Westin Savannah Harbor
Cap off your week with a performance from a living local legend. Teddy Adams (pictured) has played with jazz legends Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Wynton Marsalis and many more. A Savannah native, he’s a founding member of the Coastal Jazz Association, who presents this concert, and is the co-leader of the Savannah Jazz Orchestra. Sunday,…
