It’s that time of year again: seven principles, seven days and a lot of stories, Kwanzaa’s best is on display in Savannah. In preparation for the Seven Days of Kwanzaa […]
Brandy Simpkins
Brandy Simpkins is a born and raised Savannahian and an alumna of Savannah Savannah State University where she received her B.A. in English Language & Literature. Simpkins enjoys writing more than anything else in the world. She is a curious journalist, an astute essayist, and captivating spoken-word artist. She uses her writing abilities to turn her engagement in the community into the stories that allow people to Connect with one another. When Simpkins is not writing, she enjoys spending time in nature, reading, trying new restaurants around town, and traveling.
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INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Roz Morris
It was just a couple of years ago that Roz Morris began reacclimating herself within her hometown of Savannah. The New York City-cultivated artist had spent the previous more-than-a-dozen years […]
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INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Wayne Ashford
In between Habersham and Price Streets, cozied on the ground floor of a red brick building, sits the 406 E Oglethorpe Ave. cafe, Ashford Tea Company. The owner, Wayne Ashford, […]
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1980s themed exhibition “Pony Boy” on display at Stonelords
Brad Siskin, a Savannah Born and raised artist, brings his 1980s upbringing to the walls of Stonelords Boutique. Siskin’s exhibition “Pony Boy”— named after the 1983 Teen Drama “The Outsiders”—is […]
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Swamptooth debuts B-Flat Earth
The eclectic mix of soul, western swing, and Indian classical music combined with the solid foundation of traditional bluegrass bass form the new ‘modern, cosmic, and unmistakingly bluegrass’ sounds of […]
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INTRODUCTIONS: Zelonia Williams gets minds back on track for the future
Zelonia L. Williams, Founder and Executive Director of Future Minds Literacy and Adult Education said she established her adult education program after working as a professor and realizing that many […]
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Sports Bras for School Girls
Several Savannah-Chatham County high school students received free sports bras from WSAV News Anchor Tina Tyus-Shaw as part of Tina’s G.E.M.S initiative to motivate them toward success.
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Free Fans to Fight the Heat
5th District Chatham County Commissioner Tanya Milton partnered with the 5th District Coalition to donate fans to community residents in need on the weekend of August 14. Milton, who also […]
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INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Savannah’s Cocktail Master Sidney Lance
Hostess City mixologist Sidney Lance, owner of Rhoot Man Beverage Company, is a lover of good times with good people. Of course, that comes with good drinks. Lance is a […]
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Historic Savannah Foundation launches new lecture series ‘People, Places and Stories that Define Savannah’
In cooperation with their mission to ‘save buildings, places, and stories that define Savannah’s past, present, and future,’ Historic Savannah Foundation (HSF) announced the commencement of their new lecture series “People, Places and Stories that Define Savannah.”
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Ambria Berksteiner, Founder of Operation One STEM at a Time:
Former pageant queen Ambria Berksteiner wants every-one to know that girls do not have to choose between brains and beauty. As a youngster, Berksteiner never would have guessed that one […]
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Q&A with Savannah’s resident sneaker queen
Savannah-native, Whitney Hall is the founder and owner of sneaker shop
HallofSneakz, set to open its first brick and mortar store on August 14.
Hall was named “Best Shoe Store” in Connect Savannah’s Best of Savannah, 2021.
Here is a Q&A with Hall about her background leading to her grand opening.