THE 2016 Election may be remembered as the wackiest pitting of political personalities since Julius Caesar and Brutus played out their drama in ancient Rome. But not all votes cast […]
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Community Editor Jessica Leigh Lebos has been writing about interesting people, vexing issues and anything involving free food for more than 20 years. She introduces herself at cocktail parties as southern by marriage.
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Hail the Hurricane Heroes (that’s you!)
The silver lining may be faint, but it’s there. The elevated sense of community and caring that emerged in the days after the storm continues to reverberate as the weeks go by.
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‘Food is the way we nurture’
Cinnamon-sprinkled rugelach, noodle kugel with plump raisins, honeycakes—there’s enough Jewish grandmothering to go around for everyone.
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The stars according to Bobby Zarem
One columnist once described him as “more connected than a set of deluxe Legos. ”
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Savannah Pride Fest: Louder and prouder than ever
Even as queer goes mainstream, there is plenty of dismantling left to do.
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Should we stay or should we go?
Flummoxed by the thought of merging with several hundred thousand drivers who can’t even handle coming off the Truman at rush hour or facing a wall of seawater, we remained in flux.
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Sex trafficking’s unholy tour
The issue first came out of the shadows in 2014 when Operation Dark Night busted one of the largest known trafficking rings in Georgia history at a Southside home, sentencing 23 people to prison and rescued a dozen young women from an indentured horror that had them performing as many as 40 sex acts a day.
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Safe Shelter remembers local victims of domestic violence
“The purpose of this living memorial is to ensure the individuals represented will be remembered not merely as victims, but as people with stories and dreams,” says Cheryl Branch, executive director of SAFE Shelter. “Then they fell in love with someone and that person killed them.”
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Miriam Center & Me!
As we f-bomb the hell out of the early afternoon graveyard hebetude, I marvel that couched in the rounded vowels of Miriam’s elegant Savannah drawl, profanity somehow comes out sounding musical.