“Looking at it from the perspective of our hopes and dreams, we found that we really aren’t that different.”
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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BOGO at Old Fort Jackson
WITH ITS dramatic daily cannon fire and up-close-and-personal views of passing freighter ships, it’s no wonder Old Fort Jackson is a huge hit with tourists. More than 50,000 people a […]
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15 from ’15: A look back at the year that was
Elections to pipelines, murders to mergers
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How to eat like a pirate
BEFORE he became an award-winning barbecue chef, Andrew Trice III wanted to be a pirate. “When I was around eight, my dad had a reproduction of a flint lock pistol, […]
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Take me to church
I’m a flower-worshipping daughter of Israel, but I sure do adore the Christmas story, with all the kindness and frankincense. And I’ve always had a major girl crush on Our Lady of Guadalupe, which is what’s bound to happen when you grow up the only Jewish feminist on the block in Tempe, Arizona.
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Performing Arts Collective’s ‘Black Nativity’ stays true to the tale
FOR THE past five years, the members of the Performing Arts Collective have brought Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity to life in Savannah. Director Darowe McMillon, choreographer Muriel Miller and musical […]
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Savannah Taphouse touches down on Broughton
SPORTS FANS probably already know that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is one of the backers behind Savannah Taphouse, opening this week on Broughton Street. Roethlisberger won’t be around to […]
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The bright side: 5 reasons to love Savannah right now
If you can’t beat the pathological optimists, join ‘em, right?
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Bella Napoli brings a taste of Italy to downtown
A well-executed take on a classic concept, from the spicy putanesca to the Pavarotti coming out of the speakers.
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Don’t call us a ‘war zone’
Though many folks celebrated a “new dawn” for Savannah after last week’s election run-off, it’s clear that we’re still deep in the dark of night. In one week we’ve seen bullets exchanged on busy roads, a high school on lockdown, seven murders (or is it eight?) and the windshield shot out of a moving firetruck.
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F*#% you, cancer!
I’m extra irate because I’ve attended way too many gatherings with this jerk cancer over the last few weeks. Some of them were funerals.
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Holidays at the beach with style maven Jane Coslick
When it comes to Christmas décor, red and green is the go-to scheme for most of the planet. But not on Tybee Island, where bright teals and vibrant corals are […]