Gallettini passed away in 1964, and his friend and benefactor Mills B. Lane, Jr. vowed that his work would have a prominent place in “the little marine exhibit we’re going to fix down on the bay.”
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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Dress up for success at Civvies
WHEN it comes to clothes, I’ve always been kind of allergic to retail trends. All those neat stacks of the same focus group-approved tank top overwhelm me. I get hives […]
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Carriage controversy
In Savannah, where horse-drawn carriages represent a high-profile tourism activity, a ban seems unlikely. However, reformations of the city’s policy with respect to horses and summer heat were announced Friday.
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Of course it’s safe to go back in the water … for now
The marine animals we ought to dread most around here are not eight-to-12 foot bloodthirsty predators with multiple rows of serrated teeth, but something much smaller. Microscopic, actually.
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Don’t f*ck with Tybee’s turtles
OVER THE Fourth of July weekend, someone disturbed the carefully-marked possible nesting site of a rare leatherback turtle.
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Game of crowns at the Tybee Prom
Sisters Shirley Sessions and Sandy McCloud have been the organizational force behind the annual “informal formal” that’s inspired gratuitous sequins and sea oat corsages since 2004.
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I sing a song of the South, but I ain’t whistlin’ Dixie
I figured I was absolved from the past’s persistent evils, as though I could line dance and swill bourbon with the South’s fun-loving side and tiptoe away when it gets all blackout drunk and waves its guns around. I think that changed forever last week.
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Tale of Two T-shirts: Urban Outfitters vs. 13 Bricks
The similarities are obvious: Same grungy lines, same red gloves, same two-layered print job. The difference is far more important: One comes from a socially-conscious small business, the other mass-produced for one of the biggest clothing resellers in the world.
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Summer Living: Aerial Adventure on Hilton Head
All in all, there are 50 unique “elements” to challenge your skills and strength, including a Tarzan swing, osprey nets and a slide that launches you across a chasm of pine needles.
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The politics of vaping
Vaping hasn’t been scientifically proven as “100 percent safe” but studies show it to be far less harmful than tobacco. The FDA has rolled out oversight restrictions and increased taxes that may be passed by the end of this month. And yes, vaping is banned under most municipal and state smoking ordinances.
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Cool down a hot day with sweet treats
WHETHER you’re a popsicle person, an ice cream traditionalist, or a beer fan who happens to really want ice cream at the same time, Savannah’s got all kinds of options […]
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What to do, DA Heap?
Increasingly concerned about the glacial pace of the investigation, lawyers for Matthew Ajibade’s family have filed a complaint to remove DA Meg Heap as prosecutor, citing her close connections with Sheriff Al St. Lawrence.