The term ‘socialite’ doesn’t do Savannah’s party people justice—these are social heavies, folks who hustle to make and do and elevate and enlighten, yet can still toast and boogie so hard we have to frontload the weekend with an extra night.
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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Renowned economist to speak at Step Up Savannah Annual meeting
Rachel Schneider wanted to know how people are coping, so she and fellow researcher Jonathan Morduch tracked 235 low-to-moderate income households across the country.
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Lafayette visits Savannah, Revolutionary War soldiers march again as part of celebrations
Illuminating Lafayette’s sojourn with fascinating local context, the interactive tour takes place Friday and Saturday nights through October.
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Where’s the largest Food Day Festival in America? Right here!
Food Day events are meant to inspire communities to eat healthy while furthering sensible food policies and education.
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Eating the enemy
Perhaps you’ve heard of lionfish, a fluttery-looking species native to the waters of western Australia and Polynesia that has been become a nasty nuisance since the first few were spotted off the coast of Florida in the mid-1980s. These carnival-colored carnivores are now wreaking havoc in the Atlantic, feasting on young grouper and snapper and threatening commercial fisheries that provide food to millions.
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Savannah Skatepark shredding at Lake Mayer
PLASTIC WHEELS shriek on metal and scrape concrete like nails on a blackboard, punctuated by the occasional thud of bones hitting pavement. It’s a tortured symphony that Savannah Skatepark organizer […]
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Late night eats & where to find ‘em
A round-up of hotspots that keep the kitchen cookin’ far past the dinner hour
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Aquaponics at Armstrong
The plants suck up all the nitrates and other nutrients from the fish waste and clean the water, and electric pumps circulate the fresh water back to the tanks. This closed loop uses an estimated five percent of the water of traditional agriculture and can yield bigger specimens of fresh vegetables in less time.
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Want more A’s? Get more Zzz’s!
STUDIES SHOW that Americans are sleeping less than ever, and college students are most deprived of decent rest, averaging just six hours a night. There’s always an excuse to put […]
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Smoke Cartel’s on fire
I’M NO guidance counselor, but if I were to offer any words of advice for young people, I’m pretty sure they would not be to drop out of college and […]
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Rename this bridge: Now is the time of reckoning
When it comes to Eugene Talmadge, history is fairly clear: The former Georgia governor promoted segregation and white supremacy with wild-eyed self-righteousness, a chest-beating racist who exploited the apartheid mission of Jim Crow to the fullest extent.
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DACA denied
BEFORE last Tuesday, Daniela Rodriguez had a solid career path. The Armstrong State University senior has one more semester left before she earns her degree in Psychology and envisioned herself […]