There it is, a great green monolith rising like a tectonic plate pushing out of the earth’s crust. In this flat city of few views, its 12 stories might as […]
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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CBGB fever
THERE AREN’T many occasions that my mother’s green polyester wraparound halter top appears in public. This midriff–bearing shmata shows way too much skin for a somewhat respectable grown woman. I […]
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SUMMER LIVIN’: Down the crazy river
Most days, Alley 3 is a pretty mellow spot. The parking lot and boat ramp on Tybee Island’s Back River might crowd up for a minute with a crew of […]
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SUMMER LIVIN’: Plating sustainability
Chef Wendy Armstrong is something of a pioneer. When she opened Thrive on Whitemarsh Island, no one but hardcore health foodies had ever heard of nitrate-free meat or gluten-free cooking; […]
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Four score & seven zombies ago
Here’s the thing about zombies: They’re disgusting. Unlike sexy, sparkly vampires, zombies lurch around like drunk lepers and eat entrails. They are not something to cheer for, or, God forbid, […]
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Here’s to Johnnie
You know the old Southern adage: In Atlanta, they ask you what business you’re in. In Charleston, they ask your mama’s maiden name. In Savannah, the most important question has […]
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Chaos in the park
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE to all the new SCAD grads out there! Thanks for leaving all kinds of slightly–used goodies in the lanes when you moved out — what didn’t […]
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Yoga as therapy
Kate Jacobson knows what it means to overcome obstacles. She’s the parent of a child with special needs, and when she couldn’t find the educational resources he needed in South […]
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All Hail The Geeks
FIRST OFF, many thanks to those Connect readers who voted me Best Local Blogger in our last issue. Eightish years ago, when my youngest child still had all the heft […]
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Back to the drawing board?
Sheesh, it’s been a bad season for chalk. Last week’s column talked about the arrest of a young man who scribbled his powdery protest against corporate capitalism on the sidewalk […]
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Best of Savannah 2012: Recreation, Health and Beauty
Best College Sports Team AASU Women’s Soccer Best Local Coach Eric Faulconer Millions of Americans who don’t usually follow soccer tuned in to watch the U.S. women’s team come this […]