I try hard to brand myself as a tough lady, a woman of valor, a working mama who feeds backyard chickens in high–heeled boots. But next to some women, it’s […]
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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Soul and the City
Like Rome, Jerusalem, and other old cities where historical majesty coexists with the everyday realities of paying bills and finding a parking place, it’s easy to lose perspective here. Yeah, […]
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The people’s choice
In my first installation as Savannah’s self–appointed anti–society columnist four months ago, I promised to cover every fancy party I could, as long as everyone was invited. However, as the […]
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The secret life of beads
At first glance, it just looks like a field of wheat in miniature. Or maybe a bunch of tiny brooms. Get a little closer, and you’ll see the shimmer. The […]
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1-2-3 blast off
As a connoisseur of art cars, those odd vehicles whose owners have chosen to paint wild colors or say, affix myriad objects upon, I have great admiration for Melissa Turner’s […]
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Lessons from a schizo holiday adventure
Last year, as I was stumbling around the first days of January with wrapping paper still stuck to my head and digging Chanukah candle wax out of the carpet with […]
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Prepare to plunge
MUCH LIKE A cranky old cat, my most unfavorite thing in the entire world is be cold and wet at the same time. Which is why every New Year’s Day […]
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A corny story
You’d think it wouldn’t be easy to make a ginormous popcorn box disappear. Eight feet high with red stripes louder than a pair of Christmas pajamas, the box stood outside […]
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The wonder of it all
THE FOLLOWING ADMISSION probably makes me a socialist by somebody’s standards: I just watched It’s a Wonderful Life for the first time. I don’t know how I managed to skate […]
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Wanna Kwanzaa?
No matter where one’s ancestors hail from, Savannahians get to be a wee bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. In the fall, all are welcome to grab a beer and […]
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Broughton Street Bingo
Bingo may be the hallmark hobby of blue–haired old ladies, but some of Broughton Street’s swankiest shops have given it a chic makeover this holiday season. Twenty–one local purveyors of […]
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Real nourishment
IT’S THAT TIME of year when for some of us, food starts appearing out of nowhere. Fruitcakes left on the doorstep. A pile of powder–dusted cookies in thebreakroom. Fourteen kinds […]