Savannah continues to serve as an inspiration for Phyllis Lang’s work, and she is best known for her layered silver and bronze pieces inspired by the city’s exquisite wrought iron gates and balconies.
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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Art March Parade on Waters Avenue
The revitalization of the Waters Ave. corridor has been the topic of plenty of discussion but little action over the last decade, and the neighborhood seemed an obvious next step for the vision.
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The buzz about decriminalizing weed in Savannah
I WAS going to make a bunch of stoner jokes about a new movement to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Savannah, but the folks stoking the […]
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Counting sea stars and other science: A landlubber’s expedition to Gray’s Reef
Scientists, educators, divers and curiosity seekers ship out to the 22-square mile live bottom reef marine sanctuary.
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Deep Center’s high schoolers take to the streets to uncover hidden histories
MOST KIDS grow up being scolded not to talk to strangers. But for the writers and researchers of Deep Center’s Block by Block program, it’s an essential skill. Starting last […]
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Not-so-random acts of kindness
NANCY BRANDON’S second novel, Show Me a Kindness, begins just as the effects of the Great Depression are hitting Vidalia, Georgia, and the book is a lot like the onion […]
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Style for all sizes at fashion show to benefit Safe Shelter
Ageda Machuca will join 18 other models of various shapes and sizes for the event at the Brice Hotel, organized by Southern Sugaring’s Jessica Mock.
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Nicholas Seward’s nudes show strength in female form
Rather than vulnerability or sexuality, the images evoke the inherent strength and nativity of the women’s bodies, part of an exhibit showing at Gallery Espresso through the end of June.
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Puns and fun with the National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Founded 40 years ago by a few lonely columnists looking to share war stories, the NSNC (pronounced “Eness-en-CEE” after the third cup of coffee or second glass of wine) hosts its conference in a different city every year and attracts a formidable line-up of special guests willing to speak of their time in the trenches.
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Who will save the world?
With nobody at the helm of NOAA or FEMA, we’re basically one eyewall away from The Hunger Games, only with worse fashion.
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A clean, well-lighted safe space
The design and buildout maximize the square footage to accommodate a cornucopia of organizations and activities
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Environmental Protection + Responsible Stewardship = Strong Economy
Neglecting nature threatens American prosperity, Kyler has reasoned thoughtfully, and the only path to a strong economic future is to protect the environment.