FOLKS AT THE Isaiah Davenport House Museum are very excited about their new living history program. Our Once Cheerful Island: The World of Savannah in 1824 will portray the city […]
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You say you want a revolution?
IT MUST have been horrific. On Oct. 9, 1779, 8,000 soldiers from three different armies fought for control of Savannah. By the battle’s end, after about an hour’s time, 800 […]
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Boogie knights
TREBUCHET, ANYONE? Not, it’s not a fancy French dish or a complicated role-playing game. A trebuchet is a wooden monster designed to either smash through walls or hurl projectiles over […]
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This land is your land
SET IN THE MIDST of Savannah’s urban hustle and bustle is a dense wilderness. The Bacon Park Forest is home to marbled salamanders, yellow-rumped warblers and the devil’s walkingstick. Huge […]
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No history left behind
LOCAL SOCIAL STUDIES teachers are welcoming a new grant provided to a partnership between the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and the Georgia Historic Society. The $1 million Teaching American History […]
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Controversial memories
Growing up is hard for everybody. But in an all-too-common story, adolescence becomes treacherous when a family member resorts to molestation. Playwright Paula Vogel was awarded not only a Pulitzer […]
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Deep focus
ROB STEWART NEARLY gave his life to make his film, Sharkwater — not because he was attacked by sharks, but because of his encounters with humankind. Stewart set out to […]
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Very superstitious
How many superstitions do you believe? It’s bad luck to throw a hat on a bed. Thirteen is an unlucky number. But are separated twins cursed to die on the […]
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From Iraq to a stage near you
The director of the latest offering at the Savannah Actor’s Theatre has unique insight into the production. Pvt. Wars is about combat veterans. Matthew Charles is a sergeant with the […]
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Citizen’s recycling initiative?
ONE DAY, he’s stumping for recycling, the next John McMasters is running for mayor. Surprise, surprise! McMasters called a press conference Aug. 23 on the steps of the Bull Street […]
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Singing with Sondheim
It’s back! Founded in 1950, the Little Theatre of Savannah has been an important part of the theater scene over the decades. After an absence of a year or so, […]
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‘The case of a lifetime’
A routine traffic stop in Garden City began a chain of events that led to the downfall of an extensive cocaine and marijuana trafficking operation in Chatham and Bryan counties. […]