AVISHAI MEKONEN has known both danger and adventure in his lifetime. He was born in Ethiopia, but at an early age was taken to Sudan and eventually to Israel as […]
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Moon River man
EVEN AFTER winning four Oscars, songwriter Johnny Mercer never forgot his roots in Savannah. Memories of the sultry South followed Mercer throughout his lifetime, and inspired hits such as Moon […]
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Psychotronic Film Fest continues
JOE REDNER, often called “The Larry Flynt of the South,” is a most unlikely folk hero. While Redner has many admirers, he has even more detractors. Depending on who you […]
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Savannah’s ‘other’ film festival
MONSTER ROAD is a mesmerizing, astonishing view into the life of a brilliant but profoundly disturbed artist. You aren’t likely to see it at a local movie theater, and it […]
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Must-eat TV
YOU’VE FINALLY resolved to lose some weight, but every time you turn on the television, there’s another ad for fast food. Dr. Michael Mink, assistant professor of health sciences at […]
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Council discusses Club Exclusive
THE SAVANNAH City Council was told the owners of the troubled Club Exclusive have closed the business and will not seek a renewal of the clubs liquor license. The latest […]
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Of clubs and crime
ON JAN. 6, Savannah City Council has approved a petition from Kechia Matadin, doing business as Island Breeze, for a transfer of a liquor license. Matadin had also asked the […]
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Board warned of coming crunch
THE NEW YEAR is just beginning, but the school year already is half over for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Superintendent Thomas Lockamy says the district has made improvements […]
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The fire down below
IT WAS a quiet morning, with residents hurrying to work and tourists poking around. But the peace and quiet was shattered with a boom as a manhole cover was blown […]
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City council meeting ends in tears
MAYOR OTIS Johnson’s face was set in stone, the only indication of his agitation the constant rocking of his chair. The setting was the Dec. 18 city council meeting, the […]
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Alternative to the bar scene
REACH WAAAAAY back into your childhood. Remember how much fun it was to play Hungry, Hungry Hippos? Or Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em robots? Maybe board games were your forte: Scrabble, […]
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Ghosts of Christmases past
BACK IN the early 19th century, New Year’s got all the glory in Savannah. Christmas was a holiday for the children, but the adults had their fun on New Year’s […]