IF coastal conservationist Megan Desrosiers was fired up for political pyrotechnics when she moved to Georgia from South Carolina two years ago, she got it right off the bat. You might remember the […]
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Talking with… PERC’s Philip Brown
There’s something about people with vision. They have an idea. They’re not wavering from it. The wind blows. They stand firm. Often these people are called “too serious” or “snobs.” They need […]
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Talking about… Sandy West
I CAN ONLY HOPE Savannah writer Jane Fishman is right about how Eleanor “Sandy” Torrey West has lived so long. West, the matriarch of Ossabaw Island, is a few days shy […]
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Talking with… Jonathan Poirier
His longevity in the Starland neighborhood comes in part from his art’s stunning array of forms and colors. Bowls, platters, sconces, birds, chandeliers and bottles are just some of the shapes.
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Talking about… Sandfly
RETIRED school teacher Norman Luten Jr. is looking for work. Unfortunately, the job that found him doesn’t pay, requires a politician’s face and is bound to make people upset. “We have […]
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Talking with… Luciana Spracher
YOU PROBABLY know the names of most of our 44 presidents, even if you can’t tell me exactly what Franklin Pierce or Millard Fillmore did in office. The same is undoubtedly less true […]
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Talking about… William T. Sherman
I HEAR a lot about historic preservation here. But rarely do I hear about our original historic preservationist. Yes, I’m calling him that. This month marks 150 years since Union Gen. […]
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Talking with… Nathalie Dupree
BEHIND JULIA CHILD’S omelets, unusual voice and folksy charm lay an incredible influencer of American cuisine. The author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and host of television’s The […]
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Talking with…Andy Schwartz
THE BIG food week is here. You—or someone who loves you—will chop, chop, chop. And you’ll be going yum, yum, yum. But what’s in the kitchen? And what’s in the trash? What […]
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Talking about… the Confucius Institute
CITY HALL observers will remember a dust-up back in 2008 involving then-mayor Otis Johnson. Compared to the political hurricanes that battered Johnson in the years that followed, it now seems like a […]
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Talking about… Conrad Aiken
NOVELIST AND POET Conrad Aiken thought of life as a great circle. We return to our past. We return to nothingness. We return to our fully realized selves. The Savannah native fulfilled […]
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Talking with… Stefania Cancemi
TWO SMALL human figures walk into a desert landscape. The sun beats down. A solitary man walks across a wind-swept bridge. The camera lens is wet from rain. An old man rings […]