Before he was an award winning children’s book writer and illustrator, Mo Willems had what many people would consider a dream job. He was an animator and a writer who […]
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The state of disbelief
A man called police from the parking lot of a fast food restaurant to report an incident. He said he was at the drive–thru when he asked for some napkins. […]
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Into the Deep
If you teach a student how to appreciate writing by making it personal rather than compulsory, then they might learn to enjoy it. Enjoying writing could lead kids into a […]
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Street food named desire
Over the last few years, many urban gourmands have turned their attention from traditional restaurants toward a growing trend of pop–up restaurants, food trucks and other mobile establishments where entrepreneurs […]
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Its tha bomb!
Someone called in a bomb threat to a day care center in the Metropolitan neighborhood. 13 small children had to be evacuated and were waiting outside when police arrived. A […]
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Walking toward inspiration
Photographer David Strohl discovered the inspiration for his new exhibit, “Qualifies for Dreammaker,” while taking a walk. The show, which takes a closer look at some near–Eastside neighborhoods, opens this […]
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Unlucky couples
Two officers heard quite a few different stories before arresting a subject early one morning. The officers were on patrol in the area of Fort Argyle Rd and I–95 when […]
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Money matters
Last week’s City Council pre–meeting workshop covered quite a bit of territory and took quite a bit of time, clocking in at just over three hours. The central topic included […]
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News Briefs
State’s unemployment rate drops in April The unemployment rate in Georgia dropped to 9.9 percent last month, a decline of 0.1 from March and the third consecutive month in which […]
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Artists in Residence
It’s a familiar narrative in Savannah: Find a house that needs a little work, fix it up and settle down. But an art event next week in an Ardsley Park […]
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Caught with their pants down
While on patrol in the vicinity of the President Street boat ramp, an officer noticed a vehicle. It was parked in the lot with its lights off shortly after midnight. […]
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Ignore or engage?
The pending arrival here of picketers from the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) has been widely discussed over the last several weeks, ever since the church’s schedule began to circulate virally. […]