The same organization that helped sell moldy, substandard houses to low-income Savannahians is now going to help build houses on the old Fairgrounds on top of a former landfill with known environmental issues. Hey, what’s the worst that can happen?
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Editor’s Note: Shabazz and Thomas’s very bad week
They’re far from the only egocentric troublemakers in this narcissistic little fishbowl we call home, but these two men between them garnered the lion’s share of outrageous political headlines in Savannah over the past few years.
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Editor’s Note: When the lack of a plan is the plan
While sadly there’s no moratorium on new projects in the Victory Drive corridor like the proposed self-storage facility near Whole Foods, City staff is proposing a moratorium in another part of town: eliminating all on-street parking on Bay Street for September.
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Editor’s Note: Identities known and unknown
An angry Chief Lumpkin released the full versions of the bodycams in an attempt to set the record straight. But candidly the unedited footage doesn’t do much to dispel the sense that this incident didn’t have to happen this way at all.
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Editor’s Note: The reckoning time
I feel like we’re living in a Don DeLillo or Thomas Pynchon novel, all sinister synchronicity and deep narrative, against an ominous backdrop of inevitable violence.
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Editor’s Note: The new normal of crime downtown
While there is plenty of worry about how violent crime will affect tourism, the real concern is how it will affect the decision of residents whether or not to stay. The idea of leaving for a more safe locale seems almost inconceivable to those of us who’ve invested many years and whole lifetimes here. But Savannah’s just like anyplace else— people and businesses can decide it’s just not worth it anymore.
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Editor’s Note: The a-peeling wisdom of the Savannah Bananas
The wildly successful new college summer league team playing in Grayson Stadium isn’t just a marketing lollapalooza. They offer some concrete, pragmatic, teachable moments about our little town, about things we can do to make it better.
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Editor’s Note: The Amazing Race
I’m old enough to remember Mike Tyson biting off Evander Holyfield’s ear in the middle of a fight he was losing. Trump’s continued shenanigans remind me of Tyson’s ear-biting: Disqualifying himself so he won’t actually have to take the loss.
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Editor’s Note: Trading anxiety for awareness
Simple question: Why, after decades of the same scenario played out dozens of times, can this country not seem to come up with a basic, standardized, nonpolitical Active Shooter Protocol to educate Americans on preventive steps one can take to increase one’s chances of survival?
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Editor’s Note: SEDA takeover of Film Office spurs uproar
Not only is it likely illegal to dissolve the Film Commission in this manner—the Commission is one of many citizen advisory boards established by City ordinance —the proposal is unclear as to who SEDA might appoint, what that process will look like, and how transparent it might be.
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Editor’s Note: School’s out. Forever?
Just as it took 18 years to get this far, it takes more than graduation day at the Civic Center to process all the emotions. I can tell you this with certainty: I’m relieved to have the local school system in my rearview mirror once and for all.
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Editor’s Note: No superdelegates in #BOS2016!
All of these votes come directly from readers, and what we got is what you get.