Savannah is full of people helping other people, often for little credit or personal gain. Three years ago, one such project, Weddings for Warriors, launched in Savannah. This all–volunteer effort […]
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Downton Abbey comes to City Hall
IT’S ABOUT a strict pecking order and complex rules of social standing. It’s about betrayal, envy and subtle mutual acrimony. It’s about interesting and unusual accents. Oh, and the hit […]
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Savannah’s number-one product?
WITH ALL THE back-and-forth over harbor deepening and other jobs issues, I’d actually say if you want to be bullish on a local product, art is your hot stock. 2012 […]
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2011’s best scam email
As longtime readers know, one of my hobbies is collecting Nigerian scam emails. This week, as is my annual habit, I’d like to share my pick for best Nigerian scam […]
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Apocalypse not?
If you’re tired of hearing about the supposed Mayan prediction of world’s end in 2012 – I certainly am! -the suspense is close to being over, one way or another. […]
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War is over, if you want it
It’s a real stretch, I know. It doesn’t even really make sense. But the other day when I saw the photos of that strangely forlorn final convoy of U.S. troops […]
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Happy Happy Joy Joy
AFTER THE recent city elections — the results of which, let’s just say, didn’t completely satisfy everyone — I kept hearing this comment: “The people have spoken. It’s time for […]
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Days of infamy and inspiration
Seventy years ago this week, the United States entered World War II after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Less than four years later, it was all over. In this era […]
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One more election day
AS A HANDFUL of you may know, there is a mayoral and alderman–at–large runoff election this Tuesday, Dec. 6. Given that the general election Nov. 8 only garnered a thirty […]
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For the farmers
With the swarming proliferation of big box stores, shoddy subdivisions, and distribution warehouses, it’s easy to forget that Chatham County was mostly rural not so very long ago. Indeed, some […]
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It’s all over but the drinking
BOTTOMS UP, y’all. It’s a good thing voters approved Sunday retail alcohol sales last week. We’ll need every possible day of drinking to dull the pain of the other election […]
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A run for their money
NOW THAT THE whole thing’s over, I can go ahead and tell you: The Rock ‘n’ Roll part I totally get. The Marathon part? Not so much. Look, my people […]