SCAD’s annual New Alumni Concert from 5-7 p.m. Friday, June 2, will feature a ‘Jazz at the Museum’ performance by favorite local ensemble The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra, held this year […]
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‘Visitor Impact Fee’ tabled indefinitely by City Council
The highly controversial proposal to levy a 25-cent surcharge on almost every downtown transaction $10 and over was on the agenda for a discussion and second reading vote at today’s […]
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Drugs, stolen guns seized in arrest of seven in West Savannah
Savannah Chatham Metro Police’s Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU) “arrested seven people and seized a large amount of drugs, cash and two stolen firearms outside an apartment complex Wednesday,” police say. […]
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New academic structure in place for Armstrong/Georgia Southern consolidation
The Armstrong State University/Georgia Southern University Consolidation Implementation Committee (CIC) says it has reviewed and approved a new academic structure for the new Georgia Southern University. The consolidated Georgia Southern […]
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Man arrested with guns, machetes, and a cattle prod
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Strategic Investigation Unit (SIU) arrested Nathaniel Harvey, 20, for drug-, firearm-, and traffic-related offenses on May 16. “On May 12, SIU initiated a traffic stop in […]
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Collaborating for the coast
“We have to work together if we want to succeed in protecting these resources.”
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Our problematic parking preoccupation
The desire for cheap and easy parking causes otherwise thoughtful people to betray causes they normally support. It’s magical, truly.
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Council adopts amended new parking hours and rates
City Council today voted to approve an amended version of the expansive new changes to parking rates and times downtown. The newly adopted version features an expansion of enforced parking […]
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City changes Horse and Carriage Ordinance
Savannah City Council members voted 7-1 to approve revisions to the City’s Horse and Carriage Ordinance. “The revisions are intended to regulate the horse-drawn carriage industry, protect the health, safety, […]
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Juliette Gordon Low honored for ‘Reimagined Library’ exhibit
At the American Alliance of Museums’ (AAM’s) 2017 Meeting & MuseumExpo this Monday in St. Louis, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 29th […]
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Van Johnson receives award
ACCG, Georgia’s county association, recently awarded Savannah Alderman Van R. Johnson II (District 1) with the 2017 Civic and Community Engagement Advocate of the Year Award. Each year, ACCG uses […]
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Suspicious package in State Street garage might have been film prop, police say
Around 8 p.m. on Saturday May 6, 2017, SCMPD responded to a report of a suspicious package on the top floor of the State Street parking garage. “Officers located a […]