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Savannah Carnaval to take over Plant Riverside
It’s going to be a night to remember for a cause that often flies under the radar. On July 31, SD Gunner Fund and Plant Riverside will host the award-winning fundraising event, Savannah Carnaval, combined with the unveiling of the new Atlantic Building — the final installment of the Plant Riverside Project. The night will…
Georgians pick Georgia art
A playlist of 15 songs all performed, arranged, written, composed, produced, and/or created by musicians from Georgia; that’s what 20 artists had to get inspired. From that playlist came 20 pieces of artwork now on display at the Photopoint Gallery in Richmond Hill.
City of Savannah accepting ACE Grant applications
Applications are now available for the Arts and Culture Enrichment Program Grant through the City of Savannah.
Planning for Christmas in July
The gravestones of fallen service members are adorned with wreaths each December, thanks to Wreaths Across America, but the fundraising starts well before that memorable day for veteran-supported organizations across the country.
Sola Salon Studios to celebrate new midtown location with ceremony
Savannah’s Starland District will soon have 29 new business owners, all working out of the newly renovated Station 24 building at 2400 Bull St. Sola Salon Studios is the home to 29 individual, boutique salons with floor-to-ceiling walls and glass doors that fully close. The salon concept allows stylists to run their own business in…
Local arts university keeps Savannah area children fed
The Savannah College of Art and Design announced a collaboration with Feed the Hungry to provide boxed lunches to more than 1,000 children in the Savannah and Chatham County community each week. The donated lunches are part of the university’s SCAD SERVE initiative which empowers the SCAD community to listen to the needs of its…
Community takes action against childhood hunger
Children facing hunger will receive much needed assistance from local non-profit People of Action Caring for Kids, also known as PACK. The ‘Childhood Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Vacay’ summer fundraising campaign will run through July 23, and individuals and businesses are being asked to help raise funds to prevent childhood hunger and food insecurity…
Providing safe passage
The intersection of I-16 and I-95 is a bustling and precarious thoroughfare. Over the years, an increase in traffic from motorists and freight traffic from our ever-growing port has caused congested, often dangerous conditions.
Island, city delectable events return
You may not think so just by looking around, but there was never going to be a ‘flip the switch’ moment as to when everything will feel normal again around here. The dead horse has been beaten plenty. We are all aware of how difficult 2020 was for plenty of people in one form or…
Veteran-supported apparel, coffee shop announces official, unrestricted grand opening
The Nine Line Apparel and Black Rifle Coffee Company coffee shop on River St. has been open for some time, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the location never got to have a grand opening free of masks and restrictions on numbers of guests. So, this is it.
Indoor-outdoor gallery to benefit local farmers’ market
An indoor-outdoor event with various local artists opens Friday from 6-8 p.m., with gallery profits from the show donated to Forsyth Farmer’s Market programs.
Homegrown Summer Jam to debut at Victory North
This Thursday, Victory North will present Homegrown Summer Jam: an Americana concert featuring some of Savannah’s favorite Americana bands.
District Live to bring exciting new changes to Savannah music scene
The new is bringing in the newer. The soon-to-open Atlantic Building, located in The Kessler Collection’s JW Marriott Plant Riverside District, is bringing on “the future of entertainment,” Plant Riverside’s Director of Entertainment Tyler Gray said. “It’s going to be entertainment central.”
Afterglow
Two years in a row I interned with the Army’s Cadet Command. If you know me, you’ve heard all about this ever since 2011 when I applied to do it; these two years were two of my most valuable journalistic experiences in my 20s.
Savannah Jazz monthly concert sizzles with Afro-Cuban Jazz, Salsa
On the heels of last week’s announcement of the 2021 Savannah Jazz Festival lineup and the welcomed news that the 40th annual event will be held live in Forsyth Park, Sept. 23–26, Savannah Jazz has a lot to celebrate. Perfect timing for July’s monthly concert with Afro-Cuban Jazz and Salsa band Gino Castillo and the…
Former GSU, NFL running back Adrian Peterson to bring inspiration to Buy Local July luncheon
Few places in the country rely on the success of local businesses as Savannah, and some of that success comes as result of the efforts of Buy Local Savannah. The organization supports local businesses through a variety of means because of its belief that strong independent outfits add to the character, appeal and, ultimately, growth…
