Abercorn archaeology site open for tours
A side effect of the “improvements to State Route 204 /Abercorn Extension and the King George Boulevard interchange” is that the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are sponsoring an archeological excavation “relevant to the area of the expansion project,” according to a spokesman. New South Associates of Stone Mountain,…
Wilmington Farmers Market meeting
A general info meeting for the proposed new Wilmiington Island Farmers Market will be 7 p.m. Thursday May 2 at the Frank G. Murray Community Center, 160 Whitemarsh Island Way. They’ll “chat about its progress, describes its goals and visions and open up the floor to any questions.” The Farmers Market holds a Lowcountry Boil/silent…
Right Whale season ‘average’
Biologists monitoring the imperiled whales that usually give birth off the coast of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina documented 20 cow/calf pairs this winter — 19 in the Southeast and one in Cape Cod Bay. While the annual average since 2000 is 21, this year’s total was a “far cry” from the seven calves in…
Kudos to SkIO science guy!
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Aron Stubbins is a co-author of a research paper published in a major scientific journal. The article, “Global Charcoal Mobilization from Soils via Dissolution and Riverine Transport to the Oceans,” will appear in the April 19, 2013 issue of the prestigious journal Science, published by the American Association for the…
Heritage Bank robbed
FBI and Savannah-Chatham Police detectives are investigating the armed robbery of The Heritage Bank branch in the 600 block of Stephenson Ave. today. At 10:06 a.m., investigators responded to the scene where two black males entered the property through the wood line at the building’s rear. With bandanas covering their faces, the subjects enter the…
UGA to get 15 acres at Wormsloe
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted today to accept a gift of 15.45 acres of the Wormsloe property to the University of Georgia. The trustees of the Wormsloe Foundation are donating the property, 10 miles southeast of Savannah, for use by the UGA College of Environment and Design and other UGA colleges…
More horse cops!
The Mounted Patrol Unit of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “has almost doubled in horses,” thanks to the discontinuation of a similar unit in Forsyth County, police say. Four patrol horses — “three of them thoroughly trained for police work and the other a perfect candidate” — were donated to the SCMPD unit when the…
Chris Tucker digs his roots
‘That’s a great feeling in live shows, to be right there with your audience. Movies are great, too, but you gotta wait until months later to get the benefit of the movie.’
Feedback: Harbor deepening is ‘reckless gov’t spending’
Editor, Regarding your column last week, “A deepening problem:” The Center for a Sustainable Coast shares Steve Willis’s concerns (he’s our board president). One of our major concerns, paralleling Steve’s comments, is that Corps projects epitomize reckless government spending — commonly known as “pork-barrel politics.” If other states in the Southeast and their home-team ports…
Say the Word at SUAF
‘I used to curse like a sailor. I’m not gonna lie, when I hear my old stuff I cringe sometimes. I’m in no way a Christian rapper, but everything I do, I put God first, and my faith is high. I believe things happen for a reason.’ – Wordsmith
A cycling spin on Earth Day
Reduced carbon emissions are the most easily recognizable benefit of replacing car trips with bike trips. But it’s not just about burning fossil fuels. Providing parking for cars carries an environmental cost.
Jeffrey Tonnesen at SUAF
Once upon a time, when radio mattered, the DJ was king. The guy (or gal) who played the records had a distinctive voice — both literally and figuratively — and could alter your mood with the flick of a switch and turn of a table. The best DJs always knew how to read their audience.…
The 2013 Savannah Urban Arts Festival
The monthly open mic night hosted by AWOL features a mix of music and poetry. Where: Sentient Bean Coffee Shop When: Sunday, April 21, 6-9pm Cost: Donation Panel Discussion: “Food Justice” Local community members and food experts will discuss nutrition, food accessibility issues and much more. Where: The Creative Coast, 15 West York St. When:…
Headin’ for veggies
I love hummus (there’s always some in my fridge) but even with a passion for the stuff, an entire wrap of it might be too much for non-vegheads.
Passion for the outdoors
‘Our mission is to inspire passion for the outdoors, and really foster creative excellence by showcasing the best mountain adventures stories told. And we can do that through the tour.’
Day tripper: Earth Day, Record Store Day
Savannah’s 2013 Earth Day Festival happens Saturday in Forsyth Park —in case you hadn’t noticed already — and there’s a small but potent musical element to the big green bash, which is really more about public education on the subjects of recycling and natural sustenance. The Train Wrecks, our most reliable, hard-hitting Americana band, will…
‘Reefer Madness’: It’s alive!
The campy, deliberately over-the top film became a cult classic, beloved by potheads who find its unintentional humor illuminating, and funny enough to bust a gut over.
Gallery Hop
Kalmenson’s stunning compositions of euphoric color patterns are the result of months of breeding mold on 35mm motion picture film.
Shooting on Waldburg
Metro Police are investigating the shooting of a Waldburg Street resident in a reported robbery attempt. Jeremy Lueken was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with a non-life threatening injury after the shooting on the 500 block of East Waldburg just after midnight. Lueken and others were on the back porch of the house when…
Ready to rumble and roll
Bespectacled with a short red bob, Dr. Kat Zechar looks every inch the medical professional. The internist at Memorial Medical University acts as a liaison between patients and their specialty doctors, logging long hours on the hospital floor. But at the end of her shift, the glasses come off and ripped tights go on as…
What no fashionista should be without
I depend on local shops to show me what’s in, otherwise I might show up to your next gallery opening or cocktail party wearing tartan culottes or, heaven forbid, a Canadian tuxedo.
A magic (almost) mile on Lincoln Street
‘We’ll have 400 people hopscotching all at once. We need 45 volunteers just to coordinate it.’
Review: Oblivion
The story gets more ham-fisted as it unwinds, becoming needlessly cluttered and finally petering out with a series of daft sequences, each more ludicrous than the one which preceded it.
What does green even mean?
In October 2007, mainly to quell an unusually ‘green’ electorate that year, County Commissioners passed a well-meaning, yet non-binding, resolution calling for Chatham to become the “Greenest County in Georgia.” The ballyhooed announcement and subsequent media blitz lead to much back-slapping amongst County incumbents, as the legislative action helped deliver enough votes in November to…
Motorcycle seats & sperm
A metastudy found that more than half of male bicyclists suffered from genital numbness, and between an eighth and a quarter said they suffered from ED. Female cyclists don’t have it any better, reporting numbness, difficult urination, pain, and difficulty achieving orgasm.
Earth Day Schedule
Of particular interest this year is the new ‘Silent Sports Done in Nature’ workshop series.
Beyond the dungeon
The cards and dice may hold magical powers, but you won’t find these games in Vegas. Forget blackjack and craps: Enthusiasts will gather for epic battles of games with names like Netrunner and Mice & Mystics when GnomeCon returns to Savannah, April 19-21 at the Coastal Georgia Center. Last year, the sci-fi and fantasy gaming…
Editor’s Note: Earth Day perspectives
There’s a whole phenomenon of “astroturf” groups, i.e., the opposite of grassroots, in which corporate dollars fund front organizations which purport to do research in the public good but which actually serve a specific agenda.
