Allman Brothers Band dedicate latest release to Gregg Allman
Peach Picks: Cream of the Crop 2003 comes out May 16
City of Savannah files sweeping lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
Mayor Eddie DeLoach announced today that the City of Savannah has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division, “after conducting an investigation into the allegedly deceptive marketing of prescription opioid painkillers by more than 20 drug manufacturers and distributors, including the makers of OxyContin and…
Morris Multimedia announces sale of north GA publications to Metro Market Media
Charles H. Morris, Sr., CEO and President of Morris Multimedia Inc. (MMI) announced April 16 the sale of The Times and The Poultry Times to his son, Charles Hill Morris, Jr. and his new company, Metro Market Media (MMM). The change of ownership of these north Georgia newspapers is effective immediately. In a separate transaction,…
City solicits public comment on paid parking proposal for Forsyth Park
The City of Savannah will hold a public meeting next week to present a new proposal to install paid parking at Forsyth Park. The meeting is April 24 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Civic Center’s O’Connor Room. The proposal from City staff suggests implementing a new parking charge of $1 per hour…
Jim Shorts, Bero Bero, Mr. Wait @The Sentient Bean
Jim Shorts recently released Halo Repair, a collection of weirdo-pop songs that recall the best of ‘90s indie and noise rock.
Betsy Cain’s saturation
BETSY CAIN has lived on the edge of the marsh on Wilmington Island for over twenty years. Her proximity to the marsh informs her work in “saturation,” up now at Laney Contemporary. “The marsh is one of the phenomenal ecosystems of the world,” Cain asserts. “It affects us all.” “saturation” presents a variety of different…
A-Town Get Down is back on Indian Street with visuals, sounds, and soul
The festival’s vibrant and loving environment is a can’t-miss for artists, dreamers, and families.
6th Annual Savannah Blues Festival @Savannah Civic Center
A tradition continues with Sir Charles Jones, Tucka, Latimore, Pokey Bear, and Theodis Ealey.
A-Town Get Down headliner Chuck Leavell on trees, the Stones, and his mama’s piano
“It’s been a fascinating journey.”
Savannah Earth Day Festival is back with a fresh outlook
EARTH DAY has been celebrated in Savannah for decades. But this year is really the first time it’s been organized and run by a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting it on. The Savannah Chatham Sustainability Coalition (SCSC) debut their inaugural Earth Day this Saturday in Forsyth Park, with a wide variety of events, free and…
Poverty Simulation, Part Two: What’s fair?
When you sense the game is rigged, cheating becomes the only path to success.
Editor’s Note: A Tale of Two Windows
Just a few minutes after lecturing a local small business owner about his store windows, City Council took the complete opposite attitude in appearing to bend over backwards to benefit a large developer.
5 Questions: The Revival Society at Earth Day
BE HONEST —how often do you recycle? Recycling can often be a tedious task, so you’re forgiven if you’re not a habitual reuser. But the Revival Society has set out to change the attitudes surrounding recycling. The Revival Society is a group of creative makers in Savannah who focus their talents on ecological design. Their…
Cow by Bear: Pop-up perfection
Savannah’s Cow by Bear is not the first location, and several other Chef Bears are hosting their own pop-ups in San Diego and Seattle. Chef Po Bear explains why Savannah was so lucky to be included.
Jucifer, Pointless Honey @The Jinx
The nomadic sludge deathdrone of Jucifer returns to The Jinx. The two-piece, consisting of Gazelle Amber Valentine on guitar and vocals and Edgar Livengood on drums, has been destroying eardrums since 1993 with their impenetrable White Wall of Death, a towering backdrop of speakers that Jucifer assembles and tears down before and after every show.…
Banff Mountain Film Fest on the road: World Tour returns to Lucas Theatre
‘Sometimes the best way to impart some environmental protection education is to inspire people to do more things outside.’
Sir Mix-a-Lot @The Stage on Bay
“I assumed only like-minded people would listen. Who’d a thunk 25 years later…”
Negative Gemini, George Clanton @El-Rocko Lounge
“Bad Baby” takes French’s established dance beats and hooks and leans into the pop influences and cloudy vaporwave dream states.
All You Need Is Love: Many genres get the Savannah Philharmonic Chorus treatment
THE Savannah Philharmonic Chorus has a lot of love to go around. Led by Dr. Monica Dekle, Chorusmaster, the talented voices of Savannah’s choir will pull heartstrings with favorite numbers like “Danny Boy,” “If Music Be the Food of Love,” “What the World Needs Now,” and more at their upcoming performance, All You Need Is…
Record Store Day 2018
It’s a hot wax holiday, y’all! Record Store Day, the occasion when vinyl collectors rush their local music shops in search of limited edition treasures, is upon us once more. In lieu of Black Friday roughhousing—wouldn’t want to shatter a jackalope antler at Graveface or crack a KISS bobble head at Rody’s—lies friendly competition and…
School Board candidate forum tonight at Armstrong
Tonight, April 17, 6-8 p.m., there will be a Candidate Forum for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) Board District Candidates. It will be held at the Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn Street, on the Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus in Savannah. The community forum is hosted by Georgia Southern University College of Education and the Department…
