Review: The Water Diviner
This isn’t a muck-raking expose as much as it’s a personal tale told against an international canvas.
Shooting and crash investigated
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a victim in hospitalized and the crash of a minivan nearby. Derek Johnson, 19, was transported to a hospital after the 8:27 p.m. shooting on the 2100 block of Glynwood Drive. “He had been in a parked car with other individuals when a minivan…
Suspect charged after downtown purse snatching
An 18-year-old suspect is under arrest “and nursing K9 bite marks after fighting with police and a witness who followed him several blocks after he snatched a purse from a woman in downtown Savannah Wednesday night,” police say. The suspect, “who is not identified in this release to give Robbery Unit detectives from the Savannah-Chatham…
Man charged for stabbing his brother
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes and Islands Precinct Crime Suppression units arrested Darnell Paige, 47, for stabbing his brother during a domestic altercation on April 12. At 12:40 Wednesday afternoon, Paige was arrested at his residence on the 7200 block of Skidaway Road. “Paige’s arrest stems from a fight with his 44-year-old brother, outside…
5 Entering Auto suspects arrested
“In less than 24 hours, Southside Precinct patrols officers of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department arrested five entering auto suspects in two separate incidents on Sunday,” a police spokesperson says. The first happened at 3:53 a.m. at an apartment complex on the 12000 block of Largo Drive. Southside Precinct officers responded to reports of two suspects…
Warriors Gear closed down for gun sales violations
The City of Savannah “has weighed in on a continuing investigation by Metro’s newly assigned drug unit into the actions of a Savannah businessman selling illegal military weapons to convicted felons with a court order to padlock the business’ building,” a spokesperson says. City revenue officers joined by the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Undercover Narcotics…
Man charged in 2013 Montgomery Street murder
A 38-year-old Savannah man was arrested Thursday night and charged with murder Friday morning for the 2013 shooting death of a man working at a Montgomery Street nightclub. Michael Elize Rivers was arrested at a warehouse where he was working on Crossroads Parkway at 11:30 p.m. by U.S. Marshals from the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task…
Sheriff’s Dept. destroys drugs interdicted over past year
Over the past year the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Criminal Interdiction Unit “has intercepted over 200 pounds of marijuana from hitting the streets in Chatham County; that’s a street value of over a million dollars,” says a Departmene spokesperson. The unit comprise five deputies and their K-9s. All of the drugs seized over the…
Shots fired incident on Eastside
Detectives are searching for a victim as well as suspects “after finding an overturned car in the Edgemere neighborhood of Savannah Tuesday night,” police say. Central Precinct patrol officers responded to simultaneous accident and shots fired calls on the 1300 block of East 55th Street at 11:43 p.m. to find an overturned Dodge with no…
Nearly 50 arrested in Aryan Brotherhood meth bust
Nearly 50 people have been arrested or are currently wanted following a lengthy investigation conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT). In October 2013, CNT, in a partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration Savannah, began investigating multiple people believed to be involved in the sale of crystal meth, throughout Chatham County, Georgia. “Undercover CNT…
Dick Dale’s body is a temple
“I DON’T DO INTERVIEWS. Everybody puts on the sensationalism.” Dick Dale, the 77-year-old guitar legend, is driving himself and his wife, Lana, to the next tour stop. As he cruises through Florida tolls, congenially chatting up toll workers and making them laugh, Dale eases between stating the hard facts of his career, reminiscing warmly about…
Does drug testing actually work?
General Motors reported a 50 percent reduction in workplace injuries after implementing a testing program.
Pink Pig: Boss BBQ Just Over The Bridge
You may think this pretty pink palace-in-miniature to be anathema to the menfolk, but each time I go there are plenty of hubby-wife combos and groups of gentlemen enjoying a copious lunch.
Superhero vs. Supervillain Official Cosplay Retromega Comic Con After-Party @The Wormhole
The ladies of The Tied and Tasseled Cabaret have a special show planned for the occasion, The Burlesque Battle of Superheroes vs. Supervillains, guaranteed to careen guests toward the end of the world itself.
Bait & Switch: The Fishy Tale of Coffee Bluff Marina
TONY THOMAS, the City of Savannah alderman who spearheaded its makeover, calls the new Coffee Bluff Marina the “crown jewel” of Savannah parks. Located on a scenic and moss-lined dead end about two miles after White Bluff Road changes into Coffee Bluff Road, Coffee Bluff Marina is Chatham County’s only publicly-owned marina. But the marina…
Editor’s Note: Take your time on Orange Crush, Tybee
Amid vows to shut down Orange Crush for good, Tybee has the opportunity to do some real soul-searching about the kind of beach town it really wants to be.
Highland Brewing: For the ‘perfect pint’
Despite her success and rapid ascension at Stone, Hollie Stephenson found herself nostalgic for her youth spent in the South.
The Lonely Teardrops, Deadly Lo-Fi, Wet Socks @The Jinx
And to think, all this a day after Dick Dale himself comes to town. Who’s got the first round of Singapore Slings?
Nate Saraceno @Savannah Coffee Roasters
Saraceno’s trying something new for his album release that blends community, music, visual and video art.
Finding ‘cultural genealogy’ at Beach Institute
Clara Aguero Ortiz & John M. Mitchell Where: The Beach Institute, 502 E Harris St, Savannah, Georgia 31401 When: Tue – Sat: 12-5pm through April 30 Info: (912) 234-8000 HUMAN EXPERIENCE dictates that at some sad moment we unwittingly acquire the knowledge that while we may all be created equal, we are not always treated…
Paws for a Cause 2015 @The Foundery Coffee Pub
Money raised will help keep their cats and dogs fostered, fed, happy, and healthy until they find a family of their own.
High fashion meets creative fundraising
“Think Iggy Azalea meets Marie Antoinette,”
says stylist Kevin Cartee.
Review: The Age of Adaline
From the very premise to a couple of head-smacking coincidences, the movie mightily tests our willingness to go with the flow. To its credit, it succeeds throughout most of its length,
The road’s still all the rage
Along with a pop-top camper and orange disco stripe down the side, my dear Westy sported two comfy beds, a cute propane stove and a doll-sized refrigerator that I could never get to work.
A.U.R.A. Fest in the ‘Boro
“I’M nicknaming this ‘Concert Impossible,” laughs Tim Walls. “If we can pull this off, it’s gonna be really awesome.” It’s been a decade since the last All Underground Rock All Day (A.U.R.A.) Fest, and Walls, the force behind Coastal Rock Productions, is resurrecting the tradition he started. For two days, Bigshow’s Burgers and Bar in…
Coastal Pet Rescue’s forever home
The result of a generous lease agreement and numerous in-kind donations, the private retreat has been built entirely by CPR’s dedicated volunteers.
