Triple homicide on the Eastside
Police confirm that three men, ages 52, 37, and 30, are dead in a shooting incident Monday night near East 36th and Live Oak Streets on Savannah’s embattled Eastside. “Central Precinct patrol officers responding to a shots fired call about 8:30 p.m. were directed to a house on the 1200 block of N.E. 36th Street…
Firearms purchases lead to arrest of repeat offender
A convicted felon is off the streets after selling firearms to undercover Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) agents. CNT, along with the Savannah Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, “made three firearms purchases from Jimmy Ray Williams of Savannah over the course of a three-month investigation. Agents also purchased a military…
City drug unit arrests street-level dealers
The Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team (UNIT) of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “has concluded a month-long investigation which has resulted in several arrests and the recovery of firearms, cash and drugs,” police say. The investigation focused on street-level narcotics dealers in the Downtown Precinct. Two search warrants were executed Friday morning, resulting in the apprehension…
Repeat narco offenders taken down in Pooler
Two people are in custody following the seizure of drugs and money this past Friday by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT). CNT agents arrested 26-year-old Daniel “Dirty” Jeffers of Bloomingdale. Jeffers was arrested outside a Walmart store at 160 Pooler Parkway, Pooler, Georgia. “Jeffers was taken into custody following a short foot pursuit during which…
Drug lab busted at 63rd and Reynolds
Multiple people were arrested following an early morning search warrant conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) this past Thursday. Just after 6 a.m., CNT, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, members of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD) and SCMPD SWAT executed a search warrant at 401 East 63rd St. “Five people…
Casket Sharp @Ampersand
‘A modern-age swing on a Stevie Ray Vaughn meets Stevie Wonder.’
Say it ain’t so, Gnate
‘Nothing has been decided yet,’ says the Sand Gnats’ John Katz.’We’re still working on possible solutions.; Whatever they are, they probably won’t include Historic Grayson Stadium.
Editor’s Note: Tybee Mayor says Orange Crush not about race
‘Young college-age people are prone to get in trouble at Spring Break. White kids, black kids, Asian kids, whoever.’
Truth in advertising at Just Desserts
Customers who came in while we were there had plenty of recommendations: ‘Oh, you cannot leave without trying the Strawberry Lemonade cupcake, and come back when she has the Limon Ricotta on Friday.’
Hot Plate, Fiasco, Kyle @Hang Fire
It’s like a pizza party, with guitars.
Pints for Pigs with A Nickel Bag of Funk, Isaac Smith @Southbound Brewing Company
Help raise funds for the Savannah Boar Association’s Kiss-A-Pig Campaign, benefiting the American Diabetes Association.
Local musician on sharing SXSW stage with John Legend
IT’S difficult to remember a time when John Legend wasn’t—well—on his way to being the stuff of legends. But the prodigy didn’t get his big break until Lauryn Hill asked him to play piano on a solo record. Known for being just a nice, down-to-earth fella, Legend lived up to his reputation in the wake…
SCAD Style: Forever in Blue Jeans
SHREDDED at the knees and pegged at the ankle, designer skinny with a dangerously low rise, even bellybutton ticklers of the “mom” variety—everyone has a favorite pair of denim dungarees. No other article of clothing is more ubiquitous or unique: So much more than another item on the floor of your closet, your best jeans…
Heart attack over a hotel tax
HAPPENING late in the evening of March 31, some hoped against hope that it was just an elaborate April Fools Day prank. But the literally last-minute inclusion of a whopping $5 per night hotel/motel tax in the Governor’s Transportation Bill was no joke. It quickly caused a statewide shock wave throughout Georgia’s tourism industry, from…
Get outta town! Three craft beer road trips
IT’S AMAZING how quickly Savannah’s local beer scene has grown. Between our four local breweries, there’s plenty of unique, interesting and downright delicious beer to drink without venturing past your corner bar. That said, variety is the spice of life and the chance to try something new is always welcome. Take one of these easy…
Anti-vaxxers & Measles
By any measure childhood immunization has been one of humanity’s great achievements. But today few have any clue, leading some to ask why we still need to poke babies with needles and all that jazz.
Feed your head with Little Shop of Horrors
WHETHER you’re a theatre buff, a movie buff, or a pop culture nerd, chances are you love Little Shop of Horrors. If you crave a tale with an underdog, plenty of slapstick, a catchy Motown soundtrack, a little terror, some B-movie inspired cheese, a trash-talking plant with fangs, and thrilling romance, this cult classic’s got…
All the Beautiful Things captures complexity of childhood sexual abuse
PLAYWRIGHT Marsha T. Jones makes no secret about the trauma of her childhood, not anymore. Sexually abused by an uncle from the age of three to 16, she kept silent for decades, afraid of retribution, or worse, that no one would believe her. “He was like a big brother to me, the person I played…
Regenerating art at Hospice Savannah
DICKY STONE awoke to the sound of a chainsaw one morning. Pulled from his home, he followed the roar to the promised scene—pieces of a downed tree. “They’re putting it on the side of the road and I say ‘May I have some of that?’” Stone says. The Savannah-native carves forms designed to reflect the…
Showgirls Have More Fun!
SPRING is here, and our most fabulous entertainers are heating up the town! If you can’t get enough of the glitz, glam, and gams of Savannah’s most prurient performance troupes, not to worry: beginning this weekend, there are plenty of opportunities to take in a show from the Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Review and the…
