Review: The Giver
The performances are on the undercooked side, with even old pros Bridges and Streep unable to muster much enthusiasm.
Review: The Expendables 3
Stallone as usual hogs the spotlight, though Antonio Banderas, as a motormouth assassin who wants to join the team, steals second-half scenes whenever he can.
Meth in a motel
Three people are in custody as a result of arrests stemming from the attempted sale of large quantities of methamphetamine to undercover CNT agents early last evening. On Thursday evening, CNT agents purchased over two ounces of methamphetamine from a 31 year old Albany man at one of the motels in the I-95/Highway 204 area.…
Campaign for Healthy Kids and Families to launch
Step Up Savannah, Inc. and Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council are set to launch an outreach campaign to enroll children and families in Right from the Start Medicaid and PeachCare, on August 16 at the Civic Center. The launch is scheduled as part of the IMA back-to-school rally, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday;…
Bethesda Academy to get $100K donation from South State
South State Bank will present Bethesda Academy with a $100,000 check for the establishment of the South State Bank Center for Young Entrepreneurship. According to a spokesman, the Center “in conjunction with Bethesda’s Work-Study curriculum, aims to teach principles of sound business development, financial management, and integrity in the workplace to the students of Bethesda…
24-Hour Play Festival returns to Muse
The premise is simple: Six writers volunteer to write six new short plays, with no advance notice as to what they’ll be about.
Heavy Lights @Ampersand
For you if you’re partial to the big-sounding pop/rock of Built to Spill or The War on Drugs.
Whaleboat @Graveface & Hang Fire
The’Boat is the city’s most overtly melodic rock ‘n’ roll experience.
Zulu Wave @Hang Fire
Punchy rock-trio stuff ladled over with tasteful synthesizer.
Modrag @The Jinx
A vintage “Pink Floyd meets the Kinks” sound.
Demolishing credibility
City’s controversial proposed purchase on Waters Avenue comes at a bad time
A ‘Deep River’ to freedom
HISTORY, especially in Savannah, is immediately visible and intrinsically hidden. Historical architecture and styling paints a scene across time, yet those signifiers distance us from the human realities we share with our ancestors. Whitfield Lovell’s work breaches this divide, delving into the lives of African Americans that lived between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil…
10 tips for a great bottle share
Calling up a few like-minded friends to engage in a Saturday beer tasting is a perfect excuse to intermingle different circles of acquaintances and tick a few new beers off of your own “must try” list.
Happiness is a choice
It’s one thing to talk about happiness and another to actually live it
SAV goes to ATL to campaign for climate
There was a striking contrast between the small number of well-paid industry representatives and the many citizens who traveled sometimes hundreds of miles.
Review: Boyhood
This gimmick is a screen original: Follow the life of an individual from the age of 7 to the age of 18, shooting new footage over the course of all 12 years.
Talking with: Jobita Hernández
SAVANNAH’S SUBURBAN Southside might as well fall off the edge of the planet to some downtowners. But when it comes to international cuisine, I think those of us who live among the traffic lights and shopping malls have the best of the city. Now we have Savannah’s first Mexican supermarket. Super International at the corner of Waters Avenue and Montgomery…
Human Rights Watch Film Fest debuts
LOCAL FILM mavens know Jim Reed from his tireless work as the brains/brawn/everything behind the Psychotronic Film Series, which has hosted counterculture and kitsch films at the Bean for over a decade. Reed is expanding his cinematic footprint with the first inaugural local version of the Human Rights Watch Film Fest, which this year is…
‘Cool when you can show vulnerability’
EDITH PIAF was one of the world’s first superstars, a World War II-era cabaret singer known for both her incredible talent and her propensity to swear or throw bottles at her audience. On Aug. 14, Savannah’s Natasha Drena will perform as Piaf at the Lucas Theatre, though she doesn’t plan on throwing any bottles. The…
Kyle Kinane, ‘telling scumbag stories’
‘It’s all got some root in reality. I mean, they’re all bar bullshit stories.’
Two Leonardos sought in murder
Police are continuing to search for Leonardo Divinci Lark, also known as “Rock,” for questioning in a case. Leonardo “Scoochie” Anderson turned himself in July 11 at the Chatham County Detention Center and was served with the warrants. Metro detectives continue to search for Leonardo Divinci Lark, also known as “Rock” for questioning in the…
