Blowin’ Smoke to reopen Aug. 25
Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina is scheduled to reopen this Thursday, August 25, after closing for renovations in late July. To celebrate the completion of the space updates and renovations, Blowin’ Smoke will feature new cocktail and beer offerings upon reopening. Martin & Zittrouer Construction managed the renovation project which included the addition of one restroom;…
Police seek suspect in West 37th Street homicide
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a shooting of a male that occurred around 11:55 p.m., Aug. 21, in the 300 block of West 37th Street. Officers responded to the 300 block of west 37th street and found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Memorial…
Two shot in vehicle on Jefferson Street
Detectives are investigating the shooting of two women that occurred about 8 p.m., Aug. 20, near the intersection of Jefferson Street and West 32nd Street. “Officers responded to the intersection of Victory Drive and Barnard Street where they found two female victims inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to Memorial…
Homicide at Montgomery and West 37th
Detectives are seeking information on a suspect who is wanted in connection to a shooting that claimed the life of Daniel Landy, 29. Landy was found shot at the One Stop Shop located at 2100 Montgomery Street Aug. 19, just before 11:30 p.m. Events surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
Tibetan monks return to Jepson Center in September
The Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Jepson Center September 13-18 to create an exquisite sand mandala painting a s part of a weeklong residency. “We are incredibly honored to again have the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery visit here and share their uplifting and unique art and music,” said…
Editor’s Note: New City Manager hire is a great opportunity to reexamine some not-so-great ideas
If I had one public request to make of Mr. Hernandez, it would be this: Let’s declare a moratorium on all pending major decisions and initiatives, say through the end of the year, to give him time to revisit and reset things.
The Hypnotics time travel on POP
One look and listen and you better tighten the laces on your saddle shoes: you’re in for a wild ride of twistin’, shoutin’, and swingin’
Farm Truck 912: Fresh food for all
Purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables is not a privilege, although most would argue it should be
Jimkata, Dead 27s @Barrelhouse South
The three-piece throws a killer live show, complete with a custom lighting rig and plenty of energy
Gerald’s Pig & Shrimp: ‘You’re on Tybee Time’
The place where Southern-style comfort food is prepared the way its patrons seek to live: low and slow
Savannah Artist Collective: Expanding access
SAVANNAH ARTISTS looking for a space to commune, talk, critique and show work have a new home at the Savannah Artist Collective. Located at 13 E. 39th St. across from Sulfur Studios, the Collective is the latest project to spring from a growing movement by the city’s artists in response to a lack of affordable…
Going Coastal
HERE WE grow again! Coastal Empire Beer Company has a new set of equipment that is going to allow them new flexibly and will lead to some exciting new beers for all of us. Last week a shiny new addition to Coastal’s existing canning system arrived. This new gear will allow Coastal to “shrink wrap”…
Bossa Nova Brunch @Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Savannah musical power couple Jackson and Maggie Evans have teamed up.
Local food activists collaborate and revitalize at Canyon Ranch Institute
Joining forces as C-Port Youth Empowered Savannah, the team was one of four awarded a scholarship to attend workshops and strategy sessions.
A Drug Called Tradition, CHEW @Congress Street Social Club
A Drug Called Tradition often collaborates with visual artists to create engrossing multi-sensory experiences.
A Most Auspicious Time
Like many unions that don’t involve officiation by an Elvis impersonator, Jon and Anita’s nuptials were planned around the sacred traditions of their families.
Abeni Cultural Arts’ Kokumo Dance Collective goes deeper with ‘After Dark’
SINCE 2006, Abeni Cultural Arts has enlivened Savannah’s performance art landscape with thematic depth and soulful choreography. From Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity and the recent The Art of Social Change to ballet recitals and youth hip hop shows, the dance company has covered a wide range of disciplines and topics in the last decade—all while…
Dad Joke #26: David Liebe Hart, Greta O. & The Toxic Shock, The Gumps, Skippy Spiral @The Jinx
Are you wondering if downtown can still even hold the weirdos?
Blues by the beach
For over a decade, the band has dished out award-winning house rockers with sinewy dual slide guitar leads and Southern-steeped vocals
Did America know FDR couldn’t walk?
And then, once Roosevelt was elected, his disability was, for the most part, no longer under discussion. How’d he manage it?
Review: Ben Hur
What’s most shocking about Ben-Hur is how thoroughly it bungles the two most iconic and riveting sequences from the 1959 original.
