School canceled due to eclipse, with discord over timing of announcement
Monday evening, Savannah-Chatham School Board Superintendent Jolene Byrne posted on her Facebook page that school will be canceled for safety reasons Aug. 21 due to the total eclipse that afternoon during a heavy transportation period. “The solar eclipse presents a unique safety hazard during what it typically a very busy time on the road for…
Husk contractor fined for killing tree over 100 years old
The City of Savannah is seeking to recover more than $37,000 in fines and restitution from a local contractor for fatally damaging a City-owned Live Oak tree, a City spokesperson announces. “On Thursday, August 3 the City sent a Notice of Violation to Dustcom Limited, Inc. On July 18 Dustcom was tying in a water…
Savannah Bananas begin CPL Playoff run at home tonight
The Savannah Bananas lost to Martinsville Monday night, but a win by the Gastonia Grizzlies over a rival propelled the Bananas into the #2 seed in the Coastal Plain League Playoffs for the second straight year. Game One is tonight against the High Point-Thomasville HiToms at t 7 p.m. at Grayson Stadium. Get tix here.…
National Endowment for the Humanities grant will enable Telfair to expand restoration of Owens-Thomas House slave quarters
Telfair Museums announced today it has received a grant of $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue its ongoing preservation and new reinterpretation of the Owens-Thomas House, one of three Telfair Museum sites. “Telfair is one of only twelve museums nationwide to receive NEH funding this year,” a museum spokesperson says. A…
Editor’s Note: Anatomy of a political meltdown
Jarvis’s admittedly quite conservative positions, as he openly stated in our interview, immediately drew fire from local Democratic activists, who wondered why someone who echoes Donald Trump on some issues would bother running as a Democrat.
International IPA Day is here again!
Just about every craft brewer has an IPA in their lineup, so hunting down a good one will not be difficult
Go Your Own Way: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac @Ben E. Tucker Pavilion at The Westin Savannah Harbor
Key Change’s season has been selling out quickly, so secure those tickets now
In lockstep with Linda Wilder Bryan
‘You want to call me an angry black woman? Fine. Because that’s exactly what I am.’
A small farmer with a big heart
‘People look down on us but we got one of the best jobs there is’
Why are Navy SEALs currently the “it” special forces?
Though Team Six may get the marquee coverage, there are in fact, as you suggest, a bunch of special-ops forces in the field today
Dan Cowan @Tybee Post Theater
With time travel, dinosaurs, and life lessons, there’s something for everyone in story and song
DIP, Dot.s, Salsa Chest, The Gumps @El-Rocko Lounge
Dot.s, which began as a solo project, is a five-piece Atlanta electronic band with danceable beats, dreamy harmonized melodies, and ambient swells
Edgar Loudermilk Band Feat. Jeff Autry @Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor
The seasoned bass player and tenor and bass vocalist followed in the musical footsteps of his father and grandfather, singing in his family’s band when he was just nine years old
Kitchen 320 helps transform Savannah into a culinary destination
It may be downtown, but its off-the-beaten-path location brands Kitchen 320 as a best-kept secret among locals
Fuel still ‘Shimmers’
Frontman Brett Scallions’ dynamic voice hooked fans in its ability to carry an enormous chorus while keeping its blistering, grunge-influenced qualities
N.W. Izzard w/ Isaac Corbitt, Andrew Scotchie & The River Rats @Barrelhouse South
Blues, funk, soul and rock collide at Barrelhouse this weekend
Wipe Out! at the Wormhole
When he was 13, the family took a vacation to Hawaii; while there, Berryhill saw a great ukulele player and fell in love with the instrument
Savannah VOICE Festival returns with humor and harmony
RAISE A VOICE, crack a laugh: Savannah VOICE Festival is back for its fifth season. The annual celebration of opera, musical theatre, and popular song highlights rising stars of the vocal world, honors the art’s roots, and educates future vocalists. This year, the festival has decided to take a humorous twist. Every year, the Festival…
Lisa Ring: ‘People are looking for answers’
After running unopposed in 2016, Buddy Carter is up for reelection in November of 2018. One of the first to challenge him is Lisa Ring of Richmond Hill.
Pedestrians are our native species
Savannah is like Disney World to many Americans who spend their lives in increasingly homogenous suburban landscapes
This week in art
Art openings, exhibits, events, oh my
Review: The Dark Tower
Stripped of dramatic heft, the film mainly plays like the YA-sanctioned adventures of a young boy who gets to hang out with a gunslinger and fight a wicked sorcerer
