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EARLIER THIS YEAR, ABC was set to film a pilot episode of a show starring Alyssa Milano as a Savannah lawyer. The production was all ready to shoot, and indeed one scene with the former Charmed star was filmed downtown. But then something happened. “The company calculated their gain from state of Georgia’s tax incentive…
The fix is in
Dr. Cole Chavis works quickly over her tiny patient. Just two little legs can be seen as the patient lies motionless on her back. This small dog has no way of knowing it, but Dr. Chavis is giving her a lifetime of freedom. Freedom from bearing unwanted, unloved litters of puppies who might end up…
New releases
Superbad **1/2 The kids are alright in Superbad; it’s the adults who prove to be a drag. Coming from some of the same talents involved with The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, this can’t match the impact of its predecessors, despite its best intentions to (slightly) set itself apart in the “teen sex comedy” genre.…
Capsule reviews
Stardust ***1/2 An enchanting fairy tale likely to appeal to filmgoers across every imaginable spectrum, Stardust is an unqualified delight that offers the most fun to be had in a theater this summer. Based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, it’s a fantasy yarn in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Adventures…
‘The case of a lifetime’
A routine traffic stop in Garden City began a chain of events that led to the downfall of an extensive cocaine and marijuana trafficking operation in Chatham and Bryan counties. It’s the kind of thing that doesn’t happen very often in a small municipality, but Garden City police and their K-9 unit responded in full…
Exhibits and openings
‘Pancakes and Parables’ — New painting by Scott Foxx through Aug. 30 at Gallery Espresso, 234 Bull St. ‘Recognoscere’ — Photography by Sarah Anderson and Tony Leonhardt at Dimensions Gallery, 412 MLK Jr. Blvd. Growing Hope Gallery Expo — Union Mission’s Growing Hope Artisans Cooperative hosts this free, public event Sept. 8, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.…
Representin’
I was wondering when the silly season would begin. With filing deadlines for city offices approaching, it seems that it’s finally kicked off in earnest. The announcements are coming in hot and heavy, from the usual longshot mayoral candidates like James Dewberry and Yusuf “Brother” Shabazz, to the entry of Clara Mae Curry for at-large…
Robin’s world
Tybee Island — ruined or just different? Until this summer, I’d convinced myself that Tybee Island is too close to home to be the destination for an overnight getaway; that if I go to the trouble of securing pet sitters, I should get further out of town. Plus, Tybee’s changed, right? Too many condos, too…
Kitchen table diplomacy
I had a friend, her name was Judy. She was my buddy’s mother. An odd relationship at best, you might say. You might think that, but I didn’t. From her standpoint, it was a love/ hate/love situation. (She loved me as a harmless kid, hated me through my rebellious teens, and loved me once again…
Blast from the past
On Aug. 14 at 9:38 p.m., the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department bomb squad responded to the intersection of U.S. 80 and GA 204 because of a possible grenade in the roadway. It was determined that the grenade in question was an inert replica of a World War II fragmentary grenade. There were no explosives…
Can’t make this stuff up
Government in Action! In April, Britain’s Office of Work and Pensions acknowledged to the Daily Mail that the multiple wives of polygamous husbands who are legally in the country routinely draw dependents’ unemployment allowances from the government (even though polygamy itself is illegal in the U.K.). A single person receives the equivalent of about $120…
Noteworthy shows
Dave Chappelle If you haven’t gotten a seat for this unexpected appearance by one of the most revered and intriguing standup comics working today, you may be out of luck, as prevailing wisdom says it will be sold out by the time this issue hits the stands. Then again, Savannah is a “walk-up town” when…
A taste of this week’s live gigs
The Jeff Beasley Band Electric blues, early rock & roll, plus funky R & B originals. Wed., 7 pm (solo), Jazz’d Tapas Bar + Thurs., 8 pm, The Warehouse + Sun., Fiddler’s (River St.). The Cleaners Straight-ahead rock & roll trio from Athens, featuring Savannah-born drummer Ronnie Winders. With Augusta’s The Edison Project, whose bouncy,…
‘Our job and art is to deliver the goods’
Most rock bands wouldn’t want anyone to call them a train wreck. The negative connotations of that description conjure up all sorts of bad vibes to the average listener: tunelessness, sloppiness, inharmonious vocalizing, poor meter, claptrap rhythm, and —perhaps the most dreaded— a lack of artistic merit. So, it’s odd when a hard-working, dedicated, full-time…
Rory Block: Down at the crossroads
To many people, the name Robert Johnson is synonymous with the blues. The mythic guitarist and singer —who died prematurely and violently in August 1938 at 27— recorded only 42 sides in two separate recording sessions before dying of pneumonia brought on by poisoning (supposedly at the hands of a jealous man whose wife or…
“The Dr. Is In”
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Earthweek – A Diary of the Planet
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