The Whistleblower, Conan the Barbarian, Spy Kids
THE WHISTLEBLOWER *** Here’s some pertinent information about DynCorp, culled from various sources: “DynCorp International is a United States-based private military company [which] has provided services for the U.S. military in Bolivia, Bosnia, Somalia, Angola, Haiti, Colombia, Kosovo and Kuwait … Throughout the world, DynCorp employees have been accused (and frequently found guilty) of murder,…
The great ‘quake of 1886
Every building trembled and shook like a dog in the rain. Window glass shattered, plaster walls cracked, and bricks rained down. The strongest earthquake ever to strike the east coast of the United States hit Savannah on a Tuesday night 125 years ago: August 31, 1886. The statue of Liberty on the Pulaski Monument in…
Giving out the election year goodies
WHILE I UNDERSTAND the outrage of many local taxpayers at the recent proposal by City Council to give city employees a two percent raise in the middle of a slipping economy, it was perhaps naive to expect anything different. It’s an election year. The City of Savannah is one of the largest employers in the……
Mark Your Calendar: Dex in September
And so, as the turgid summer season begins to give way to a bright new autumn of concerts, plays and other enlightenments and entertainments, we start to hear some big announcements. The Jinx has inked a number of pretty cool acts for the coming months, starting with the Sept. 1 return of the Dex Romweber…
Shonali Bhowmik, Davin McCoy & Coming Attractions
SHONALI BHOWMIK At 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. $5. With 4th Ward AfroKlezmer Orchestra. Her name is hard to pronounce, but Shonali Bhowmik is, well, kind of unforgettable. The native of Nashville, now a resident of New York City, has just put out her first solo record, 100 Oaks…
Family concerns
When Lisa Michaelis and Billy Schlosser got married, they each had been in the music business for a few years. Classically trained and proficient on a number of instruments, both were teaching, performing and recording in New York City, fast–tracking it to the Big Time. How our priorities change. Today, the Atlanta–based couple has an…
Artistic invocation
Atlanta artist Christina Bray’s paintings are still-lifes that tell stories – not in words, not in the emotion or pain in someone’s eyes (there are no people on her canvases), but in an eerily invoked memory of place. On view through Sept. 9 at the Armstrong Atlantic State University Fine Arts Gallery, Bray’s Street Journal:…
Fresh from the sea, fresh off the vine
Savannah summers: The traffic races on Victory Drive as the locals head east for a coastal cooldown. But this year, something’s different along the route. They can’t help noticing a kaleidoscope of fresh fruits and vegetables and the steam of boiling peanuts kicking into the air before crossing the Wilmington River, animating Charlie Teeple Sea…
Much ado about running
When the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon comes to town Nov. 5, an estimated 23,000 runners will descend upon our fair city. There are two courses — 26.2 miles, and a half–run — with live, local music strategically set up at 40 stages along the routes. The marathon ends at Forsyth Park, where a “nationally known…
Nabbing the Pizza Robber
A 15–year old was arrested after robbing an undercover police officer and firing shots at police. The 15 year old was already on probation for simple battery relating to an incident last year. After several pizza delivery people had been robbed at an apartment complex, several units, including the Neighborhood Task Force and the K9…
Noodle Bowled over
I truly enjoyed my first visit to the Noodle Bowl — and found it very much changed on my recent lunch. The owners have turned down the lights and ramped up the atmosphere. The same delicious noodle based dishes moved off a hot service bar and onto a table service menu. Those are both great…
More Brewfest beers
Another new entry in the Savannah Craft Brew Fest (www.savannahcraftbrewfest.com) is from a brand new Savannah brewery. Coastal Empire Beer Co. will debut its Savannah Brown Ale, the first in a line of beers that company partner Kevin Haborak says will initially only be available in kegs. There are a number of brown ales in…
City needs a real Tourism Office
Editor, Robert Edgerly stated in last week’s issue, “there should be input from everyone involved in the economic and cultural well–being of this wonderful area.” And so, I am offering my input on Savannah’s tourism industry. In the summer of 2008, the Great Recession devoured the two tour companies I worked for, leaving me jobless.…
