Making the grade
As students return to schools across Chatham County this week, it marks the culmination of two things: months of back-to-school sale advertising and an ongoing debate over the effectiveness of disciplinary policies in place at the Savannah Chatham County Public School System. The question that’s been discussed by school administrators, city officials and concerned citizens…
Three bites: Pakwan, Ozzy’s, La Xalapena
Pakwan Indian Restaurant This authentic Indian cuisine eatery finally knocked some of the old Johnny Rockets theme away, repainted, rearranged — and still delivers what I consider the best Indian food in the city. The Lamb Vindaloo pictured here was my most recent dish. I ordered it medium spicy — and it still delivered plenty…
Photo of the Week contest.
Selected entries from Connect Savannah’s Photo of the Week contest.
Night riders
If you ever wanted to bicycle through downtown Savannah under the beautiful light of the full moon but were worried about safety, traffic, or both — now’s your chance. The “Midnight Garden Ride,” a fundraiser for the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, has organized this Saturday night’s event to promote not only the organization, but the eminent…
Brewin’ up a party
What’s the best best bet to knock down the heat on Labor Day weekend? How about more than 120 different cold beers? That’s what beer enthusiasts from around the U.S. will find at the second annual Savannah Craft Brew Fest Grand Tasting on Saturday, Sept. 5. Come expecting a crowd. “The first fest welcomed…
What’s next: A classical season
The Savannah Concert Association has announced its 2009-2010 season, with performances held at the Lucas Theatre, Armstrong Atlantic State University’s newly-refurbished Fine Arts Auditorium, and at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. First up, on Sept. 27 is pianist Jon Nakamatsu, winner of the 1997 Van Cliburn Competition gold medal. The recital is at 2…
Do the Mollydooker shake
Low cost Australian wines flooded the US markets few years ago. At first, consumers were enthralled by the big, fruit forward wines and their easy to digest price tags. Cute animals beamed back from many labels. Today, the luster seems to be fading. And, according to wine industry insiders, those low cost, mass-produced wines may…
Reviews: Taking Woodstock
TAKING WOODSTOCK ** A major disappointment from director Ang Lee, Taking Woodstock purports to tell the true story of how the legendary youth festival came together in time for a few blissful days of peace and music during the summer of ’69. Forget, for a moment, that Michael Wadleigh’s Oscar-winning 1970 documentary Woodstock basically functions…
August 26 Market by Bunny Ware
Farmers and Local Producers unite to bring you The Market every Wednesday from 4p -7p at The Charles H Morris Center at Trustees’ Garden
In through the Outformation
As lead guitarist for the Atlanta-based Outformation, Sam Holt brings an array of six-string styles to the party. The band, which is heavy in the jam-band tradition of loose, improvisational playing, also benefits from a great sense of songcraft, with dense vocal harmonies and an emphasis on strong melody (see their most recent CD, Fastburn).…
cSpot 08-26-09
The monthly networking event cSpot was held at the Seed Eco-Lounge in August.
This one’s for Doug
This month, Doug Wyatt would have turned 55. And he and Gail Krueger got married in September, too. That’s one of the reasons Krueger has aligned herself with the Savannah Folk Music Society’s monthly First Friday concert (Sept. 4 at First Presbyterian Church). She’ll be there, along with representatives from the National Brain Tumor Society,…
‘We should have been thinking zebras’
Doug Wyatt knew he was going to die. “He went into the hospital and was diagnosed on Jan. 29,” says Gail Krueger, who was Doug’s wife for 12 years. “And he died on Feb. 9.” The cause was glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive and virtually inoperable form of brain cancer that is, for all intents…
Remembering Berkow
11/13/06 – Berkow officially has first day as the Chief of Police for the SCMPD 11/15/06 – Berkow makes his first public appearance at a Wilshire Area Neighborhood Association Meeting. Nearly 100 people show up to ask questions and express concerns. 12/19/06 – A sworn deposition made public by a California court during a lawsuit…
Noteworthy: Moving in Stereo
MOVING IN STEREO Some people never got over the ‘80s, which probably says more about them than the actual decade. Some musicians never got over “new wave,” which (if you pay attention to labels) was sort of a post-disco, post-punk retro rock, based on the simple pop of earlier times but infused with the…
Berkow resigns
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Michael Berkow announced his resignation this afternoon, less than three years after moving here from a controversial stint with the Los Angeles Police Department. While Berkow said he is moving back to California to be closer to his son, he also said he will be president and chief operating officer of…
Mr. Wiley @ Wormhole & Tantra
Pictures are from Mr. Wiley’s recent shows at Wormhole (Friday, August 7, 2009) and Tantra (Saturday, August 15, 2009). Band members include Bobby Calevich (rhythm guitar & vocals), Robbie Coggins (lead guitar & vocals), Jason Cox (bass), and Paxton Willis (lead vocals & drums). [slideshow-1]
Stiff competition
Sex toys have become a multi-billion dollar business over the last 20 years, as consumer attitudes about all things sexual have shifted. Concurrently, retail establishments are morphing into “couple-friendly” boutiques, attractively laid out, not unlike certain mall shops that display pretty shelves of linens, bath oils and gift baskets of shampoos and body oils.…
