Hang Fire gets last-minute lease extension
Everyone had a great time at this past Saturday’s “Hang Fire’s Last Hurrah” party. But it turns out not to be the swan song after all for the legendary downtown bar/music venue. Connect has received official word from Hang Fire’s Heather Flagle about the last-minute change of fortune over the weekend, “really, really close to…
Man injured in home invasion; intruder stabbed in incident sought
Police are investigating a home invasion in the 200 block of W. Park Ave. at approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday. “The intruder entered the residence and confronted two people inside the home. The male victim fought with the intruder and stabbed him,” police say. “The intruder fired his gun, but no one was hit. The…
CEMA demobilizes Erika watch
Citing the dissipation of Erika, the Chatham Emergency Management Agency has demobilized its Emergency Operations Center and “has moved back to Normal Operations and Operating Condition (OPCON) 5,” a spokesperson says. OPCON 5 is the routine operating level of the CEMA EOC during hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) when there is no direct…
GA Governor’s Tourism Conference held here next week
The Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference will bring more than 500 tourism professionals to Savannah Aug. 30-Sept. 2. This is the first time the annual conference has been hosted in Savannah. “We specifically bid on hosting the 2015 conference because we wanted folks from around the state, many who probably have not visited Savannah for years,…
Savannah State student killed in campus shooting
Christopher Starks, a junior at Savannah State University originally from metro Atlanta, succumbed to his injuries after being shot Thursday night. Savannah State police say the shooting happened late Thursday night near the student union on the campus in East Savannah/Thunderbolt. No description of the shooter has been made available at this time. Shortly after…
Shooting on Eastside injures two; arrest made
Detectives arrested Stephen Corbett, 25, for a shooting that left the suspect and another person with minor injuries on Thursday morning. Corbett is charged with “shooting his 20-year-old ex-girlfriend at her South Robin Hood Drive residence just before 11 a.m.,” police say. “Corbett fled on foot before Metro’s arrival. He was suffering from a self-inflicted…
Police investigate early morning gun incidents
Detectives are seeking information on “both a gun discharge and a shooting happening less than two hours apart early this morning,” a department spokesperson says. “Just after 1 a.m. Metro responded to 1000 block of West 36th Street, where gunshots were fired at a house,” police say. “Present during the incident were residents Stanley Jackson,…
New Film Festival announced for Savannah
The Big River Film Festival announced today that it is accepting film submissions and sponsors for it inaugural event, to be held July 8-9, 2016. With the slogan “Championing Independent Filmmaking,” the Festival says it “will add a new section in partnership with Savannah Filmmakers Association to showcase work by filmmakers from Georgia,” according to a…
Editor’s Note: Who owns the copyright on change?
The late but in no way surprising entry of another candidate into the Savannah mayoral race means there is competition for the title of change agent.
Happy chef, happy food at Little Italy
Maybe it was the salty tang of the marshlands, the laidback Savannah vibe, or piquant mix of tourism and history, but during a weekend Gary felt that itch again, to move, expand outwards, and share his vision of real Naples cuisine, and this time, not just his famous pizza.
Why haven’t we ever built domed cities?
Last year the Singapore Sports Hub opened for business featuring the world’s largest free-standing dome, with a roof that can be opened or closed depending on the weather. While not hemispherical, with a diameter of 310 meters—1,017 feet—it can certainly cover your 1,000-foot neighborhood.
Hanging tight
WES DANIEL and Heather Flagle keep referring to “the band thing.” We’re at Hang Fire, bellied up to the bar that Daniel and partner Charlie Kerns built by hand, and Daniel is reminiscing about the labor that went into converting the old Whitaker Street Saloon strip club into a cozy, welcoming bar smack in between…
Hymn for Her @The Sentient Bean
The couple live and record in in their timeless Airstream trailer so they can tour full-time, with kiddo Diver, Manny, the nanny, and dog Pokey in tow.
Lochness Mobsters, The Gun Hoes, Generation Pill@The Jinx
Charming, ’60s-inspired garage-pop in the peppy, throwback vein of Burger Records.
Battle brewing over the ‘need for speed’
As of the six-month mark (ending June 30, 2015) there were a total of 662 traffic fatalities in Georgia — 114 more than the first half of last year.
Quieting Les Racquet
After this week’s gig at Barrelhouse South, the band will take a break after five hard years of touring.
Whores., Dropout, The Toxic Shock @The Jinx
This will be one of the most tumultuous, balls-to-the-wall shows you’ll see this year.
Violence, interrupted
As a denizen of a neighborhood that sees its share of crime but falls in the category of “good”—as in no one gets shot at on a regular basis—I struggle with how to support those who live in troubled communities without coming off as an interloper.
Countywide coalition crunches numbers into a 20-year plan
LET’S face it, raw data isn’t sexy. Most of us would much rather roll around in satin sheets than spreadsheets, and it’s safe to say that nobody’s sweet nothings contain inferential statistics. But for those participating in the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition, certain piles of numbers are not only compelling, they’re essential. Launched in 2008…
‘City Transversed’ connects art, engineering and ecology
WHEN artist Lisa D. Watson was a girl in small town Ohio, she used to like to hang out under the bridge near her house. For some kids, in some towns, that could have been the beginning of a bad trend. But for Watson, it was a gateway to wonder: “I used to sit in…
Ben Tucker Memorial Night @Westin
Hit the floor to the sounds of Gina Rene, Teddy Adams, Howard Paul, and Jody Espina
Craft Beer Week is here!
IT’S THE best time of the year for a craft beer lover in Savannah. Starting Aug. 30 and running through Sept. 6, Savannah Craft Beer Week has become a highly anticipated annual event. Leading into the Savannah Craft Brew Festival, the week before sees various venues all around town host tap takeovers for local and…
Police seek shooter from East Broad/37th Street incident
Detectives are investigating a vehicular accident and shooting in Midtown on Monday night. Rashamel Famble, 17, arrived at Memorial University Medical Center in a privately owned vehicle seeking care for a non-life threatening gunshot wound. “Investigators confirmed that Famble was shot just before 7:14 p.m. while riding in a white Pontiac Grand Prix driven by…
