Man found dead in islands pool
Police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old Savannah man found floating in a residential swimming pool on Talahi Island this afternoon. At 12:57 p.m. SCMPD responded to the residence on the 200 block of East Point Drive. The homeowner called police after discovering his house sitter unresponsive in the pool. The victim was last…
Pinkie’s bouncer arrested for stabbing
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a cutting that occurred at Pinkie Masters on Drayton St. At approximately 1:49 a.m. on Sunday investigators responded to the bar “and found Johnathan Staggs, 41, with a stab wound. Staggs refused medical treatment,” police say. “Officers arrested Leonard Scriven, 50, a bouncer at the bar. Scriven is charged with…
Sexual assault at Duffy Street rooming house
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred at a rooming house on E. Duffy St. At approximately 3:57 a.m. Sunday, “an unknown male forced his way into a female’s room and sexually assaulted her,” police say. “The suspect is described as a black male, bald, and appeared to be in his 30s.…
Attempted sexual assault at Barnard and Hull
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating an attempted sexual assault on Barnard St. near Hull St. At approximately3:50 a.m. Saturday, “a female was walking south on Barnard St. when a white male approached her from her side and jumped on her,” police say. “The female struggled with the individual, kicked and struck him several times before…
Police investigate three separate shootings within six hours of each other
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating three overnight shootings in Savannah “that DO NOT appear to be connected,” police say. At approximately 9:28 p.m. on Saturday investigators responded to Memorial University Medical Center. George Tuner, 55, has been shot and drove himself to the hospital. His injuries appear to be non-life-threatening. At approximately 11:34 p.m. Saturday…
Woman shot in Southside hotel robbery
Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a reported robbery and shooting in a hotel room on Savannah’s Southside early Saturday morning. The shooting occurred at the Econolodge on the 7500 block of Abercorn Street at about 4:28 a.m. Jo Robinson, 22, of Florida “heard a knock on her hotel room door.…
One dead, one injured in Eastside shooting
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department “are seeking information on a shooting that injured one man and claimed the life of another early this morning,” a police spokesperson says. The shooting occurred on the 3600 block of Duane Court at about 12:38 a.m. Victims, Lawrence Bryan, IV, 23, and Keron Brown, 22, were taken to…
Man arrested for stalking
“After a brief pursuit on Wednesday night, Savannah-Chatham Police officers, with assistance from Georgia State Patrol, arrested Michael Thomas, 38, on multiple charges including stalking,” a department spokesperson says. The incident began at approximately 8 p.m. outside of Metro’s Southside Precinct, on the 7800 block of Abercorn Street. “An SCMPD detective observed Thomas behind the…
10 new officers sworn in
Ten new officers were officially sworn in as Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police officers at a Badge Pinning Ceremony this morning at the SCMPD’s new Professional Development Center. The officers come at a timely point, as the Department is nearly 100 officers short of optimum patrol staffing. “The new officers completed 11 weeks of state-mandated training at…
City takes first steps toward food truck policy
At a workshop meeting today, Savannah City Council attemped to grapple with some of the issues involved with finally allowing food trucks to operate in city limits — the conspicuous lack of which has been a growing complaint. The framework as currently envisioned involves virtually no food trucks within the Historic District, however, with the…
Former police spokesman, SMN publisher enters City Council race
Former Savannah-Chatham Police spokesman and Savannah Morning News publisher Julian Miller announced Wednesday that he is seeking the Savannah City Council District 4 seat, currently held by Mary Ellen Sprague. “The public overwhelmingly feels that politics get in the way of keeping our streets safe and my experiences as a city and police employee…
100 celebs, one day of Unity
Unity One day screening at Regal Savannah Stadium 10, Wed. Aug. 12 A UNIQUE cinema experience happens this Wednesday, Aug. 12, with the worldwide, one-day-only simultaneous release of Unity, a documentary by Shaun Monson. A more ambitious follow-up to Earthlings, Monson’s previous effort, Unity combines amazing, and often disturbing, cinematography and footage with the unprecedented…
Stephen Milner’s Ogeechee
“HIS HOUSE—the first time he brought me there, he had to meet me down the road, a half mile or maybe more, and we had to take his boat to his house because it was so flooded,” recalls photographer Stephen Milner. “You had to pull the boat right up to his deck. We parked the…
Throwing safety under the bus
In all, 75 percent of the fleet as inherited by MV wasn’t roadworthy by state or federal standards, with over 7,000 safety or maintenance defects being discovered so far. Though the damning audit was done in Nov. 2014, Board President Byrne didn’t receive a copy of it until the week before school opened.
Becoming Carmen
This year’s VOICE Festival is studded with sure-to-be-memorable performances, but the most highly anticipated event has to be 2015’s opera, Carmen. Bizet’s timeless 1875 production is brought to life on the Asbury Memorial Theatre stage by stars Samuel Levine, Marco Nistico Phoenix Gayles, Matthew Anchel, Meechot Marrero, and mezzo soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano in the…
What Moon Things, Triathalon, Jackson Scott @Hang Fire
This will be the last time Rachael Perisho and Alex Maddalena will be performing with Savannah’s Triathalon, as they’re both moving away at the end of August.
What really accounts for America’s high incarceration rate?
The U.S. incarceration rate bears no close relation to the crime rate. For the past quarter century, the U.S. crime and imprisonment rates have headed in opposite directions.
Editor’s Note: Unsafe at any speed
After the buses get rolling this week and the safety issue fades in the public consciousness, another backstory will remain: The issue of why this School Board President and School Board are consistently not being given vital information by the administrative staff at 208 Bull Street.
Delish delights for downtown cupcake lovers
It’s a family affair at Wicked Cakes, and this astute young lady has her sis, as well as her mom there to confab with on ideas, recipes, and new ventures in baking.
Jerry Day @Barrelhouse South
With this year being the Dead’s 50th anniversary, The Charlie Fog Band knew they had to do something even more spectacular than their typical two-night August run.
Dottie Kluttz: Saving the art of storytelling
Kluttz founded the Story Keeping program at Hospice Savannah. Now run by Suzi Barber, it gives dying people a chance to record and pass on their own stories.
New tool will help recover stolen bikes in Savannah
Bike Index offers a simple way for owners to enter information about their bicycles, including photographs, online. If a person’s bike is taken, he or she can use the site to tag it as stolen, after filing a police report.
Save the Planet Party @Huc A Poos
All money raised will go to providing Tybee businesses who are interested in protecting the ocean with paper to-go bags.
The Dickies, Jeff Two-Names and the Born Agains @The Wormhole
The first L.A. punk band to score a major label record deal in 1978, The Dickies’ cartoonish buoyancy made them a timeless pop-punk influence, paving the way for generations to come.
Sand Gnats to be Fireflies after move to Columbia
Hardball Capital, owners of the soon-to-be-former Savannah Sand Gnats, have a new name for the “new” team after its move to Columbia, S.C. on the conclusion of this season: The Columbia Fireflies. As announced by Minor League Baseball, “The primary logo is an iconic representation of the firefly,” according to Hardball CEO Jason Freier. “We’ve got…
Review: Ricki and the Flash
Ricki and the Flash mines various confrontations in a manner that causes a level of discomfort among both the characters and the audience members. These standoffs bring out the best in Streep, who hadn’t delivered an interesting performance since 2009’s Julie & Julia.
Review: Irrational Man
Woody Allen’s latest film rarely feels like anything more than a college-level term project – perhaps appropriately, given its scholastic setting.
If you want to sing out, sing out: VOICE Festival returns
With so many events, opera fans and those looking to get their first glimpse of the art will surely find something to delight and inspire.
Surrender to Ancient Warfare
SCAD alum and Savannah music scene fixture Echo Wilcox is back! (Well, for a night.) Savannah is just one stop on the warpath blazed by Wilcox’s band, Ancient Warfare. Formed when Wilcox moved to Lexington, Kentucky, the quartet’s gained steam in light of an LP, The Pale Horse, out August 11 on Alias Records (Yo…
Review: Fantastic Four
Are these the heroes America deserves, as punishment for our slavish devotion to all films Marvel? It may be true that this Fantastic Four is an improvement over the 2005 version (and perhaps its 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer), that’s really not saying a damn thing.
