Joint operation results in nine arrests for guns, drugs, parole violations
A two-day operation conducted by Savannah Police and the Department of Community Supervision resulted in nine arrests, 64 checks of probation and parolees, and the seizure of multiple guns and drugs. “Operation Summer Heat was a joint operation that concluded Aug. 9 and focused on probation and parole checks in crime hot spots throughout the…
CAT awarded $1.3 million for a new ferry
Chatham Area Transit has been awarded $1.28 million in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration for a new ferry boat. The City of Savannah has committed a 20 percent local match of $320,000, pending approval by the Savannah City Council, to cover the remaining costs of the $1.6 million ferry. “The new 149-passenger ferry…
City to host faith-based ‘Connecting The Dots’ community work session
The City of Savannah Human Services Department is hosting Connecting the Dots: Mobilizing Communities of Faith, Aug. 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. Connecting the Dots: Mobilizing Communities of Faith “is a breakfast meeting and half-day work session designed to inform and connect leaders and…
Travis Tritt to perform at Lucas in February
Country star and Georgia native Travis Tritt is set to perform a solo-acoustic performance on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at The Lucas Theatre in Savannah. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 16 at 10am, online at savannahboxoffice.com, by phone at 912-525-5050 and the Savannah Box Office located at 216 E. Broughton St.
‘It’s been a trip’: Hip Hop Night turns 15
Hip Hop Night’s 15th Anniversary w/ DJ D-Frost and Voodoo Soup Tues., Aug. 9, 10 p.m. The Jinx, 127 W. Congress St. Donations at the door BACK IN 2004, Steven Baumgardner was an up-and-coming rapper who was seeking out places to perform. He and his friends began hosting a hip hop night at Mellow Mushroom…
Girls on The Run: Celebrating pacesetters, effecting change
For the past two years, local musician and promoter Kristin King has been at the forefront of an event aimed at benefiting an important organization. That organization is Girls On The Run, a nonprofit that inspires girls and teaches valuable life skills through a curriculum that involves running. Since its inception in Charlotte, North Carolina,…
Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind @Roasting Room (Bluffton)
Blues harmonica trailblazer Jason Ricci is a top-notch player who has worked with everyone you could think of in the realm of rock and blues—RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Walter Trout, and more. He even performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, alongside Zac Brown and…
Lyn Avenue @Barrelhouse South
Their songs are carefully and beautifully crafted, and they’ve made a real name for themselves over the past few years
Composer Michael Ching brings originality to Savannah VOICE Festival
‘The thing about me that’s a little different from your average composer is that I’m almost entirely now a composer/lyricist’
5 Questions with Randy Akers
‘Savannah is thought of as this romantic, wonderful, historic city, and it needs a third tier so we’re an art destination’
Mike Llerena & the Nerve @El Rocko Lounge
Mike Llerena & the Nerve @El Rocko Lounge Gainesville’s Mike Llerena & the Nerve marry old school punk sensibilities with the punk rock and pop punk spirit of the 90s. The band’s 2018 release Old Haunts & New Horizons is a diverse offering, exploring the boundaries of punk and rock and roll in a way…
BS3: Perez and Wandzel present third version of ongoing project
THE IDEA behind BS3 is one of community. In its first iteration, 2016’s BrainStorm, the focus was on shared process. It also set out to create something that our creative community desperately needs: follow-through. “One of the problems with Savannah is we don’t gain momentum with anything,” says artist Troy Wandzel. “There’s no, ‘Here’s this…
Black Violin: Classical meets hip-hop
Marcus and Baptiste also show a gift for melody, and the musicality of their songs helps make their sound appealing
Beverly Willett’s ‘midlife resurrection’
It’s the story that life gave her, one she pitched and pitched and pitched to rejection after rejection
Demolished or saved?
Last week, the Savannah Morning News hosted a panel discussion of the future of the Civic Center. The lively discussion raised plenty of interesting points that we’ve presented for you here
Green bike lanes: A Savannah success story
The green color should drastically reduce the number of motorists who fail to recognize it as a bike lane and try to drive in it, a scenario that was shockingly common on Price Street
Editor’s Note: SAV, ATL, and the ‘Superstar City’
The insidious effect of the red-hot metro Atlanta economy contributes to inflation within Georgia, to an extent that cities like Savannah can’t easily absorb it given our depressed wages and slower job growth picture.
E-Turn @The Jinx
E-Turn is a unique rapper with an incredible style, incorporating elements of world music and lyrical jazz
A long-overdue Red Carpet event for Savannah
Local figures for 2018 shattered the record set in 2017.
Vittoria Napoletana: The star of Starland Yard
The menu features a few favorites from Chef Jacovino’s days at The Florence, and is the only local pizza spot that is hand tossing dough made with dough created with handmade yeast starter
Review: Dora and The Lost City of Gold
What makes Dora and the Lost City of Gold so appealing is the characterization of its heroine as a perpetually chipper, never-say-die sort, with Isabela Moner irresistible in the part.
Savannah goes back to school
The intoxicating scent of new crayons filled the air at schools across Chatham County, both public and private, as students started a new school year last week. Asked what is their favorite part of back-to-school, parents had mixed emotions: Sheila Stortz Berg has children at STEM and Hesse. She enjoys, “seeing friends and teachers we…
