East Broad bus stop shooting investigated
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting of a man at a bus stop this morning. Juan Ulmer, 39, of the 1000 block of Porter Street said “he was sitting at the bus stop at East 35th and East Broad Street about 6:30 a.m. when a male approached, yelled at him and began firing at…
Willie Nelson tix on sale Friday, 12/19
Willie Nelson & Family come to the Johnny Mercer Theatre March 1, 2015. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 19 at etix.com and savannahcivic.com.
Summit to address ‘taboo issue of race’
Over 150 representatives from local government, social service agencies, law enforcement and the judicial system are meeting today at the Call to Action Summit. The summit is part of the City of Savannah’s participation in the Cities United initiative in partnership with the National League of Cities. Launched in Philadelphia in 2011, Cities United assists…
2 arrested after shooting
Officers from various units of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department coordinated to arrest both suspects after a man was beaten and shot at a hospital parking garage this morning. Marvin Demia Johnson, 38, and James Ray Milton, 24, were arrested after vehicle and foot pursuits by officers from a Metro SWAT Team task force about…
Man arrested for shooting of child during domestic dispute
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have arrested the suspect in the shooting of a 6-year-old girl during a domestic dispute Nov. 20. Brandon Maurice Stewart, 20 was arrested this morning by Central Precinct Crime Suppression Unit officers. He was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and probation violation. He and the child’s mother,…
Police interrupt rape of unconscious woman
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police charged a man with rape “after a visiting member of the military pointed them to a car where an unconscious woman was being attacked,” a department spokesman says. Andy Fabricio Carcamo, 22, of Pooler was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 30, after off-duty officers found him in the back seat of a locked…
Taking the temperature on American healthcare
We need a Surgeon General who isn’t some quack in scrubs waving a box of Band-Aids and some fake diet pills.
Immigrant students seek reform
Buoyed by support from local business and community leaders, local DACA students have joined the statewide movement to remove limitations on their educational opportunities as the Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance (SUYA).
Handmade for the holidays
Wishes come true when 40 of the city’s most innovative imps convene for the Merry Maker Market at the American Legion this Saturday, Dec. 13.
Have a (Cultural) Affair with art
Registration for the first session of classes, which run from Jan. 12-Feb. 20, is currently open, making it the perfect holiday gift for creatives of any age.
Keeping the faith
Learn and Grow With UsVolunteer to help tend the CRI Healthy Garden Saturday, December 13 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Trustees’ Garden, southeast corner of East Bay and East Broad Questions? Call 912-443-3264 or email CRI@canyonranchinstitute.org MAKING A fundamental change in your lifestyle – one that’s going to stick – is not always easy. Even when…
The ancients didn’t have sunblock…
…And they all didn’t die off from skin cancer. What’s the deal?
The industrial soundscapes of Tatsuya Nakatani
LOCAL MUSICIAN and promoter Jeff Zagers has been bringing underground and high-caliber indie talent to Savannah for years now—you just may not have heard about it. While Zagers used to primarily book small, intimate shows in his home, he’s eagerly branching out to a larger space at City of Savannah’s Black Box at Cultural Affairs…
Granite is rock steady
SAVANNAH NATIVE Aurash Kheradmandi (“A.K.”) knows what he likes: spare, uncluttered space with no visual distractions, elegant but comfortable, a well-stocked bar you can hit for beer, wine or special cocktails, and an interesting, eclectic menu. Looking around the city he found very few of the kind of establishments he wanted. So he decided to…
The unbearable costs of mass incarceration
To fathom this billion-plus dollar annual drain on Georgia,compare the estimated $706 million cost for deepening the port of Savannah, a project considered vital to Georgia’s economy and in the planning for over fifteen years.
Magical Grassical Christmas with the DePue Brothers Band @The Mars Theatre
The sibs DePue merge classical and bluegrass to make their own unique genre, using their incredible violin skills to delve into old-time, Texas Swing, folk, American country, and jazz genres.
Talking about… William T. Sherman
I HEAR a lot about historic preservation here. But rarely do I hear about our original historic preservationist. Yes, I’m calling him that. This month marks 150 years since Union Gen. William T. Sherman kept Savannah from becoming another Atlanta or Columbia—burnt shells rebuilt from ashes. This week in 1864, the Civil War was raging all around our city and…
Jim D’Ville Ukulele Workshop @Savannah Coffee Roasters
It’s a distinctly human and accessible way of teaching, and Savannahians can give the uke a shot at D’Ville’s Thursday workshop.
Victor Wainwright @Harley-Davidson
BC grad cut his teeth with Eric Culberson back in the day
Yule love this fundraiser at Tubby’s
7th Annual Yuletide Jam Fundraiser Tubby’s Thunderbolt Friday, December 12, 6 P.M. $20 donation ($15 advance) $15 with 5 donated cans of food IN THE season of giving, what’s better than giving back while enjoying the comforts of community, live music, and good food? If you’ve never made it out to the annual Yuletide Jam,…
2014 Gift Guide, part IV
Holiday shopping made easy with great gift ideas from local retailers.
Review: Little Prince @Muse
Puppetry can give me the heebie-jeebies, but by the end of a devastating and downright lovely performance, I had tears in my eyes.
Editor’s Note: Consulting on crime
Savannah has known literally for decades that the most immediate cause of gun violence here—in addition to larger sociocultural issues—is a relatively small group of chronic violent offenders.
