Armstrong’s economic monitor reports economy maintains pace in 3rd quarter, expected to slow
Armstrong State University’s latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor, which analyzes data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that the Savannah metro economy maintained its course of healthy growth through the third quarter of 2016. All current economic indicators increased from the second to third quarter, with the exception of retail trade. Among these,…
Man arrested for phoning in death threats to police
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man, Dec. 14, “after he made threats to kill officers through phone calls to the Emergency Communications Center,” police report. The SCMPD Emergency Communications Center received “several erratic phone calls on Dec. 13 from an unidentified caller making threats to local law enforcement. In one of the phone calls,…
Leopold’s to host Monday Night Moovies
Leopold’s Ice Cream will host two evenings of family movies. “The Polar Express” will be shown on Dec. 19 and “Frozen” will be shown on Jan. 23. Both evenings, Leopold’s Moovie Night ice cream — creamy caramel ice cream with caramel popcorn — will be available, as well as crafts and meal deals for kids.…
Editor’s Note: Budget battle is only just beginning
City Manager Hernandez fielded citizens’ questions expertly and bluntly, always coming back to painting the same bleak picture: City finances are unsustainable in current form due mostly to the actions of his predecessors.
A tale of two cities, continued…
As I climbed up and down the Stone Stairs of Death and kicked around the cobblestones this week, Savannah’s polarities have never seemed starker.
Children’s Hospital vision perseveres despite setbacks
AFTER Hurricane Matthew, the collapse of the Novant-Memorial partnership has to be one of Savannah’s biggest stories from 2016. Unnoticed by many, fully understood by no one (including me), it set our community back about $300 million in new health investments. One – and just one – of the many components of this “Daimler-Crysler sized letdown” (see news of 2003),…
Protected bike lanes help everyone
Protected bike lanes are safe, as confirmed by multiple studies, including a report published in the American Journal of Public Health that shows a 90 percent reduction in injury risk. They also persuade people to ride.
Zach Deputy comes home
SAVANNAH’s hometown hero is back! Okay, so Zach Deputy may claim Savannah, Bluffton, and Hilton Head—he was born in Savannah, currently lives out toward Pooler, grew up in Bluffton and the Hilton Head area—but that’s alright by us. The multi-instrumentalist and songwriter has been putting the Lowcountry on the map for years with his funky,…
What laws apply to crimes committed in space?
It’s not like authorities have been reluctant to export earth-style legal thinking into the cosmos
Tybee Post Theater Gala @Tybee Post Theater
George Gee Swing Orchestra will make it an evening to remember with big band swing and ‘40s swankiness
Warm Coats & Smiles: Pajama Party @The Wormhole
A variety of local musicians have joined together to give back to their community this holiday season.
Holiday Pops @Johnny Mercer Theatre
Featuring musical favorites that span the ages, attendees can look forward to traditional carols, sing-a-longs, classics, and more
The Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque Revue Presents: Beauty & The Beat @The Jinx
The musical selections are just as eclectic and unique as the Teases themselves.
The Hostess City welcomes the Windy City
Pickens aimed to make his version of pizza bigger and deeper than those found in Chicago
Everything is illuminated
ILLUMINATED front yards and flashing storefronts are ubiquitous this season, but one light show is outshining even the most extreme holiday display. “Intersection” wasn’t conceived as yuletide-themed, but it’s a gift nonetheless. The third installation of Judge Realty Public Art Projects debuted last Thursday in a flood of moving patterns and colors, imbued with the…
Solomon’s Ghost, Awaken the Dawn, Amor Exitium @The Space Station at Starlandia Supply
There’s a new all-ages space in town. Savannah’s favorite emporium for used art supplies and other creative pursuits has snapped up the space next door.
Gift Guide for the craft beer drinker in your life
This Holiday gift list focuses on gifts for those of us who want to do something more than run to the local bottle shop.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret!
THE Lucas Theatre for the Arts On Stage Cabaret has become a summer tradition. Lucky for Savannahians and visiting music lovers, everyone’s favorite intimate concert flies home for winter. This year, a cast of local musicians is ready to kick out the jams with their most high-energy holiday show yet: Rockin’ Around the Christmas Cabaret.…
‘Tis the season for labor organizing
WITH THE holiday shopping season in full effect, let’s take a moment to remember how those gifts and goods get to the shelves. It may come as a shock, but it isn’t Santa or his elves who deliver all those toys and clothes and Xboxes to our favorite stores. Those billions of dollars’ worth of…
Review: Rogue One
While Rogue One never comes close to matching the heights of the series at its most dazzling, it’s still a worthy addition to the canon.
