Savannah State student selected for international fellowship
Dontaiz Rouse, a senior from Albany, Georgia, in the Civil Engineering Technology program at Savannah State University (SSU), was selected to receive the prestigious International Road Federation (IRF) fellowship. The scholarship is for students who are studying the transportation industry. Rouse will attend the 2016 IRF Road Scholar Program in January in Washington, DC.…
St. John Baptist Church to hold annual Candlelight Communion
St. John Baptist Church will host the 45th Annual Candlelight Communion Service at the Johnny Mercer Theater on Sunday, December 20th at 4:30 p.m. “This year’s theme, ‘And On Earth PEACE,’ will exemplify our city’s racial harmony in diversity with the addition of our 20 piece orchestra comprising of the Savannah Fine Arts Community including…
Savannah Tire Hockey Classic tickets available
Tickets for the 18th annual Savannah Tire Hockey Classic are now available. Hosted by the Savannah Sports Council, the collegiate ice hockey event will be January 15-16 at the Savannah Civic Center. Tickets to this event are $12 and $16 on Friday, and $14 and $18 on Saturday with $2 off discounts available with a…
Diana Ross to play Savannah Feb. 6
The iconic Diana Ross will play Savannah’s Johnny Mercer Theatre 7 p.m. Feb. 6. Tix are $49.50-$99.50 and are on sale Friday Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center Box Office, at etix.com, or charge by phone at 800/351-7469.
Savannah Fire Engine windshield shattered by bullet on White Bluff
“Four Savannah firefighters escaped serious injury tonight when their fire engine was struck by a bullet,” says a spokesman for Savannah Fire & Emergency Services. “The firefighters were returning to their station just before 6 p.m. when a bullet shattered the windshield of their fire engine,” the spokesman says. “The firefighters had just cleared up…
Robber shot, killed on Oak Forest Road; intended victim wounded
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Violent Crimes Detectives are investigating a shooting on the 2500 block of Oak Forest Road. “Around 7 p.m. Thursday Akee Bush, 23, of Savannah attempted to rob Matthew Monahan, 19 from Pembroke. An altercation took place between the two men and both men were shot. Detectives are still investigating the circumstances which…
UPDATED: Homicide near Savannah High called domestic dispute; shooter dead of apparent suicide
According to reports, police seek 20-year-old Malique Francis in the shooting death this morning of a young female in what police are calling a domestic dispute. The shooting happened a few blocks from Savannah High School and Savannah Gardens, with the school going on lockdown for a time. Francis is described as a black male,…
‘At least two shooters’ involved in mass shooting on 33rd Street that claimed one life
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives “ask the public’s help in obtaining information on a Wednesday morning shooting near the 100 block of West 33rd Street, that injured three males and claimed the life of one female,” police say. At about 1:22 a.m. Metro received a ShotSpotter alert, “immediately followed by reports of shootings…
Man shot after 3 a.m. on Howard Street
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting on the 2300 block of Howard Street, that injured Sanders Hollis, 23. “Just after 3 a.m. Metro responded to the scene, finding Hollis suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported by ambulance to Memorial University Medical Center,” police say. “Investigators…
Annual Savannah Anthology set for release Dec. 9
The Savannah Authors Workshop will release its 2015 anthology on December 9 at the Book Lady Bookstore. Authors in the anthology are both new and recognized writers and come from Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. Their submissions were reviewed by a distinguished panel of judges through a blind process. “The fiction…
Editor’s Note: After ‘The Cover’
It’s our responsibility now to do the best we can do to mitigate the anger and outrage caused by the cover, and to do our best to reconcile with the community. It’s the right thing, and the only thing, to do.
David Bazan @Secret
Bazan’s on a living room show tour. Alongside bassist Yukki Matthews, he’ll play Pedro the Lion, Headphones, and solo songs in an intimate setting.
Why are there so many mattress stores?
The well-publicized resurgence of bedbugs certainly plays nicely with the industry’s attempts to get you to replace your mattress more often.
Holidays at the beach with style maven Jane Coslick
When it comes to Christmas décor, red and green is the go-to scheme for most of the planet. But not on Tybee Island, where bright teals and vibrant corals are making spirits bright this holiday season thanks to local style maven Jane Coslick. The renowned interior designer has decked the halls of some of the…
Savannah Children’s Choir Annual Christmas Concert @The Lucas Theatre
The Christmas concert has become such an annual favorite, Roger Moss even has a snow globe of the yearly poster’s artwork sitting on his desk.
Jeff Two-Names & The Born Agains, The Toxic Shock, Between Symmetries, Sunglow @Hang Fire Bar
Friday’s show also marks the official induction of new Two-Names’ “auxiliary lead guitarist” “Michael Doctor MD” Lewis.
Dad Joke #10: Monday Night Mix-Up @Sulfur Studios
Portland’s Psychomagic have come through town before, playing Dollhouse last November with Crazy Bag Lady and Santoros. Expect surfy, psychedelic garage rock with grimy splashes and playful hooks from this Lolipop Records band.
Tamp and Tap combines your two great loves: Coffee and Beer
The Tamp comes from the PERC coffee that is used the brewing of the beer and the tap… well, that’s the beer itself.
I see London, I see France…
FOLLOWING October’s incredible season opener Kiss of the Spiderwoman, our friends at Collective Face Theatre Ensemble are ready to make sides split and panties drop! Originally written in 1910 by German playwright Carl Sternheim, The Underpants was adapted by the one and only Steve Martin (yep, that’s the one) in 2002; with the actor/writer/banjoist’s signature…
All in the Family
“Good people. Good music.” It’s a simple mission statement, and one that Athens band/collective Family and Friends truly inhabit: radiating positivity and inherent, contagious fun, the band’s heading back to The Jinx this weekend for a Savannah Stopover-produced show with Savannah’s Carpet Coats and Curbdogs. “We’re stoked to be back,” says vocalist/guitarist Mike MacDonald. “It’s…
Johnny Harris redevelopment presents opportunity
In the words of Fred Kent, founder of the nonprofit Project for Public Spaces, “If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic.”
F*#% you, cancer!
I’m extra irate because I’ve attended way too many gatherings with this jerk cancer over the last few weeks. Some of them were funerals.
Savannah Philharmonic Executive Director resigns
Robert Rund, the Executive Director of the Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, has resigned. Rund’s resignation is effective December 31 and an interim director will soon be announced. “The staff and Board of Directors of the Savannah Philharmonic appreciate [Rund’s] service,” said Austin Hill, chairman-elect of the Philharmonic’s Board of Directors. “In his short time…
Review: Chi-raq
CHI-RAQ ***1/2 DIRECTED BY Spike Lee STARS Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon “No peace, no pussy.” “No pussy, no power.” Those are the defining lines of the hour, In Spike Lee’s riveting motion picture Chi-raq, A film already subjected to ridiculous flack. Based on Aristophanes’ ancient Lysistrata, It instead examines today’s social strata. Specifically, the poor…
