Editor’s Note: Making 2015 the Year of What Works
The problem has never been a lack of ideas, or even a lack of money. The problem has been the insistence that only one idea is the right idea, that only one philosophy can be the right philosophy, that it’s more important to be right than to find what works.
CEMA clarifies Tornado Warning siren’s Sunday activation
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency has issued an unusual explanation of the tornado warning siren which some Savannah residents heard this past Sunday afternoon. A CEMA spokesperson explains: “On Sunday, January 4 at 11:36 AM, the National Weather Service in Charleston placed Chatham County under a Tornado Watch. The Watch was elevated to a Tornado…
‘Combative’ inmate dies in Chatham County jail
An inmate in the Chatham County Detention Center became “combative during the booking process and was subsequently restrained,” a Sheriff’s Dept. spokesperson says. While being restrained, 22-year-old Matthew Ajibade injured three deputies, according to the department. “A female Sergeant suffered a concussion and broken nose, while two male deputies suffered injuries consistent with an affray,”…
One dead, four others injured in West 54th St. shooting
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and four others injured this morning. The 12:30 a.m. shooting at the Allen Apartments on the 500 block of West 54th Street “has been determined to stem from a domestic situation, but details continue to be investigated,” police say.…
‘Murder/suicide’ on Tybee
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people in a “domestic situation” Thursday night. Bera Elaine Ribel, 60, and Ramon Anthony Mooney, 48, of Rincon, were found dead in her Estill Hammock Road residence on Tybee Island at about 10:20 p.m. New Year’s Day. Neighbors alerted police after responding to a request…
Kidnapper arrested; victim safe
On New Year’s Day, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrested a Savannah man after a domestic incident involving a gun discharge and kidnapping. Just after 5 p.m., Metro responded to a residence on the 1300 block of East 31st Street. Officers learned that Troyozzie Adside, 24, “fired a gun inside the house he shared with his 25-year-old…
Jury duty scam alert!
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office “has once again received reports of phone scams being conducted in Chatham County,” a spokesman says. “The fraudulent caller identifies himself as Lt. James Hall and states a fine must be paid because of a missed jury summons and subsequent contempt of court fines. The caller will demand payments made…
Two arrested, one still at large in assaults
Metro Police have arrested and charged two suspects “while they look for a third after multiple shots were fired at a house on Damon Street in two incidents,” a spokesman says. Canty Cadeem Savage, 23, was arrested Tuesday by Savannah Impact Program and Central Precinct Crime Suppression Unit officers on charges of aggravated assault and…
Three arrested after Jeep theft
Three juveniles have been arrested after officers followed a stolen Jeep through a neighborhood Tuesday. Five occupants of the vehicle were detained after foot chases by multiple officers and charges were filed against three of them, including probation violation and three counts of obstruction against a 14-year-old, possession of a firearm and obstruction charges against…
Southern Gothic: Flannery O’Connor Little Free Libraries
Instead of gifts for their wedding, this couple asked their guests to donate to a noble project: The construction of tiny house-shaped boxes filled with free books.
New year, new hope
THE HOLIDAYS are meant to be a time of joy, renewal, and togetherness. Howev er, in the relations between people, there can also be less-than-positive interactions – even jealousy and anger. Sometimes, we don’t take very good care of each other or ourselves. At the non-profit Canyon Ranch Institute, we help people prevent and reverse…
Sleep naked!
Some combination of room temperature and skin coverage could improve your sleep and/or even help build brown fat, either of which may in turn lower your diabetes risk, and nakedness could play a role in such a scenario.
Tijuana Flats is bringing the heat
FOR SAVANNAH folks, a trip to the wilds of Pooler may seem like a long ride, but with yet another wonderful offering now available to those who love good Tex-Mex, believe me when I tell you: Tijuana Flats makes it well worth the drive! Not a Mexican restaurant in the traditional sense but a potent…
The Garage embodies DIY ethic
Rehearsal rooms. Lesson rooms. A recording studio.
Talking with… Jonathan Poirier
His longevity in the Starland neighborhood comes in part from his art’s stunning array of forms and colors. Bowls, platters, sconces, birds, chandeliers and bottles are just some of the shapes.
Clocking neighborhood speed – and opinion
In discussions with parents and teachers, speeding is identified as a major factor that prevents students from walking or riding their bikes to school.
The musical states of A.M. Rodriguez
From Lonestars to Keystones to Peaches.
First Friday for Folk, Songwriters Series kick off new year
The Rosies are gearing up to release an LP, Efflorescence.
Cellar in the new year!
Cellar your higher-alcohol stouts, barleywines, sour ales and high gravity Belgian beers.
Slash and burn the old year for the new
I do not call them resolutions. Resolutions are for the United Nations and for earnest people who keep it super positive and are gonna kickass in the new year and lose ten pounds and learn Portuguese and finish a novel.
Three sought in recent shootings
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police continue to seek help from the public in locating three suspects in two recent shootings. Warrants for murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery have been filed against Trinika Latrell Beamon and William Darnell Davis. Beamon, 21, is a black female, about 5-foot-6, 135 pounds with long hair that sometimes is worn in…
Review: Into the Woods
The production looks handsome, but Marshall’s direction renders it all a bit stiff, with no real blood behind the proceedings,
Review: The Gambler
This isn’t Leaving Las Vegas with playing cards replacing the booze bottles – which is fine since the film is content operating as a tightly wound drama about a man with self-destructive impulses.
Review: Unbroken
The passion evident in Angelina Jolie’s best performances is largely missing in her direction, as the austere workmanship keeps the incidents at an emotional distance.
