New Fire Fee edges closer to reality despite heavy public opposition from all sides
A controversial proposed new Fire Services Fee moved a step closer to reality yesterday despite public opposition from property owners, realtors, nonprofits, seniors, and low-income residents who spoke against it at City Council. Community member Ivan Cohen reflected the sense of resignation many have in Savannah about the fee’s apparent inevitability when he said, “I…
Review: Coco
Coco opens by following the traditional toon template of a person following their dreams against all odds, but once Miguel reaches the Land of the Dead, the movie deepens in satisfying and even unexpected ways.
Editor’s Note: Inside Savannah’s sausage factory
One concerning new item came up suddenly: A proposal for the City to partner with Savannah/Chatham County Public Schools on a new program for 3-5 year olds, to the tune of about $2 million in previously unbudgeted City funding.
Holiday Pops @Savannah Civic Center
Audiences are invited to sing along to favorite carols and Christmas movie songs.
Alexandro Santana breaks cultural codes—without breaking the furniture
If abstract art can deliver our monkey minds, Santana imagines what it can do for our living rooms, cluttered to the wainscoting with end tables and tsotchkes.
Savannah Rep brings a fresh perspective to A Christmas Carol
THE CHRISTMAS season gets an unexpected twist courtesy of Savannah Repertory Theatre. The professional regional theatre invites the community to experience Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol through the lens of Jacob Marley. “This is not the traditional Christmas Carol,” explains Artistic Director Ken Neil Hailey. “It’s actually the backstory.” Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol begins…
9th Street Stompers @The Wormhole
The band blends swing, gypsy jazz, blues, rockabilly, and tango together for a pre-war sound with a modern edge
Art in the Alley helps families in need
FROM NOW through Christmas, the place to be on a Monday night is in the lane behind Circa 1875. Art in the Alley is as straightforward as it sounds: Every Monday evening, artists gather in the alley and paint. But it’s more than just an artistic happy hour. The artists donate their paintings, and organizer…
Welcome to Savannah, Mr. President
TONY COPE may live in Ireland now, but he’s still a Savannah writer at heart. “Hail to the Chief, Y’all! Presidential Visits to Savannah, Georgia” is Cope’s latest book. Released last week and available for purchase at E. Shaver Booksellers and on Amazon, the book is a collection of stories about the presidents who have…
How to not be a creep at work
Local employment attorney Wade Herring thought he’d seen it all, but nothing like the crisis of conduct we’ve got going on in 2017.
Trae Pierce & The T-Stones @Congress St. Social Club
The Daytona Beach resident has formed a troupe of robust talent over time
Uncommon Collective @Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah
It’s a rare opportunity to see a selection of Savannah’s finest musicians performing in the beauty of Unitarian Universalist Church.
Gentrification: Part One
The vast majority of people, when they bring up Gentrification, are actually speaking about just a piece of it, as if that piece is the whole.
No Ordinary Love: Danielle Hicks Sings Sade @Tybee Post Theater
Hicks is joined by her band, The Resistance, for this one-of-a-kind performance.
How did Minnesota diverge linguistically from “duck duck goose” to “duck duck gray duck”?
In departing from duck-duck orthodoxy, the Swedes are hardly alone.
Malcolm Holcombe’s Pretty Little Troubles
Born in Asheville and raised in Weaverville, North Carolina, Holcombe played as a member of several regional bands as a young man, shifting into a solo career later on
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra @Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa
Enjoy a selection of Christmas music in big, New Orleans-brass style. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Empty Stocking Fund.
Mix #4 @Club One
Fans of acid house, industrial, breakbeat hardcore, jock jams, jungle, ‘90s club anthems, and new wave will all find something that appeals to them in the mix.
The golden rules of blackening
With proper temperature management and a little straining, the oil should be good for a few more go rounds while the weather is still nice
Savannah Stopover announces 2018 season
Savannah Stopover Music Festival has announced its initial wave of bands for the 2018 festival. The annual event, held from March 8-10, 2018, showcases up-and-coming bands and icons of the underground from around the world. Headliner of Montreal returns, performing at Ships of the Sea Museum on Saturday, March 10. The band headlined Savannah Stopover…
The future of Savannah’s affordable housing
But as other HAS properties are evaluated for redevelopment by private (i.e., profit-driven) investors, concerns arise about gentrification and displacing Savannah’s poorer citizens—many of whom are African American—further away from employment and educational opportunities.
