Police seek 2 suspects in W. Gordon robbery, shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit asks the public’s help in identifying two men suspected in a robbery and shooting on Thursday, Feb. 2 on West Gordon Lane near Whitaker Street. Metro responded to the 100 block of West Gordon Lane just before 1 a.m. finding Andrew Sellers, 27, with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.…
Four drug arrests made in East Savannah neighborhood
In January, the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU) made a total of four drug-related arrests, during an investigation focused in the Edgemere-Sackville neighborhood. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, Jawaun Heyward, 23, was arrested near Daffin Park, after making drug transactions with undercover officers over the course of two months in Edgemere-Sackville. He is…
Editor’s Note: The risky bet of a casino
In most places where they exist, casinos are often the thing that communities turn to when there’s not a more viable option for economic development. That desperation is certainly not the case here.
Jucifer, Joi Ryder @The Jinx
Through the White Wall of Death, blistering riffs and spitting fuzz take over the room, transforming it into a wicked temple of sound.
Get lit with Kim Addonizio
With scathing humor, accessible language, and unflinching honesty, Addonizio’s barstool musings and raw verse have been published in six poetry collections
So Long, Not Farewell: The Accomplices with City Hotel @Service Brewing
Local shows from the award-winning roots band are gonna be a rarity, so head down to Service Brewing to say hey and get your Accomplices fix.
Rachael Shaner’s Giant moment
One moment, she’s whisking her audience away in an Americana-style story-song; another, she’s pared down to the bare essentials for a sultry R&B-tinged ballad
Archnemesis @El-Rocko Lounge
The El-Rocko show will be a packed dance party. Attendees will also get the chance to sample brand-new Orange Edition Red Bull. You read that right: free cocktails, y’all!
Dear folks, everything is possible
Before their stories converged, however, there were two tremendously different tales.
Beer + Kickball = Go Bananas!
“I THOUGHT, what could be better than combining one of my childhood passions with one of my adult passions? Playing kickball and drinking great craft beer. It doesn’t get better than that!” says Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas. That’s how the Savannah Craft Beer Kickball League got its start. Running may be emphasized…
Gray’s Reef Film Fest: The Last Reef focuses on beauty of coral, and threats to it
‘If man steps back just for a second, nature has a chance to rebuild.’
‘African American history is American history’
NOW IN its 28th year, the Savannah Black Heritage Festival brings a remarkable number and variety of events to town all this month. While the marquee event is this Friday’s performance of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, that’s just the beginning. A series of guided “Echoes Walks” will take place at historic African American…
Benefit for the Savannah Skatepark @The Jinx
Shop, drink, and take in a killer show, all while supporting Savannah Skatepark.
A Short Field Guide to Sustainable Resistance
WHEW, what a week. B-bye, affordable health insurance. Zip it, National Park Service. Suck it, Standing Rock. Funding for the arts and humanities, flushed. Endangered Species Act, poached. Muslim ban, check. Hope you knock out your teeth as we rip away that welcome mat, refugees. Oh hey, giant, unaffordable, ridiculous border wall that no amount…
Savannah Songwriters Series welcomes musicians on a fresh stage
“SAVANNAH Songwriters is changing,” Tom Cooler announces. The local singer-songwriter has been involved in Savannah Songwriters Series, a monthly showcase of Savannah-based and touring talent, for the past eight years, and will kick off 2017 as the organization’s new leader. The series has enlivened several spaces throughout Savannah. Early performances took place at Cha Bella…
Hospice Savannah brings grief support to neighborhoods affected by gun violence
The two-year program has begun by identifying 200 children affected by homicide and will provide training to 100 volunteers.
Economic benefits of bike trails are passing Savannah by
Our lack of modern multiuse trails prevents us from welcoming more of a very desirable type of visitor to our city. Bicycle tourists, as a demographic group, are better educated, spend more money, and stay longer than average visitors.
Is PTSD more common among soldiers now than in the past?
Many other names would be proposed for this condition over the years before the American Psychiatric Association put it in the books as post-traumatic stress disorder in 1980
Gray’s Reef Film Fest: Galapagos 3D is part of expanded 3D lineup
THE ‘3D Night’ featured at last year’s Gray’s Reef Film Festival was so well received, the Festival has brought in four incredible 3D films for this year’s edition, expanding to two 3D nights. Screening this Friday night at the Festival, Galapagos 3D pioneers the most cutting-edge underwater film technology available. Based on a Sky 3D…
Foxy Pop-ups
The net cast over the tourism market pushes those visiting into a shallow representation of what Savannah is
Alderman Van Johnson makes statement on Trump travel ban
Savannah’s First District Alderman Van R. Johnson, widely considered to be mulling a mayoral run in 2019, is the first local politician to make a public statement on President Trump’s controversial travel ban involving seven predominantly Muslim nations. “I believe that President Trump’s executive order not only violated the spirit of the US Constitution, but…
Rollin’ & Tumblin’ matches Southbound with Savannah Music Festival
Southbound has, from its beginnings, used music as an inspiration for its beers.
Review: The Comedian
Robert De Niro is in fine form here, particularly when he’s taking no prisoners in his stand-up routines.
Stage On Bay liquor license quashed; Marshall Tucker Band show moved to Lucas
IN A remarkable development at this afternoon’s regular meeting, City Council voted 8-1 to deny an alcoholic beverage license to the new West Savannah music venue The Stage On Bay, slated to hold its first concert tomorrow night, Feb. 3. This evening The Stage On Bay announced the Friday night show has been moved to…
