Fête launches a new line of do-it-yourself cocktail infusions available in Savannah
In the past year, date night turned into pizza with Netflix, and sitting at the bar has turned into a quick run for beer from the corner store. As everyone reshaped what is normal and adjusted to spending less time out in public, entrepreneurs saw the pandemic as an opportunity to start or grow an…
Chatham COVID-19 rates decrease, but vaccine supplies remain limited
Coronavirus infection rates appear to be dropping across Chatham County following an extended spike in cases from mid-December to late January, and while COVID-19 inoculation efforts are expanding locally, vaccine supplies remain limited throughout Georgia, according to the region’s top public-health official. During a coronavirus-response update presented to the Chatham County Commission on Feb. 12,…
Chatham Democrats and GOP push for merger between boards of registrars and elections
One could presume that activity would’ve died down for the Chatham County Board of Elections in the weeks following Georgia’s Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff race, coming on the heels of a turbulent 2020 balloting cycle. Such a presumption would be wrong. Since Jan. 5, the elections board has seen two members resign from the…
Chatham transit agency suspends airport shuttle in cost-saving measure
Chatham Area Transit will suspend the 100X Airport Express shuttle service starting on March 8, according to a CAT press announcement issued on Feb. 15. The Airport Express provides transportation to and from the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, while also serving some downtown hotel locations on the return trip. It costs passengers $5 for one-way…
Savannah bans pedestrians from roadway medians and soliciting from vehicles
Savannah’s City Council adopted an ordinance on Feb. 12 prohibiting pedestrians from obstructing the flow of traffic by soliciting from vehicles while standing in roadway medians. The traffic-ordinance amendment bans pedestrians from standing in city-owned medians; soliciting business, money, or employment from the occupant of any vehicle; and from impeding traffic in any other way…
Two Savannah vow-renewal ceremonies set to carry on this Valentine’s Day
A pair of popular vow-renewal ceremonies typically held on Valentine’s Day in Savannah will carry on despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis, with one celebration of love going online and the other adding pandemic precautions to their romantic proceedings. Savannah’s Asbury Memorial Church is taking their 25-year-old tradition of conducting an annual Valentine’s Day vow-renewal ceremony…
Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee reveals plans for 2021 celebrations
The Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee has announced that it will present several celebratory events only virtually in March of 2021, according to a statement issued by the organization early on Feb. 12. “Although we are unable to have the parade and election of the grand marshal this year, we know that it’s important…
Chatham County paramedic to become first woman to win Two Hundred Club Medal of Valor
Chatham Emergency Services Paramedic Mindy Cauley will be the recipient of the 15th Annual Medal of Valor presented by the Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire, making her the first woman to receive the award, according to a Chatham ES press announcement issued Feb. 11. The award will be presented on April 15 at…
Savannah’s Eden Supper Club now offers boxes of paradise to-go
It is believed that the supper-club phenomenon started in the 1930s. Like any good fad, the idea has died and resurfaced with the times. Over the last decade, supper clubs have been popular epicurean destinations of the foodie scene. A supper club is the best way for a chef to break free from the four…
Savannah-based artist Bradley Collins ‘Found a Job’ at The Sentient Bean
As a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Bradley Collins began a journey of odd jobs that ranged from monotonously moving boxes off an 18-wheeler to picking up bowling pins at the Starland District’s Moodright’s Bar. The pins eventually pointed the way to the idea of having his April 2020 SCAD thesis…
8 Savannah artisans offering locally made Valentine’s Day gifts
Don’t get stuck in a romantic rut of buying the same flowers and mass-produced candy for your sweetheart every Valentine’s Day − Savannah has many talented creative artisans who offer alternatives to shopping at the big-box stores, providing uniquely charming gifts that will make your loved one happy and help the community’s economy at the…
Job fair aims to employ locals to work on Savannah Arena project
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson is urging Savannahians to attend a job fair on Saturday, Feb. 13, for employment opportunities at the Savannah Arena construction site. At his weekly press conference on Feb. 9, Johnson said that AECOM Hunt will host a job fair at the Savannah Civic Center (301 W. Oglethorpe Ave.) from 9 a.m.…
Savannah’s Beach Institute celebrates Black History Month with ‘#BLM’ exhibit
The cultivation of art is a way to hold a meaningful conversation without even speaking. For Black History Month, the King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation’s Beach Institute and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System called on students and teachers to create artworks that reflect the importance of Black and Brown lives, influences, and culture in the community…
