Two homeless men drown when truck flips into canal
Two homeless men died Friday night when the pickup truck they were in flipped over into a water-filled canal under the Louisville Road entrance ramp to the US 17 highway overpass in west Savannah. Joseph Benjaman Webb Jr., 46, and a 64-year-old companion died in the truck “that had turned over in several feet of…
One charged in A.M. killing
One Savannah man has died and a second has been charged with felony murder after an early morning shooting in east Savannah today. Fashad Kennedy, 20, of the 1300 block of East 60th Street was arrested by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives after the 2:14 a.m. shooting near the east end of Hawaii Avenue. Rashaad Spann,…
CEMA weather alert
Chatham Emergency Management Agency continues to monitor the approaching winter weather. The National Weather Service forecast up to 1.25 inches of rain for Chatham County today through tonight. Tonight beginning at 10 p.m. through 7 a.m. Thursday, “the freeze line approaches west Chatham and it’s likely the Port Wentworth area will be affected. Bridges and…
Public schools on two-hour weather delay
“In anticipation of freezing rain conditions that will impact many Chatham County roadways during the morning hours” of February 13, all Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools and Administrative Offices will operate on a 2-hour delay Thursday. This excludes all Custodial, Maintenance, and Campus Police personnel who will report as directed. All School Nutrition staff will report…
‘Midnight Rider’ movie seeking extras
Unclaimed Freight productions will hold open auditions for its film Midnight Rider, based on rocker Gregg Allman’s autobiography, Saturday and Sunday at Meddin Studios on East Louisville Road. All types and ages are needed; Unclaimed Freight is also searching for pre-1960s vehicles. Times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. For additional information,…
Coastal Empire Beer Co. is all in
‘When we got the silver medal, it was cloud nine — pretty ecstatic. Getting the bronze for the barrel aged, we didn’t expect that at all and it was very exciting.’
Irish Fest: Maureen & Karen Ennis
‘Our mother and father listened to Irish/Newfoundland folk music. We grew up surrounded by Celtic music and the wonderful culture that accompanies it.’
‘C’ is for cookie
Nobles—herself a lifelong Scout—is referring to the money management skills and business ethics absorbed by the girls as they sell. Every time you snarf up a four-dollar box of crumbly delight, you’re helping a young woman gain professional and economic footing.
deFINE ART: Dance meets design
‘Choreography, I think, is much closer to designThey share a time-based element, but performance art is usually action and situation, where choreography is movement and tempo.’
deFINE art: A river runs through it
For Rollins, total immersion has proved a successful educational model that helps students navigate the not only the deeper waterways of history and literature, but how to find the value of their own contributions.
Editor’s Note: Hitting the high school lottery
People get worked up about getting into SAA. And people got even more worked up recently when parents at Garrison School for Visual and Performing Arts asked the Board of Education that their students be immune from the SAA lottery,
Returning to Harris Neck
Since 2005, the Harris Neck Land Trust has been working to revert ownership back to the former residents.”It’s literally going to take an act of Congress to bring them home,” explained Dave Kelly, the trust’s project coordinator.
How Jamie Casino brought the hammer down
‘We shot on the coldest day of the year. It was 18 degrees outside. We were concerned about the camera freezing.’
Sandfly Market Place draws crowds of fascinated shoppers
What more excellent way to finish up your meal at La Fiore or Sandfly BBQ than to take a trip to their fascinating jewel-case of a shop?
Book Fest: Sex, guns, and money
‘Jefferson really did understand what Hamilton’s policies were leading to. But then again, today we live in Hamilton’s world.’
Boy nipples vs. girl nipples: Why we get to see one and not the other
Female humans are the only primates with permanently enlarged breasts, which has led to much harebrained speculation about why.
Book Fest: Hot dogs $200 French meals
‘If it’s in the book, I’ve decided even if it’s swarming with tourists it still holds some remarkable element of wowness.’
Review: Robocop
Folks who wouldn’t know RoboCop from Paul Blart: Mall Cop will find the film to be a particularly joyless exercise, arid in the extreme. Aside from Jackson’s schtick, the only laughs are unintentional.
Book Fest: Crazy like a Fox (News)
‘It’s the first time a TV network has surpassed a major political party in terms of influence and control over the political agenda.’
Review: Winter’s Tale
Farrell and Findlay prove to be one of the most enchanting screen couples in many a moon. Unfortunately, the movie introduces a new character midway through, and it never recovers from the miscasting of this crucial role.
The Voice: Art Garfunkel
“I sing in a way that has to do with fine-ness. If it gets crude, then I’m not Artie Garfunkel any more.”
Cozying up with COEDS: First date
COEDS makes its live debut Friday, Feb. 14 at Graveface Records. Southern Hemisphere and Rubrics will open the free 7 p.m. show.
GA Ports fire under control
an enormous rubber fire at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal warehouse No. 3 burned on West River Street from about 11:30 a.m. Saturday and through the night and well into Sunday morning
GA Day Parade moved to Feb. 19 due to weather
The Georgia Day Parade, scheduled for Wednesday, February 12 has been postponed due to inclement weather. The parade has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 19, at 10:30 a.m. “With the forecast calling for 100 % chance of rain the decision to postpone had to be made in time to alert the 33 schools that are…
