Review: Black Panther
Forget the real-world sociopolitical scuffle: This is a welcome addition to the Marvel playbook, an exciting and pensive drama in which actions don’t always speak louder than words.
Chuck Leavell to headline A-Town Get Down
For its 8th year on Saturday, April 21, the A-Town Get Down Art & Music Festival will feature music legend Chuck Leavell as its 2018 headliner. A key figure in The Allman Brothers Band, Leavell’s keyboard work has also been heard on the works of Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, The Black Crowes,…
Fatal shooting in Sunset Park; 10-year-old also injured
Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man the evening of Feb. 14 near Sunset Boulevard and April Street. “About 6:30 p.m. officers responded to the basketball court at Sunset Boulevard and April Street and discovered Terry Coburn with gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his…
Deep Center names Savannah’s Best Young Author
13-year-old poet Tyler Kipp has been recognized as one of Savannah’s “deepest” young authors.
Changes to Confederate Memorial approved by City Council; St. Patrick’s Festival to be limited to two days
In today’s City Council meeting, Council voted to adopt the recommendations of the Confederate Memorial Task Force, which will essentially leave the actual monument in Forsyth Park alone, but will include relocating two busts of prominent Confederate figures. Saying “I have no affinity” for the Confederate monument, Alderman Julian Miller asked if removing the busts…
U.S. Navy to name new ship for Savannah
On Feb. 13, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer announced the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral Combat Ships will be named USS Savannah (LCS 28) and USS Nantucket (LCS 27). “The future USS Savannah (LCS 28), an Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, is the sixth ship to bear the name of the oldest city…
Editor’s Note: Gaslighting us about St. Patrick’s Day
The City Manager and Council are trying to gaslight you into believing there’s not enough revenue to be made at the second largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the country, an event somewhat akin to having a license to print money.
Close To You: The Music of The Carpenters @Tybee Post Theater
“Close To You: The Music of The Carpenters” showcases Rock’s incredible four-octave range and all the favorites of the 1970s band.
Savannah Urban Garden Alliance is growing community programs
‘This is a tangible way for them to see their hard work,’ says Cassandra Nicholson, who oversees SUGA’s school garden program.’They take so much ownership of the process now and it’s obvious that they are proud of the work they have done. They inherently understand the value of growing food for their classmates, especially when…
AURA Fest: Darkest Hour
SINCE FORMING in the DC area in 1995, AURA Fest headliner Darkest Hour has built one of the more impressive bodies of work in modern metal. Bridging the gap between melodic Swedish influenced metal and old-school thrash, the band’s versatility and popularity has helped land them high-profile Ozzfest appearances and an opening slot for Trivium.…
deFINE Art: Melissa Spitz
“You Have Nothing to Worry About” doesn’t restrict itself emotionally. Portraits of her mother hang next to pill stashes and punched holes in walls. We see Adams bruised after a fall, holding a gun, smiling with her family.
What’s the life span of a skyscraper?
An engineering professor used to tell our class, “Everything eventually fails. The question is, when?” What happens with a mammoth building? What’s the intended life span of, say, the Willis Tower? The way cities are packed, I can’t imagine a demolition crew can just drop a hundred-story building without causing chaos. —Concerned Citizen I’LL concede…
Reader: Renaming the bridge ‘from one racist to another racist’
‘Would it be logical to take the name off the bridge because Talmadge was an open racist and replace it with Juliette Gordon Low, who was a covert or undercover racist?
House Boogie with DJ Nickfresh @House of Strut
The Boogie Funk kicks off at 10 p.m. with 1978-1987 post disco boogie spinning until the wee hours of the morning.
Savannah Irish Festival offers traditional music and family fun
Before the green beer keg is tapped and the parade route is closed off, Savannah celebrates everything Irish with the whole family. The Savannah Irish Festivalis in its third decade, offering a toast to heritage through live music, food and drink, activities, and more. At the two-day celebration, guests can enjoy traditional dishes, including Smoked…
Savannah Book Festival: Joe Hill
WHEN HE picks up for our interview, Joe Hill is baking bread. The bestselling horror/dark fantasy author has very little downtime between spending time with his three children, promoting his new collection of short novels, Strange Weather, and creating the Hulu adaptation of his Eisner-Award winning comic book series Locke & Key. Yet the writer…
Savannah Book Festival: John T. Edge
‘It’s not just about the facade of television personality, it’s about real work being done in kitchens’
Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Vol. 2 Release Party @Southbound Brewing Company
Get a glass of the springtime IPA for yourself and enjoy some live music down at the local brewery.
Tiny houses, big benefits
A new initiative from Cindy Kelley and the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless aims for 75 affordable homes, most of them 128 square feet, on 3.5 acres of land off Wheaton Street. Two earlier site locations failed because of community opposition.
AURA Fest keeps it heavy in the Hostess City
Our guide to the All Underground Rock All Day Festival. The festival, put on by local promoters Coastal Rock Productions, will feature 14 bands preforming on two stages, contests, raffles, arcade games, vendors, food trucks, PBR promotions, a full bar, and professional chair massages.
Namaste Y’all
Gudla and his partners not only use traditional methods when preparing their recipes, but they cook with the ingredient that has been passed down from generation to generation: love.
Rollin’ & Tumblin’ Vol. 2 Release Party
Southbound and the Savannah Music Festival have quite a party lined up. It will be February 17 at Southbound Brewing, but will feature more than just beer.
AURA Fest Pre-Show @El-Rocko Lounge
Bask has become a Savannah favorite for their blend of metal-leaning hard rock and psychedelic/prog rock.
Bella’s Bartok @Congress St. Social Club
With influences running the gamut of Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, and System of a Down, it’s a spectacle to behold.
Southern Culture On The Skids return to Savannah
LAST TIME Southern Culture on the Skids played in Savannah, audiences Camel Walked with pride and welcomed the North Carolina legends to Revival Fest 2015. It’s been a minute since the eclectic rockabilly/surf/psychobilly rockers played a Hostess City club gig—to guitarist/vocalist Rick Miller’s knowledge, The Jinx was still The Velvet Elvis—and they’re glad to return.…
Savannah Book Festival: A (Good) Conversation with Celeste Headlee
‘I thought I was one of a very small number of people concerned about the current state of conversation.’
Savannah Music Festival adds Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem
Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem will join Margaret Glaspy for a Friday, March 30 performance at Savannah Music Festival. Glaspy was originally scheduled to perform with Juana Molina, who recently cancelled her U.S. tour. Scheinman and her band, featuring Nels Cline of Wilco, Todd Sickafoose and Jim Black, will replace Molina’s slot on the bill.…
Coastal Jazz Association launches new Young Professional Membership
Jazz enthusiasts ages 21-35 get six free Coastal Jazz Sunday concerts a year, VIP perks, and beyond.
