Mayor Jackson to give State of the City address Feb. 18
Mayor Edna Jackson will issue the State of the City address during a Town Hall Meeting at 7 pm. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the 3rd Floor Ballroom of the Savannah Civic Center. The public is encouraged to attend.
Sheriff’s deputy involved in shooting
A Chatham County Sheriff’s Deputy is on paid administrative leave tonight after shots were fired just before 11:30 a.m., near a home off of Canal Bank Road in Pooler. This leave is the policy with the Sheriff’s Office following a deadly force situation, a spokesman says. Deputies with the Fugitive Squad were in Pooler attempting…
GA Ports fire stops some downtown traffic
A large fire in a Georgia Ports Authority warehouse at Ocean Terminal No. 3 on West River Street has stopped traffic on West Bay Street between West Lashrop and Fahm streets and has greatly slowed traffic on the Talmadge Bridge, police say. Savannah Fire and Rescue is working the fire. Drivers should avoid the area.…
Dodd-Ramirez leaving Step Up Savannah
Daniel Dodd-Ramirez, executive director of Step Up Savannah, Inc., announced that he’s resigning to accept a new position in Washington, D.C. He served as leader of the city’s poverty reduction initiative since it was launched in 2005. “Daniel has provided steady leadership while directing the growth of this organization beyond the community’s original expectations,” said…
Attempted robbery suspect sought
Detectives are searching for the gunman who attempted to rob a Savannah gas station just after 10:30 Saturday morning. The incident occurred at the BP Gas Station at East DeRenne and Bull Street. Investigators say the suspect entered the building pretending to shop. He then approached employees stating that he needed money several times. After…
‘Sentry Savannah’ puts jets over your head
The largeste Air National Guard exercise of its kind, Sentry Savannah 14, has begun. More than 1000 airmen from units across the nation will deploy to Savannah during February “to fight air battles off the coast of Savannah and perform bombing and strafing runs at the unit’s Townsend Bombing Range (Townsend GA),” an Air Guard…
Final fairgrounds suspect indicted
“The indicted are accused of participating in gang activity with the Hell Hole Gang centered in the Montgomery Street area east of the Savannah Exchange Club Fairgrounds.”
Editor’s Note: Floyd’s road less traveled
Going beyond the platitudes to see how pivotal his stint at City Hall was, and how in some ways the current occupants of that building have a ways to go to live up to his precedent.
Second Avetts show, Isbell added to SMF
The Avetts sold out so fast that the Music Fest booked them for another night
Bike share receives warm welcome despite cold weather
Customers can purchase a 24-hour, 7-day or annual membership at a sharing station or online. Touching the membership card against a sensor releases the bike from the dock, and off you go. When you are done with your trip, return the bike to the dock.
Uncle Maddio’s fresh take on pizza
The sauce is one of the very best I’ve ever tasted—not too sweet, just right, intense, flavorful, with just a bit of tang and perfectly spiced.
Allman biopic starts shooting Feb. 21 at Meddin
The Midnight Rider company will also shoot in downtown Savannah and on Tybee Island.
Surviving the s(no)wpocalypse of ’14
People began posting Facebook photos of themselves packing balls of air to throw at their neighbors. Children lay prone on the concrete, not making snow angels. Others sadly crooned that infernal “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?” song from Frozen until they were banned from the living room.
Urban Gypsy Trunk Show
Describing her style as “free-spirited, festival-inspired boho chic,” Elle Erickson hunts thrift stores and yard sales for eclectic, unique wares and has been known to purge her own closet to keep Urban Gypsy’s inventory fresh.
Book Fest: ‘Love can change the world’
Often revisiting and reimagining the themes of fairy tales and female identity, Hoffman continues to bring unique, accessible stories to the modern American canon. Her latest novel is The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a winding, redemptive romance set against the backdrop of a New York City on the verge of social revolution.
Review: The Monuments Men
It’s the sort of picture that one wishes were better, as the number of missed opportunities seemingly equals the number of unexploded landmines at the war’s close.
Mr. Rock ‘n’ Roll
At the time, rock bands could play at country clubs—the social centers of the local universe—and at teen dances, usually held on Friday nights after junior high or high school football games.
Book Fest: The acts you’ve known for all these years
“The Beatles were experimenting with some bizarre instruments that you didn’t really hear in pop music, like the sitar. And then the Stones did that.”
