New parking measures delayed another week
The City of Savannah says it is delaying its implementation of the new “Parking Matters” rate structure for parking downtown until January 22, with ticketing in earnest to follow by Jan. 29. “This is due to the winter storm earlier this month which hampered efforts by parking services staff to distribute flyers reminding people about…
New street sweeping schedule begins this week
The City of Savannah will begin a new street sweeping schedule on Tuesday, January 16. The new schedule will eliminate street sweeping on Friday and Saturday nights. “Increased parking demand in the downtown area on weekends has resulted in a growing volume of requests and complaints for modification of the City’s street cleaning program to…
Ft. Pulaski reveals free admission days for 2018
The National Park Service announces the five days in 2018 that Fort Pulaski National Monument will waive entrance fees: • January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day • February 11: Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday • April 21: First Day of National Park Week (Junior Ranger Day) • September 22: National Public Lands Day…
CEMA to offer basic emergency training
Chatham Emergency Management Agency will offer a free class, ‘You Are the Help Until Help Arrives,’ to prepare members of the community for life-threatening emergency situations. “Citizens attending can expect to learn important skills such as, how to stop bleeding, how to correctly position an injured person, and how to provide comfort and keep safe…
Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole will help you Find Your Yellow Tux
MOST OF SAVANNAH knows Jesse Cole best from his role at Savannah Banana games, as the Man in the Yellow Tux. Exhorting the sellout crowd, tossing out free T-shirts, posing for selfies with fans — the fellow in yellow from tophat to shoes is unquestioned Master of Ceremonies of his own banana republic. Jesse Cole…
Revenge of the Snowflakes
#GrabEmBytheMidterms has become a national rallying cry, and amped voter registration efforts has already flipped seats (college football notwithstanding, bless y’all, Alabama.)
Do black dogs experience prejudice?
In a 2016 article, the ASPCA looked at shelter records for nearly 300,000 dogs and cats in 14 communities. Again, the black dogs did better than the general population.
Editor’s Note: Putting the shopping cart before the horse
The abandoned shopping carts represent two things: The property of retail stores, and the efforts of disadvantaged people without dependable transportation to get groceries back home.
‘Coloring the Conservation Conversation’
AS RISING sea levels, rampant wildfires, unexpected blizzards and other disasters threaten the planet, birdwatching may seem like the environmental equivalent of rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. For Dr. J. Drew Lanham, however, studying feathered species is as important as any other protective ecological action. The writer and teacher calls conserving birds and…
From the streets to the screen
“50 years from now, when people ask about the Black Lives Matter movement, I will tell them to see this movie.” —Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com IN THE violent chaos that followed the 2014 killing of unarmed 18 year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, the world heard many stories. Accounts from newspaper…
Hed’s Up!
THERE’S A new Hedwig in town. Actor, writer, and casting director Chad Darnell is ready to seize the stage and bring all the glory of Hedwig and the Angry Inch to life at Club One. Savannah’s own Christopher Blair sizzled in the role for several local productions over the years. Starring as the iconic genderqueer…
Husk is here!
AFTER long anticipation, the Hostess City of the South welcomes award-winning Husk, a restaurant birthed in Charleston that embodies true southern hospitality and honors regional fare in its traditional form. Helmed by James Beard award-winning celebrity chef Sean Brock and Eater Atlanta’s Chef of the Year Tyler Williams, Husk Savannah finally opened its doors on January…
Joe Marcinek Band @Barrelhouse South
Inspired by Chicago blues, New Orleans funk, jazz, and Grateful Dead-style psychedelic rock, Marcinek and company promise an eclectic show.
5 Questions with Jomo Kenyatta Johnson
‘I thought the story of Trayvon was contemporary enough. That’s really where the Black Lives Matter movement came from. I wanted to look at it as, is there justice beyond the grave?’
The Rightly So @Foxy Loxy Print Gallery & Café
Bandmates Greg Zeis and Jess Chizuk are living the dream, having quit their day jobs and hit the road in a homemade RV built inside a 1995 GMC Vandura.
‘Definitely a family affair’
The two bands start 2018 with The Sibling Rivalry Tour, a trip that will outdo any family vacation
Finding the jobs-housing balance in the natural experiment of the Snowpocalypse
As I sat at the bar of the Green Truck amidst the thrum, scanning the crowd and seeing familiar faces, bantering with the staff, my city planning lizard brain was grinding on something.
Whitehall, Offsides @El-Rocko Lounge
The indie rock group takes elements of rock, funk, jam, pop, folk and jazz to create their own high-energy sound.
Runnin’ Down a Stream
Down at Southbound Brewing Company, The Train Wrecks and an array of friends and guests will play the music of Tom Petty while raising money for the Coastal Conservation Association
Beacons of light
THIS FRIDAY, nautical lanterns will light the North Garden at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum. “Beacons” is a multifaceted installation dreamed up by Karen McVay Butch and Martha Enzmann, longtime friends and collaborators. The pair have worked on plenty of projects over the years, and this one shows off their unique lanterns. “We’ve done…
Brandon Nelson McCoy, Deacon Jones @The Sentient Bean
Grab a mason jar of craft brew or a piping hot cuppa coffee and a baked treat for a memorable listening room experience.
Drowning Pool to perform in Savannah
Multi-platinum rock band Drowning Pool will perform at The Stage on Bay on Saturday, January 27 at 7 p.m. The Dallas-based band shot to prominence with the 2001 single “Bodies,” blending alternative metal, hard rock, and post-grunge into their own uniquely heavy sound. A special guest, yet to be announced, will join the bill. Tickets,…
