‘We have not stopped’: Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield commander looks ahead
The past year brought on challenges, changed normal practices, and hindered forward movement for people throughout the world, but Col. Bryan Logan, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield garrison commander, said the soldiers and Army community stayed ready throughout 2020. “This did not put us down,” Logan said. “Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield are still plugging…
New lamps highlight need for safer street crossings across Savannah
A freshly installed set of classic lampposts lining a promenade that traverses ever-busy Victory Drive is highlighting a need for safer street crossings and improved right-of-way access across Savannah. Just before Christmas, Midtown Savannah residents received a gift that shines brighter than any string of bulbs: a set of historically styled new globe lampposts illuminating…
The new ‘Mainly for Women’ exhibit features Paulina Olowska and other Polish artists at the SCAD Museum of Art
Growing up alternating between two worlds at opposite ends of the Cold War – her native Poland and the U.S.A. – Paulina Olowska was immersed in the artificial aesthetic constructs of both societies, and they equally influence her oft-irreverent artworks that intentionally subvert patriarchal conventions to assert the autonomy of womanhood. In the new Mainly…
Sandy West, longtime guardian of Ossabaw Island, dies at 108
Eleanor “Sandy” Torrey West, the longtime guardian and resident of undeveloped Ossabaw Island on the southernmost coast of Chatham County, passed away on her birthday at her Garden City home on Jan. 17, according to a statement by the Ossabaw Island Foundation. West was 108 years old. Largely thanks to her decades-long devotion to preserving…
Davenport House Museum develops new exhibit to recognize enslaved former residents
The Davenport House Museum is a carefully restored landmark showcasing what life was like in Savannah 200 years ago – but the Davenports were not the only family living under this storied roof back then. The Historic Savannah Foundation, which owns and operates the Davenport House Museum, launched an extensive renovation project in December to…
River Street’s reformation brings a whiskey resurgence at The Trade Room
Long gone are the days of West River Street being a dark, dingy, much-forgotten piece of Savannah’s downtown. With the resurgence of craft cocktail bars, the memories of River Street being a place for grain-alcohol-based daiquiris are all but foregone thoughts of young locals sowing their wild oats. Because West River Street was once primarily…
Police leaders of Chatham County discuss potential of local threats related to presidential inauguration
Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter is hosting a virtual meeting with police leaders from across Chatham County on Friday afternoon to discuss the potential of local threats related to expected unrest surrounding the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., and to coordinate response strategies. According to a Savannah Police Department spokesperson, at 2 p.m.…
Welcoming 2021 with holy harmonies
Following a major renovation project last year, the grand pipe organ within Savannah’s Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist is now resonating with an enriched sound, which can be enjoyed by anyone during a free concert featuring four local church organists on Jan. 17. The Friends of Cathedral Music organization is presenting “A Sonic…
New system for Savannah Civic Center COVID-19 testing to launch on Jan. 18
To assist the Chatham County Health Department with expanding its ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, a new system for COVID-19 testing will be launched at the Savannah Civic Center beginning on Monday, Jan. 18, according to a Coastal Health District announcement. Beginning Monday, operations at the Civic Center testing site will be taken over…
Canady’s delivers piles of coats for kids to the United Way of the Coastal Empire
Underprivileged kids across the Savannah region will soon be zipping up new winter gear thanks to the inaugural Canady’s Coats for Kids charity drive, resulting in boxes of donated outerwear being delivered to the United Way of the Coastal Empire on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Two work vans belonging to Canady’s Heating Air Plumbing were repurposed…
Ink of Life: Terminally ill man visits Savannah to get matching tattoos with strangers
Don Caskey spends every weekend staked out in a tattoo shop lobby, getting to know each and every person who comes through the door. Every inch of his arms is covered with tattoos of stars, aliens, flowers, and first names. Within a few days, half the people he’s met have the name “Don” tattooed on…
Savannah celebrates 40 years of protected status for Gray’s Reef
The wonders of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary are being brought to shore, expanding the potential of greater community engagement with Georgia’s own natural underwater park. Gray’s Reef, an undersea habitat located 19 miles east of Sapelo Island on Georgia’s coastline, was designated as a National Marine Sanctuary on Jan. 16, 1981, as one of…
T-Mobile donates $4 million to boost online learning for Savannah-Chatham County students
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System is receiving a donation of over $4 million from T-Mobile’s Project 10Million to support students with free resources for online learning, according to SCCPSS administrators. During a Jan. 12 press conference, representatives from the SCCPSS and T-Mobile announced that T-Mobile’s Project 10Million initiative would be donating funds to deliver…
Fire Alarm: Chatham Emergency Services struggles with $3 million operating deficit
A long-smoldering problem is threatening the Chatham Emergency Services nonprofit firefighting agency, with the potential to soon engulf its ability to effectively provide varied public-safety functions countywide: a $3 million operating deficit. According to CES leadership, the deficit is caused by some 25% of property owners within its coverage area – comprising approximately 242 square…
