General McIntosh Blvd. to completely reopen Tuesday
The City of Savannah says it will will open all lanes of General McIntosh Blvd. and activate new traffic signals this Tuesday. General McIntosh Blvd. has been closed since February 2015. As part of a flooding mitigation project, City taxpayers have funded the elevation of General McIntosh and President streets between 5-8 feet. The City…
Savannah’s first homicide of 2018
Metro’s detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man on Sunday, Jan. 21. “About 1:45 p.m. today officers responded to the 2100 block of Hudson Street and discovered Balil Whitfield in a vehicle dead from apparent gunshot wounds. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide. The circumstances surrounding…
Evening show added for John Conlee at Mars Theatre
Tickets for Grand Ole Opry legend John Conlee have been selling fast, and The Mars Theatre (Springfield) has added an additional date. Country fans can catch the iconic performer on Sunday, February 25 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Conlee is responsible for classic hits including “Rose Colored Glasses,” which just celebrated its 39th anniversary,…
City Council votes on horse carriage, shopping cart measures
At today’s regular meeting, Savannah City Council unanimously approved new guidelines on local horse-drawn carriages in the wake of a recent incident when a horse fell on an icy downtown street during wintry weather. The new guidelines will specifically prohibit carriages to operate in sleet, freezing rain, or snow, with a cutoff outside temperature of…
New nonprofit to run Savannah Earth Day Festival
The newly created Savannah Chatham Sustainability Coalition (SCSC) non-profit organization announces that is has been formed with a mission “to produce local sustainable events, including the annual Earth Day Festival,” a spokesperson says. SCSC “champions the integration of sustainable principles within our partner municipalities and their community organizations. SCSC will collaborate with the environmental, social,…
Savannah Stopover Music Festival announces second wave of acts
Savannah Stopover has announced additional artists and events for the 2018 festival. Additional artist announcements included Colter Wall, The Cave Singers, Kemba, Yonatan Gat, Zeshan B, Stoop Kids, Vita and the Woolf, Becca Mancari (who will play a special Stopover in the Yard at The Grey, benefitting the Savannah LGBT Center), Sun Parade, Mo Lowda…
Thursday Night Opry: Singer-Songwriter Edition @Trinity United Methodist Church
Singer-Songwriter Opry is back at Trinity Sanctuary Concerts. The season kickoff features a variety of performers from the region and benefits Girls on the Run of Coastal Georgia with $5 of each ticket sold directly benefiting the organization. Atlanta-based Rachael Petit, Atlantan Miguel Olascuaga (Blood on the Harp), Chattanooga’s Caleb Warren (Caleb & The Gents),…
P.O.D., DED, Special Guest @The Stage on Bay
2000s rock juggernauts P.O.D. will finally take on Garden City, playing radio favorites for an all-ages crowd
PULSE 2018: ‘Radiance’ VR experience highlights festival
TERI YARBROW AND MAX ALMY don’t just want you to look at their work—they want you to get inside it. For the creative partners’ first appearance at the Telfair’s PULSE Festival, they bring “Radiance,” a video installation that truly blends art and technology. “Radiance” consists of three circular panels. “Lapis” and “Lotus” are both 48-inch…
STACE in her place
“My life is probably a lot different than a lot of musicians working in Savannah.”
Short-term vacation rentals, long-term headache?
The amended ordinance delineated specific zones where registered owners of STVRs are allowed to operate and implements a cap on STVRs within city wards
5 Questions with Becky Slivinsky
‘Sometimes, art is what opens people’s eyes in a different way’
Ducky @Club Elan
Blending warehouse and experimental flub sounds, Ducky broke out on the label NEST.
Adron, Britt Scott, Dustin Price @El-Rocko Lounge
Adron’s kind of sepia-toned, tropical-influenced pop music showcases her soulfully clear voice.
Editor’s Note: The superintendent’s space
Chatham County has set the precedent of the ‘Imperial Superintendency’ for many years, with several past superintendents, long before Dr. Levett’s tenure.
PULSE 2018: Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s Aquaphobia
DANISH ARTIST Jakob Kudsk Steensen uses VR to create an immersive ecosystem that envelops the viewer in a cocoon of a morphing geological landscape. Inspired by psychological studies of the treatment of aquaphobia, the fear of water, AQUAPHOBIA is a full-scale replica of Louis Valentino Jr Park and Pier in Redhook, Brooklyn. By entering Steensen’s…
Forsyth Farmers Market’s new face
The Forsyth Farmers Market has been Savannah’s weekly destination for leafy greens, foodie communion and sustainability education for almost nine years
Chris Lane @Saddle Bags
Lane hit the U.S. Country Charts with the song ‘Fix,’ which hit number 11 on the charts in 2015.
Savannah Children’s Theatre goes Goth
THE Savannah Children’s Theatre enters 2018 with gargoyles, stained glass, and gargantuan challenges. In their highly-anticipated production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an eclectic cast will bring a favorite Disney film to life while honoring its literary legacy. “The themes are dark,” says Children’s Theatre Artistic Director Kelie Miley. “There’s a lot of music…
How to do justice by the justice keepers?
I met Phillip ‘Philly’ Meyers on the Occupy Savannah picket line way back in 2011, and from then on, every time I went out to cover anything smacking of progress and socioeconomic justice, he was there.
Letters to the editor: Shopping Cart Edition
‘Several years ago, being tired of the eyesore and nuisance of abandoned shopping carts that litter our area, I began taking notes about their locations and the stores that owned them…..’
Pie Society aims for the sky
Even if you don’t live near Pooler, their fish and chips are worth the short drive. To wash it all down, the Wagstaff’s recommend the PG Tips tea, a tea that can be found in every English home.
Movies to move mountains
Since 2009, the touring film series has been inspiring Hostess City residents of all ages to explore and change the world we live in
Reflections on a snowstorm: When tire tracks were outnumbered by footprints
My neighborhood was alive with children of all ages frolicking in the snow. The streets were full of people, not full of cars.
Destroyer of Light, Shroud Eater @The Jinx
Austin doom metal outfit Destroyer of Light is back in town with a new album.
How credible are the new blood-pressure guidelines?
What with the fast food, the sedentary lifestyles, and the increasingly hair-raising national politics, we Americans shouldn’t really need help getting diagnosed with high blood pressure—doing just fine, thanks
PULSE 2018: Dream Big highlights the influence of engineering on our world
‘I’m most passionate about getting young people in the door– particularly young girls and those from underserved communities who might not be able to have an engineer as a role model in their lives.’
Pooler Police Chief named as Interim Savannah Police Chief
The City of Savannah today announced that Mark Revenew will serve as the interim police chief for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department, soon to be Savannah Police Department. Chief Joseph “Jack” Lumpkin last month accepted a job in DeKalb County, Ga. Revenew is currently the Chief of Police of the Pooler Police Department and will…
