Cover Story
My lunch with the mayor
SAVANNAH MAYOR OTIS JOHNSON and I are getting to know each other over lunch at Geneva Geneva’s restaurant. We’re discussing his travels across the globe, and I ask him about the different foods he’s eaten in different countries. “I had monkey in Africa, especially in the Ivory Coast,” says the mayor. “They stew it up,…
Reality show
If you’re sorry the holiday season is over, the Little Theatre of Savannah has one more gift for you. Inspecting Carol opens Jan. 10, and director Dennis Elkins says it’s a laugh-out-loud show. “It really is A Christmas Carol meets The Government Inspector meets Noises Off,” he says. “It’s about this poor troupe at a…
Something fishy
Artist Douglas Jones once traveled and lived in a school bus, selling his artistic creations along the way. But after a Tybee resident “discovered” the fish artist at a Savannah flea market, Jones’ life took a serendipitous turn. “He told me I belonged on Tybee Island,” Jones said. So the artist took a detour east…
Striking a blow for the writers
It’s entirely possible that the Writer’s Guild of America strike that has halted production of every TV show and most movies will be over by the time you read this. But few predicted that it would go on this long. Before last week, there hadn’t been a single new late night show since Halloween, and…
Spotlighted Gigs & Recommended Shows
Dueling Pianos Shows of this sort are fairly common in most major U.S. cities, but Savannah has only one venue offering this unique and raucous brand of semi-spontaneous live musical entertainment — but it’s a large, cavernous bar/restaurant combo with great sight lines, plenty of seats, and a varied menu. It’s perfect for mainstream crowds…
R. Kelly: Be he ever so humble…
THIS UPCOMING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,the Civic Center hosts one of the biggest modern R & B shows on the road today. Real Talk. You heard correctly: R. Kelly is coming to town. Well, at least he’s scheduled to. As of Friday afternoon, December 28, the last official word Civic Center reps had received was that…
The Locos fiasco
BY NOW, MOST OF YOU have probably either read —or at least heard about— our cover story in last week’s issue. In case you have not (or even if you did read the published piece) I urge you to head to www.connectsavannah.com and check out the expanded and up-to-date version online. It includes late-breaking info…
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City gouges the tour biz Editor, The City Council of Savannah has implemented a bold policy to restructure the local tourism industry: Small tour companies, often composed of a single employee, will be charged over a thousand dollars a year ($1020 minimum) to visit the city-maintained Bonaventure Cemetery. This will effectively bring to a close…
Vision needed, not delusions
AT A TIME when the future of Georgia requires clear thinking and insightful action more than ever, a few key leaders are presenting the state’s citizens with some of the most delusional ideas in our state’s history. Two of the most troubling symptoms of this wrongheadedness are, first, the most recent mutation of the state…
Hippies in Daffin: Where were you in ’72?
Hippies in Daffin Park: Where were you in ‘72? With the arrival of 2008, the Daffin Park Centennial celebration, a year-long agenda of community events, historical lectures and fireworks, is officially a memory. A commemorative booklet published by the City of Savannah features an essay outlining Daffin Park’s chronology and its varied uses over the…
Citizen science
LAUNCHED IN 1900, the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count is the oldest and largest “citizen science” project in the world. For the past 108 years, people throughout the Western Hemisphere have gathered during the winter holiday season to count birds. Because of their efforts, a vast pool of data has been compiled. “Citizen science…
The tale of Tilapia the dog, continued
AMERICANS DON’T have much of a problem with wars that won’t end, gas over three dollars a gallon, skyrocketing health care prices, and a collapsing housing market. Nope, we just keep on keepin’ on, with barely a peep. But mess with our pets, and everyone takes notice. I mean it’s on. A few weeks back…
WWJD?
DOES THE BIBLE condemn gays and lesbians? What about when one of those gays or lesbians is your own child? This theological debate, in the news for causing rifts within religious denominations and local congregations, becomes personal for religious people when a family member reveals his or her homosexuality. The personal side of this question…
