Man charged for shooting two on Westside
Detectives are “sorting out the details in an early Sunday morning shooting that left one man with potentially serious injuries, a second with minor injuries and a third in custody,” police say. Brendon Barlow, 27, was found in a black Toyota at Augusta Avenue and Tulip Street when Downtown Precinct Patrol officers responded to a…
Felon with over a dozen arrests, 2 prison terms charged in downtown robbery at Habersham & Harris
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged a convicted felon with the armed robbery of a Savannah man in the downtown area Tuesday night. Dennis Lamar White, 26, was arrested after Downtown Precinct Patrol officers and an off-duty officer working neighborhood patrols “encountered a group of males after the 8:30 p.m. robbery at Habersham and Harris streets,”…
Savannah adopts ‘Complete Streets’ standard
Savannah City Council approved an ordinance Thursday that makes “complete streets” the standard when designing and constructing new roadways in the City of Savannah. Complete streets are “streets that contribute to a safe, convenient or comfortable travel experience for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle drivers and public transportation riders. Moving forward, new road…
This man is being sought for questioning in December Yamacraw murder
Charles Leonard Mobley, 20, is sought for questioning by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police investigators regarding a Dec. 21 homicide in Yamacraw Village. Mobley is described as a black male standing 5-4 and weighing 145. He wears a short haircut. “Mobley is known to frequent east Savannah and Yamacraw Village,” police say. Anyone with information on the…
One dead in E. 51st St. shooting; two shot in driveby on W. 62nd; pizza delivery man shot on Middleground
Metro Police are investigating “three shootings that left four injured Monday, including one that was fatal and a second in which the victim was arrested on other charges,” a spokesman says. One man died after he was shot in front of an apartment on the 1900 block of East 51st street about 7 p.m. His…
Editor’s Note: Chief Lumpkin & ‘information flow’
With significantly more detail than recent administrations have divulged, Lumpkin illustrated the real-world problems of policing in a community where ‘information’s not flowing.’
PULSE: Apalachicola Night Anomaly
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Professor of Digital Arts Keith Roberson —k-roberson is his digital handle—uses all kinds of technology in his work, from 3D rendering to drones equipped with high-def cameras. He brings a unique interactive installation to this year’s PULSE Festival, relying on the Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset technology. The immersive experience, titled…
PULSE: GIF Festival
UNDER the auspices of Art Rise Savannah, the first annual GIF Festival will be a part of this weekend’s PULSE Festival at the Jepson Center. Dozens of entries will explore the artistic and conceptual limits of the now-ubiquitous low-res short-length Graphics Interchange Format, first pioneered in the late ’80s by Steve Wilhite while working for…
Schoolin’ the old school?
The new guard believes that canvas that connects art and preservation belongs to everyone, not just the wealthy, and the conversation continues.
Who was Dave the Potter?
Highly valued by collectors—intact jugs and urns can go for as much as $45,000 a piece at auction—and much sought after by museum curators, “Dave pots” have been recognized as important historical artifacts since the 1920s.
Cultivating Ossabaw’s heritage indigo
Donna Hardy envisions a sustainable ‘indigo culture’ in the Lowcountry.
Eat your way to a healthy, happy you
Teen Chef Haile Thomas: ‘What I’ve learned is that kids really are interested in cooking, and so are their parents. What they need is for someone to get them started.’
Dee Dee Kenniebrew on The Crystals, the ’60s, and Phil Spector
Doo-Wop & Rock Fest hits Lucas for 2 nights
Truth Universal, Miggs, KNife @The Sentient Bean
‘The reason my music sounds like it does is a conscious effort to keep it in the vein of what influenced me to hip-hop and a natural black music progression.’
Papa’s BBQ: Making hungry people happy
When they moved Papa’s to the north side of Whitemarsh Island, tucked into a modest strip mall out on Highway 80, it was a moment of mutually inspired genius.
Shy, Low, Blackrune @Graveface
The delicate ambience sprawls into something you can totally headbang to.
What the heck happened to Vitamins F, G, H, I, and J?
Originally the assumption was that each new discovery would get the next available letter, but the system went to crap.
CinemaSavannah & Psychotronic Film Society bring acclaimed A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night to SAV
Told in Farsi with English subtitles, and shot in flat, industrial Bakersfield, California, the ‘Iranian Vampire Western’s’ cultural blurring is being heralded by critics.
Lobo Marino, Faeryteeth, Swamp Trees @The Bean
Lobo Marino play an entrancing and meditative kind of folk with textural tribal influences, chanting, and gorgeous harmonies.
Radar Vs Wolf, Sins of Godless Men, Anyone’s Ghost @The Jinx
Radar Vs Wolf are just one of many Music City acts proving that it ain’t all about the country.
PULSE: Miwa Matreyek
‘Sometimes if I track back the origin of an inspiration, I’d remember that it was from a dream—an image or a feeling I was trying to reproduce.’
MusicFile brings The Mountain Goats to Savannah
MusicFile Productions, parent company of Savannah Stopover Festival, announced that prolific indie band The Mountain Goats will play their first-ever Savannah show on Saturday, April 4 at The Jinx. Beloved songwriter John Darnielle and band are touring to support their 15th studio album, Beat the Champ, an LP about professional wrestling. Tickets will go on…
2015 Homicides thru Jan. 18: 3
2015 Savannah/Chatham County Homicide Total through Sun. Jan. 18: 3 (1 solved) Murder at Eastside apartment; man shot nearby in separate incident Savannah-Chatham Metro Police are investigating two shootings over the weekend, one of them fatal. David Rashamel Goldwire, 23, was found “deceased in the yard of a duplex on the 2100 block of Clars…
Dear Erin: Are Ghosts Real?
About The Ghost Dog Diaries The Ghost Dog Diaries is a weekly advice column, inspired by the late PJ Cuddlesworth. Three hours after PJ’s passing, Erin held an Irish Wake in her honor. That’s when her name appeared in her beer. (Misspelled, of course. Ghost Dogs aren’t equipped with Autocorrect.) Erin and PJ have been…
Review: The Boy Next Door
The sort of daft picture in which a folder of incriminating evidence related to murderous deeds is conveniently named and resting conspicuously on a computer desktop, and where apparently no one has ever heard about this magical realm known as iCloud.
Label Furious Hooves taking submissions for all-local compilation
Savannah bands or all genres encouraged to submit
