13-year-old arrested in shooting
Savannah Police arrested a 13-year-old in the shooting of a 22-year-old male Saturday. “At around 11 a.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of E. 32nd Street in response to a shooting. Upon arrival, they located Shontavious Gooddine with a gunshot wound. Gooddine was transported to a local hospital in serious condition,” police report. Savannah…
Jeff Rayno announces run against Ron Stephens
FORMER Chatham County Commissioner and frequent Connect Savannah columnist Jeff Rayno has announced he will take on incumbent Republican Ron Stephens in the race for Georgia’s 164th State House District. Except this time he is running as a Democrat. Longtime residents will remember Rayno’s term in office as a Republican on the County Commission from…
Savannah Music Fest, Southbound Brewing set for concert & beer collab
In a newly announced Feb. 21 concert, Savannah Music Festival and Southbound Brewing Co. celebrate the release of this season’s Wailin’ IPA with a concert featuring pedal steel guitarist Roosevelt Collier and bluesman Jontavious Willis. This sixth annual festival beer release party continues a collaboration between SMF and Southbound Brewing Company “that is fueled by our…
Citizen Cope’s Heroin and Helicopters
‘Heroin and Helicopters’ proves the hiatus from recording was well worth the time away. Cope’s soothing drawl is woven amid lazy beats and significant grooves
Neil Mendoza’s absurdity art headlines PULSE Art + Technology Festival
Mendoza’s work fits perfectly with this year’s PULSE exhibition, ‘Machines of Futility: Unproductive Technologies’
Night at the Museum brings history to life
Just like the film, visitors go through night guard training and then get to meet the characters that they learn about in the museum
Mountainfilm Savannah returns, with a powerful lineup
Rees’ Ashes to Ashes highlights the friendship between Winfred Rembert, an African American man who survived a lynching attempt
Fighting the scourge of trafficking
Georgia is fifth or sixth in the country for human trafficking, depending on the source. And Savannah is near the heart of the statewide network.
Editor’s Note: Lobbying in limelight as Savannah’s legislative agenda moves forward
Many people wondered, “Why does the City need to pay lobbyists in Atlanta to lobby the legislature? Isn’t that what we elect our state senators and state representatives to do?” The simple truth is that our state legislators often have very different agendas from local officials.
Rock and roll with a tougher edge: a Q&A with OVERDOSE
They’re certainly as equal parts punk rock in spirit as they are heavy metal
Two fests and Musical Matinees
The next seven days are a veritable Vinnie’s calzone of specialty cinema.
Ossabaw Island’s annual meeting recognizes Coastal Marshlands Protection Act
In 1970, Georgia’s governor Lester Maddox had a plan for the barrier islands that comprise our coast. With the development of I-95 on his mind, Maddox wanted to build a state highway through the barrier islands, which would involve surface mining and dredging for phosphate over 70,000 acres of marshland. However, as anyone familiar with…
Troupial: Cachitos, tovars, and golfeados, oh my!
Majo Laprea’s success has allowed her to focus on her original dream, opening a coffee shop
Ray Blakeley, DONK @Sentient Bean
Solo jazz artist Ray Blakeley will be joined by veteran local musicians Max Christman and Jacob Porrier, with Blakeley doing a solo set followed by a set from Christman and Porrier’s project DONK. Blakeley will join the duo as well, and it’ll all make up one truly incredible night for Jazz in Savannah. Fri., Jan.…
5 Questions with Danielle Hughes
‘I keep looking back at what I was doing 20 years ago. I think it’s just kind of calling to me again’
A celebration of all things DIY at Sulfur Studios
For the second annual event, Keith will be bringing in six DIY musicians, a featured artist, live painting, interactive activities, and independent vendors
Gary Swindell, Jr. @Victory North
Swindell is set to record his show for a forthcoming live album release, Live From Whitaker St.
In the now with Alicia Eggert at PULSE Art + Technology Festival
In her art, Eggert uses temporal elements like clock hands and blinking neon to question elements we’ve always taken as a given
Jacob Evans @El-Rocko Lounge
He’s proven himself to be a leading talent in our local scene
Savannah Jewish Film Festival returns for 16th year
Included in this year’s lineup are films like The Keeper, which tells the true story of Bert Trautmann, a German soldier who becomes a football star in post-war Britain
Bud Green’s compelling compositions
When Bud Green was younger, his grandfather gave him a collection of black and white family photos. He was instantly captivated by the photographs. “I said, ‘Wow, there’s something about them,’” remembers Green. “‘I want to have something like this to hand to my grandkids someday.’ I spent a lot of time trying to figure…
Savannah Children’s Theatre tackles Dahl with Matilda: The Musical
Matilda: The Musical tells the classic story of its titular character, a 5-year-old girl who often plays pranks on her mean parents
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace begins ambitious renovation
The iconic Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace downtown begins the construction phase of a major renovation, set to finish in September of this year. This will be the first comprehensive renovation of the Birthplace since 2004. The project is moving forward after site plan approval by the Savannah Historic District Board of Review during the November…
‘Snitches get riches’: New CrimeStoppers campaign unveiled
This afternoon, Savannah Police, in conjunction with CrimeStoppers, held a press conference announcing the start of a new campaign targeting gun violence. Graphics with phrases such as, “Crime doesn’t pay, but CrimeStoppers does,” and “It’s not snitching; it’s truth,” were unveiled today and will start circulating on social media. “The purpose of the campaign is…
