Bull Street Library shooting, Wells Park shooting linked; vehicle sought
Detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking help from the public in identifying suspects “who opened fire in city parks on two successive days,” a spokesman says. One man received a gunshot wound to his toe at 1:41p.m. Wednesday “when suspects in a blue Ford Fusion fired at a another individual in Wells…
Two arrested in West Chatham carjacking
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged a 19-year-old male and his 13-year-old accomplice after the robbery and carjacking of a woman in the Highlands area Wednesday night. Carlos Maurice Boggs Jr. and the youth “were taken into custody after foot chases following a short traffic pursuit on Dean Forest Road,” police say. He has been charged…
Man sought for questioning in Jan. 17 murder
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives are asking the public to help locate a man wanted for questioning in a Jan. 17 fatal shooting. Ezra Shane Owens, 23, is being sought for questioning in the death of David Rashamel Goldwire who was found deceased in a yard on Clars Avenue. “Owens is a black male with a…
Man shot on basketball court in City park
Detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating the shooting of a Savannah man in a city park on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 28. Kelvin Frazier, 28, received a non-life threatening injury at 1:41 p.m. and was transported for treatment. “He was on the basketball court in Wells Park on MLK Jr. Boulevard between East…
Seasonal, creative cuisine at District Cafe & Eatery
A family-run establishment with a whole passel of members who lend their special talents to what is becoming a much-loved downtown venue.
Talking with… PERC’s Philip Brown
There’s something about people with vision. They have an idea. They’re not wavering from it. The wind blows. They stand firm. Often these people are called “too serious” or “snobs.” They need to “lighten up” and “bend a little.” When these people are doing bad things, we don’t have to like them. But when they’re doing great things,…
Arlo Guthrie @Georgia Southern University
Held in Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center, it will be great to see the timeless message of civic action spread to college students.
Blue Highway @Randy Wood’s Pickin’ Parlor
Simultaneously hearkening to the sounds of yesteryear while pushing the boundaries of the genre.
Savannah Songwriters Series @Johnny Harris
In her time with Celtic folk rock band Spirit of the West, Linda McRae earned two platinum and three gold records.
The Train Wrecks @Graveface & The Jinx (two shows)
Not only can you nab the hot wax in standard black, but there’s a special run of transparent red/black swirl vinyl.
A ‘word painting’ by the Philharmonic
IF YOU live in Savannah, you know you’re lucky to live among unrivaled natural beauty year-round. It’s January, and we can stroll through Forsyth Park beneath a canopy of dripping moss and sprawling oak, throw on a jacket and walk along the Atlantic Ocean, squish our toes in the salt marsh at Skidaway Island. We…
Owl ya like me now?
This rapturous raptoress laid her first egg on New Year’s Day and the other a few days later. We’ve been watching ever since.
‘Old World classical taste’ at the Grand Bohemian Gallery
Dowless and Higgins both create works that reflect openness to life, love and experience.
Jewish Film Fest biopic stars improbably sexy Sophie Tucker
Possessed with a formidable girth and an even fuller voice, Sophie Tucker reigned over every single performance platform that existed in the early 20th century.
Editor’s Note: Judging our revolving-door legal system
This is White’s eighth arrest since his early release from state prison in 2013. He has been arrested over a dozen times before by local law enforcement. And that was his second prison term.
Deep Center: Writing out loud
Students read their word at Deep Speaks this Monday, Feb. 2.
The power & possibility of healthy living in Savannah
So far, here in Savannah dozens of individuals have made changes in their lives because of the program and are benefiting from their choices.
2015 Homicides thru Jan. 25: 4
2015 Savannah/Chatham County Homicide Total through Sun. Jan. 25: 4 (1 solved) 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 with four victims over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, “including one that was fatal and…
CUSSES + SAV =
Cusses, Wet Socks, Crazy Bag Lady Friday, January 30 The Jinx 10 p.m. LOVE, just like mom’s grown-up juice, gets better with age, and we’re crushing on Cusses just as hard as we were five (OMG!!!) years ago when they played their first show EVER. Yeah, they’ve been rocking the whole free world ever since,…
To Love @Muse
WITH A TRAILER that features a rape scene, spousal abuse, and a mother shaking her child’s crib in fury in the middle of the night, it’s pretty safe to assume that 2012 Polish film To Love (also known as Loving), despite its simple, amorous title, is decidedly not a romantic comedy. Consider this your trigger…
Letters: Gentrification clarification; comment on race & police
Gentrification clarification Editor, I attended the same lecture by Kristopher Monroe that Jessica Leigh Lebos covered in her Jan. 21st article, “Schoolin’ the old school,” but I came away with a different take on the loaded subject of gentrification. Mr. Monroe intentionally and effectively used examples from Houston to Detroit to provoke the audience into…
Animal testing: Still being done?
Guidelines don’t apply to mice, rats, birds, farm animals raised for food and agricultural research, or reptiles and amphibians.
Stereo Embers Magazine releases e-book tribute to Black Tusk’s Athon
Stereo Embers Magazine has released This Time Is Divine: A Tribute to Jonathan Athon. The e-book, available via smashwords.com, is a tribute to the Black Tusk bassist who was tragically lost last year in a Savannah traffic accident. Comprised of memories and essays by his friends and music family, including members of Kylesa and Baroness,…
