Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
It’s winning entertainment, with a sleek visual style that befits its carefully contained universe and characters.
Memorial Mass for Flannery O’Connor
On Sunday, August 3, the 10 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, which Flannery O’Connor attended as a child, will include a special Memorial Remembrance in honor of the 50th anniversary of O’Connor’s death. O’Connor was born in Savannah, Ga. on March 25, 1925 and is the author of the acclaimed…
Gnate the Gnat competes in ‘Mascot Mania’
Gnate the Gnat, the Savannah Sand Gnats’ mascot, is again competing in MiLB.com’s Mascot Mania. Fans can vote online to choose the best mascot in all of Minor League Baseball. Gnate will compete against all of the mascots in the South Atlantic League in the first round. If he advances, he will then take on the…
Man sought in assault
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man charged in the attack, robbery and attempted murder of a Savannah man on Tuesday. Police have charged Edwin Fripp, 18, of the 4000 block of 3rd Street in Garden City, with aggravated assault, armed robbery and criminal attempt at murder. On Tuesday night, Fripp robbed…
Westside shooting investigated
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting of 29-year-old Savannah man, Shawn Jackson. Jackson was found around 3:08 a.m. Thursday morning on the porch of a house at West 36th and Florence streets by Central Precinct Patrol officers. Reports that he was being chased by another male when the shooting occurred are being investigated. Anyone with…
Historical Maps and Prints exhibit opens at City Hall
In honor of the City of Savannah municipal government’s 225th anniversary on December 23, 2014, Savannah historians present a historical map, print and postcard collection to display in the City Hall Rotunda. Virginia and John Duncan of V. & J. Duncan Antique Maps & Prints share from their personal collections to create the exhibit, “Savannah Historical Maps and Prints.”…
Second Harvest gets new green lighting
Sustainativity Inc. announced the completion of its first project: retrofitting the lighting at Second Harvest of the Coastal Empire. The retrofit “will save Second Harvest over $3,000 annually, allowing them to provide 15,000 more meals to the Savannah community,” says a spokesperson. On July 29 at 10 a.m., the new energy efficient lights will be…
Massie Heritage Center to acquire model ship exhibit
The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System and The Savannah College of Art and Design are working together to develop the Greco Model Ships exhibit at Massie Heritage Center. M. Gerard Greco was a former Civil Engineer originally from New Jersey who retired to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and pursued his passion for model ship building…
Savannah man arrested and charged with murder
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives have arrested and charged a Savannah man with the murder of his wife. Daniel Patrick Sheehan, 50, has been charged with murder in the death of Kathleen Sheehan, 45, who was discovered expired on April 4th in their residence on the 400 block of West Montgomery Cross Road.
Opera fest to include Don Giovanni
Mozart’s Don Giovanni forms the centerpiece of the 2014 Savannah VOICE Festival, a two-week celebration of opera Aug. 1-17. Presented in Christ Church, the “boutique production” is scheduled for performances on Sunday and Tuesday, Aug. 3 and 5. Edwin Cahill directs the performances of Don Giovanni, with a cast that includes numerous professional singers familiar…
Talking with … Toby Hyde
The truth sometimes bats poorly on the air. It’s one thing to be excited when the home team is playing well. It’s another to ignore their mistakes.
Babe’s BBQ hits a home run
“If your shack don’t burn down once in a while it ain’t really that good a barbecue anyways!”
48 Hour Film Project ’14 begins
The Wild Card can be any genre, from Romance to Film Noir to Musical. Every team has to use the same character, prop and line of dialogue somewhere in their movie.
Diabetes: A talk with the doctor of the nation
‘Type 2 diabetes is absolutely preventable, and we know which lifestyle factors to monitor in order to avoid diabetes,’ says Dr. Richard H. Carmona.
Review: Get on Up
Boseman is so formidable that, were the film itself just a bit better, he’d be basking in the same sort of accolades that greeted Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles and Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash.
Backstage on Broadway
They have to be at the theater for every single performance, fully rehearsed and in makeup and costume, and be ready to “go on” at a moment’s notice.
Review: A Most Wanted Man
The plot intrigues and the cast excels, making this a good bet for alternate summer viewing.
Untouched screens July 29
Savannah’s Chip Lane wrote, produced and stars
Review: Hercules
Based on Steve Moore’s revisionist comic, this finds Herc and his posse working as mercenaries for a feeble ruler who fears that his kingdom will be conquered by an enemy army.
Full tank: American Aquarium
“I think Burn.Flicker.Die was a perfect storm. I think it was a batch of songs that could stand up. I’m not going to be ignorant, and lie, and say that Jason’s name on it didn’t help. God knows it did.”
Review: And So it Goes
It’s depressing to consider if, for these two talented stars, this is now as good as it gets.
Thomas Wynn and the Believers @The Jinx
His father, Tom Wynn, played drums in the great early ’70s Capricorn band Cowboy.
Black Cadillacs @The Jinx
“Lionel Richie was awesome. He just took you through all the hits that you forgot he had. I jokingly thanked him for opening for us before we started our set.”
Baby Baby @Hang Fire
‘Christmas in July’ also features Fare the Gap, Sunglow and Grand Vapids
Review: Lucy
Lucy just becomes more intelligent and more invincible, and this siphons all conflict from the film.
Baked Alaska @Barrelhouse South
Most Thursday nights, the band is onstage at Tybee Island Social Club. This week, however, the boys are going downtown
Editor’s Note: Savannah growth under the gun
Some of us have warned for years that Savannah’s inability to address crime would inevitably be a hindrance to meaningful economic growth. City leaders across multiple administrations have had ample opportunity to increase public trust.
The Casket Girls @Graveface
The music made by these freaky girls (and puppetmaster Graveface himself, who’s the third spoke in the wheel) is cool and catchy.
Reader: Savannah is a real city, not a ‘tourist product’
“A beautiful woman with a dirty face” is how Lady Astor of England described Savannah.
City Hotel @Lucas Theatre Cabaret
See and hear City Hotel live cabaret!
Black is the new Black
The Westin Savannah Harbor announces that Steve Black is their new Executive Chef.
One week, eight shot
Since the last issue of Connect Savannah came out, eight people were shot in Savannah, one dead. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting of a Savannah man as he was leaving a bar Saturday morning. Ashley Edwards, 25, of the 11000 block of Middleground Road, received non-life threatening injuries when he was shot by…
Pardon our progress
In Savannah we have many streets and public places that need no resuscitative efforts. But not everyone knows a good thing when they see it.
