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SOUND OFF: Huc-A-Poos at center of noise debate with Tybee Island
One of Tybee Island’s most popular businesses is at the center of a debate with city officials this month as the owner is pushing back against an adopted regulation drafted by City Manager Shawn Gillen limiting the times for which bars and restaurants can host live music. On June 17, Huc-A-Poos Bites & Booze (or…
Jepson Center adding dedicated Children’s Museum
Telfair Museums is expanding opportunities for children and families with the announcement of its new Children’s Art Museum (CAM). Officials say the Jepson Center’s current Artseum space will be transformed into a space dedicated to igniting creativity for children of all ages. “Telfair has had a children’s and family space called – Artseum – for…
Sophie Daniele and the Art of Time Traveling (with typewriters)
A few years ago, on the way to London’s Tate Modern, I spotted a small crowd of tourists clustered around two seated and rather eccentric looking young men in overcoats, scarves, and fedoras. They were typewriter poets. And, after observing them for a bit, both my daughter and I paid them to tap out poems…
Live comedy coming to Plant Riverside District ‘Big Comedy Network at District Live’
Plant Riverside District announced its partnership with Big Comedy Network to bring popular stand-up comedians and rising stars to the entertainment district as part of Plant Riverside’s new monthly “Big Comedy Network at District Live” series. The addition of the comedy series adds to Plant Riverside District’s ever-growing entertainment repertoire ranging from live music, magic,…
SOUNDBOARD: Who is playing where this week?
FUNK YOU @ TYBEE POST THEATER Augusta’s nine-piece soul and funk band fills the stage with musicians, and the venue with booty-movin’ sounds. Get your belly filled with Sea Wolf hot dogs and you’ve got a hat trick to bank on. SAT JUL 30 | 8 PM KYLE BRADLEY @ BARRELHOUSE SOUTH The country-soul storyteller…
JAUDON SPORTS: Technicalities be damned, Erk Russell should be in College Football Hall of Fame
College football has always had the ability to make legends out of its mere human players and coaches. The pageantry, history and traditions engrained among the fan bases of the sport’s biggest programs has a special way of preserving those who came before. In Atlanta, the College Football Hall of Fame officially immortalizes the sport’s…
Vegan Swell Burgers & Fries wants to bring ‘a fun, fast-food and nostalgic experience’
For all of the options in food we can now enjoy around Savannah, we do have some segments of the population that remain dramatically underserved. I’ve heard it all over the years. I’ve had people ask me (as if) when Savannah is ever going to get ‘upscale Mexican.’ About two years ago, I had a…
BUNNY IN THE CITY: Sips at the Station benefiting Fight the War Within
Every third Tuesday I get to wheel around the corner of Victory and Drayton to hangout with Ardsley Station’s cool cats for Sips at the Station. For their July 19 fundraiser, Tyler Kopkas and his chill crew welcomed the ladies from Fight the War Within, a mental health advocacy group for veterans and first responders.…
GET HAPPY! Nine of the best restaurant happy hours in Savannah
There’s something magical about happy hour, that special sector of time where discounted drinks and affordable appetizers abound. Happy hour is the perfect time to gather with friends and perhaps make some new ones as you toast to the good life at the bar. It’s no secret that Savannah is a drinking town, so happy…
Augusta University MCG + Pathway Program helping to address physician and nursing shortages in Georgia
During Savannah Rotary’s Weekly meeting on Monday, July 18, Dr. Brooks Keel, the president of Augusta University, discussed the physician and nursing shortage in Georgia. Data gathered by the American Medical Association found that Georgia ranks 30th in the nation in terms of the per capita number of practicing physicians, and 42nd in its per…
INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Katrina Bostick
Katrina Bostick is a Savannah native who is passionate about uplifting families that are facing housing insecurity. She is the executive director of Family Promise of the Coastal Empire, which is a local nonprofit that provides critical assistance to families struggling with or on the verge of homelessness. Family Promise serves a wide region including…
