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Review: The Lone Ranger
The movie could lose the insufferable framing device that features Depp getting to wear even more makeup, as he plays Tonto as an elderly man relating the bulk of the movie as a flashback.
New live music club to open Aug. 2
The Brick & Mortar Live Music Lounge will open Aug. 2 at 307 W. River St., the site of the old Live Wire Music Hall. Tim and Jennifer Strickland, owners of the Warehouse Bar & Grill, have taken over the venue and refurbished it. “We want to offer a steady stream of regional, national and…
Bay & Whitaker shooting examined
Detectives continue to sort out details of a downtown shooting early this morning in which a bystander received non-life threatening injuries. A 22-year-old man was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with a shoulder wound after the 12:15 a.m. incident near Bay and Whitaker streets. The area of the shooting was “immediately saturated with Savannah-Chatham…
SkIO now part of UGA
The merger of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography with the University of Georgia, effective July 1, was initiated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as part of efforts to streamline operations. Those involved expect the new alignment between the institute and the university will enhance the research efforts of both…
Savannah goes to the movies
‘The theme was universal — passing stories down through the generations, and a certain set of values that has to do with loyalty to a friend. And also a loyalty to, and a caretaking of, the environment.’
Review: Despicable Me 2
**1/2 Before we get completely blinded by the dazzle of its $543 million worldwide gross, let’s recall that 2010’s Despicable Me focused on a super-villain, a man whose nefarious schemes included stealing the moon. But once three little girls entered his life, he mellowed, eventually transforming from “bad” to “dad.” The end. But wait! Because…
Do goats really eat dynamite and explode?
The earliest account we could find of a dynamite-eating goat was an 1899 story from a Boston newspaper relating a New Mexico mining-camp yarn in which a voracious specimen allegedly ate 27 sticks.
We got a runner here, people
Hunter, who has been charged with obstruction of a law enforcement officer seven times in the past, was charged with obstruction again, along with the contempt of court charge.
Surprising trends in transportation
One study found that bicycling among ages 16-34 was up 24 percent, walking was up 15 percent and transit miles travelled were up 40 percent.
Editor’s Note: The real Paula Deen scandal
I prefer to focus on what the Deen story is really about: The intersection of race and money. That’s the real taboo.
Letters about Teamsters at the port
Many think the Teamsters are going to fix their equipment and pay them all top dollar. This to me is a wrong approach. Independent contractors need to band together again and realize the situation.
CinemaSavannah Muses on movies
Next up is Tanta Agua on July 19 at Muse Arts Warehouse.
Port of y’all
The Council profusely thanked citizens for their input, and all reveled, albeit briefly, in a moment where government actually worked correctly and didn’t ramrod an issue through.
Non-Fiction Gallery buzzes with anticipation
‘The creation of a connection to the community while developing a place where contemporary art can feel at home in Savannah is our goal.’
Chasing the ‘Chelsea moments’
‘There was a sense of magic there and I felt it, created by the people. Because of the freedom: freedom to create, freedom to screw themselves up, freedom to do anything as long as they didn’t bother other tenants.’
American dreamin’
Then we have our own homegrown scandal peppering the pot: The national news trucks double-parked in front of the Lady and Sons may have gone home, but the bad taste lingers. And it’s not because someone overcooked the okra.
45 Bistro proves it’s about what you bring to the table
‘A lot of people have a preconceived notion of a hotel’s restaurant as being just kind of a cookie cutter, pre-made crap. Obviously, we are not like that. Everything is freshly made with the finest of ingredients.’
Here comes the Glam Squad
“When we heard what it meant for the survivors in Savannah, we thought, ‘OK, we’re going to need to this everywhere.'”
Vienna Boys Choir performs in October
‘The interesting thing about travel with the children’s choir is that yes, the travel’s wonderful, but the whole process is such a great learning experience for the kids.’
Old school hip hop @Johnny Mercer
The headliner is Kurtis Blow, the first rapper signed to a major label (in 1979).
