State targets homeless camps in West Savannah for removal
The Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless is holding what’s being called an “emergency meeting” this afternoon to address the announcement by the Georgia Department of Transportation that several homeless camps in West Savannah will be displaced from state-owned land. “I have asked staff at DOT to re-consider their plan (with the help of Metro Police)…
City Council set to regulate fireworks; officially eliminates fire fee
Responding to a deluge of complaints from the public over the course of the Fourth of July holiday period, Savannah City Council took the first tentative steps toward new restrictions on the use of fireworks inside City limits. “The public needs to know… that we are taking it seriously,” said Alderwoman Carol Bell at a workshop…
The art of Bonaventure
The city of Savannah purchased Bonaventure in 1907 and the adjacent Greenwich in 1937
Bootlegger’s Boogie @Prohibition
Held in the 1920s-inspired charm of Prohibition, the event features local DJs OB-1 Benobi and Jose Ray spinning jazz and blues with nods to the 1920s and 1930s.
Gen-X Tour brings titans of ‘90s rock to Savannah
This weekend, 1990s-2000s megastars Buckcherry, Lit, and Alin Ant Farm take over the venue to throw it back and rock it out.
Tybee City Limits @Tybee Post Theater
Attendees can enjoy Eric Culberson’s famed riffs and the band’s great chemistry in a seated theater environment.
Do brain supplements do anything?
On top of that, the complaint alleges, Quincy hasn’t proven satisfactorily that apoaequorin ingested orally can cross the blood-brain barrier
Editor’s Note: Fireworks about fireworks
A growing number of local residents have simply had enough of fireworks, and are making their displeasure known to local officials. As of July 1, local governments are allowed to supersede state law with their own noise ordinances addressing fireworks.
Chasing Coral: Beauty under threat
The Netflix-distributed Chasing Coral documents in vivid fashion the extraordinarily fast-moving and destructive phenomenon of coral bleaching
Salt Island Fish and Beer: Tybee friendliness and flair
Chef Eric elaborates that he likes “to have fun with food, and has been playing around a lot with beer cheese,” a key ingredient in his hush puppies.
Grow it again!
Just as it is today, polarization was alive and well in the ‘70s, although you never heard that particular word till the ‘90s.
The Orange Constant, Andrew Scotchie and the RR @Barrelhouse South
Fans of Southern psychedelica and hooky rock ‘n’ roll will get swept up in the Statesboro-formed group’s sound.
A folk explosion at The Lucas Theatre
The collaboration was a change-up for both bands, who have their own unique ways of penning new material.
Trouble Sleeping, Pinky Doodle Poodle, The Ramages @Sulfur Studios
Pinky Doodle Poodle bring high-energy punk rock from Japan
Forever Motown @The Historic Savannah Theatre
A New York-based show that features nine all-star performers.
Appraising the appraisal process
I believe the land valuations that I described two columns ago are systematically flawed, to the great detriment of owners of smaller land parcels.
Okey Dokey, Babe Club @El-Rocko Lounge
Nashville’s Okey Dokey, fronted by Johnny Fisher of The Weeks and Aaron Martin of Sol Cat, tore the roof off Rocko when they played Stopover this year.
Dance the Night Away with 84
When Dozer placed an ad for a guitarist, a teenager came in and completely shredded Van Halen’s “Panama” for his audition.
Jack Leigh’s Savannah summer
NOBODY captured Savannah better than Jack Leigh did. Leigh’s longtime assistant, Susan Laney, has kept Leigh’s legacy alive since the legendary photographer passed away in 2004. “The Light, The Heat: Summer in the South” is an exhibition of Leigh’s photography, now on display at Laney Contemporary. Leigh was a patient, meticulous photographer who put painstaking…
5 Questions with Kristen Drozdowski
‘I was working at a shop called Rock Paper Scissors in Ann Arbor — they sell a lot of stuff like my stuff. I think that was where I was like, Oh my god, people can make this stuff for a living!’
