Blowin’ Smoke closing for renovations July 25
Blowin’ Smoke Southern Cantina will be closing for renovations on Monday, July 25, 2016, for approximately two weeks. The renovations will include the addition of one restroom; replacement of the existing slab to smooth and extend the foundation to allow for more seating space both inside and outside; and relocation of the main bar to…
Savannah ranked third best city in America, ninth best city in the world
Savannah is ranked No. 3 city in the United States and No. 9 city in the world, according to the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2016 readers’ survey announced yesterday and available now on www.TravelandLeisure.com/world-best. Making its first appearance on the world’s best cities list coming in at No. 9, Savannah was ranked No.…
Joe Bonamassa to perform in Savannah
Blues-rock guitar icon Joe Bonamassa will perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on February 25, 2017. The US tour is in support of his newest studio album, Blues of Desperation. The show will feature both new songs and old favorites. Ticket presales begin July 12, and the public on sale is July 15. Purchase tickets…
Art Rise Savannah receives $10,000 grant
Art Rise Savannah is excited to announce it’s been awarded a $10,000 Project Grant from the Georgia Council on the Arts (GCA) for programs including the First Friday Art March, Non-Fiction Gallery, and the Savannah Art Informer. The awarded grant will be used to increase the capacity, awareness, and impact of theses three programs in…
Editor’s Note: The new normal of crime downtown
While there is plenty of worry about how violent crime will affect tourism, the real concern is how it will affect the decision of residents whether or not to stay. The idea of leaving for a more safe locale seems almost inconceivable to those of us who’ve invested many years and whole lifetimes here. But…
NOTS to be missed
The foursome joins Athens noise-punks Muuy Biien and our own Cray Bags for a night of bizarro fuzz and grime
In For A Penny @Huc A Poo’s
In just five songs, the Tybee band rallies their crowd, invites them to sing along, gets personal, and even falls quietly reverent
Prince Purple Rain Unity Party @Club One
This fella looks, acts, and performs just like Prince.
Robert Morris’s tidal vision
THERE ARE few people in this city who know the river better than Robert Morris, who have dreamed of it more often, or have communed with it so deeply. In his second exhibition at the Ships of the Sea museum, Departures, Morris invites us to dream with him and depart on waves of gauzy impasto…
Prelude to Bastille Day Brunch with Kristin King and Rebecca Flaherty @Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
With 28 years of experience, King is a visionary of harp performance known for her own original compositions and unique arrangements of classic song
Beer + Baseball = Grand Slam
The Craft Corner features ten taps with numerous craft breweries such as Dogfish Head, Victory, Stone and Bells. Most importantly the Bananas have a rich relationship with local breweries including Coastal Empire, Moon River and Service Brewing.
The Southern Belles @Congress St Social Club
This time back in town, the band has some fresh faces.
Ben Lewis’s California Dreamin’
SAVANNAH musicians, cover your eyes and ears: we can’t have you getting any ideas. 2016 has turned out to be one of those transitory years of artistic exodus. One minute, we’ve got a huge roster of incredible local bands; the next, many are loading the van for the last time and leaving Savannah for good.…
Big River Film Festival flows into town
Roll out the red carpet: there’s a new film festival in town. Founded by industry guru Samone Norsworthy, Big River Film Festival shines the spotlight on Savannah as a filmmaker’s haven and showcases the best in fresh, independent film from around the world. A Savannah native, founder Norsworthy returned to her hometown after years away…
Harry Crews, in the wild
Crews reinvented himself as a gonzo journalist in the mold of Hunter S. Thompson, with brief forays into writing movie scripts
Dog Reiki and other acts of faith
After hearing me kvetch about Geech’s travails, our friend Sue Finkle offered to give him a Reiki treatment.
Julia Pearce: Tybee’s conscience
“What we want to do is have people come together to dialogue and talk.”
Who profits from climate change?
Now, of course, we face a prospect of constant emergency, from steadily rising sea levels to increasingly extreme storms to lethal heat waves
Super Bob, Honestlie @Rachael’s 1190
The trio’s live show has been heralded far and wide, so if rap-dubstep fusion is your thing, head on over
Stratton Leopold, Tom Coleman join forces for Ken
Ken is based on a short story by Arnold Sundgaard published in the New Yorker in 1959. Despite years of interest in a movie or play based on the story, there has never been a stage adaptation.
Let’s hear it for the boys!
Mr. Savannah himself is expected to be a well-rounded individual who excels in each category of the competition
Armstrong State’s Monitor says local economy showed solid gain in first quarter of 2016
Armstrong State University’s latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor reports that “the Savannah metro economy accelerated during the first quarter of 2016. Solid gains in total employment along with nearly all other economic indicators supported strong regional economic activity,” according to a University spokesperson. The Economic Monitor, which analyzes data and identifies trends affecting the regional…
Home invasion in Southbridge
Detectives are investigating a home invasion that occurred at approximately 9 a.m., July 5, in the 100 block of Weatherby Court. Detectives say suspects forced their way inside a residence and took items belonging to the victims at gunpoint. The suspects, described as black males, fled the scene in a red sedan.
