SCAD announces primarily virtual classes for Fall 2020 quarter
SCAD today announced that Fall 2020 classes for SCAD Savannah and SCAD Atlanta campuses will be delivered primarily virtually, with some exceptions to address the needs of certain programs and students. The move is in response to the “current hotspot” status of COVID-19 cases in Georgia. SCAD Lacoste will remain closed for the Fall 2020…
SCCPSS superintendent proposes online instruction for start of 2020-21 school year
The Savannah-Chatham public school system will postpone in-person instruction for the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, SCCPSS Superintendent Ann Levett announced Thursday in an email to teachers. In the email, Levett acknowledges the recent spike in COVID-19 cases as the reason for the postponement, adding, “Disappointing, I know.” “We learned many lessons from our…
Telfair Museums’ Free Family Weekend set for July 17-19
Next weekend, Telfair Museums will present a Free Family weekend where all Chatham County residents will receive free admission to the Jepson Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 17 through 19. Face masks are required. Visitors are invited to tour current exhibitions at the Jepson Center including Collecting Impressionism, interact with exhibits…
Jinx’s staff says goodbye
‘If there is any silver lining in all this, it’s that we’ve been able to be reminded how important the Jinx is to so many people. The stories from customers have been overwhelming.’
The Jinx: ‘More than a music venue’
AFTER 17 YEARS (and longer, including the Velvet Elvis years), The Jinx is closing its doors. The celebrated music venue has survived the ups and downs of the Savannah music scene over the course of that time, and has weathered many storms as well. They’ve hosted almost any band you can think of whether local,…
Plastic pollution crime scenes
We will all need safe and healthy natural environments to return to once this public health crisis is behind us
Remember When: The Suffers at Ships of the Sea, 2016
‘The Suffers concert was a gift to myself’
The Studio School comes full circle: then and now
‘What is better than a moment of gratitude for your own success and all that it brought to others?’
Voices on the Path: Asli Shebe
‘Plan out how you are going to continue the anti-racist work, continue to educate yourself, continue to uplift black voices for the long haul’
5 Questions with Kam O’Neal
‘I want to do everything different’
Editor’s Note: Social contracts, broken
To my mind the most fundamental and wide-ranging breaking of the social contract was when governments required the economy to shut down — a logical move — but refused to honor their end of the sacrifice by providing adequate financial relief.
Now is the worst time to shrink the sociology curriculum
Many have been saying we need to listen to black voices to understand the experiences of systemic racism. They’re right.
Charisse styles Savannah
CHARISSE BRUIN is changing the game in Savannah’s style and beauty community. Her passion for fashion has turned into business that helps working professionals who rely on her as a personal shopper and folks in the beauty world who look to her for insight. Charisse has been hustling as hard or harder than any local,…
Savannah Jazz Festival goes ‘Savannah Safe’
JAZZ FANS, rejoice! Savannah Jazz Festival announced recently its first ever Savannah Safe Jazz Festival, which will be held from September 23-27. Amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, it has remained unclear as to what major festivals like Savannah Jazz would do going forward. The Savannah Safe festival gives an answer to that uncertainty—shows…
Last Call: From Velvet Elvis to The Jinx
IT MIGHT BE hard to imagine 127 West Congress Street as anything but the Jinx. After seventeen years, the Jinx has established itself as a legacy in this town. Its hallowed walls have seen thousands of talented musicians, and the feeling of community inside is unrivaled. But that community stretches back well before owner Susanne…
