How Green is your ville?
MY FAMILY and I got out of town for a few days last week, camping up in the northwest corner of South Carolina. On the way back home we stopped in Greenville, S.C., to get a bite to eat and walk around. It had been quite awhile since I’d been to Greenville, and boy has…
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Bicycling wisdom Editor, I enjoyed the piece on the Melaver firm and their experiences riding bikes downtown (July 2). I also live and work downtown and very often walk or ride my bike. A few comments that readers should be mindful of, if they too take to the streets with bicycles: Yes, drivers in cars…
When the going gets tough…
THE RESIDENTS of the Old Savannah City Mission’s emergency shelter sweltered in the heat for three long months when one of two air-conditioning units failed. Donations to the mission are down, and there simply wasn’t enough money for repairs, says executive director Jim Lewis. “We’re down 23.6 percent compared to the same period of time…
Not just another pretty face
HE’S TOO MODEST to admit it, but Anthony O. Williams is a born leader. Now 18 and a recent graduate of Jenkins High School, Williams will head to Morehouse College in August. Just before he leaves, he will be inaugurated the 2008-09 Mr. Black Teen of Savannah. “I want to make a contribution in life,…
Mean Girls
A car given as a graduation gift was vandalized while parked on B. Wilder Drive. The victim recently graduated from high school and had been given the car by her grandmother. She told police that the car had been parked in front of her apartment building, and that she was told of the vandalism by…
Dear John
Is the woman committing the crime by selling herself or is the man committing the crime by paying for the service? — MEDuke Who says feminism hasn’t accomplished anything? Nowadays, in most American jurisdictions, both the hooker and the john are committing a crime in the eyes of the law. That may not seem like…
Man, please
Lead Story While Iran’s leaders saber-rattle and quote the Quran, the country’s multitudes of young adults are embracing New Age self-help, as exemplified by the best-selling books and sold-out seminars of motivational guru Alireza Azmandian, according to a June Wall Street Journal dispatch from Tehran. Though young adults in Turkey and Egypt have stepped up…
New releases: Hellboy II, Journey, Meet Dave
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Cinematic superhero sagas have suddenly become a dime a dozen — a moviegoer can’t turn around without one swooping down from the multiplex screen — yet while Hellboy II: The Golden Army is worth more than a plugged nickel, it still ranks among the more disappointing of these countless comic…
Everything else that’s out there
Hancock The idea behind Robert Frost’s soul-stirring poem “The Road Not Taken” can be applied to Hancock, a summer sci-fi outing that, somewhat surprisingly, ends up taking the path “less traveled by.” Yet equally surprising is the fact that this enjoyable film would have been even better had it played out as expected. The premise…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Soap Operating quite under the radar for a few years now, this quirky, funky, indie-rock band (featuring Rigel Crockett, Antar Ellis, Joachim Kelly, Eric Curl and Louis Clausi) has become something of a familiar sight at house parties, public events in the Starland District and charity functions. Having recently added a veteran lead guitarist (Jake…
“A Little Bit of Everything”
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Diary of the planet
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Prayin’ in the Gamblin’ House
FOR FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE HEARTFELT EMOTION, understated, poetic lyricism and rough, unadorned, bluegrass-inflected country music that pulls no punches, Malcolm Holcombe is among the very best talents alive today. Raised in Weaverville, N.C., he’s lived a life others throw away nightly — one that’s taken him all the way from the competetive drag of Nashville…
