Suspects sought after robbery/home invasion
Violent Crimes investigators of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department seek the identities of the suspects who shot a Savannah man during a robbery attempt. The incident happened just before midnight on Thursday June 11, at a residence on the 2000 block of Lewden Street. Enrico Hughes, 39, was shot “when three males entered the residence demanding…
Driver dies after crash into pond
Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) officers from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a two-vehicle collision and the death of one driver after his vehicle submerged in a pond the afternoon of June 11. Daniel R. Sims, 68, “was pulled from his submerged vehicle by two Southside Fire and Emergency Services firefighters who witnessed…
GBI called to investigate arrest of teen on Eastside
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation following the arrest of a Savannah teenager who was injured after fighting with officers during an arrest Saturday night. “Undercover officers assigned to the SCMPD’s Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team, or UNIT, were working East Savannah streets to disrupt and arrest shooting offenders and street…
John Cleese/Eric Idle tix on sale this Friday for Oct. 20 performance
British comedy legends John Cleese and Eric Idle, announce their new show, John Cleese & Eric Idle: Together Again At Last…For The Very First Time, coming to the Savannah Civic Center – Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:30pm. Tickets start at $59.50 (plus service fees) and go on-sale Friday, June 19 at…
Shooter at large after incident in drug house
The Monday afternoon shooting of a man in an apartment containing a quantity of drugs and items commonly used in their distribution has Violent Crimes detectives looking for witnesses. Responding Southside Precinct patrol officers of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department found Marcus Decarl Echols, 21, with a gunshot wound in his apartment on the 10000…
Man arrested for drugs and firearms
One man is in custody following the seizure of drugs and firearms by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT). Early Tuesday morning June 9, CNT agents, along with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of Atkinson Avenue. “There, agents seized cocaine, marijuana and…
Woman charged with murder after death of shooting victim
Detectives have added murder charges against a 68-year-old Savannah woman after the death Wednesday afternoon of a woman who was shot on Savannah’s Southside June 4.. Vivian Corely already had been charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, aggravated battery and criminal attempt to commit murder. Lorraine Manuel,…
The Big Fish that won’t get away
THE WORLD can’t get enough of Edward Bloom. We first met the traveling salesman with big dreams in 1998 via Daniel Wallace’s novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions. In 2003, Ewan MacGregor brought him to life in Tim Burton’s delightful film adaptation, Big Fish, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Danny DeVito. Savannah Children’s…
Editor’s Note: ‘Tell the police I’m Commissioner Shabazz’
As long as voters keep electing and re-electing people like this, they shouldn’t be surprised when the youngest and most impressionable among us continue to lose their way, often in a lethal fashion.
The British Invasion (Onstage Cabaret Series) @The Lucas
Returning Cabaret stars Trae Gurley, Natasha Drena, JJ Hobbs, and Cecilia Arango whisk audiences back in time with their stellar vocals and dynamic presence.
The Attack, Burns Like Fire, Jeff Two-Names and the Born Agains @The Jinx
Athens foursome Burns Like Fire dishes out melodic sing-along punk with muscular riffs and brash beats.
Cicada Rhythm: Sounds of Summer
Homespun folkies like DeMarcus and Kirslis couldn’t have written themselves a better meet-cute if they tried.
These walls can talk—and they should
I’M A huge fan of all forms of creative expression, and I can think of no better summer activity than to spend an afternoon in air-conditioned museum meditation. But there’s something about encountering the extraordinary in mundane places—a splash of color on a building, a blocky tag on a railcar, a freakish sculpture rising out…
Come As You Are: Telfair brings ’90s to life again
AT THIS point, the 1990s throwback trend in fashion and music has nearly been worn ragged, but between you and me, I’ve enjoyed every second of it. While I understand why those of us in our late 20s and 30s have trouble getting why we’d want to dig through our parents’ basements in search of…
What effect will global warming have on the next ice age?
Global warming in principle isn’t new. What’s different is that we’re pumping CO2 into the atmosphere at a greater rate than before, with unpredictable consequences.
Review: Entourage
It’s saved from total disaster by some clever Hollywood-insider digs but which otherwise asks us to spend an inordinate amount of time with a group of insufferable lunkheads.
Review: Spy
The plot is standard spy-spoof material, but director Paul Feig has taken care to provide his star with an arsenal of comedic opportunities. McCarthy never lets him down: Her Susan Cooper is sympathetic, but that vulnerability never interferes with her ability to deliver precision-timed laughs.
Food, Guts, & Glory at Gears & Grub
A food truck-style atmosphere, inside, in Garden City
Will the CSS Georgia and its artifacts stay in Savannah?
Since it began in January, the underwater dig—sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—has yielded plenty of fascinating aspects about the ship and its weaponry.
Juneteeth @150 Years
ABRAHAM LINCOLN officially freed American’s slaves in 1863, but it took a couple of more years for the Emancipation Proclamation to make its way to the people to whom it mattered most. On June 19, 2015, Union Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, TX and announced the end of the war and the beginning…
Talking with…. Helen Fields
HELEN FIELDS thought her husband was crazy when he told her that he was giving up his welding job and going back to the farm. But Joseph Fields, a third-generation farmer from John’s Island, S.C., was serious. Now, 41 years later, Helen, a former booking coordinator for a steamship company, can be found most Saturdays at the Forsyth Farmer’s Market, selling…
Trails & Tribulations
Only 26 percent of streets in Savannah have sidewalks on one or both sides and most of those are in historic neighborhoods.
Wrenn @The Sentient Bean
Wrenn has that kind of chill-inducing voice often likened to Adele—intimately robust, dispelling like dandelion seeds in the wind at the end of a phrasing.
(You Gotta Fight) For Your Right (To Party)
Whether the conflicts we are experiencing revolve around our feelings about black/white, gay/straight, Christian/Muslim, Palestinian/Israeli, they are all rooted in the same vibrational frequency – warring energy. And as time goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that the warring energy has to go.
Review: Jurassic World
Chris Pratt’s role is thinly written, but the actor invests the character with enough personality to make him an affable hero. Other nicely modulated performances turn up in the supporting ranks,
