Keepin’ it real
First, the bad news: There’s cellphone coverage on Ossabaw Island. Jarring as that fact is in this otherwise almost completely undeveloped place accessible only by boat, it’s an important reminder that this large barrier island—twice the size of Bermuda and the third largest on the Georgia coast, after Cumberland and St. Simons—is a mere 15…
Theater – The other odd couple
Playwright Jon Klein has written more than 20 plays, but is best known for a quirky, Southern-fried comedy called T-Bone N Weasel. This story about two best friends with larcenous hearts is being staged by the AASU Masquers and will open June 19. “T-Bone and Weasel are recent graduates of the South Carolina penal system,”…
Theater – An actor’s play
Born into a Christian fundamentalist household, playwright Marsha Norman wasn’t allowed to play with other children or watch television or movies. However, she was allowed to read, play the piano and watch productions at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. It could be argued that this combination of “don’t” and “dos” resulted in Norman’s successful career…
Salsa summer
River Street will be transformed June 21 by the sounds of Salsa, MerengÜe, Cumbia, Norteño, Bachata, Reggaetón and other types of Latino music, as dance troupes put the rhythms into motion. It’s time for Fiesta Latina, an event that has proven to be extremely popular, even though this is just the third year it will…
Get some crack, stat!
Get some crack, stat! A doctor at Memorial Hospital entered his office and saw a man going through his gym bag and called police. The doctor told officers that he had no idea how the man got into his office and there was no sign of forced entry. The suspect was later found in a…
Around the world in 72 hours
This past Sunday I went on a short trip to Mexico. About an hour long, the journey started and ended in the Jepson Center for the Arts, courtesy of the final day of “Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray,” a photography exhibit featuring portraits of the Mexican artist and feminist icon. Several dozen…
Cars stalling on train tracks – why?
I often see reports of cars stalling on railroad tracks and then getting hit by trains as a result. What makes a car so prone to stall in the middle of train tracks? I’ve driven over tracks plenty of times and never had a problem. —Mario Villanueva Permit me to suggest, Mario, that it only…
Unreal.
LEAD STORY A prominent chef once wrote, “If you’re going to kill the animal, it seems only polite to use the whole thing,” and recently restaurants specializing in such “nose-to-tail” cuisine have opened in several cities, according to a May report in Toronto’s National Post. The hamburger at New York City’s Tasting Room includes cow…
Classic films in classy rooms
THERE WAS A TIME when going to the picture show was quite an excursion. Whole families got gussied up for those outings, anxiously anticipating seeing the stars of their day shining brightly on the silver screen. Popcorn, soda pop and hard candy was de rigueur, and for many in the South (especially those with lower…
New releases: The Incredible Hulk, The Happening
The Incredible Hulk Is it just me, or is anyone else hankering to go out and rent a handful of episodes from the late 70s/early 80s TV series The Incredible Hulk? Sure, every show pretty much resembled the others, but Bill Bixby was a smart choice to play the smart scientist, and in retrospect, it…
Everything else that’s out there
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan It was Mae West who famously quipped (in 1933’s I’m No Angel), “When I’m good, I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.” You Don’t Mess With the Zohan inspires a bastardization of that quote: When it’s funny, it’s very, very funny, but when it’s bad, it’s…
Welcome to The P.R.O.J.E.C.T.S.
THIS THURSDAY AT LAKE MAYER’S PAVILION, local non-profit organization AWOL (or All Walks of Life) —which for the past decade has promoted responsibility, self-respect and hope to our community’s at-risk youth through creative outlets rooted in hip-hop culture— will hold a lengthy party, concert and fund-raiser. Designed to help finance an upcoming trip to Washington…
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911 not a substitute for responsibility Editor, The 78-year-old Torres hit-and-run shocker days ago, leaving him paralyzed, gave Hartford police and others reason to mount the podium with pompous indignation at the witnesses who stood near or drove by the injured man. Understanding the mass indifference doesn’t need psychoanalysis but instead, a history lesson. Just…
Diary of the planet
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“Fools on Film”
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A glass half-full?
Next Thursday, June 19, Savannah’s City Council will likely vote (and likely pass) an amendment to its Alcohol Beverage Ordinance — otherwise known as Section 6-1223(e) of the Code of Ordinances. If that occurs, it may just be the end of a rather tumultuous saga which began in 2006 when the City Manager’s office —under…
Full Interview Transcripts on the proposed Hybrid Bar/Restaurant ordinance
Below are the complete interview transcripts excerpted in the June 11, 2008 article on the City of Savannah’s proposed amendment to its “Minors Alcohol Ordinance”. First up is a telephone chat with Chris Morrill, Savannah’s Assistant City Manager for Management And Financial Services: There’s been a great deal of discussion surrounding this issue and at…
The Eddie Money Quiz!
Just how much do I dig Eddie Money and his music? Once in the 1980s, I climbed over a fence to sneak into a sold-out stop on his “unplugged” tour. True. Some might term my affection for his bombastic and saccharine classic rock as a guilty pleasure, except that when it comes to Mr. Money,…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Delta Moon *** Darlings of the progressive blues scene, this exhilarating act from Atlanta boasts pop song craft and an unusual lineup featuring both a slide and a lap steel guitar. Initially formed as a twin axe, blues-into-rock group in the classic tradition of The Stones and early Fleetwood Mac, they’ve come a long way…
