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Review: The Internship
The two stars still get the lion’s share of the choice quips, but that’s OK: They’re both on their game, and it’s their ingratiating ways with a line that keeps the humor percolating.
Design the Gnats program cover
Telfair Museums have partnered with the Savannah Sand Gnats to hold a contest for a design for the cover of the official 2013 Savannah Sand Gnats program. Winning designs will be displayed at Savannah Sand Gnats home games. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The contest features four age categories: Pre-K, elementary…
Ben Tucker funeral to affect traffic
Streets and parking will be intermittently impacted downtown on Monday for the funeral services of the late Ben Tucker, police say. Parking on Wright Square will be “reserved for funeral participants from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday.” State Street heading west to Telfair Square will be “subjected to a rolling closure for the funeral…
Ben Tucker services set
The late great jazz legend and Savannah icon Ben Tucker will lie in state Sunday, June 9, from 2 -7 p.m. for public viewing at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 120 Bull Street, at Wright Square. Funeral Service is Monday, June 10, 11 a.m. — 1 p.m. at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of…
O.A.R. concert in Grayson Stadium canceled
From Jannie Kong, spokesperson for Stan Lee: “Stan Lee’s POW!er Concert Series has announced the cancellation of their O.A.R. performance at the Historic Grayson Stadium, Home of the Sand Gnats, in Savannah, GA on June 8th. All tickets are refundable through the original point of purchase, and further information on the series is available at…
Nicholas Sparks coming in October for Book Fest event
Nicholas Sparks, author The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and The Last Song, is coming for a Savannah Book Festival speaking engagement on October 8. Sparks’ visit is part of a national book tour for his newest book, The Longest Ride, due in stores in September. Sparks will speak about The Longest Ride at Trustees…
Ben Tucker killed in crash
Local legend and jazz icon Ben Tucker was killed when a car hit his golf cart on Hutchinson Island yesterday. The 82-year-old was crossing Grand Prize of America Roadway from the club house to the employee parking lot when he was struck by the Chrysler 300 driven by Robert William Martin, 52, of Spicewood, TX.…
Chick-Fil-A vs. Zaxby’s
Two different fast food chicken chains recently opened up around the corner from our offices and just like that, it was ON.
Editor’s Note: ‘It can all be gone in an instant’
Remembering Matt Kohler
Good running, giving back
Jennie gets very excited when she talks about her TNT participants. It is easy to see why. These courageous athletes come from all different types of backgrounds and abilities to do what they can to support the cause.
New music: KidSyc solo, Damon & the boys
Recorded at home in a 48-hour period, it utilizes beats from a California producer named Este, a bunch of his Savannah friends singing and rapping, and his own fertile, word-association brain.
All-meth edition
Based on the amount of purchased pseudoephedrine, it’s estimated the organization had produced over 14 ounces of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of up to $40,000.
High density housing on the rise
‘Our job is to live up to the expectations we have created and to be a constructive, positive part of the neighborhood.’
Don’t worry, Bea’s happy
It was only her fifth day as head of Savannah’s entrepreneurial nurture nest and innovation think tank, and Bea Wray was already moving at lightning speed.
GA Power gives Telfair HUGE check, literally
Georgia Power vice president Cathy Hill presented the Telfair Museums with a check for $25,000 to support free family programming at the Jepson Center. Family Days are offered one Saturday each month from 1 to 4 p.m., featuring “free hands-on activities designed to be fun and educational,” the museum says. Georgia Power vice president Cathy…
What you need is a big xylophone
There will be an unveiling ceremony Thursday at 2 p.m. for a new “hands-on, interactive” xylophone being installed in Forsyth Park on the west side of the bandshell. Savannah Mayor Pro-tem Van R. Johnson, City Manager Stephanie Cutter, Healthy Savannah Coalition members, Savannah Arts Academy staff and students will join with City staff for the…
