My first real parade

 During St. Patrick’s Days gone by, I’ve traveled to the parade on foot, as a passenger, or in my car. This year’s police escort topped them all. Tuesday morning’s flashing lights and stopped traffic was all about the powder blue VW bug I was driving, one of a dozen convertibles convoying out of Backus Cadillac…

Even the economy was green

‘Lovely, lovely, lovely.’ That’s how Kenny Hill, director of the Savannah Riverfront Association, felt about St. Patrick’s Day festivities on the river this year. “The weekend before the festival days were record days for many of our River Street businesses,” he says. “I’m very, very happy about that. “The crowds seemed to be in good…

Savannah Arts Academy: Cinderella

  The presentation of Cinderella at the Savannah Arts Academy is a dream come true for the cast and the show’s director. “This is the first full-length ballet the Savannah Arts Academy has ever produced,” Artistic Director Christina Powell says. Powell has taught at the school for four years, but this is her first as…

An arresting celebration

  This year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration was mild compared to some in the past, but several people were arrested. According to Savannah-Chatham Metro Police, 176 arrests and one outstanding warrant arrest were made. The Prisoner Processing Center on River Street processed 120 arrestees, while the City Market post processed 56. Of the total arrestees,…

Billy Jonas: Industrial Re-percussionist

It’s the rare performer with equal appeal to adults as well as children, and Billy Jonas is one of them. His brand of “bangin’ and sangin'” — in which whimsical songs are sung to the accompaniment of found, nontraditional percussion instruments — is guaranteed to keep the young ones interested and the adults’ toes tapping. While it…

New releases: I Love You Man, Knowing

I Love You Man *** I Love You, Man comes dangerously close to striking out before it even steps up to the plate. First off, the basic premise, about a guy who goes off in search of a male friend to call his own, sounds imbecilic even on paper. Strike one. And then there’s the…


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