Police investigate body found near Truman Parkway
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes detectives have initiated an investigation into the death of an unidentified male whose body was found Sunday evening in a storm water canal near Truman Parkway and DeRenne Avenue. Sunday, shortly after 7:30 p.m., Metro officers responded to the scene after citizens reported seeing what appeared to be a…
McKeithen: Shabazz supporters trying to keep me off ballot; Dem Party says she just won’t finish paperwork
The fledgling campaign of Shaundra McKeithen — who got 48 percent of the vote in a losing bid to take over the District 5 City Council seat from Estella Shabazz — says supporters of Estella’s husband, Yusuf Shabazz, have now conspired to keep McKeithen from challenging him for the County Commission seat he now holds.…
Man killed, another injured on West 40th
Detectives are investigating shootings of two people, that resulted in the death of one on Tuesday, March 1, near the 500 block of West 40th Street. Metro responded to the scene at about 1:18 p.m. finding Jonathan Lang, 18, and Tonya Murcherson, 51, with gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to Memorial University Medical Center,…
Fake Craiglist sale leads to gunshot
Police are investigating a robbery by “sudden snatching and gun discharge at Savannah Mall’s food court on March 3.” Metro responded to the mall, located on the 14000 block of Abercorn Street, at about 1:54 p.m. where they made contact with Nicholas Rivera, 28. “Rivera was reportedly robbed while attempting to sell a laptop computer…
Merle Haggard show postponed until June 8; current tix honored
Due to health conditions, Merle Haggard has rescheduled his upcoming show in Savannah. The show is NOT cancelled but postponed until Wednesday, June 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. ALL current tickets for the March show will be honored for the June 8 show.
Molding the perfect cup
If a person’s choice of favorite mug reveals something about their personality (and I’ll argue forever that it does) then there’s undoubtedly something for everyone in SIP
Jews and Jazz in America @Congregation Mickve Israel
“I think what might surprise some people is how many songs were written or performed by Jewish people,” says Larry Dane-Kellogg. “The focus is on the entertainment, just to have fun and hear this group of musicians take on these particular tunes.”
Mutual Benefit, Pop Weirdos, Chilton @The Sentient Bean
The band dips away from their east coast tour with Deer Tick to play an intimate set at The Sentient Bean, presented by Savannah/Virginia label Furious Hooves, on Sunday
Peter Rowan, The Accomplices @The Mars Theatre
One of Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, Rowan has performed with countless outfits and collaborators, including Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, and Vassar Clements
Feeling the theater? Check out this week’s round-up
Les Miz, Poppins, Pinafore, Salesman, and Third Finger Left Hand
Velvet Caravan and Savannah Philharmonic are right on cue
“I’m ready for it, but I have butterflies!”
The colorful sounds of Culture Vulture
You won’t see a still audience at a Culture Vulture show, and you certainly won’t be able to hold back as the dancey “Crystal” takes hold
Shining another Spotlight on priest sex abuse
Making the matter worse—as the film itself makes clear—was a corrupt system that covered up the repeated abuse, and failed faithful parishioners time and again
Attalus, Between Symmetries, Lost Boy, Falling In @The Black Box Theatre
With helter-skelter guitar leads, epic builds and dynamic musicianship, the nautical-themed 16-track album dwells on Attalus’s faith in grace and the navigation of judgment and redemption
A quarter century of the Bayou Cafe
ON THE steep path down Abercorn ramp, the cobblestones seem a little slicker, a little more strangely bulbous underfoot. There’s a certain kind of relief that hits once your feet land on the rough wooden steps to The Bayou Café: the harsh river wind sweeps over your face. Tugboats groan in the distance. Behind the…
Fire, brimstone and FADA
Listen, I’m no biblical scholar, but I know a wolf in sheep’s clothing when I see one.
Woman-made films shine at “Film & Her” showcase
The showcase is divided into six role-based categories: Animator, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Writer, and Producer. Some of the women perform multiple roles in the short
Hot dogs, hoagies, lobster rolls and more at Maine-ly Dawgs
The sandwich-and-snack purveyors have been welcomed whole-heartedly to the neighborhood. Business grows steadily every week as the trio continues to carry on their shared dreams
The Goddamn Gallows, Husky Burnette, A.M. Rodriguez @The Jinx
Twangy, staticky and shot with a strong dose of wickedness and swampy swagger
GnomeCon: Guinness World Record holder and sometimes-Klingon Bill Blair
On this turn around the board, Blair is joined by Farscape actress Gigi Edgely and Scott Tepperman of the Syfy Channel’s Ghost Hunters International.
So what is beer, anyway?
Can beers be limited to water, barley and hops as stated in the German Purity Law? What of all those specialty beverages like barleywines, ciders and wheat wines? Are gruits beer? The answer to what should be a simple question has a decidedly complicated answer.
Review: London Has Fallen
Nationalistic nonsense from start to finish, calibrated to maintain such a fever pitch of patriotism that it makes Team America: World Police look like Communist propaganda by comparison. Lest we forget, Team America was a satire by design; London Has Fallen is a satire by stupidity.
Review: Zootopia
An unexpectedly complex mystery, one that also allows for an examination of cultural differences and the poisonous prejudices that result in being judged by the color — and, in this anthropomorphic world, the texture — of one’s skin.
Editor’s Note: Going Bananas for baseball
If marketing expertise is any indication, the Savannah Bananas might be able to replace the Sand Gnats in our collective hearts. And help us avoid the fate of less lucky cities who let their baseball legacy fade away.
