Death of woman found in woods deemed suspicious
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Linda Jenkins, 57, found just beyond the wood line on Entellmann Street and Fenwick Avenue on Friday, March 25. Metro arrived at the scene at about 6:38 p.m. after a citizen’s report of finding the decedent. Metro’s Patrol Division, Violent…
Woman’s body found in yard on West 38th
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Lakesha Nicole Mays, 35, who was found in the yard of an abandoned house on the 300 block of West 38th Street on March 26. Metro arrived at the scene at about 1:47 p.m. after Mays was found by citizens.…
SWAT team arrests man following kidnapping
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police SWAT and Hostage Negotiation teams (HNT) arrested Lamont Smith, 42, at his Catherine Circle residence following a domestic kidnapping in west Chatham County early Saturday morning. “SWAT and HNT arrived at Smith’s residence at about 6:30 a.m. Before 5:30 a.m., Smith reportedly fired multiple shots before forcing the adult female victim into…
Savannah Music Festival Review: Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
The essence of the Irish fiddler’s genius: He never plays a note that doesn’t need to be played, and he lets the music and melody drive him instead of the other way around.
16-year-old girl victim of attempted kidnapping near Johnson High School
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating an attempted kidnapping of a Savannah teen Thursday evening. “At approximately 6 p.m., the 16-year-old female was walking near Johnson High School when an unknown male in a vehicle began following her,” police say. :Reportedly, when the teen approached the intersection of Skidaway Road and Laroche Avenue, the male was…
Two arrested for downtown entering-auto charges
Savannah- Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Downtown Precinct arrested two men, Monday, after several recent entering auto reports at the Embassy Suites hotel parking garage on the 600 block of West Oglethorpe Avenue. “Saturday around 2:30 a.m., Downtown Precinct officers were called to an entering auto in progress and were able to successfully apprehend Trayvon Marshall,…
Footage shows woman who fired shots into an ATM
Southside Precinct investigators of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department ask the public’s help in identifying a suspect captured on surveillance footage firing multiple gunshots at a SunTrust Bank ATM on March 9. The next morning, Metro responded to the bank, located on the 10000 block of Abercorn Street, once employees reported the damage. No other structural…
Missing teen’s body found… inside her home
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of Altonise Jones, 16, whose body was found in a bedroom of her residence on the 200 block of West 39th Street on Monday, March 21. “At about 7:10 p.m. Monday, Jones was reported missing by co-workers who had not seen…
After false reports, man’s gunshot wound accidentally self-inflicted, police say
Detectives are investigating a shooting that injured a man, Monday evening. Just after 5 p.m., Metro responded to the 100 block of Scarborough Street to find Jackie Heath, 22, suffering from a gunshot wound on the porch of a residence. Heath was subsequently transported to Memorial University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Originally, Heath reported…
16-year-old arrested for Dec. 6 shooting on Westside
“Sunday, with assistance from Pooler Police Department, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrested a 16-year-old male, charging him with two counts of aggravated assault for a Dec. 6, shooting on West 39th and Florence streets that injured Ahmahd Canty, 17 and another shooting two days later on the 100 block of Clearwater Lane that injured Greg Bryant,…
Savannah Children’s Choir to perform at Biltmore Estate
The Preparatory Choir of the Savannah Children’s Choir will perform in Antler Hill Village at Asheville’s Biltmore Estate on Saturday, May 14, at 11:00 am. “Savannah Children’s Choir tours are punctuated with the children performing in iconic locations, and we are thrilled to share their music at the storied Biltmore Estate,” said Roger Moss, executive…
‘Savannah struck’ in Ardsley Park
The benevolent hosts opened their sumptuous home for full access, allowing guests to amble around the azalea-fringed brick courtyard and through the second-floor bedrooms bedecked in vintage wallpaper.
Operation ReConnect flies the charitable skies
IT’s ONE of those perfect days at the beach—sunny but not too hot, with a slight breeze blowing in off the Atlantic Ocean. Suddenly, the wind kicks up and everyone is pointing to a pair of large, flying objects gliding about 150 feet above the waterline. The UFOs are emitting a loud hum and appear…
Making the case for extended paid parking hours
The extent to which free parking on nights and weekends is regarded as a core right of Savannah citizenship was evident following the announcement of the Parking Matters study recommendations.
Do cell phones prevent crime?
All I’m saying: maybe we shouldn’t take our cues on crime-fighting from Hollywood
Editor’s Note: Death of a neighborhood
If completed, the self-storage warehouse behind Whole Foods would be one of the tallest structures in Chatham County outside of downtown.
Multiple victories for the environment
SOUTHEASTERN environmental activists celebrated last week as several important decisions were made by government officials. On Tuesday, March 16, the Georgia Senate passed HB 1036, which temporarily prevents corporations from invoking eminent domain as a way to commandeer private land in their quest to lay pipelines through the state. The bill, which passed 53 to…
Wyld Dock Bar focuses on sustainable, seasonal ingredients
TUCKED AWAY at the end of a long unpaved road lives a restaurant that is perpetuating the original intention behind the food culture of the Coastal Empire. The Wyld Dock Bar is poised right on the marsh, providing customers with not just a taste of Savannah, but an overall experience of the Lowcountry. If you…
Pink Martini return to shake up Savannah Music Festival
Though Forbes never received professional musical training, her diverse background in folk, musical theatre, and more made her the perfect songstress to helm Pink Martini
Joe Killorin: Conrad Aiken ‘became my best friend’
“What his parents gave to him was an urge to write.”
Ricky Skaggs: country music’s savior comes to Savannah Music Festival
A veritable prodigy who began playing mandolin at the age of five, Skaggs joined icon Bill Monroe onstage when he was just six
The Vegabonds @Barrelhouse South
It all falls somewhere between The Black Crowes and The Allman Brothers with some ‘70s-stadium rock magic
Xuluprophet’s StarDusted Circus, feat. Obamabo & The StarDust Pixxies @Savannah Bazaar (Jelinek Cork Group)
Local band Xuluprophet is looking forward to bringing warm, springtime tone to their psychedelic folk/rock sound
The Bunny Gang, The Attack, Wet Brain @The Jinx
The Bunny Gang dishes out heartfelt soul, melodic calls to action, and plainspoken rock n’ roll exhilaration
Getting serious with Andrew Bird
Bird has recently decided to pushed himself out of his realm of comfort: his forthcoming LP, Are You Serious, is his most personal record yet, both in lyric and composition
Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
It’s a mess, but it’s often a fascinating mess. It’s also the most nihilistic superhero picture I’ve ever seen, so dour and misanthropic that it makes Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy suddenly seem as chirpy as that animated Fantastic Four series from the ‘70s.
Savannah Music Festival Review: Vicente Amigo
Amigo’s set mirrored the deeply communal aspect of any authentic Flamenco performance. You witness the passing-on of the tradition to the next generation in real time.
