4 charged in shots fired cases, including Bull St. Library shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police on Thursday charged four suspects in three “shots fired” cases, including one for incidents in two city parks in January. Included were a shooting Jan. 29 in Wells Park followed by shots fired the next day in Thomas Park “in which a library building was struck; shots fired in the Cuyler Brownsville…
CNT arrests alleged heroin dealer
One man is in custody following an operation conducted by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT). “Late yesterday evening, CNT agents, with the assistance of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, arrested 27-year-old Thomas “White Boy” Holland of Savannah,” according to a CNT spokesperson. “Holland was arrested at an apartment complex located in the…
Road closures announced for Saturday’s Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon & 5K
The Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon & 5K will take place this Saturday, March 28, resulting in road closures. “More than 2,300 people will participate in this inaugural race event,” according to a spokesperson. Here’s a link to a map of the route: Roads will be closed starting at 7:30 a.m., with the majority of…
Editor’s Note: Public schools and the Stockholm Syndrome
Being a public school parent is like being unhappily married: You’re so deeply invested you’re often the last to see that it isn’t working out. Then there’s a crushing realization that the marriage is irretrievably broken and you can never get those years back.
All who love good writing must converge
DANCING gorillas and gambling chickens aren’t the only fascinating characters you’ll encounter at the Flannery O’Connor Birthday Parade and Street Fair this Sunday, March 29. The annual celebration of Savannah’s favorite literary icon brings out all manner of charming weirdos to Lafayette Square for an afternoon of unorthodox family fun. But even more interesting personalities…
Emerson String Quartet: ‘Love at first note’
THE Emerson String Quartet is to chamber music what the Rolling Stones are to rock ‘n’ roll: Seminal, timeless, and extremely long-lived. It’s no exaggeration to say that in their 40-plus years of existence and over 30 albums, ESQ basically authored the image and sound of what modern audiences think of when they imagine a…
Why every Savannahian should see Mickve Israel’s museum makeover
Above all else, Judaism is a story, and the tiny chapter written by Savannah’s Jewish community is not only unique, it’s essential to this city’s history—and its future.
Crushed Out @The Sentient Bean, Hang Fire
Since their last visit to Savannah, Boom Chick changed their name to Crushed Out and released the excellent LP TEETH.
Food justice for all
WHEN kale and thistle grace the party centerpieces, change must be afoot in Savannah. Those garden-grown table settings served as both décor and harbinger at Healthy Savannah’s first annual meeting on March 13, signifying a shift in the local effort to make local, fresh food available to everyone. “Getting the food to the people” is…
Mega Bog, Curbdogs, Beneath Trees @Hang Fire
Mega Bog expertly crafts dissonant compositions with an irksome pulse.
Dott @Hang Fire, Graveface Records & Curiosities
This is a rare U.S. tour for the Galway, Ireland-based band.
Peelander-Z: ‘We eat happy smiles’
JAPANESE action-comic punks Peelander-Z pull audience members onstage, lead games of human bowling, and spit catchy anthems about mad tigers, tacos, and more. They’re back, and Peelander Yellow is ready to eat your smiles! We’re so excited for another Savannah Peelander show! Peelander Yellow:: Yes! We played last year’s festival, the Stopover. First time we…
Savannah Shakes wants you to Shrew
FEW would dispute that Savannah is undergoing an incredible cultural renaissance right now, with unprecedented local music, literary and performing arts activity at an extremely high level, both in quantity and in quality. That said, if you were here about 10 years ago you might remember when thousands of people at a time would come…
Axelle Kieffer: ‘Nothing is static’
“I like to fight with my paintings,” she chuckles, “Painting comes from the guts. Collage comes from the head.”
Beer Hunting in the Holy Land
Later in our travels I found myself sitting on the beach in Tel Aviv, slowly sipping a Jem’s Beer Factory 8.8 while gazing at the Mediterranean Sea and talking beer with new friends.
Slide into tiny burger heaven at Sly’s
In the most secret depths of his foodie-informed soul, Matt Baldwin dreamt of something more simple, refreshingly as different, yet approachable to the masses.
Lucinda Williams: All Killer, No Filler
THE IDEA that suffering makes for great art is one of those time-honored rock ‘n’ roll tropes that even made its way into the title of a 1982 Todd Rundgren album The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect. And while Lucinda Williams has had her share of personal trauma that’s informed her work over the past…
Earth, Wind & Fire to perform in June; tix on sale Friday
Earth, Wind & Fire, America’s seventh top-selling musical group of all-time, will perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on June 7. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Earth, Wind & Fire has earned eight Grammy…
Second suspect arrested for November murder on Westside; third suspect still sought
A second suspect has been arrested in the Nov. 15, 2014, shooting death of a Savannah Man in the Hudson Hill area of west Savannah and a third is still being sought. William Darnell Davis, 21, “was arrested by Peach County authorities over the weekend on a warrant taken by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department violent…
Windsor Forest student found after running away from school
At approximately 4:45 P.M. Monday, Savannah Chatham County Public School System Campus Police Dispatch was notified “that a 17-year-old Windsor Forest High School student had run away from the school,” police say. Lonshone Jones was found safe later on that day. According to police, “a teacher was escorting him into the building when he broke…
CAT to hold West Chatham mobility workshops
In the wake of controversies over extending bus service to portions of West Chatham not currently served, Chatham Area Transit is in partnership with Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) will convene two public workshops this week “to present service concepts for Chatham County westside communities,” a spokesperson says. The public is invited to attend a…
Savannah Music Festival Review: Dawes
Can we give a big shout-out to the hardworking folks handling the sound at Trustees? With the help of Meyer Sound’s new loudspeakers, they’ve made it the best-sounding room in town. When Taylor Goldsmith hit his first note, it was like the room collectively gasped in wonder at the mix.
Savannah Music Festival Review: Heritage Blues Orchestra/Jarekus Singleton
With an energetic bassist and drummer, Singleton is a dynamic player, employing finger-tapping and a kind of loose precision that surprised the crowd with each number.
Savannah Music Festival Review: Shakey Graves/Shovels & Rope
The last time Shovels & Rope were in Savannah (Dare Dukes’ Thugs & China Dolls CD release party at The Jinx), it was the crucial moment, teetering on the release of their surprise hit record O’ Be Joyful, before their Letterman appearance. Their Savannah Music Festival performance was so representative of their growth that it…
Savannah Music Festival By The Numbers
“We have more than 300 hard-working community members who fill roles including ushering, merchandise assistance, hospitality, ambassadors for our education program participants, and street team marketing, among others. We could not present this festival without our volunteers.”
Review: Get Hard
Get Hard should be an early frontrunner for the title of the year’s worst comedy; instead, it provides enough sharp satire on other fronts – and finds one of its stars fully coming into his own – that it easily escapes that designation.
Review: Run All Night
I can’t help but imagine that the following conversation took place on the set………
