Sunday bar bill goes to governor’s desk
SB 318, the bill to let Savannah bars open the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, passed its final legislative hurdle in the Georgia General Assembly earlier today, after passage by the Senate. The bill goes to Gov. Nathan Deal’s desk for his signature sometime in the middle of the week. After that, Savannah City Council…
Police seek driver that vandalized park
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying a car that heavily damaged a historical park Sunday morning. The purple or dark blue Ford Mustang fastback “drove onto Battlefield Park at Louisville Road and MLK Jr. Boulevard just after midnight Sunday morning and spun around in circles on the…
Bethesda partners with Ft. Stewart for veterinary training
Bethesda Academy, a residential and day school for boys in grades 6-12, recently hosted Fort Stewart’s 82nd Civil Affairs Battalion for Veterinary Training on the school’s campus. One of the many missions of the 82nd Civil Affairs Battalion is “to conduct veterinary and agriculture infrastructure support in host nations in a variety of global environments…
Fool for Love is a tumultuous ride
Told with a visceral ferocity that sweeps its audience into the fray, the story is a fascinating study of what keep us coming back to the ones we love, even when it means entering back into the storm.
The Band Perry: Country pioneers
‘We judge a lot of our growth by how many songs they’re singing along to’
At the root of good food: Meet Teri Schell
Poor Teri—she absolutely hates attention, but her name constantly pops up as Savannah’s egalitarian food guru
Stopover spotlight: Speedy Ortiz
‘I’ve always just been more interested in bands that focus more on wordplay, or not being 100 percent straightforward.’
Fiore is a tall flower in Sandfly
The tantalizing scent of olive oil, wine sauces and toasted bread brings you further into the dining room and soon you find yourself choosing the perfect place to sit. It’s seductive.
Stopover spotlight: Those Darlins
‘I don’t really think about being a woman and how different it is that much. The only time it really gets on my nerves is when people say stuff that’s just kinda stupid.’
From trash to treasure
The Art Rise community often spills over into Savannah’s activism circles, and those who appreciate art as well as the environment will applaud Kristin Myers’ effort.
Stopover spotlight: Wild Child
This is a band you want to bring home and introduce to someone you love.
Stopover Shorts, Part Deux
Mini-profiles of Caitlin Rose, Raccoon Fighter, Kylesa, Born Cages, the Weeks and the Black Cadillacs.
Stopover spotlight: Wye Oak
‘First and foremost, I made this thing for myself, and I’m happy with it. And that means the world to me.’
Stopover spotlight: T. Hardy Morris
‘I think music was in a pretty special place, in the late ‘60s, early-mid ‘70s, I just love that whole era.’
Magic Man cancels Stopover show
The band Magic Man has canceled Saturday night’s appearance at the Savannah Stopover Festival. According to Stopover producers, the band abruptly decided to accept a last-minute offer from South By Southwest Interactive in Austin. Baltimore’s Sun Club will take the midnight spot at Club One, after their afternoon set at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Set SunGazers to stun
Detectives identified the suspects involved in the drug activity and ‘had warrants for the arrest of several of the suspects in hand before Friday’s operation.’
Gallery Hop: Zen and the art of structure and sound
Sami Woolhiser has succeeded in creating an ethereal stronghold. Spectators feel safe within the structure and are inspired to stay inside rather than outside.
Stealing penises
Baffled Westerners may wonder what kind of idiot could seriously believe his penis had been stolen.
Review: 300: Rise of an Empire
It’s a dull, deadening approach, the type that can probably only be truly appreciated by 15-year-old boys and serial killers.
Danielle Hicks: No place like Ohm
‘I want to travel the country behind an album I’m really proud of, but I can definitely see calling Savannah my home, sure.’
Editor’s Note: Gays, God, and the almighty dollar
It was capitalism which killed these onerous bills, not politicians having a collective epiphany about inclusivity and open-mindedness.
Where imagination & transportation meet
It takes a effort to imagine the overgrown parcels of land adjacent to the Truman Parkway becoming the scene of pleasant strolls and bicycle commutes. It must have been similarly difficult to imagine that the forlorn Savannah waterfront of the 1970s was destined for any use other than a parking lot.
St. Patrick’s Sunday bar bill passes GA Senate
The Georgia Senate passed a measure Monday to allow Sunday alcohol sales in bars to stimulate the Savannah economy during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration this year. While the actual holiday falls on a Monday, current law would keep bars closed the Sunday before. SB 318 passed 32-18. It now goes to the House for…
UGA SkIO/MAREX educate with underwater robots
Researchers and educators from the University of Georgia’s Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and Marine Extension (MAREX) are creating an education program focused on autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), also called gliders or underwater robots. The program, “Choose Your Own Adventure,” will capitalize on Skidaway Institute’s expertise with AUVs and MAREX’s extensive history of marine education. Skidaway…
HSF unveils 2014 SAV Preservation Festival poster
Historic Savannah Foundation has selected former Shuman Elementary School student Odysseus Dingle’s design as the official 2014 Savannah Preservation Festival poster. Last May, Dingle was honored as the elementary school winner of the Pennies for Preservation Poster Contest while he was a fifth grade student at Shuman Elementary School under the direction of his art…
Keep Savannah Beautiful volunteers honored Tuesday
Mayor Edna Jackson, members of City Council and City staff, will join with Keep Savannah Beautiful (KSB) Board Members and volunteers for a Volunteer Appreciation Recognition Program today at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 4. KSB Adopt-A-Street partners will be recognized for their volunteer efforts throughout Savannah. The program will take place on the 2nd Floor,…
