Georgia DOT smacks down Palmetto Pipeline
The Georgia Department of Transportation has denied Kinder Morgan’s application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. The certificate, if approved, would have allowed the company to use eminent domain to gain private land for the construction of their 360-mile petroleum pipeline. “The decision comes after months of meetings, public discussion, protests and pushback…
A decade of Black Tusk
Black Tusk, Bottled Violence (Minor Threat cover band), Prone, DJ Metal Rob The Jinx Saturday, May 23 10 p.m. $10 at the door (no pre-sale) AFTER THE tragic death of bassist Jonathan Athon in November, Black Tusk’s Andrew Fidler and James May decided to honor their bandmate and friend in the best way they knew…
Thursday Night Opry: Rachael Shaner, Clouds & Satellites, Caleb Warren and the Perfect Gentlemen @Trinity UMC
Shaner finds that her best songs are written after she’s been able to take in her experiences.
The Wailers, Rusted Root booked for free SCAD Concert May 29
Though as of this writing there’s no official word from Savannah College of Art and Design, the music booking website Pollstar indicates that The Wailers and Rusted Root are booked for the SCAD Alumni Concert in Forsyth Park on Friday May 29. While the event is intended as entertainment for just-graduated SCAD students, the concert…
New Police Merger agreement reached after long battle
Concluding a year of intense political struggle over money and control, the City of Savannah and the Chatham County Commission today unveiled an agreement which will preserve the endangered City/County police merger at least until summer 2017. While the term of the agreement is ten years, there is a two-year “phase in to formulate an…
Amythyst Kiah and Her Chest of Glass, Velvet Caravan @Service Brewing
‘For me, songwriting has been a very difficult thing, because in the beginning, I thought of myself as a guitar player,’ Kiah shares.
Take the plunge into Martin Parr’s ‘Life’s a Beach’
THE GAZE of Telfair Museums’ Curator of Fine Arts and Exhibitions, Courtney McNeil, falls across the gallery to a Martin Parr photograph. A group of 60 to 70-somethings donning bathing caps wade into the sea forming two semi-distinct lines. A hazy pier jutting out in the distance compliments their formation. It is a simple image…
The Chromatic Dragon: Get your (pub) game on
Along with tasty takes on pub grub and craft cocktails, the Chromatic Dragon serves up all manner of gamecraft: Analog, digital and RPGs.
Sticking ‘eminent domain’ where the sun don’t shine
In a move that practically shocked the underpants off of us all, Gov. Nathan Deal announced that his administration is against the Palmetto Pipeline, a billion dollar project that would slice through Southern wetlands and rivers on its way to the sea like General Sherman on a leaky bulldozer.
Everyone deserves HUGS: Affordable counseling center expands to new facility
‘Studies show that mental health and addiction counseling has the most value in terms of positive outcome, yet it’s the most underfunded community service,’ she says. ‘We’re bridging that gap, but it’s a lot bigger that we anticipated.’
A Savannah mother and daughter’s healthy, life-changing experience
An uncanny series of events led Glennis Cadle to the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program, a holistic health and wellness program focused on underserved communities.
Cautionary tale of an accident survivor
Would I wear a helmet? No, of course not. What use would I have for the fuddy-duddy’s buddy?
Take a Voyage with Dame Darcy
IT’S EASY to fall under the spell of Dame Darcy’s pen-and-ink world. Enchanting Victorian adornments, lovingly rendered detailing, delightfully humorous storylines, and fearless female leads spill out of the pages of her treasured Meatcake comic, defining the Fantagraphics publication as a cult classic. Out of Meatcake, Darcy spawned Voyage of Temptress, a web comic chronicling…
Dad Joke #3: Guerilla Toss, Crazy Bag Lady, Mans Trash, Sunglow @Hang Fire
It’s occasionally catchy, often dissonant, and all roped together in a taut and unstoppable performance.
Shana Falana, Wet Socks, Blackrune, Grimsel @Dollhouse Productions
Flutteringly fierce songs, flush with brassy overtones.
The Slackers, Duppies @The Jinx
The Slackers have soaked up music history and crafted a danceable, good-timin’ cocktail of sound.
Dr. Ralph Stanley @The Mars Theatre
ONE OF America’s most legendary musicians is making his way down to Springfield. Stanley’s voice, weathered, raw and entirely compelling in its loneliness, embodies the sound of the mountains. Having learned the clawhammer style of banjo picking from his mother, Stanley’s received a banjo of his very own when he was about 14 or 15.…
‘On the wheels of a dream’ with SCAD’s Ragtime
The play’s honest talk of race relations and police brutality makes it a coincidentally timely performance in light of Freddie Gray’s murder and the ensuing Baltimore riots.
Review: Hot Pursuit
Most of these moments that do work owe their heartiness to Reese Witherspoon, who often rises above the tired nature of her role (a female cop who’s a klutz on the job and a failure on the dating scene).
Sav/Chatham County Homicide Total through May 10: 12
Man shot and killed on Westside An investigation into the Thursday night shooting death of a 30-year-old Savannah man is underway by homicide detectives of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Officers responded to a shooting at 8 p.m. outside Heritage Place apartments on the 700 block of Lavinia Street to find Alonzo Lee Richardson with…
How safe is “the cloud”?
The real security of the cloud is there are many server farms, and they can’t all go offline, can they?
Editor’s Note: Tip of the iceberg on police accountability
The firing of an allegedly corrupt corporal and several Sheriff’s Deputies might just be the signal of a radical change in how we hold police accountable.
Review: Mad Max: Fury Road
The film’s kinetic thrust is breathtaking, with Director George Miller relying as much on physical feats of derring-do as he does on CGI.
Southbound, Service, Coastal Empire present their newest brews
LAST THURSDAY I had the pleasure of moderating a special live episode of the Brew / Drink / Run podcast at Your Pie in Sandfly. The show’s featured guests were the head brewers from Southbound Brewing Company, Service Brewing Company and Coastal Empire Beer Company. During the show, we reflected on Savannah’s brewing history and…
Cancer Sucks and WTF?!!
The Ascension process can be accompanied by a whole host of physical symptoms. Some of the most commonly reported include: nausea, dizziness, insomnia, inexplicable rage, tears or emotional sensitivity, excessive —sometimes uncharacteristic—drug and alcohol use, and suicidal feelings.
