Cops help hurt animals

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police rescued two different animals across their jurisdiction Tuesday. Animal Control officers recovered an injured hawk in Lake Mayer while Islands Precinct officers were untangling a cat found hanging by its broken leg on a fence top in east Savannah. The juvenile red tailed hawk was captured via a blanket. It had an…

West 46th St. shooting probed

Detectives are investigating a report by a Savannah man that “he was shot as he walked to a relative’s house this morning,” police say. King Reeves, 23, told officers from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Central Precinct that he was walking on the 600 block of West 46th Street about 3 a.m. “when one member…

Black Cadillacs, Wynn’s Believers to return in July

Two bands that absolutely smoked at this year’s Savannah Stopover – the Black Cadillacs and Thomas Wynn & the Believers – will co-headline July 23 at the Jinx. Tickets for the Stopover/MusicFile Productions show, $10, are on sale now. Like MusicFile’s recent Charles Bradley and Blitzen Trapper weeknight performances, this one will start early –…

Jamie Casino involved in new TV show

Casting has begun for Casino’s Law, which will be filmed in-part locally. A major cable network and production company are looking for people that have fallen victim to online bullying and/or cyber crimes in the greater Savannah area. If this is you, local attorney Jamie Casino “wants to drop the sledgehammer and get you the…

City’s ‘illegal yard parking blitz’ Wednesday

The City of Savannah Property Maintenance Department will be conducting an illegal yard parking blitz in several Southside and Westside neighborhoods tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. City ordinance requires vehicles, boats and trailers to be parked on an established driveway or within 5 feet of that driveway and parallel to…

Review: Belle

*** Thanks to the barrage of Brit-lit adaptations – Jane Austen or otherwise – hitting the screen for some time now, we’ve come to expect our British period pieces to tackle issues of classism and sexism. Belle, however, is different in that it also adds racism to the stack. Loosely based on a true story,…

Best of SAV: Recreation, Health & Beauty

Best Yoga Studio Savannah Yoga Center Another victory for Kelley Boyd and her posse of fabulous yoginis! Must be all the meditation that keeps SYC posed for success. With a packed roster of every yoga style from hatha to hiphop and a serene new Pooler location, everyone can find inner peace. Runner-up: Savannah Power Yoga…

The making of the Best of Savannah

IT’S THAT crazy time of year again, when we unveil our massive mega-issue featuring the winners of the annual Best of Savannah Readers Poll. Like I say every time, it’s a pretty big deal for us over here. It’s a pretty big deal not only because it’s our largest issue of the year, but because…

Off the grill, off the chain

When Kevin Richards made his journey from the Virgin Islands to Savannah to attend classes at Armstrong, getting that degree was his main focus. He never imagined himself a successful restaurant owner whose place sees a steady stream of neighborhood folks seeking good food at good prices. When his mom would bring him into the…

Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar partners with CRISP

Everything old is new again. In Savannah, historic Washington Square is one of many original oak-filled, Spanish moss-draped squares. Pacci Italian Kitchen + Bar opened this week as one of our newest additions to our old history of fine dining based on local foods. Pacci is located inside The Brice, a distinctly Savannah-style yet brand-new…


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