15-year-old shot and killed at Eastside apartments
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old male near the Sunrise Villas apartments on the 1200 block of East 38th Street Sunday. Mikell Wright of an East 69th Street address was declared dead at Memorial University Medical Center after he was found shot at 38th and Loyola streets at 4:43 p.m.…
Edgemere/Sackville shooting victims ‘well-known’ to police
Detectives are investigating the shooting of two men in the Edgemere/Sackville neighborhood Friday “as well as illegal activities that are suspected of contributing to it,” police say. Patrol officers from the Islands Precinct of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department arrived on the 1100 block of East 59th Street “to find one victim in the yard…
Man shot on Westside in apparent domestic dispute
Detectives are piecing together information in the shooting Thursday night of a 27-year-old Savannah man “in what initially appears to be a domestic confrontation,” police say. Downtown Precinct patrol officers responded to a ShotSpotter call on the 1200 block of Comer Street in west Savannah at 10:42 p.m. “to find shell casings in the street…
Man Man coming to The Jinx; tickets on sale Tuesday, June 2
MusicFile Productions has announced another great summer show: experimental indie favorites Man Man will perform at The Jinx on June 25. Since 2004, the four-piece has released five albums and two EPs. Centered around pianist and vocalist Honus Honus, the group’s must-see live show employs the use of instruments as diverse as marimba, French horn,…
Man arrested in stakeout
“A Savannah man faces charges here and in Arizona after undercover officers responding to burglaries in the Pinpoint/Whitfield Avenue area teamed up with aviation unit officers Friday afternoon,” a police department spokesperson says. Willie Arthur Moore, 35, of a Grant Street address was arrested about 6 p.m. “after he fled from Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police in…
J Roddy Walston & The Business, Avers @The Jinx
If you like T. Rex, Led Zeppelin, and a show where you just might get clocked in the head by a flying piano stool, you’ll wanna get down with The Business.
SCAD New Alumni Concert: The Wailers, Rusted Root @Forsyth Park
Bob Marley’s legacy lives on
Sounding off: A Special Report
AS SAVANNAH’S music scene continues to rapidly grow and thrive, a handful of venues are fighting to keep bands on their stages after receiving cease-and-desist letters regarding noise complaints. Ryan Graveface of Graveface Records and Curiosities calls it “an age-old Savannah debate.” Audio engineer and longtime Savannah resident Chris Evans says it’s a relatively new…
Reflections of expression
In the past six months I’ve had countless magical nights charged by a sense of creative mass. This density is fed by public celebrations of the arts and a diversity of expressions.
Crawl of the South for the Guinness World Record
In order for Savannah to dominate the competition, Guinness’ rules and regulations require that crawlers purchase and consume one 4.4-ounce drink from at least 10 different bars out of the 30 participating drinking establishments.
Bear Fight!, Brother Hawk, StoneRider, Big Jesus @The Jinx
Brother Hawk dips into beefy classic Southern rock progressions, infused with an indie-fied swing and the incredible range of guitarist-vocalist J.B. Brisendine.
The Wacky, Wonderful World of Starlandia!
‘It’s a mining operation, really,’ explains owner/founder Clinton Edminster. ‘We take in raw materials and filter out the diamonds and gold.’
Is the world more dangerous for kids than it was 30 years ago?
Assuming you’re now 35, you were born in 1980 or so and were 11 in 1991, the worst year on record. And yet you think it was safer then than now. I have some possible explanations.
Take home a bit of Jamaican Soul
‘I cooked at home for my family, and sold meals to nursing home residents where my wife worked. They kept asking me, when you gonna start up your own place?’
Editor’s Note: #Fix80Now or #StartPlanningForGrowth?
The unfathomably horrifying carnage on I-16 is happening against the backdrop of an increasingly impassable Highway 80 to Tybee Island.
New Flannery O’Connor stamp design unveiled
The 30th stamp in the Literary Arts series honors Flannery O’Connor (1925–1964), the Savannah-born, Milledgeville-educated author whose name is virtually synonymous with the phrase “Southern Gothic” and whose novels and short stories, combining religious motifs and darkly humorous observations of the frailties of human nature, continue to inspire writers around the world. “The color portrait…
Two charged after officer injured in Southside collision
A Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police patrol officer was transported for treatment and two people arrested and charged after a collision on Savannah’s Southside Saturday night. Jose Maria Perez, 18, was charged by the Georgia State Patrol with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to render aid, driving without a license,…
Review: San Andreas
The actors play their likable characters with conviction, making it easy to sympathize with their plight, and the special effects are consistently excellent, with some visuals that really pop in 3-D. But after about an hour, the picture hits a brick wall, settling into a measured routine that grows tedious.
Review: Aloha
Emma Stone seems too young for her role, and Allison remains as much a conceit as an actual character – she’s like a manic pixie dream girl in uniform.
ReStore gets a reboot
“This isn’t your grandma’s ReStore,” assures Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Michael Weathers. “We have so much great stuff here.”
‘Nudge him a bit’
THE CORRIDORS of Connect Savannah were abuzz last week. What was causing all the commotion? The fourth anniversary of the News Cycle column! Or maybe everyone was excited about the annual Best of Savannah awards party. Probably both. On my way home from the party, I was riding in the Washington Avenue bike lane when…
‘They’re HE-RE.’
In the first year after the birth of a child, many of my clients have reported the phenomenon of sensing, hearing or smelling the presence of their loved ones who have passed.
