Isolation Binge: Graveface Records’ Ryan Graveface
Welcome to Isolation Binge. People are undoubtedly leaning on movies, TV, and music right now in these dark, uncertain times. It might actually be the apex of binge-watching, considering that most everyone is staying indoors right now. We decided to sit down with some of the most passionate film fans and connoisseurs that Savannah has…
City, court services returning to ‘new normal,’ Mayor says
As part of what he called “returning to the new normal,” Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this morning provided an update on various City services. “We have resumed regular residential sanitation services. Trash, recycling, yard waste will again be picked up according to regular established schedule,” Johnson said. Anyone visiting a City facility will be required…
Mayor Johnson: No curfew tonight unless needed
In the wake of an almost entirely peaceful rally Sunday in memory of George Floyd, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this afternoon said he would not renew a citywide curfew this evening. “But I will not hesitate to do so if needed…. I retain a copy in my back pocket in case anything jumps off,” Johnson…
City of Savannah curfew set to begin at 8:30 p.m.
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson this evening announced a citywide curfew to be in effect from 8:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. “nightly while necessary,” a City spokesperson says. “While the city has not experienced instances of violence or property destruction as a result of today’s demonstrations, we are proactively issuing the curfew order,” the spokesperson says.…
Mayor Johnson speaks about planned protest in support of George Floyd
Mayor Van Johnson today confirmed that he, along with other members of City Council and community leaders, will attend the protest scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Johnson Square. (The protest was originally called the Black Lives Matter protest; its name has since been changed to the Savannah George Floyd protest.) The protest quickly garnered…
Council discusses parking options for Arena
At a workshop today, Savannah City Council was told they’d have decide immediately to secure a favorable lease on a surface parking lot for the Savannah Arena, because the landowner has another offer on the table. The new lease on the 22.5-acre lot, adjacent to Chatham Steel and owned by the Tenenbaum family, would reduce…
Downtown businesses cited over Memorial Day weekend
Several local businesses, the bulk in the Congress Street corridor downtown, received citations and warnings for violations of state social distancing guidelines during this past Memorial Day weekend. Between May 23-25, SPD’s Alcohol Beverage Compliance Unit “visited several alcohol serving establishments in order to examine their compliance with the guidelines,” a police spokesperson says. The…
5 Questions with Radheya Visperas
‘When you make something, you should have intentions, and not for exploitation’
Abrir Galería opens its virtual doors, blazes new ground
Now, artists rely on online engagement to drive sales and show off their work
Editor’s Note: Taking the masks off
When people accuse those who wear masks of ‘living in fear,’ I think this could be a form of projection — it’s really they who are frightened. I assure you, when I pop a mask onto my face to go grocery shopping for 20 minutes, I don’t feel scared in the least.
Ember City set for Quarantine Concert
LOCAL ROCKERS Ember City have been doing live stream shows on a regular basis for quite some time now, since their gigs were cancelled in March as things shut down due to COVID-19. Those shows, which have been acoustic performances by bandleader/bassist Sarah Poole and her husband, guitarist Ryan Taito, are markedly different from the…
Land, Sea and Society
Since we’ve been forced to slow down, have you considered your own relationship with the nature and wildlife we explore?
The Candidates: A long list vies in active election season
County Commission Chairman Jason Buelterman, Republican Billy Hair, Republican Chester Ellis, Democrat Jay Jones, Democrat County Commission, District 1 Kevin Heyman, Democrat Helen Stone, Republican (I) Benjamin Wanager, Democrat County Commission, District 2 Gator Rivers, Republican Clinton Edminster, Democrat Michael Hamilton Sr., Democrat Tony Riley, Democrat County Commission, District 3 Bobby Lockett, Democrat (I) Brian…
Album Reviews
Knightsquatch – First Contact Knightsquatch’s excellent 2019 EP First Contact is a mere three songs long, which is frustrating because I really wanted to hear more after listening. That’s not a particularly bold statement to make about an album you like, but it carries a lot more weight when you consider that this EP clocks…
Savannah Performance Project: keeping the arts community connected
‘It’s almost impossible to survive this if we don’t collaborate in some way’
