Theatre: Out of the doll’s house
In yet another example of how Savannah State University is revitalizing its theater department, David I. L. Poole and his students bring Ingmar Bergman’s Nora to Kennedy Fine Arts Theatre. The Victorian piece, along with last month’s Lysistrata, shows how the department is making efforts to add variety to SSU’s traditional season. “SSU is known…
John Prine plays the Lucas
John Prine, Carrie Rodriguez **** Standard Songs for Average People is the name of beloved singer-songwriter John Prine’s latest album on his own indie label Oh Boy, and that’s an apt description of the kind of beautiful, imagistic Americana tunes he’s been penning for decades now. A former mail carrier who got his start at…
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Correcting ‘false claims’ Editor, I am writing in response to the article “Pregnant? Worried?” which made several false claims regarding the work of the Pregnancy Care Center of Rincon and other crisis centers alike. The Pregnancy Care Center of Rincon has been caring for women and families in our community for almost eight years. Our…
Dive bombing
NOT FAR OFF the coast of Georgia, the North Atlantic right whale cruises the blue deep as it’s done for centuries. In tow, scientists, researchers, environmentalists, bureaucrats and animal-lovers hope to glimpse one of only several hundred remaining, to document their movements, and to discover how to keep them alive. The precarious state of this…
Runaway statistic
SHE FLED in the night, intent on getting as far away as possible. Just 14, “Haley” was angry — with her family, her teachers, her life. Leaving her home in California, she traveled thousands of miles, eventually ending up in Savannah. Linda Hilts Lamas, executive director of Park Place Outreach, Inc., doesn’t know how Haley…
Parking is people
NEXT TIME you’re watching your child’s soccer game or in line at the grocery store, ask any nearby person two questions: 1) What should be done in Savannah about the economy? 2) What should be done about parking? My bet is that just about anyone over age 16 has a concrete suggestion about fixing parking,…
Ask and you shall receive
TWO HOMELESS men were arrested Nov. 13 after they were caught breaking into the St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parish Center on Harris Street. A passerby saw the men entering the building and called police. Ronnie Wilson Sellers, 48, and Stephen Phillip Kenny, 39, were found hiding in a closet. The two, who both have…
When life begins, redux
I was shocked by your highly ignorant column on “when life begins” [October 24]. You have a very conservative approach, and a misogynistic one at that. I appreciate your attempt at explaining brain waves. But what your article lacked was a woman’s right to her body, and you had an even more disturbing view on…
This can’t be happening
Lead Story When a four-bedroom house inhabited by 50 tenants partially collapsed in October in Honolulu, at least 10 of the residents said they had been pressured to let the property manager give them experimental “stem-cell” injections. Manager Daniel Cunningham, 56 and a de-licensed chiropractor, said he has been injecting the substance, phenol, into himself…
New release: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Anyone who thinks that the Madagascar franchise is all about the Benjamin (Stiller, that is) has seriously overrated the importance of marquee names to animated flicks. With rare exception (say, Eddie Murphy in the Shrek works), the most memorable cartoon characters have nothing to do with A-list casting (who even remembers…
Tango & Cash
SAVANNAH COMMUNITY LEADERS danced in the donations while dancing the night away on Nov. 13th for the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) annual fundraiser, this year titled “Dancing With Savannah Stars.” While their event raised $30,000 (and still counting) to support the advocates of neglected and abused children in our city, they also…
Early voting schedule for runoff
AS MOST politics junkies know, Georgia has a runoff election Dec. 2. Races to be decided include the U.S. Senate showdown between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin, who rode Barack Obama’s coattails to an improbable near-victory Nov. 4, and a fight for the Public Service Commission between Democrat Jim Powell and Republican…
Curbside carts are here
THE CITY of Savannah began door-to-door delivery of new curbside recycling carts to Savannah households on Friday. The first 3,000 of the roughly 48,000 recycling carts went to Southside locations such as Coffee Bluff. Road between 9 and 9:30 a.m. The 96-gallon, black and yellow carts will be a citizen’s primary interface with the new…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
The Savannah Orchestra: Masterworks One One of the city’s best-known classical organizations opens it’s 2008-2009 season with two concerts under the baton of guest conductor John Morris Russell, who’s earned substantial worldwide acclaim for his progressive approach to both fine art music and educational efforts related to the genre. Currently the Music Director of the…
“My Heart Belongs to You”
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Earthweek
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November 12th Winner
Welcome to Connect Savannah’s You Shoot group! We’re looking for your pictures of life in Savannah, Georgia and its environs for use on our homepage, and possibly in our printed paper. You can add photos to our feed by sharing your photo online. If your shot is really good, we might just run it in…
