Two Saturday shootings
Detectives are investigating two shootings occurring on Saturday. “At about 6:23 p.m. Metro responded to a business on the 4500 block of Montgomery Street, where Ronald Hughes, 25, sought help after sustaining a non-life-threatening gunshot wound,” police say. Hughes was reportedly shot while in his vehicle, by an unknown male, at an unspecified location. Investigators…
Three robberies in three hours on Oglethorpe
Detectives are investigating three robberies occurring on Oglethorpe Avenue on Thursday between 9:09 p.m. and midnight. One of the robberies resulted in an arrest, and another resulted in an injury. Friday morning, “Metro received reports of an armed robbery and cutting on Oglethorpe Avenue and Abercorn Street that occurred close to midnight on Thursday,” police…
Men arrested after shooting up apartment complex, ten cars
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrested Calvin Polite, 28, and Leroy Bryant, 32, “for an exchange of gunfire that damaged three units and 10 vehicles at an apartment complex on the 2800 block of Capital Street early Friday morning,” police say. Metro responded at about 2:30 a.m. after reports of shots fired between two groups of people,…
Forsyth Farmers’ Market CLOSED this Saturday due to Marathon
The Forsyth Farmers’ Market, usually open Saturday mornings, will NOT be open this Saturday due to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon. The next edition of the Market returns Nov. 14. This year’s last Market date will be Dec. 19. They will take two Saturdays off for the holidays and return Jan. 9.
Delays expected on Talmadge Bridge Friday
Lane closures resulting in traffic delays are expected on the Talmadge Bridge between noon and 8 p.m. on Friday, “a timeframe in which large crowds of Rock-n-Roll Marathon participants will travel to and from the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center to register for the race,” police say. Due to construction on the Back River…
Savannah Music Festival: The Schedule
THE 2016 edition of the Savannah Music Festival will feature its usual incredibly high standards in the world of blues, jazz, Americana, and classical, with a few twists. “Dwight Yoakam will perform in the Johnny Mercer Theatre, and we think he will draw a very appreciative crowd with a wide age range,” says Ryan McMaken,…
Editor’s Note: The Election and the “C” Word
For whatever reason — being new to the area, a general lack of curiosity, receiving calls and mailouts from City campaigns — hundreds if not thousands of people in unincorporated Chatham County were under the mistaken impression that they were eligible to vote in this City election.
Colossus, Bear Fight @The Jinx
Goofy camaraderie mixed with stellar chops is reminiscent of Diarrhea Planet’s live gigs.
Cult Babies, Jordan Esker & The Hundred Percent, Grimsel @Hang Fire
Some stellar touring bands coming to town.
Elba Island Impact
THE VIEW of Elba Island is about to get a lot more crowded. In 2013, Kinder Morgan (KM) announced plans to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility located five miles from downtown on the Savannah River, which it bought from El Paso Corporation in 2010. Earlier this month, members of the local Sierra Club…
Anything but Ordinary
BROUGHTON Street is morphing fast, and perhaps one of the biggest changes has occurred below ground level. The Ordinary Pub opened a few months ago in the basement location once occupied by Taco Abajo and T. Rex Mex, and locals will hardly recognize the subterranean space that once glittered with street art and Dia de…
Armstrong takes on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
The total upending of power dynamics in the script is a real reason to check this one out.
Red Hot talent christens Tybee Post Theater
IT’S finally time: Tybee Island and its surrounding communities can enjoy live theatre in the glow of the freshly renovated Tybee Post Theatre. The Post Theatre and Tybee Arts Association have teamed up to present The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, and the cast and crew couldn’t be more excited to expand their reach.…
Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon runs strong
THIS YEAR marks the fifth edition of the Savannah Rock ‘N’ Roll Marathon and Half Marathon. From Friday through Sunday, over 20,000 participants and their traveling companions will take part in a number of events, from the Full and the Half on through to Sunday’s 5K. Savannah is the smallest market for the Rock ‘N’…
Grace Potter @Trustees Theatre
Those attending her return will find something different: Potter’s gone solo
Transportation issues are part of crime/poverty debate too
If you are struck by a driver, your survival and your family’s financial situation will be uncertain, but one outcome is easy to predict: You will be blamed for crossing outside of the crosswalk, even if it was hundreds of yards away, and for wearing dark clothing, even if the clothing in question is your…
Radio Birds are speaking Southern Slang
‘We recorded at Southern Tracks up in Atlanta. You go get your coffee, and Bruce Springsteen is looking at you. You go to the bathroom and see a list of the writers and bands that tracked there.’
Stereo Reform @Congress Street Social Club
Funky and dancey, their latest album, The Future Started Yesterday, was produced by Grammy-nominated Bravo Ocean Music Group in Atlanta.
Asbury takes 39 Steps
STEP ON up to Asbury Memorial Theatre for an evening of espionage, intrigue, and side-splitting comedy: The theatre’s fall production, The 39 Steps, is going to be a wild ride of a farce blending film noir influences with absurdist, Pythonesque humor and James Bond-style slickness. Armstrong grad Travis Hornsby takes the director’s chair for The…
Let the first act of Savannah’s future be to #SupportSemaj
From the two-dimensional world of internet news, it’s a story of heart-wrenching ironies: The non-violent youth advocate shot by criminal youth. But the most astounding twist is that after experiencing the worst of Savannah hospitality, Semaj wants to stay here.
Review: Spectre
A perfectly engaging 120 or so minutes is then run into the ground for a wince-inducing final half-hour of unfortunate developments.
