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Review: 12 Years a Slave
Like Roots, 12 Years a Slave turns to recorded history to gather the evidence, but because it’s an R-rated movie rather than a prime-time-friendly TV show, the ghastly sights and accompanying sounds on display in this new piece will disturb far more deeply.
Blue Turtle Bistro to close
The Gaslight Group has decided not to renew the lease for Blue Turtle Bistro, at 5002 Paulson St. Gaslight Group owners Brian and Jennifer Huskey announce the last day of business at Blue Turtle Bistro will be Friday, November 15, 2013. “We are so proud of the impact Blue Turtle Bistro made in Savannah, with…
Marathon Twitter tips
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department has partnered with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon to use Twitter “to enhance public safety communications with the public,” says a spokesman. Police are encouraging runners and the community to follow them on Twitter @SCMPD. Police will be using the hash tags #SCMPD and #RnRSAV.
No street sweeping tickets Friday & Saturday
“In order to better accommodate the parking needs of residents and visitors in town for the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon,” a spokesman says, the City of Savannah will not issue street sweeping citations in the downtown area on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9. Cars must still be parked in legal spaces to avoid…
Prostitute, johns and pimps, oh my!
Prostitutes, johns and a pimp were arrested in a two-day operation by Metro Police and five other area, state and federal law enforcement agencies last week. Seven women were arrested for prostitution and 13 men for pandering in the operation by Metro’s Savannah Area Regional Intelligence Center (SARIC) detectives, Crime Suppression Units from West Chatham…
Music Festival announces 2014 lineup
The 25th Anniversary Season of the Savannah Music Festival (SMF) features an international roster of artists, replete with one-time only productions, new collaborations and commissioned works that celebrate the organization’s commitment to artistic excellence across the entire spectrum of the musical arts. Read Bill DeYoung’s piece in Connect about it here. “Whether it’s a 400-year…
Savannah Music Festival: 2014!
March 22, Ships of the Sea Museum: “Southern Soul Assembly” brings together the great electric blues guitarists Luther Dickinson and Anders Osbourne, with J.J. Grey (of Florida’s Mofro fame) and Louisiana’s Marc Broussard.
Vets & PTSD: Healing war’s hidden scars
Savannah joins San Diego, Ann Arbor and Boston as a point where vets can help doctors develop future protocol for PTSD.
Zoë’s Kitchen: Fast Casual with Mediterranean flair
Lean proteins, olive oil, baked-fresh-daily pita bread, homemade Greek dressing and hummus, simple seasonings, orzo and quinoa salads — these are fixtures in this new and already popular place.
R ‘n’ R Marathon: Planning = Impact
Marinelli concludes, “What I love about this event is it brings 20,000-plus people to town who are the kind of people we want visiting Savannah. It’s the demographic of people likely to come back again and bring friends.”
Our Town: Life stories
It’s not spoiling things to say that Our Town gives us everything “from womb to tomb” — two of the central events are a wedding and a funeral.
How ’bout them Blue Dogs?
Charleston’s Blue Dogs play the official marathon pasta party and concert Friday night at the Charles H. Morris Center.
Are serial killers often bed-wetters?
Bed-wetting has often been linked to antisocial tendencies, mostly as part of an unholy triad of behavioral disorders: enuresis (bed-wetting), fire-setting, and animal abuse.
Review: Thor: The Dark World
As with the first film, the characters and their interactions again provide all the high points, with the cluttered storyline and routine action sequences jockeying for place position.
Weed & crack
The raid followed a six-week investigation “that stemmed from citizen complaints of violence and drug activity in the residential area. More arrests are anticipated,” a spokesman says.
Seersucker is for the Birds
“The mainstream publishers have their audience, but there is an audience for a poetry that does something a little different — I wish there were better words than experimental and avant garde — and an audience that appreciates collaborative, artistic design.”
Editor’s Note: To the Cold Warriors
The Greatest Generation finished their war with a pair of nuclear bombs. The Cold Warriors won theirs by not dropping any nuclear bombs. Surely that’s greatness, too.
‘Learn to Homebrew Day’ highlights hobbyist brewmasters
While rewarding, in many cases it is a solitary pursuit, crushing grains, watching the boil, transferring liquids and doing a lot of clean up as a one-person crew. That’s where the Savannah Brewers League steps in.
Here’s to your health (insurance)!
In theory, the Affordable Care Act provides decent care and protects patients from suffocating bills, though so far in practice it seems to be performing about as well as a drunken rhino running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon.
Planting the future
These vacant lots had been deemed uninhabitable by FEMA, and the city and STF have partnered to beautify these “disaster sites.”
Gallery Hop: Tracking ‘Transient’
Days, weeks and months have already taken their toll on these structures and each piece bears the signs of the irreversibility of decay.
Art for vets’ sake
“A lot of the time I’ll be sitting around the house, thinking about the war and stuff. And because of all of that I mostly keep to the house. So when I get in a mood I’ll get out my paintbrush.”
