Arrest made in City Market murder
Savannah-Chatham Police are investigating a homicide on West Congress Street, at the west end of City Market. Frank Wilson, 24, was shot shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday morning. He later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Joseph Heyward, 23, of Savannah was arrested and charged with the homicide. “Heyward admitted to investigators that he…
Armed robbery at Bull & Jones
Around 2:30 a.m. early Saturday morning, the police responded to Bull and Jones on a robbery. “The victims reported walking from downtown when they noticed that they were being followed. The victims advised detectives that they noticed the suspects behind them for sometime prior to the incident,” police say. “Upon reaching Bull and Jones, the…
Ajibade death verdicts: Not guilty
This afternoon the jury returned verdicts today in the death of Mathew Ajibade, found dead in an isolation cell while strapped in a restraint chair this past January in the Chatham County Detention Center. Former deputies Maxine Evans and Jason Kenny have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Kenny was also found not guilty of…
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Ain’t no party like a Factory Party
IF YOU’RE NOT familiar with Andy Warhol’s Factory studio, imagine a silvery room covered in tinfoil, musicians and artists and drag queens all doing speed on a red couch, and an almost manic method of producing artwork going on in the background. That’s the Factory, a (literally) shining icon of 1960s New York artistic splendor…
Challenge 2015: Zena McClain, District 6
‘I don’t believe the Council has been focused. They’ve not operated with a strategic plan or clear vision for city. And they have waited too long. It has had serious affects on safety and security.’
Catch a buzz with The Accomplices
AS WE share pimento cheese and pita points on Starland Café’s sunny patio, The Accomplices’ Matt Eckstine offers one of the most poignant observations I’ve heard in a while. “Savannah’s a horrible place to come find a job,” he states, brushing away a friendly caterpillar. “It’s a beautiful place to come create a job, though.”…
Darrin Kobetich @The Sentient Bean
A touch of Appalachia there, a nod to Rush here, Kobetich’s incredible virtuosity should be a sight to see.
Everyone loves a shaggy dog story
Though buoyed by the human compassion he encountered, my husband returned bereft of our pet and despondent over the poverty and poorly maintained streets that exist just a dog walk away.
Davenport House thrills with ‘Stranger than Fiction’ living history
IF YOU’RE looking for spine-tingling tales, it doesn’t get more macabre than Savannah in 1820. A fire had left half the city in ruins, there was no electricity, and almost a quarter of the population was dying of yellow fever. It was also the year that artisan Isaiah Davenport built his Federal-style mansion on Columbia…
Antagonizers, DDC @The Jinx
Stick-it-out, working class street punk, a homestyle blend of good ol’ fashioned dirty rock ‘n’ roll.
The Funs, The Lipschitz, Chilton @Hang Fire
Splashy, dark around the edges, and wildly unpredictable.
Have a Very Graveface Weekend
IT’S vinyl and horror authority Ryan Graveface’s favorite month, and you know what that means: cobwebs, limited release records, and scary movies galore! The coming weekend is packed with two big celebrations: we’ve broken it down to allow you your fullest experience possible. 4th Anniversary Party @Graveface Records and Curiosities Free tattoos by Chloe Pinnock.…
Challenge 2015: Stephen McElveen, District 6
“My vision is for Metro to become the best police department in the country. I want officers from all over the country coming here to train.”
Monet and American Impressionism: A radical point of view
SAVANNAH HAS NEVER before been graced by an original painting by Claude Monet, says Lisa Grove, executive director and CEO of Telfair Museums. All that changes when the exhibit “Monet and American Impressionism” opens with a huge gala soiree this Thursday night at the Jepson Center, which is hosting the show through January. Four Monet…
And now for something completely different
GRAB your dead parrot, your finest shrubbery (one that looks nice, and not too expensive) and get ready to silly walk your way to Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday: the Pythons have arrived. Eric Idle and John Cleese, two of the affable absurdists comprising legendary English comedy troupe Monty Python, have united for a rare…
Challenge 2015: David Self, District 6
‘I wonder if they bring in a consultant to see what they want for lunch. You can’t make this stuff up.’
Challenge 2015: Shaundra McKeithen, District 5
‘We’ve had so many plans. We need to dust those off. We spent man hours, consulting money, design money. For those to just to be sitting on someone’s desk is a waste. If we had stuck to those plans, we’d be a lot further along.’
Armed robber locks child in closet; three suspects at large
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department detectives “ask the public’s help in identifying and locating three suspects in a robbery reported at a residence on the 200 block of Montgomery Cross Road at about 7:54 a.m. on Monday,” a spokesperson says. Responding officers “were advised that three male suspects forced their way into the residence as the…
Henry Dean: An artist of process
‘I’m looking at the way that the water in the moment is hitting the surface of the canvas and its reflections. Looking at the mud and the way that the tide is going in and out.’
Life is like a box of low-budget horror films: A look at Savannah’s other movie history
For an undeniably amusing look at Savannah in film ‘before we were famous,’ there aren’t many better options than these two B-classics, and further treasures certainly remain just under the surface.
Review: Bridge of Spies
A classy, highbrow, important picture, the sort designed to nab Oscar nominations by the fistful. It’s also Steven Spielberg continuing his march toward the status of elder statesman of the American cinema.
Review: Crimson Peak
Del Toro clearly means for Crimson Peak to register as a throwback to classic films steeped in Gothic ambience, but he piles on the artifice to such an excessive degree that the entire project suffers from overbearing overkill.
Do countries ever voluntarily give up territory?
National territory isn’t sold much anymore, although the idea still comes up. In 2010 two German MPs seriously suggested that Greece consider selling several of its uninhabited islands to pay its national debt.
