County commission candidates address bikes, land use
WITH GREEN issues becoming more important locally as well as nationally, Chatham County Commission candidates showed up in force Oct. 14 for a forum on land use and transportation issues sponsored by the Georgia Conservancy and the Savannah Bicycle Coalition. (The only candidates missing were Priscilla Holmes, who had a health issue in her family,…
Chambliss vs. Martin: It’s a race
Interviews with Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin follow: Sen. Saxby Chambliss says he’s not just counting the days, he’s counting the hours until Nov. 5. By then, he’ll probably know the outcome of a very heated race against Democratic opponent Jim Martin — unless there’s a run-off. Chambliss himself was elected to the Senate in…
Barrow vs. Stone: Battle for the 12th
Interviews with John Barrow and John Stone follow: Congressman John Barrow wants a third term as the U.S. Representative from Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. “I’m running for the same reason I ran the first time — to turn around the direction our country is headed,” Barrow says. “If you were concerned about that then, you…
Kingston vs. Gillespie: Fight for southeast Georgia
Interviews with Jack Kingston and Bill Gillespie follow: Jack Kingston has represented Georgia’s First District for 15 years. The biggest concern voters are expressing this election year is the state of the economy. Kingston is confident that it will rebound. “We have the desire out there and it’s universal enough everyone can be motivated to…
Here comes the judge
GEORGIA SUPERIOR Court judges are elected officials! Wow… Who knew? I always thought they were appointed. How does a citizen make an informed decision when voting for a judge? Is it a situation where you are simply forced to guess who is the lesser of two evils like our current presidential race? Do judges run…
No punches pulled
YOU WANT CHANGE? How’s this for change? Elect former heavyweight boxing champion of the world Larry Holmes as our 44th president. That respect issue our current president has? I dare anyone to laugh at Larry Holmes. We had Black Angus burgers for lunch at the Hyatt recently while Larry vacationed here in Savannah. After lunch…
End Game
Thank goodness — election season is almost over. You’ll miss it when it’s gone, you know you will. Until then check out our interviews on the site this week of Jack Kingston, Bill Gillespie, Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin, John Barrow, and John Stone, with additional appearances by Judge Perry Brannen and — wait for it…
Three decades of a healthier Savannah
A customer comes in, seeking not just any herbal supplement, but a specific kind used as a treatment in Thailand. Peter Brodhead puts on his thinking cap. A certified nutritionist, he and his wife, Janie began their business, Brighter Day Natural Foods, three decades ago. “When we opened the store, SCAD hadn’t even started. We…
Theater: Red hot and ready
The Savannah Community Theatre’s 2008-2009 season opens October 31 with Neil Simon’s Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Directed by Tom Coleman, Simon’s comedy follows Barney through the follies and missteps of attempting to start up an extramarital affair. “Barney is completely devoted to his wife,” explains Coleman, “and thinks having an affair will spice…
Bull in a China shop
TEMPERS FLARED and feelings were hurt at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Savannah City Council as members discussed an upcoming taxpayer-funded trip to China. Mayor Otis Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Edna Jackson, Alderman Van Johnson, City Manager Michael Brown and two city staffers are set to depart Nov. 1 on the 10-day trip. The…
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Supporting Gillespie over Kingston Editor, I’m supporting Bill Gillespie for the U.S. House of Representives’ 1st Congressional district because he is for “people first.” Bill will back a timed removal of our troops from Iraq, thus supporting the men and women who have put their lives on the line for a badly planned and ill…
November has the write stuff
THINGS ARE looking a little different this November than last year. For next Tuesday, instead of allocating five minutes to drop by my polling site and vote, I’ve blocked out most of the morning to cast my ballot, just in case the predictions of a record turnout overwhelm the poll workers. Instead of making a…
She’s always a woman to me
A HALL Street resident was arrested after admitting to police that she hurt her finger while striking her fiance. Police were called to the couple’s home and found the woman standing on the porch. When asked how she hurt her finger, she responded that she hurt it when she hit her fiance. When asked if…
Were there black slave owners?
Some time ago, I heard an African-American author talk on NPR about what inspired him to write his book: During the 1800s, some slave owners in the U.S. were black. Afterward a historian said she’d never heard of any such phenomenon and dismissed the idea as ridiculous. Who’s right? —Raina S., via e-mail At one…
No way. Way.
Lead Story Donna and Joel Brinkle of Deltona, Fla., raised a family and held respectable jobs until, in the 1990s, they declared themselves a sovereign nation and stopped paying taxes. Subsequently, the county took their home, and they now appear to be living on the handouts of their son and their church, but they have…
“So Cute”
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Diary of the planet
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‘We’re so far beyond funk’
YOU CAN LOOK ALL AROUND this whole wide world and not come across another band that sounds like PBS. There are some that sound similar, but the unique approach and dynamic — not to mention the almost hypnotic grooves this intense and relentless power trio are capable of conjuring up— at their fabled live shows…
Growing up Warner
MOST SATURDAYS AS A CHILD, Cass Warner accompanied her Oscar-nominated writer/producer father to the famed Warner Bros. studio lot. Now, decades later, she helps run her own film production company (Warner Sisters) and hosts the Starz cable network’s Conversations With Cass, a one-on-one interview show focusing on well-known actors and personalities. Her latest project to…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Rev. Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy, Reckless Kelly *** I can’t deny that the last time I tried to take in a rare, independently promoted rock show at this primarily black-oriented dance club, I thought it was quite literally a terrible place to see a band. I know some will think I beat this point like…
Paper, cut!
FILMMAKER VANESSA GOULD IS THE FIRST to admit that when she began work four years ago on Between The Folds, a just-completed documentary on origami (or artistic paperfolding), she knew very little about its subject. “I’d heard about physicists and mathematicians using origami in their research, and thought it was simply incredible,” she recalls. “I’ve…
Complete interview with Between The Folds director Vanessa Gould
How did you come to make this picture? Vanessa Gould: It was an idea out of the blue that I had several years ago. I’d heard about physicists and mathematicians using origami in their research, and thought it was simply incredible! In fact, I’ve always found the mysterious threads between art and science intriguing, particularly…
