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25 Years of noshing
For those who have been cooking together in this kitchen for all these years, the silver anniversary of the food festival (once known as “The Hard Lox Café” until copyright issues arose) is a commendable occasion.
Book Fest extends author signature sales
Visitors to the 2014 Savannah Book Festival this February may now pre-purchase select books written by participating authors and still have those books autographed during the Festival, Feb. 13-16. Books must be purchased through the Festival website savannahbookfestival.org in order to be eligible. In the past, only books purchased at the Festival could be autographed.…
Murder, suicide possibly linked
Detectives are looking into possible ties between a homicide on Savannah’s Southside and an attempted suicide in the Islands Precinct. About 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to the first block of North Parkwood Street, where they found Justin Baldwin, 24, of the 400 block of West Montgomery Cross Road suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.…
Houses finds harbor deepening money
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), which authorizes the “development and maintenance of the nation’s waterway infrastructure, among other critical projects,” a spokesman says. The legislation includes a provision that authorizes the funding for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. This provision will end a 14 year…
Editor’s Note: A (foot) bridge too far
It’s no accident the Westside plan was unveiled a few weeks before the public will vote whether to extend the SPLOST penny tax, chiefly to fund the arena.
Film Festival: Jeremy Irons
“I never had the slightest inkling I would get the chance to work in movies, let alone international ones. I saw my career, if I was to have one, in British Theatre and hopefully in British Television.”
‘The Turn of the Screw’
It’s obviously a powerful theme. Since its publication in 1898, The Turn of the Screw has inspired films, TV movies, soap operas, radio scripts, plays, a ballet, and… a Kate Bush song!
Film Festival: Norman Reedus
“We film eight hours a day. By the end of the day, all of us are walking back from set to our trailers, limping, holding our backs like we’re 90 years old.”
Spicy beers heating up the mainstream
There are spicy beers that wear their influence proudly, like the highly sought after Hunahpu’s from Tampa’s Cigar City Brewing.
Film Festival: Natalie Dormer
“My Anne Boleyn days and so forth are behind me. And now I do want to challenge people’s perceptions of me. And run around in a post-apocalyptic era with boys, and in combat trousers and Army boots. I’m ticking that box!”
Bicycle friendly, officially
Fewer than 300 cities across the United States have earned the designation since the Bicycle Friendly Community program was created in 2003. Savannah is the largest city in Georgia to achieve the distinction.
Gallery Hop: The tension of ‘Intent’
You know you’re there to see the paintings of Heather MacRae-Trulson, but you can’t help but notice the splatters of paint on the floor and the upside down umbrellas that hang from the ceiling, hiding the infrastructure of the building behind blue, green and yellow polka dots.
Neanderthal vs. Homo Sapiens: Who ya got?
Homo sapiens began spreading out of Africa around 60,000 years ago, and reached Europe 45,000 years ago. A short time after that, archeologically speaking, the Neanderthals were gone. Just how short is a matter of debate—some researchers think it may have been as little as 5,000 years.What happened?
Savory soul food for the neighborhood
You may balk at the idea of smoked pork neckbone, but when it’s done right — slow-cooked for a loooong time, tender, seasoned wisely, as it is here — it’s a glorious thing.
Come to Mother’s Finest
Mother’s Finest never became a household name; instead, the band absolutely killed on the concert circuit, tearing the roof off one sucka after another.
At the Bean: It’s Dare and it’s rare
“I wanted to write some new material before I played out,” says Dukes, whose Thugs and China Dolls record came out way back in early 2012, “and I haven’t done that yet. But these guys are friends, so I wanted to support them.”
Food for the table…and for thought
Convincing people to exercise more and eat their vegetables will take a cultural shift, and they and other activists believe incorporating social equality into that shift is part of the equation.
Savannah Film Festival Schedule
Savannah Film Festival Schedule Saturday, Oct. 26 (Trustees Theater) 6 p.m.: Opening Night Reception 7:30 p.m. Alexander Payne, Outstanding Achievement in Cinema Award, presented by Bruce Dern Screening of Nebraska Sunday, Oct. 27 9:30 a.m., Trustees: Setup, Punch; Hank and Asha 11:30 a.m., Trustees: CARE; Home:____ 1 p.m, Lucas Theatre: The Spectacular Now Q&A with…
Review: The Counselor
At its worst, it recalls the excesses of latter-day Oliver Stone, with a whiff of the awful Savages hovering around its edges.
Pimp your ride?
The Absurdivan is a venerated part of our family, like a senile aunt who wears her entire costume jewelry collection to the grocery store because she thinks the cleaning lady will steal it.
Film Festival: Programmer’s Picks
Excited about the Savannah Film Festival, but need some insight on what to purchase?
Film Festival: 3-D or not 3-D?
“Building a visual effects shot is not much different than building a house. Once you’ve figured out what you want to see, then you start breaking it down into its constituent parts.”
Film Festival: Hank and Asha
Thoroughly charming and supremely enjoyable, Hank and Asha is a cinematic romance for the modern era.
Death on Duffy
Police are investigating the death of a 26-year-old Savannah man found in a lane one morning last week. Audie Walker Murphy of the 2100 block of Tennessee Avenue was found dead behind the New Covenant Holiness Church in the 900 block of East Duffy Lane about 8:20 a.m. Detectives are asking anyone who has information…
Film Festival: Alexander Payne
“If a feature film could be made in two months, why, I’d be the biggest sellout ever. And do all sorts of different things.”
Man charged with HIV infection
A 23-year-old Savannah man has been charged with statutory rape and reckless conduct by an HIV-infected person after “knowingly infecting a teen-aged girl,” says a police spokesman. The victim is a minor and Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have arrested Antonio Myawn Bacon Jr.
