A jewel of a reunion
JIM HOLLOWAY and Billy Steedley have been business partners for all but two of the last 25 years, ever since they became friends while in “hair school.” In a quarter century these in-demand Savannah hair stylists have collected a cadre of devoted clients. Some clients who’ve moved out of town arrange their visits back to…
So many bikes, so little time
AN OFFICER on patrol saw several people standing in the middle of Montgomery Street just west of the Civic Center at about 2 a.m. The officer was traveling east on Liberty Street and had to turn around to go back. One of the people in the group was on a bicycle. As the officer turned…
Oh, man
Cultural Diversity • Rituals: (1) The chairman of a Nigerian development company was charged in August with stealing what is now the equivalent of $5.5 million, and burning $2 million of that in cash so he could smear the ashes over his naked body in a nighttime “fortification” ritual in a cemetery. (2) Four people…
Babies on doorsteps: What’s the deal?
Having grown up on Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry and similar cartoons, I can’t tell you how many I’ve watched involving a baby left on a doorstep. Was there a rash of baby abandonment somewhere back in the 40s, 50s, and 60s that cartoonists decided to satirize? —Sarah from WY You never heard of, say,…
New releases: Changeling, etc.
Changeling Like Mystic River and Flags of Our Fathers, Changeling is good, not great, Clint Eastwood — although as far as emotional resonance is concerned, the latest from the consummate director certainly reverberates more strongly than either of those other features. Based on a true story and brought to the screen via an ambitious screenplay…
Everything else that’s out there
Zack and Miri Make a Porno The latest from writer-director Kevin Smith is always likable even if it isn’t always inspired. As he proved with Chasing Amy (still the Citizen Kane of his output), Smith can deftly pull off the proper mix of sweet and funny and raunchy; in this case, though, only the “funny”…
Theatre: They are women, hear them roar
BREAK OUT the Aquanet, dust off your old 45s, and get ready for Beehive! Having just opened at SCAD’s Mondanaro Theatre Nov. 4, this musical revue explores tunes from female powerhouses like The Chiffons, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, and Janis Joplin. “It traces women’s evolution from the naÏve 1950s to the women’s lib of the…
Savannah artists on the road
Works by four contemporary Savannah artists are on display as part of the “Journey from Africa to Gullah” exhibition marking the bicentennial of the end of the transatlantic slave trade. The exhibit is at South Carolina State University’s I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium in Orangeburg, S.C., through Jan. 12. Allen Fireall’s painting titled The Gullah…
Books: Scaredy cats
The fearsome wampus cat of the Appalachians. The cat in Kentucky who smells like soup. A cat in Tunica, Miss., that will eat your face. Ghostly cats from throughout the South — including one from Savannah — are featured in a new book by Randy Russell, Ghost Cats of the South, published by John F.…
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An open letter to area clergy Editor, Our church, The Vineyard Church of Savannah, is only a little over five years old and has a moderately sized congregation, but we are seeing our fair share of complications resulting from societal inertia (going with the flow of the world), poor personal decisions, stressful situations and, yes,…
Access granted
THE SAVANNAH Development Renewal Authority (SDRA) and local arts education non-profit All Walks of Life Inc. (AWOL) are joining forces to help increase computer ownership among low-income families along the MLK corridor as part of the City’s wireless internet initiative, which will create wi-fi hotspots along MLK from Bay Street to Gwinnett Street. In January…
Tools can’t fix this renovation drama
THE TIMES are tough when it comes to finances and real estate. So I thought it would be easier to renovate my house rather than sell it and upgrade to a better one. After all, the hardy professionals on the home renovation shows make it look so easy. Don’t believe them. My historic Thunderbolt house…
Oct. 29th Winner
Welcome to Connect Savannah’s You Shoot group! We’re looking for your pictures of life in Savannah, Georgia and its environs for use on our homepage, and possibly in our printed paper. You can add photos to our feed by sharing your photo online. If your shot is really good, we might just run it in…
Savannah Film Festival: A reporter’s notebook
ALTHOUGH I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE the opening night of the 11th Annual Savannah Film Festival, I’m told that Darren Aronofsky’s latest critically-hailed offering, The Wrestler, did not disappoint. In fact, despite the fact that the screening (held in tandem with a Lifetime Achievement Award presentation to Variety Magazine’s Vice President and Editor-In-Chief Peter Bart…
Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Bloodkin *** One of Athens, Ga.’s best straight-up rock and roll bands for the past two decades, this raw, rootsy, guitar-based act has never received their due — although those in the know have long called them one of the most powerful and musically potent groups in that fabled music town. That potency (plus a…
Seeing liabilities as opportunities
IS DARE DUKES A SAVANNAH MUSICIAN and songwriter? That seems like it would be an easy question to answer, but the reality is a bit more complex. The ultra-indie artist —who celebrates the release of his latest DIY album this weekend at counterculture coffeehouse and performance venue The Sentient Bean— was raised in what he…
A ‘Lynch-pin’ of hard rock stops in Savannah
YOU KNOW THE OLD SAYING: If the van’s a rockin’… they must be listenin’ to Dokken. Or, you know, something like that. There will likely be plenty of Dokken fans at Portman’s Music Superstore this Saturday afternoon when that Platinum-selling hard rock band’s legendary lead guitarist George Lynch makes a special stop to promote his…
