Editor’s Note: A collegiate culture
A critical mass has formed. There’s a bustling new economy in Savannah, one that owes its origin to college activity but has developed well beyond events directly affiliated with any particular college.
Review: The Family
It’s one of those rare recent occasions where De Niro does more than merely mug for the camera (maybe not much more, but every additional tic or tonal variation is greatly appreciated.
Gang suspect surrenders; two more sought
Kavon Smalls, being sought after indictment on various charges stemming from gang activity in Savannah, turned himself in to gang detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. The search continues for Jeshavious J. Keel and Tashard K. Orr, both of whom are considered armed and dangerous. Anyone aware of the location of any of the…
Author Rosenberg cancels appearance
The Wednesday, September 18 event with Mark Rosenberg, author of Eating My Feelings, at The Book Lady bookstore downtown has been unexpectedly postponed by the author.
City launches SPLOST website
The City of Savannah launched a new website that allows residents to find out “how their pennies have been put to work,” says a City spokesman. The new site at www.savannahga.gov/splost offers a tour of many of the City projects made possible through the 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, known as SPLOST. “Within…
AASU study: Modest econ improvement
Armstrong Atlantic State University’s latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor reports the Savannah-area economy expanded modestly during the second quarter of 2013. “A rebound in consumer confidence — along with key gains in tourism and port activity — supported the regional economy,” says the study. The second quarter Economic Monitor forecasts the regional economy “should continue…
Health Dept. has flu vaccines
The Chatham County Health Department now has flu vaccine available and a drive-through flu vaccination clinic has been scheduled for Thursday, October 10. “Anyone planning to come to the clinic should use the entrance to the ‘old’ health department on Eisenhower Drive,” says a spokesperson. Information on the vaccine along with a consent form can…
Attention grillers
A new Travel Channel grilling competition series is currently casting nationwide and is “looking for grill masters who are infamous for having the most tricked out rig in town,” says a spokesperson. “Passionate serial grillers who feel that their grill is the biggest and baddest around will compete for a chance to win a cash…
SCAD impact: $386 million in 2012
Savannah, Georgia — September 13, 2013 — The Savannah College of Art and Design today released the results of an independent study conducted to analyze the economic impact of the university on the Savannah metropolitan area.* Further information on SCAD’s economic impact on the greater Georgia area is forthcoming. The study conducted by the economic…
SAV Film Fest announces opening night film
The Savannah Film Festival will open this year’s festival with Alexander Payne’s “Nebraska” as its opening night screening. Academy Award-winner Payne will be presented with an Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award by the film’s star, Academy Award-nominee and 2006 Savannah Film Festival honoree Bruce Dern. This year’s festival runs Saturday, Oct. 26 through Saturday, Nov.…
Hey, you wanna count bicyclists and pedestrians?
The Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (CORE MPO), Savannah Bicycle Campaign, and the City of Savannah are coordinating counts of bicyclists and pedestrians at certain times and locations throughout Savannah and Chatham County in September. The counting happens over the course of two hours on the evenings of Sept. 24 and 26, and two hours…
AASU to hold Latino Heritage Week
Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Hispanic Outreach and Leadership Program at Armstrong (HOLA) will hold its annual Latino Heritage Week program Sept. 23-27. The 2013 celebration will include a gallery talk, a film screening and the always-popular concert that closes the festival. Events are free and open to the public and held on the Armstrong campus,…
Telfair brings in Warhol show to mark JFK anniversary
To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Telfair Museums present “Warhol/JFK: November 22, 1963, A Selection of Andy Warhol Prints from the Herbert Brito Collection,” an exhibition focusing on events surrounding that moment in American history. The exhibit, featuring rarely seen Warhol prints, will be on display at the…
Crash injures bicyclist
Police Traffic Investigators temporarily shut down part of Montgomery Street following a collision between a pickup truck and bicycle that landed one man in the hospital. At 8:59 a.m. officers responded to reports of an accident with injuries at northbound Montgomery Street and 58th Street. Officers discovered 50-year-old Leonard Williams of the 600 block of…
Review: Austenland
It’s a resort where everyone – hired actors and guests alike – is expected to dress, talk and behave like characters from a Jane Austen novel.
In defense of the Liberal Arts
True, a degree in English won’t teach you to build a bridge, treat leukemia or bring down a Dementor. But the idea is that you could go on to pursue such things in an effective and compassionate way with a foundation based in the Big Ideas and a well-crafted set of directions.
This spud’s for you
For around six bucks, you can choose from standard Russet or orange sweet, and pile it high with all the usual fixin’s — and plenty of unusual ones, too.
College Issue: Beyond the blue blazer
At some point, be it for a job interview or meeting your girlfriend’s parents, you are going to have to clean up your act. And we’re not talking about shaving off the soulpatch: You’re going to need a good suit.
College Issue: Ride like a boss
If you are a Savannah State University or Armstrong Atlantic State University student, think of this as the Core Curriculum. If you’re a SCAD student, this is the stuff of Foundation Studies. So let’s start here:
Pedal police
Police say some of the bicycles “already proved their worth last weekend in the Central Precinct when officers on bicycles discovered three vehicles that had been entered before their owners even realized it.”
College Issue: Live local and prosper
Once you’ve interacted with a handful of Savannah residents, you’re already linked to half of the city. I’m talking, your roommate’s coworker is the boyfriend of the girl who is friends with your first one-night-stand. (True story.)
College Issue: SSU radio
From jazz to gospel, blues to Latin music, hip-hop to alternative soul, every program speaks to WHCJ’s mission as musical ambassador for the university.
College Issue: SoFo eats under $10
With creative minds, comes the need to fuel ideas gastronomically —cheaply, ethically, and with inimitable style. Indulge in a few of the eateries that give the area its character.
College Issue: Columba House is ‘radically inclusive’
“Jesus sat, spoke, listened and shared hospitality with a broad diversity of people. We’re looking to do the same,” says Michael Chaney.
Gray’s Reef Film Fest: ‘The Great Pacific Garbage Patch’
‘When I was out there we saw computer monitors, we saw refrigerators! Massive pieces and also smaller pieces, which are more insidious and more detrimental.’
Gray’s Reef Film Fest: Crittercam creator!
The year before, Sony had introduced the first hand-held video recorder. What if, Marshall wondered, one of these could be attached to a free-swimming whale, turtle or shark?
Six degrees of Laurence Juber
Juber was introduced to Gilligan and the Skipper because Hope’s father was — you guessed it — Sherwood Schwartz (who also created The Brady Bunch, and composed that silly, obnoxious, unforgettable theme song).
Savannah Pride: Celebrating community
“We are right in Forsyth Park, and we have things for kids — and not just for the gay folks that have kids but also for the straight folks who have kids. We want to pool everybody in, not just us.”
College Issue: The Bar Beat
Note to the New Jack: Tact, respect, and manners along with proper disposing of discarded cigarettes are must-dos at the Legion.
24-hour play fest: Six plays, one day
“The writers show up first,” Reynolds says. “They’ll be given a very loose theme and no other directions other than they have to write it there. They’ve got until 6 Saturday morning to finish a 10-minute play.”
Revival Fest: Truth & Salvage Co.
“We had some choices as to what we should do, and we thought ‘Let’s go try and build a crowd in the South, and on the east coast, like we’ve done out here in the West. And if we do that, we’ll have the whole United States covered.'”
College Issue: The Connect Playlist
Right here, right now, a healthy and quite vibrant cross-section of the best rock, hip hop, electronic, acoustic and string band music in Savannah.
