Police Chief candidate reception is Wednesday
A reception to introduce the candidates for the position of Chief of Police of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will be held by the City of Savannah & Chatham County on Wednesday, September 24, 5-6 p.m. on the 2nd Floor Mezzanine, Savannah Civic Center 301 West Oglethorpe Avenue. They are: Joseph Lumpkin, Athens/Clarke County police…
Video of Smith arrest released
Savannah/Chatham Metro Police have released a series of surveillance videos from the convenience store in West Savannah where the late Charles Smith was arrested. He was later shot by an officer during an altercation in and around the police car further down the block. However, the videos do not show that incident and essentially show…
Mayor Jackson statement on Augusta Ave. shooting
Mayor Edna Branch Jackson released the following statement on the officer-involved shooting in West Savannah: “I am distressed at today’s shooting in West Savannah that left one man dead, a family grieving, and a community with many questions. I share many of those questions. There will be answers, but for the moment I ask for…
GBI investigates officer-involved shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Chief Julie Tolbert has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take over the investigation of the shooting death of a Savannah man during an arrest Thursday morning. Officer David Jannot, a 10-year veteran of the department, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. The shooting…
Crash! Bang! Arrest!
A suspect is in custody and being treated for possible injuries “after crashing a suspected stolen car into a police car, firing shots and finally surrendering to Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police,” a department spokesperson says. Police were searching for the vehicle that had been reported stolen “and were moving in on it on West 36th Street…
Revival Fest: Top Five
Some things to love about this Saturday’s Southern celebration
Savannah Sweet Tease Burlesque One Year Party @The Jinx
Plus a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, we’re told.
Coffin up some fun
WHEN A WEREWOLF and a vampire meet up in ancient Egypt, it can only be either a terrible new show on the CW network or a brilliant classical farce. Fortunately for theatregoers this month, it’s the latter: Smart laughs and sarcophagi abound when Armstrong State University’s Dept. of Art, Music & Theatre (AMT) presents The…
Lolipop Records Adventure Tour @Hang Fire
A multi-band set of West Coast underground music featuring Mr. Elevator and the Brain Hotel, Froth, Wyatt Blair, and Corners, with local faves Triathalon opening.
Theremin Summit @Ships of the Sea
Richard Leo Johnson, Ricardo Ochoa, Melissa Hagerty, and Philip Neidlinger perform
Art Marches to Art Fairs
Ready, set go! As an arts enthusiast and writer in Savannah, that’s the mindset I have as I wave goodbye to August and hop into the depths of September. From now till the end of May, every week will bring numerous openings and art events that showcase the vibrancy of our local culture. While the…
Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
Port City: The Savannah Riverfront through Artists’ Eyes Through Jan. 4, Jepson Center for the Arts Drawn from Telfair Museums’ collection with key loans from the Library of Congress, the Georgia Historical Society and local collections, Port City tells the story of the Savannah riverfront as depicted by artists in prints, drawings, paintings, and photographs from the…
Heralding the ‘wild woman’ of Cumberland Island
An award-winning environmental journalist and former park ranger, Harlan spent 19 years tailing Carol Ruckdeschel as she’s battled for the island’s future.
Fall Arts Preview: Special Screenings
Some fun films coming your way this autumn viewing season, including a special benefit screening of Pee wee’s Big Adventure.
Public art vs. blight: How do we get it right?
Why we can’t have nice things
Gratitude in the Garden: CRISP honors volunteers and replants for fall
To begin the transition from summer to fall plantings and to celebrate the garden volunteers, Canyon Ranch Institute held a two-part event on Saturday, August 23.
Editor’s Note: ‘Slow-vannah’ no more?
BACK IN FEBRUARY, on a blustery cold day on Broughton Street, developer Ben Carter addressed an eager crowd at his first local press conference—the kind of event usually reserved for elected or appointed officials. To be precise, it was in the 200 block of West Broughton, in the “old” Clipper Trading space before that operation…
Racial breakdown of officer shootings
Police used handguns to kill nonthreatening blacks far out of proportion to other races.
Fall Arts Preview: Festival Calendar
Oktoberfest Oct. 3-5, River Street Weiner dogs, German beer, oompah bands. And pretzels! www.riverstreetsavannah.com 33rd Annual Savannah Jazz Festival Sept. 21-27 Forsyth Park, Habersham Village, B&D Burgers Headliners Sept. 27: Audrey Shakir Quartet, Don Braden Quartet, Jon Faddis w/ Savannah Jazz Orchestra Savannahjazzfestival.org Picnic in the Park w/ Savannah Philharmonic Oct. 5, 3-9 p.m. ,…
Head to Pooler for Greek & Middle East cuisine
Mediterranean Tavern serves delicacies ‘until the ouzo runs out’
Fall Arts Preview: Literary Events
Wednesday, Sept. 24 Author lecture and Q&A with Bill Rauch The former mayor of Beaufort, SC and author of Politicking will break down what it takes to run a grassroots campaign as a political outsider and offer a decade’s worth of political insight using his signature plain-speak and simplistic strategy. More at scad.edu. Friday, Sept.…
Fall Arts Preview: Theatre, Comedy, and Performing Arts
Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 & 31 Dreadful Pestilence: Savannah’s Yellow Fever in 1820 The Davenport House The city’s 19th-century yellow fever epidemic gets careful treatment as actors portray the afflicted in different rooms of this grand house museum. This will be the last year that this living history experience will…
Review: This Is Where I Leave You
One of those works programmed to make audiences alternately laugh and cry — and since nothing is too shameless for this film, one character even instructs another to “laugh or cry” … twice.
Review: A Walk Among The Tombstones
Unlike past Neeson actioners in which he’s providing catharsis by bloodily dispatching evildoers every couple of scenes, this is a slow-burn that doesn’t provide much relief until late in the game.
