Three injured in two separate overnight shootings
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department detectives seek information on two separate and unrelated shootings that injured three people late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. “At about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Metro responded to the 600 block of East 38th Street where Carlos Roundtree, 20, and Jakeria Maynor, 21, were found suffering from gunshot wounds. Roundtree and…
Drive-by daytime shooting at Bull & Oglethorpe
Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are seeking information on a shooting in Downtown Savannah Friday afternoon. Just before 5 p.m. Metro responded to West Oglethorpe Avenue and Bull Street, near The Collins Quarter restaurant and the Girl Scouts of America birthplace and the Wright Square area. “Shotspotter indicated activity in that area…
Seven arrested in prostitution sting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team (UNIT), along with the West Chatham and Southside precincts “joined forces in a special operation targeting prostitution and leading to seven arrests on Friday night,” police say. The operation focused “on hotels in both precincts identified in backpage.com ads. The goal was to reduce occurrences of criminal…
Three arrested in Pooler drugs & prostitution ring
Three people are in custody following a Thursday operation by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT). “Undercover CNT agents conducted a search of two hotel rooms at the Econo Lodge hotel located at 500 East Highway 80 in Pooler,” a CNT spokesperson says. “The search resulted in the seizure of controlled substances, items commonly associated…
Two shot on Southside
Violent Crimes detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting at a Lewis Drive apartment late Thursday night. “At about 11:49 p.m. Metro arrived at the scene where Rudlin Lopez Tello, 20, and Ruben Rios, 30, were suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported to Memorial University Medical Center. Rios was in critical…
John Mulaney set for Nov. 8 SAV gig
Comedian John Mulaney will perform at the Savannah Civic Center on Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. Go here or to www.savannahcivic.com for tickets. Mulaney can currently be seen starring in FOX’s new comedy Mulaney, about a rising stand-up comic trying to take his career to the…
New archaeological find on River Street
An “archaeological mystery” was recently unearthed behind Savannah’s City Hall, a City spokesperson says. “Contractors working for Georgia Power on the new ferry shelter landing on Rousakis Plaza found an intact jug buried six feet down in their construction site. The jug was ha nded over to the City’s Research Library & Municipal Archives department,…
Operation Ceasefire now called ‘End Gun Violence: Step Forward’
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department has changed the name of its group violence reduction initiative from “Operation Ceasefire” to “End Gun Violence: Step Forward,” a spokesperson says. The name change was made to eliminate confusion between this initiative and the federal “Project Ceasefire” program. Project Ceasefire was created in 1999 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
Man shot in parked car near Wheaton Street
Detectives of Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting near Mastick and Wheaton streets that seriously injured a man Monday night. “At about 10 p.m. Metro arrived at the scene where Albert Jackson, 29, was found suffering from a gunshot wound,” police say. Jackson was transported to Memorial University Medical Center in serious, but…
Bordeaux throws support to Foster for open Alderman at Large seat
Councilmember Tom Bordeaux, who isn’t running for reelection this November, has endorsed Brian Foster for the Alderman at Large Post 2 seat. “Having done the job for the last four years, I can tell you first-hand that no one is better-equipped to be City Councilman than Brian Foster,” said Bordeaux Tuesday night at a campaign…
CNT, SCMPD combine for molly, heroin, pot bust
One man is in custody following a joint operation between the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) and the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD). “Just after 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, SCMPD responded to a burglary in progress in the 2100 block of East 60th Street. Upon arrival officers observed 24-year-old Raheem Collins, of Savannah,…
Man with extensive drug record arrested for meth on Tybee
This past Monday the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) and the Tybee Island Police Department (TIPD) conducted a search of a house located in the 1300 Block of Miller Avenue. “CNT agents seized an unspecified amount of crystal methamphetamine, items commonly associated with drug distribution and more than $5,000 in cash,” a CNT spokesperson says. “58-year-old…
Editor’s Note: The best blight money can buy
As the City continues to get deeper into the real estate and landlord business—some would say slumlord is a more accurate term—blight continues unabated throughout the already-established neighborhoods of Savannah.
Bradford Lee Folk: Original Playboy
FUN FACT: this was nearly Bradford Lee Folk’s final interview. “Oh my God, I almost just flipped my tractor!” he exclaims midway through our phone call. His tone is more surprise than fear, like flipping tractors is just a thing that happens sometimes. “I guess I was just trying to do too many things at…
Isaac Smith, City Hotel @The Sentient Bean
‘As an artist, as a musician…I want to be an artist you can trust. I want to be an artist that is true to himself.’
What would you do if you were mayor?
Four out of five of these mythical mayors readily acknowledged the commandeering of local city government by corporate industry, which appears to bring prosperity but has consequences.
With Traffic or Against Traffic? Weighing the cycling evidence
A study out this month found a 28 percent increase in adult bike injuries between 1998 and 2013—from 96 to 123 per 100,000 people.
Ma-Maw’s BBQ in the garden of Eden… Ga.
“Everything we make here is fresh—it goes from raw to smoked or fried. Never, ever frozen.”
Marvelous Funkshun @Congress Street Social Club
Having shared the stage with Snoop Dogg, The Roots, and Perpetual Groove, the five-piece fit nicely on a diverse array of bills.
Jason Bible, take the wheel
OVER THE last decade or so, singer/songwriter/guitarist Jason Bible and The Train Wrecks have been the local gold standard for Americana and roots music. While most Savannah music lovers know Bible through the Train Wrecks project, the quietly charismatic Texan will play a solo set this week comprising new takes on the Train Wrecks repertoire…
Latino Heritage Month focuses on immigration issues
EACH YEAR at Armstrong State University, Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong (HOLA) joins together to put on Latino Heritage Month. It’s a full-blown celebration of the Latino heritage, from dance lessons to food to lectures to film screenings, and it’s always a sure source of fun for students on campus. This year, it’s getting…
Talking about… trees
TREE CARE expert Shem Kendrick arrives at the scene of the amputation. Clad in climbing boots, chainsaw-resistant pants, a climbing harness, a safety lanyard and ear, eye and skull protection, he ties a rope on a live oak, 70 feet tall and 150 feet around. He then scurries up and swings from the branches like Batman. “It comes…
Putting Savannah’s art galleries on the map—literally
Arts Resource Collective is taking on the challenge, as they believe a map listing all Savannah’s visual art galleries is essential in fostering a hospitable environment for artists’ success.
Two Years of Tease: Savannah Sweet Tease Second Anniversary Showcase @The Jinx
As an ode to another successful rotation around the sun, the troupe has rallied their fans to vote for their favorite 2015 performances via social media. And the people have spoken.
Tybee Post Theater premiere!
IT’S taken a decade and a half, a couple of million dollars and whole lot of sweat equity, but the Tybee Post Theater is finally ready for the spotlight. Well, almost. The curtains are in place and the art deco sconces installed, but painters and carpenters were still scuttling around the lobby of the historic…
Murray Silver Jr.: The Connect Interview
IN THE MIDDLE of my interview with Murray Silver Jr. at Johnny Harris Restaurant—his self-proclaimed campaign headquarters—the power goes out. “That’s a sign, Jimmy. The lights are going out in Savannah, Georgia,” Silver says without missing a beat. “What did Bob Dylan say—‘it’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there’….. I swear I didn’t pay…
Get Festive this Oktober with seasonal beers
Oktoberfest beers are traditionally a marzen bier, a lager with deep roots. Marzens derive their name from the month they were first consumed in, March. How did marzen bier become associated with Oktoberfest? The Oktoberfest festival was a great time to consume those last casks to make room for the next round of brewing.
SAV Film Fest announces first wave
Savannah Film Fest is back in the saddle again! An annual tradition for Sav cinefiles and students alike, SCAD’s bringing in a promising roster of huge names and engaging features this year. While last year’s standouts may have been heavy on the docs, 2015 is a true red carpet affair: in tales of music legends,…
Review: The Intern
The occasional Silver Linings Playbook aside, the deterioration of De Niro’s career has been swift and brutal, the result of too many bald lunges at sizable paychecks. So it’s nice to see him underplaying rather than overacting, delivering a relaxed, sympathetic performance and matching up nicely with Anne Hathaway’s comparatively jittery character.
Review: Black Mass
Practically unrecognizable with that bald pate and those blue-sky contact lenses, Depp projects ferocious intensity as real-life crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who spent over a decade as the #2 man on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list, right under some fellow named Osama bin Laden.
