City Manager search at an ‘impasse’ due to divided Council
Mayor Van Johnson this morning announced that despite a national candidate search that resulted in a visit from three qualified candidates for Savannah City Manager this past weekend, the whole process will have to return to square one due to division on City Council. “At this point the Council could not reach a consensus on…
Former Sen. Sam Nunn to be keynote speaker at Georgia History Festival
The Georgia Historical Society announces that the theme for the 2020-2021 Georgia History Festival is “Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America.” This first-of-its-kind all-virtual fall program series will be hosted by Dr. Stan Deaton, the Dr. Elaine B. Andrews Distinguished Historian at GHS. Dr. Deaton will talk with some of the nation’s…
Chatham Area Transit launches first phase of text notification service
Chatham Area Transit has launched a new service “that allows customers to get CAT-related news texted directly to their cell phones,” a CAT spokesperson says. The texts will initially include notifications of major service alerts “that impact services for a day or longer, including schedule adjustments, bus stop closures and route changes,” CAT says. Subscribers…
Chatham County Police: Still no ID for skeletal remains
The Chatham County Police Department is learning more information about skeletal remains found in a wooded area on September 19, 2020. “People walking to a pond discovered the remains in a wooded area off of Oriole Drive on Saturday. Preliminary analysis of the remains indicate they are human and likely those of a male,” a…
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
FORMER PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter is known to most younger Americans today as a resilient advocate for human rights and free and fair elections, a seemingly ageless 95-year-old cancer survivor who builds houses for Habitat for Humanity in his spare time. But back in the day, Carter was the first president to openly embrace the support…
‘If it was any fresher, it would still be in the field’
‘There is a good feeling when you give a box of vegetables from the farm’
Jazmin Ghent brings sax virtuosity to Savannah Jazz Festival
‘I always had the sound of jazz in my ear’
Back to School 2.0
The first tentative return date is Oct. 5 for the least independent learners
Album review: Isaac Smith, Young or Old
Isaac Smith – Young Or Old [2017] It’s perhaps more challenging to stand out as a solo artist than it is to stand out as a band. When you’re a singer/songwriter, it’s a lot easier to be pigeonholed and put in a box in terms of the way people perceive you musically. As a band,…
JD Music Group @Starland Yard
There’s nothing like a Sunday evening outdoor show
Eric Culberson @Plant Riverside District Amphitheater
There’s a reason he’s widely hailed among guitarists and blues lovers
The Purple Madness @Coach’s Corner
Expect all of the hits and deep cuts from the albums you love
Hospice Savannah and Location Gallery join forces for this year’s Summer Nights event
EVERY YEAR, Hospice Savannah’s Summer Nights party is a must-attend event. This year, in light of the pandemic, the beloved party is going virtual. Supporters can tune in at 7 p.m. on Sept. 24 to join in the e-festivities, where they’ll learn more about Hospice’s services, take a tour of the newly renovated Hospice Inpatient…
5 Questions with Guy Flagg
IN HIS creative process, Guy Flagg is inspired by just about everything, possessing an innocent love for everything in this world. Originally from upstate New York and recently back to Savannah after a stint on the west coast, Flagg works in fabrication and likes bringing his drawings and paintings into three dimensions. His work features…
Todd Schroeder’s work confronts issues of our time
‘People get really tied up in this idea of what something is about, what it means’
The case of Kadijah Pendergraph and Nathaniel Harvey, Jr.
Savannah doesn’t just have a gun problem; it has a vigilante problem
Sustaining the increase in outdoor recreation
Bike Walk Savannah intends to quantify what seems to be a sustained increase in recreation and active transportation
Editor’s Note: The true cost of shipping
The largest-ever ship to visit the Port of Savannah is indeed newsworthy — though there’s room for disagreement as to whether it’s good news or bad news.
Emmet Cohen: a jazz lifer
Cohen has literally been playing piano since he can remember
