Armstrong to debut new Farmer’s Market
Armstrong State University will host the Armstrong Farmer’s Market in front of the Student Union, at 11935 Abercorn St., on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This inaugural event, which is free and open to the public, is presented by Armstrong’s Recreation and Wellness Department and the university’s Office of Multicultural Affairs. “We think it’s…
Slideluck returns, seeks artist submissions
Slideluck Savannah, the local chapter of the international non-profit arts organization, is back this November 13, 2014 at the American Legion Ballroom (1108 Bull Street) and is currently seeking artist submissions. “A combination of a curated slideshow and a potluck dinner, Slideluck Savannah brings together diverse groups of people, artwork, food, music, ideas, and perspectives…
‘Garden Shade House’ breaks ground at W. Broad YMCA
The West Broad Street YMCA held a groundbreaking today on a shade house for The Beloved Community Urban Farm, the community garden on site at the Y’s facility on May Street. “The shade house is just one part of a broader initiative by the Growing Edge Community Collaboration, a 14-agency nonprofit cooperative charged with establishing…
How to fist bump in Japanese
“We tend to think very ethnocentrically in the U.S.,” expert Chris Young told an audience at World Trade Center Savannah last week. “What we’re doing here is creating a bridge so that diplomacy and business can proceed and succeed.”
Don’t shoot the messengers
Politically correct lip service isn’t the same thing as working towards diminishing the disparity between the cultural privilege afforded America’s white citizens and its people of color. In Savannah, there is opportunity every day to bridge that gap.
Getting to know you: Healthy Savannah
Healthy Savannah is a social movement dedicated to making Savannah a healthier place to live
Mongolian BBQ returns!
MANY SAVANNAHIANS over the years have lamented the closure of a certain Mongolian restaurant over on Hodgson Memorial, sadly demolished and replaced with a funeral home. Any time the place was mentioned it was sure to cause sighs, former devotees giving voice to yearnings for the all-you-can-eat, make-it-yourself offerings, and I’ve actually noticed a glistening…
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen goodbye
I arrived here with a wealth of journalistic experience, sure, but it wasn’t long before I felt comfortably woven into the cultural tapestry of Savannah.
Dent May’s crazy world
THERE’S A REASON pop auteur Todd Rundgren titled his 1978 magnum opus Hermit of Mink Hollow. Like much of his work, it was recorded alone, with Rundgren playing every instrument and overdubbing every vocal harmony. That sort of thing requires peace, quiet, patience and focus. And the solitude of a hermit. Mississippi music-maker and Savannah…
Matrimony @Savannah’s Fashion Night
The couple like to joke that their band is “like a hillbilly Fleetwood Mac.”
No more lane excuses
Believe it or not this is one of the more pleasant encounters I’ve had with someone illegally parked in a bike lane. On one occasion a motorist said he’d be happy to move his car out of the bike lane, then use it to run over me.
Talking with… Ryan Graveface
THE OBVIOUS QUESTIONS about Savannah musician Ryan Graveface stare at me like the eerie taxidermy in his Midtown music store. Why is this 33-year-old obsessed with death? Why does he hate having his eyes photographed? Why does his biography suggest someone who is easily bored? But then I walk around his offbeat shop and think a broader question: “How on earth is this place still here?”…
Changes afoot for local police?
As ‘Operation Thunder’ roadblocks all summer seemed to the public to occupy more police attention than the shootings, Metro is responding to the criticism with new initiatives. However, police are also plain that the new initiatives are short-term.
Surprises on Savannah’s Fashion Night
The imminent transformation of the historic downtown shopping corridor has been the subject of much controversy. But the organizers of the yearly style extravaganza known as Savannah’s Fashion Night have no qualms mixing up new trends with the classics.
