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Raise the (little) roof for homeless vets

Raise the (little) roof for homeless vets

Tiny House, Big Heart Fundraiser sets it sights on first $30K land payment
CHATHAM-SAVANNAH Authority for the Homeless Executive Director Cindy Kelley approaches the overgrown forest behind the Blackshear Basketball Complex off Wheaton Street as if she’s walking up to someone’s front yard.

By Jessica Leigh Lebos May 3, 2017

30 minutes over Savannah, in a B-25 bomber

30 minutes over Savannah, in a B-25 bomber

'Miss Mitchell' and other vintage WWII warbirds are on hand at the Savannah airport to offer tours and rides all this weekend.
SEVENTY-FIVE years ago this month, one of the most courageous acts in military history occurred: The fabled "Doolittle Raid." Sixteen B-25 bombers, designed for land-based operations, took off from the deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet.

By Jim Morekis Apr 28, 2017

Controversial self-storage facility comes before City Council

Controversial self-storage facility comes before City Council

Neighbors cite congestion, crime, and massive size of project in opposition
WHAT DO you do if you want to build a controversial project, but you’re already 0-3 in front of the Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals?

By Jim Morekis Apr 26, 2017

Remembering victims of German U-boat attacks off the Georgia coast, 75 years later

Remembering victims of German U-boat attacks off the Georgia coast, 75 years later

At a shady burial plot at Brunswick’s Palmetto Cemetery, I help retired merchant seaman Michael Higgins slowly step over a few inches of brick wall that surrounds the graves.

By Orlando Montoya Apr 5, 2017

The second coming of Savannah River Landing

The second coming of Savannah River Landing

An urbanist's closer look at Savannah's most controversial development plan
Their desire for less required parking indicates an understanding of urbanism and an eye towards maximizing the built area of the development.

By Jason Combs Mar 29, 2017

GnomeCon games it old school

GnomeCon games it old school

Tabletop fun, cosplay and more March 3-5
YOU CAN keep your Pokedex and Twitch livestreams; Alex Moreschi wants to play with actual cards and hand-maneuvered game pieces.

By Jessica Leigh Lebos Mar 1, 2017

Savannah-Chatham Off-Road Racing Enthusiasts celebrate 30 years

Savannah-Chatham Off-Road Racing Enthusiasts celebrate 30 years

Crews work the fluids so fast, like a magician’s card trick.
WHEN I walk around Lake Mayer sometimes, I find myself asking, "What the hell is that noise?" Every now and then, the tranquility of ducks and sailboats is interrupted by what sounds like bees swarming, along with an auctioneer’s voice, fast and rhythmic:

By Orlando Montoya Feb 22, 2017

Buddy Carter town hall heavy on drama and volume, but scant on specifics

Buddy Carter town hall heavy on drama and volume, but scant on specifics

Affordable Care Act provokes bulk of audience questions and anger
THE long-anticipated town hall meeting of Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Savannah, lived up to the hype in terms of crowd intensity and size of the audience, which packed the Armstrong Center auditorium to capacity well before the scheduled 3 p.m. start time this Tuesday afternoon. The overflow crowd in the lobby of the Armstrong Center of those either too late to secure a space inside or preferring to be able to hold larger signs – prohibited in the meeting – loudly chanted “This is what democracy looks like.” But answers to most actual questions were short in coming, both due to Carter’s largely rote and platitude-heavy responses and the crowd’s own unruliness and frequent insistence on yelling over not only Carter, but other questioners in the crowd as they attempted to be heard on the frequently malfunctioning mic and PA system.

By Jim Morekis Feb 21, 2017

Storytelling with space

Storytelling with space

Lisa Pinyan’s interior design tells the tale
She’s in every chair, shelf, mirror and light

By Orlando Montoya Feb 15, 2017

Old Sears Building is a potential answer to several problems

Old Sears Building is a potential answer to several problems

Pet ideas abound for the conspicuous vacant structure, but here’s one that just might work
ALDIN LEE has some interesting ideas. Like many people, he doesn’t think we have any real need for the boondoggle Cultural Arts Center (CAC).

By Jason Combs Feb 8, 2017

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