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They Might Be Friendly Giants

They Might Be Friendly Giants

‘Grow with Google’ event interfaces with local entrepreneurs and small businesses
LAST WEEK was recognized as "National Small Business Week" by The U.S. Small Business Administration. "More than half of all Americans either work for or own a small business," said SBA Administrator Linda McMahon in a recent letter on the administration’s website.

By Pat Longstreth May 9, 2018

Summer picks up STEAM

Summer picks up STEAM

Second annual STEAM Fest set for this Saturday
SCHOOL IS winding down and summer is just around the corner.

By Rachael Flora May 2, 2018

Poverty Simulation, Part Three: Tough Choices

Poverty Simulation, Part Three: Tough Choices

I arrived at the Pawn Shop and Gun Store with our family's prized widescreen TVs, valued at $350 each. 'I'll give you 90 bucks,' said the cashier. As she was counting my money, I could see across the room that our chairs had already been turned upside-down and branded with the orange 'evicted' sign.

By Pat Longstreth Apr 25, 2018

Poverty Simulation, Part Two: What’s fair?

Poverty Simulation, Part Two: What’s fair?

When you sense the game is rigged, cheating becomes the only path to success.

By Pat Longstreth Apr 18, 2018

Poverty Simulation, Part One: It’s not a game

Poverty Simulation, Part One: It’s not a game

The Step Up Savannah project educates about generational poverty. 'It's easy to see how wealth is passed down through generations, but after depending on my simulated family, I saw how lack of wealth is also passed down.'

By Pat Longstreth Apr 11, 2018

Tiny houses, big benefits

Tiny houses, big benefits

A new initiative from Cindy Kelley and the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless aims for 75 affordable homes, most of them 128 square feet, on 3.5 acres of land off Wheaton Street. Two earlier site locations failed because of community opposition.

By Orlando Montoya Feb 14, 2018

Short-term vacation rentals, long-term headache?

Lawsuits and legislation are pending
The amended ordinance delineated specific zones where registered owners of STVRs are allowed to operate and implements a cap on STVRs within city wards

By Jessica Leigh Lebos Jan 17, 2018

Savannah Bananas' Jesse Cole will help you Find Your Yellow Tux

Savannah Bananas' Jesse Cole will help you Find Your Yellow Tux

Team owner's new book has a-peeling life tips for personal and business strategy
MOST OF SAVANNAH knows Jesse Cole best from his role at Savannah Banana games, as the Man in the Yellow Tux.

By Jim Morekis Jan 10, 2018

Start the year with self-defense

Start the year with self-defense

New classes begin Jan. 9 at Fit912Savannah
While the culture has a long way to go in shifting the bull’s eye, there are ways to keep from becoming a victim

By Jessica Leigh Lebos Jan 3, 2018

New parking app eases the downtown tangle

New parking app eases the downtown tangle

The ParkSavannah app already accounts for nearly 20 percent of parking transactions.

By Jessica Leigh Lebos Dec 20, 2017

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