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Editor's Note: Is the honeymoon over already?

Editor's Note: Is the honeymoon over already?

There are clearly feelings of betrayal on the part of some Council members. They will eventually fade away -- but they'll also leave a mark.

By Jim Morekis Feb 19, 2020

Editor's Note

 

Race and gender in the voting booth

Race and gender in the voting booth

League of Women Voters holds a special lecture series
Dr. Julie de Chantal’s specialty is African American history, and the lecture will cover a wide range of black history

By Rachael Flora Feb 19, 2020

City Notebook

Georgia’s vanishing rape kits: A special report

Georgia’s vanishing rape kits: A special report

Budget cuts and bureaucracy combine to make a terrible situation worse
RAPE KITS are backing up on a monthly basis at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).  With a two-year trend of approximately 300 new rape kits submitted per month — but staffing to only process 100 of them — the growing backlog is becoming unmanageable, and causing many victims of rape to have little faith in the system.  

By Kristy Edenfield Feb 19, 2020

News

Scooping up memories: A conversation with Stratton Leopold

Scooping up memories: A conversation with Stratton Leopold

The son of founder Peter, Stratton is passionate about both his family business and his storied career as a producer
ASK anyone who’s been in Savannah for any amount of time: Leopold’s is the best ice cream in town. Sure, it’s a tourist must-see, but it’s also definitely a spot for locals, and it has been for a century.

By Rachael Flora Feb 12, 2020

City Notebook

Deep Speaks gives kids the microphone

Deep Speaks gives kids the microphone

Favorite local literary event happens this Sunday
In the span of its eleven years, Deep has broadened its horizons and taken on equally important work around our city, but the Young Author Project has consistently thrived, which emphasizes the point of the organization: listening to kids

By Rachael Flora Feb 12, 2020

Community

Bike-friendly agenda meets legislature

Bike-friendly agenda meets legislature

'The bicycle breakfast gives me the opportunity to meet face-to-face with the lawmakers who are making the big decisions about how to fund and build our streets'

By John Bennett Feb 12, 2020

News Cycle

Editor's Note: Making City Council meetings more accessible

Beginning with the Feb. 27 meeting, the second City Council meeting of each month will begin at 6:30 p.m., to give citizens a more convenient time to attend.

By Jim Morekis Feb 12, 2020

Editor's Note

U.S. political process is a ‘money engine’

U.S. political process is a 'money engine’ Editor,

Feb 12, 2020

Letters

Celebrating Black History, and future

Celebrating Black History, and future

The Savannah Black Heritage Festival is underway
The annual festival is in conjunction with Black History Month in February, and it’s filled with activities that seek to get Savannah’s youth involved

By Rachael Flora Feb 5, 2020

News

Editor's Note: Health care hypocrisy

Nobody really likes the current system other than the insurance industry itself, which takes your money and still reserves the right to deny coverage, no matter how long you've paid for the benefit. That's the "freedom" we're told we can't give up!

By Jim Morekis Feb 5, 2020

Editor's Note

Super Museum Sunday!

Super Museum Sunday!

We made a guide to help you streamline your interests and make a cohesive plan for the day

By Rachael Flora Feb 5, 2020

News

How to fund affordable housing development?

Between 2016 and 2018, Savannah approved applications for projects which created over 3,000 new market based rental housing units. Sadly, no funds were collected from these developments to help fund new affordable housing, a major lost opportunity.

By Kenneth Zapp Feb 5, 2020

Politics

Wanda Lloyd’s full circle of journalism

Wanda Lloyd’s full circle of journalism

'Mine is not a rags-to-riches story. Yet among African-Americans, there was no distinction between class or income during Jim Crow years. We endured the city's separate and subpar facilities.'

By Orlando Montoya Jan 29, 2020

Community

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