A lot has changed since the first Earth Day, which was inaugurated on April 22, 1971. From hybrid cars to curbside recycling, the push to conserve natural resources has become […]
2011
Posted inCommunity
Just one of those days
Police were called about an injured person. It was reported that a man had been struck in the face with a pair of pliers and was bleeding. When they arrived […]
Posted inMusic & Clubs
Review: Maceo Parker at the Morris Center
It was a bittersweet goodbye at the final performance of the 2011 Music Festival, a later-than-usual 10:30 p.m. performance by funk legend Maceo Parker. There might have been more time […]
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Drug abuse
Capital punishment in Georgia is facing a serious problem — not necessarily on moral grounds, but on practical ones. The state no longer has access to the drugs it needs […]
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Skate or die
The Savannah Derby Devils’ fifth year kicks off this weekend with a big change – the team will showdown against their rivals from Charleston at the Civic Center, rather than […]
Posted inArts, Entertainment & Film
Life by Chocolate
Folk art is the umbrella term used to encapsulate the spectrum of creativity by outsider artists. It’s a rich tradition in Georgia, from the visionary works of Summerville’s Howard Finster […]
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Review: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Slow-vannah was transformed into Soul-vannah for a few hours when Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings landed at the Trustees Theater for the first sold-out show of the Savannah Music Festival. […]
Posted inSpecial Issues
St. Patrick’s Day Party Fouls
The large crowds in town for the St. Patrick’s Day festivities kept police busy, including a total of 190 arrests over the weekend – 154 in City Market and 36 […]
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On a lighter note
The celebratory mood of the Saint Patrick’s Day season in Savannah was evident at last week’s City Council meeting, which was notably lighter than the past several weeks. Although it […]
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The search is over
The prolonged and divisive search for a permanent City Manager has come to end, although true resolution remains distant. At last week’s City Council meeting, Rochelle Small–Toney was approved by […]
Posted inArts, Entertainment & Film
For Sherry
Last summer SCAD professor Sherran Deems was hiking in the mountains – a fond memory that seems much farther in the past than the handful of months between that time […]
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The right to choose booze
Matters of economics, democracy and faith collided beneath the gold dome of the Georgia capitol last week, writing the newest chapter in the ongoing battle over the state’s Blue laws, […]