With a padlocked chain securing the entrance, the former Broughton Municipal Building on East Broughton Street, where Savannah residents once paid their utility bills, has not welcomed visitors for about […]
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Civvies: A space for all
Recently, Civvies removed gender designation from their racks, instead sorting their clothing by type
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Editor’s Note: Pooler, West Chatham, and the new paradigm
The much-touted chain stores on Broughton Street ushered in by Ben Carter often continue to struggle for sales. However, Carter’s other local project, the Tanger Outlet Mall in Pooler, has basically the same stores but often with many more customers.
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‘Free’ up your schedule
Luckily, there are plenty of things to do here that don’t involve spending any money at all.
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Editor’s Note: Ben Carter and the unicorn
The elephant in the room isn’t so much the number of tourists coming here, but the dwindling number of actual residents in Savannah’s Historic District. I know several people who live downtown who are literally the only full-time residents on their whole block. It’s not a good situation.
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Hey, H&M, it’s complicated
It’s been surreal to watch mall staples inhabit former mom-and-pop spots in some kind of Invasion of the Commerce Snatchers. Yet who can deny that brightly-lit stores full of pretty things are better for the city than shuttered storefronts?
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Adam Turoni’s sweet dreams come true
There are still stars in his eyes, but that may be because they’re reflecting the sparks coming from the blowtorch in his hand.
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Savannah Taphouse touches down on Broughton
SPORTS FANS probably already know that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is one of the backers behind Savannah Taphouse, opening this week on Broughton Street. Roethlisberger won’t be around to […]
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Anything but Ordinary
BROUGHTON Street is morphing fast, and perhaps one of the biggest changes has occurred below ground level. The Ordinary Pub opened a few months ago in the basement location once […]
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Dress up for success at Civvies
WHEN it comes to clothes, I’ve always been kind of allergic to retail trends. All those neat stacks of the same focus group-approved tank top overwhelm me. I get hives […]
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Mind blown on Broughton Street
Locals only! was my battle cry this season as I sought out gifts made and/or sold by folks who live in my zip code.
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The Year in Review: News
1: FULL METAL JACKET Gun violence has been a part of Savannah life and lore for decades. But never before has there been such a high volume of shootings over […]