AS A wide-eyed nerd raised on William Gibson’s seminal 1984 sci-fi novel Neuromancer, I was pretty sure we’d be able to download information straight to our brains at the speed […]
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MPC and Emergent Savannah team up for Comprehensive Plan input
Anyone—non-Chatham residents and visitors included—can drop in to learn more or offer insights at stations focusing on public transportation, sea level rise, affordable housing and the redevelopment of the economic corridors of MLK Blvd., Waters Ave. and Wheaton Street.
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Murray Silver Jr.: The Connect Interview
IN THE MIDDLE of my interview with Murray Silver Jr. at Johnny Harris Restaurant—his self-proclaimed campaign headquarters—the power goes out. “That’s a sign, Jimmy. The lights are going out in […]
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Countywide coalition crunches numbers into a 20-year plan
LET’S face it, raw data isn’t sexy. Most of us would much rather roll around in satin sheets than spreadsheets, and it’s safe to say that nobody’s sweet nothings contain […]
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Back in control? First in a series
With stated objectives of transparency, respect and compassionate efficiency for both humans and animals, officers hope that citizens will return to the reworked volunteer program, which now has a set of written policies and procedures.
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April 21 is registration deadline for May 20 election; app available
Just a reminder that Georgians must be registered to vote by April 21 in order to participate in the May 20 Primary Election. Also on May 20 is the nonpartisan […]
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Newsbriefs
Cycle survey People like the ideas of seeing more bicyclists in their communities, but aren’t totally sure about the laws, those are some of the findings of a recent statewide […]
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Cutting to the bone
While anemic budgets are more normal than newsworthy these days, Chatham County’s may be the first locally to have not only struck bone but lopped a whole arm off. Although […]
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LNG Resolution The issue of Southern LNG’s interest in trucking shipments of liquefied natural gas through the streets of Savannah was a big part of the City Council agenda last […]
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A Part of Pin Point
BEYOND THE LOWCOUNTRY, the community of Pin Point is best known as the humble origin of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. But its merits far outreach its reputation as […]
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A new start for the old hospital After last week’s City Council meeting, Wecco, the Charleston–based design–build firm responsible for local projects like the Starland Lofts and the Frogtown building, […]
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News briefs
Lend me your ear(mark)s Judging solely by political affiliation, a comparison of our local congressmen’s federal tax dollar expenditures on pet projects via earmarks yields surprising results. Between 2008 and […]