City Council workshop are usually low-key affairs held in the morning prior to the regularly scheduled council meeting every other Thursday. Last week’s was different, and not just because it […]
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Smoking ban, millage increase pass
In what was probably one of the most anticipated City Council meetings of the year, our elected officials debated and voted on two of the most controversial issues of 2010 […]
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Public hearing aid
There were no doubts that last week’s City Council meeting was going to be contentious. After all, the two matters up for discussion were an increase in the property tax […]
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News briefs
Another step forward for DeRenne Project At last week’s meeting, City Council voted on a resolution to move forward with what’s known as the Boulevard concept for Project DeRenne, which […]
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Serving permitted?
At the City Council meeting last Thursday, the new “bar card” ordinance – the plan to instate mandatory training and licensing for servers in bars and hybrid establishments – passed […]
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Council approves ‘hybrid’ ordinance
DANIEL ROBINSON KNOWS exactly what he wants to do. The owner of a River Street bar, Robinson told the Savannah City Council June 19 that he wants to transition into […]
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A glass half-full?
Next Thursday, June 19, Savannah’s City Council will likely vote (and likely pass) an amendment to its Alcohol Beverage Ordinance — otherwise known as Section 6-1223(e) of the Code of […]
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The day the music died
IMAGINE YOU’RE STROLLING through the beautiful downtown Historic District on a weekend night. You’re looking for someplace to enjoy some good live entertainment along with a meal. It could be […]