Construction on Broughton St. was the perfect storm when it first started in April 2020 and less and less tourists were able to travel to visit the city. Now, the project has become so much more than when it originally started, but lights at the end of the over-a-year long tunnel are being revealed bit by bit and the city is looking to celebrate their new streetscape with a block party Saturday, June 26.
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City Council announces 2021 budget retreat
The Savannah City Council will hold the 2021 budget retreat on Thursday, Nov. 19, and Friday, Nov. 20, in the Johnny Mercer Theatre at the Savannah Civic Center. The meetings […]
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Best Local Website
Don’t laugh, they’ve upgraded it! There’s even a wealth of local history research freely available, in addition to much added functionality.
Runner-up: Savannah, City Of
Edit note: There’s been some back and forth about who won this category, due to the similarity of the name. It’s correct now and we apologize for any confusion.
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A quarter century of making marks
‘I Have Marks to Make’ has consistently provided an artistic outlet for our community’s most vulnerable members, which DeLorme is proud of
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Five years of change
Law’s full collection of over 4,000 photographs, taken from 1868 to 2002, was curated for the exhibit by Spracher and former Savannah mayor Dr. Otis Johnson, who was a part of the civil rights movement
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New city-led ‘Arts on Waters’ initiative set to kick off
Public art is having quite a moment right now, primarily in the Starland District, so this city-led initiative is a fantastic way to spread art to other parts of town
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Celebrate women all month with the League of Women Voters of Coastal Georgia
As president Cuffy Sullivan explains, the LWVCGA jumped on opportunities to collaborate with other organizations and their existing programming, creating a strong support system
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Consolidation Fever: Have you caught it?
This might be a good time for some civic education. It might not be obvious to some residents, but Chatham County is the basic unit of government in Chatham County.
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New parking app eases the downtown tangle
The ParkSavannah app already accounts for nearly 20 percent of parking transactions.
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Savannah history in a glass case
IF YOU were to tell your story with objects, which ones would you choose? Which artifacts best represent you and your life? That’s the question Luciana Spracher set out to […]
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Earth Day is as important as ever
IT’S A tough time to care about planet Earth. As executive orders decimate climate change regulation and the Environmental Protection Agency loses its authority, it’s tempting to give up the […]
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A tale of two cities, continued…
As I climbed up and down the Stone Stairs of Death and kicked around the cobblestones this week, Savannah’s polarities have never seemed starker.