Are you still looking for some last-minute holiday gifts? If so, then here are some alternative options that you will not have to stand in line for or wait for […]
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Savannah, It’s your arena!
Businesses in Savannah often aim to cater to tourists, but Monty Jones, operations manager for the Oak View Group, made a point to say, “We want Savannah to know this is their arena.”
The Savannah Arena will be the perfect stopover spot for big names in entertainment, hosting concerts, comedy shows, family shows, sporting events and more, Jones said.
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Street survivors Lynyrd Skynyrd bring one more for the road
So be prepared and bring the tissues to the show. They might come in handy.
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Editor’s Note: Saving the Mercer Theatre? A sound engineer speaks
Many observers are arguing that the Johnny Mercer Theatre must be saved, and that demolishing it would eliminate an important venue with no clear substitute waiting in the wings—so to speak
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Editor’s Note: Civic Center demolition will be a win – if done for the right reasons
Any nostalgia I may have had about the Civic Center and Johnny Mercer Theatre was outweighed long ago by constant disappointment in the site’s lackluster customer service, its dilapidation, its bad acoustics, and its bizarrely inadequate concessions. I for one will not mourn its passing. I also embrace any well-intentioned plan to restore Oglethorpe’s original vision for Savannah.
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Editor’s Note: What’s important to you?
The City’s survey on what to do with the Civic Center is in some ways an example of their mode of cart-before-the-horse thinking. The issue of the Civic Center’s future should have been settled long before the plans for the new Arena were this far along.
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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 […]
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Investing in culture
Looking back on 2010, Savannah is coming off one of its most vibrant years, culturally speaking, in recent memory. Numerous times over the past 12 months I’ve found myself having […]