An officer on patrol saw a maroon sports car speeding around streets in the Cann Park neighborhood. The driver was swerving around other cars and then ran a stop sign. […]
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The search is over
The prolonged and divisive search for a permanent City Manager has come to end, although true resolution remains distant. At last week’s City Council meeting, Rochelle Small–Toney was approved by […]
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For Sherry
Last summer SCAD professor Sherran Deems was hiking in the mountains – a fond memory that seems much farther in the past than the handful of months between that time […]
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Double crossed
A woman stopped at a precinct to file a complaint about credit fraud. The woman had been incarcerated for several weeks earlier this year and had released her belongings to […]
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Naturally!
Matthew Roher is executive chef at Cha Bella, probably Savannah’s most cutting-edge restaurant in terms of its commitment to sustainability and supporting local producers. But the weekend of March 11-12, […]
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Savannah: Immortal City
In a city whose history appears so well–preserved, it would be easy to assume that all the stories had been told, particularly of life in the Hostess City during the […]
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The right to choose booze
Matters of economics, democracy and faith collided beneath the gold dome of the Georgia capitol last week, writing the newest chapter in the ongoing battle over the state’s Blue laws, […]
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When Hipsters Attack
There’s been a change visible on the streets of Savannah — tighter pants, fixed gear bicycles and an oversaturation of irony. All the telltale signs of a hipster invasion. With […]
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Truth is stranger than fiction
A man called police to report a person with a knife. It was later determined to be a “threat to injure” call. The complainant told the officer on the scene […]
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Losing votes, losing credibility
The search for a permanent city manager was nearly concluded during the last City Council meeting. But the process stumbled back into the quagmire of confusion and uncertainty from whence […]
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Bloody hands and hand guns
An officer on patrol was flagged down by a concerned citizen who said he just saw a person break the window of a building on Congress Street. It was shortly […]
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Crimes of the heart
A strip club manager called police to report a man refusing to pay for his lap dances. When officers arrived, they spoke with “Mia” who told them that the man […]