Local author Phyllis Tildes had a dream of being a children’s book illustrator, and although she it took her until age 50 to make that dream come true, she’s made […]
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The Arizona Syndrome
Last spring, the state of Arizona took center stage in the national debate on immigration reform, a drama that culminated with Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signing SB 1070 into law […]
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Dropping bombs from the expressway
A woman answered her phone and was asked for the address of the Paulson Softball Complex. She gave the caller the information and was surprised by his response. The caller […]
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Difficult Choices
If having more choices is supposed to make us happy, then why is everybody so depressed? That’s the question posed by Swarthmore professor Barry Schwartz, who will be in Savannah […]
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Drawn to Savannah
Hal and Nancy Miles describe their dedication to the Savannah International Animation Festival as “passionately crazy.” It’s probably also the reason the young festival, which begins its second year this […]
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More than words
For most people, airbrushing is relegated to mall kiosks for custom T–shirts, not fine art on gallery walls. Joel Cothran didn't get the memo. "The airbrush has something profound about […]
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A whole bunch of gun violence
An officer investigating a stolen car in the Paradise Park area was shot at by a suspect who drove by in another stolen car. The officer drove off after the […]
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Tire slashing, theft and wet pants
A man parked his sister’s car in front of his house around 3:24 a.m. and went to bed. When he awoke to find that one of the front tires had […]
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Unhappy New Year edition
The first robbery of 2011 was reported at 9:29 a.m. on January 1. An officer on patrol was flagged down by a man on the street who said that he’d […]
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‘Take the stage, skinny man’
Savannah has a habit of losing its most talented sons and daughters to the magnetism of bigger cities with bigger opportunities. That wasn’t the case with Clinton Powell. Rather than […]
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Affairs of State
Ringing in the New Year in Georgia means that it’s time for the state legislature to resume their work under the gold dome of the Capitol building in Atlanta. Coming […]
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Alternative Cinema Weekend
Savannah still might not have an independent movie theater, but for fans of alternative cinema, the lineup of local film screenings this weekend might pass as a reasonable facsimile of […]