One is tempted to say NewZO is too little, too late, but there will be plenty of opportunities for a more sane and equitable zoning protocol to affect positive change here — if it is allowed to.
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Editor’s Note: Seaboard shame and the rigged Savannah game
It’s a dark moment in Savannah history, on par with the loss of similar civic gems such as Union Station, Johnny Harris, and the old DeSoto Hilton, among others.
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Are you #TeamFoxy?
In nuisance law that pre-dates the adoption of zoning codes throughout America, there is a concept known as “moving to the nuisance.”
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Editor’s Note: Strategizing the Strategic Plan
One could easily argue that a hundred grand is chump change compared to the amount of wasted money and bad PR — water/utility billing software fiasco, cough-cough – that comes from an overall lack of a sane and cohesive strategy. But we already have an elected City Council, a very highly paid City Manager, and a second, lame-duck City Manager still on payroll through the year.
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MPC and Emergent Savannah team up for Comprehensive Plan input
Anyone—non-Chatham residents and visitors included—can drop in to learn more or offer insights at stations focusing on public transportation, sea level rise, affordable housing and the redevelopment of the economic corridors of MLK Blvd., Waters Ave. and Wheaton Street.
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Public Art vs. Public Policy
The deal is simple enough: If you want to paint a wall, just fill out an application. And wait.
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Death on Bay Street: Time for action
If a simple cure existed, we would have already administered it.
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Editor’s Note: Death of a neighborhood
If completed, the self-storage warehouse behind Whole Foods would be one of the tallest structures in Chatham County outside of downtown.
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Editor’s Note: Too late for Johnny Harris, but not too late to learn
You won’t find a bigger advocate of historic preservation than me. But I’m afraid the grassroots effort to “Save Johnny Harris” is too little, too late.
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A mural dilemma
Instead of standing around complaining that there’s only one seat and two people, we find a solution. We are Savannahians, and we make it work.
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Do you believe in muralcles? Yes!
This is a story about two brick walls. The first one is an actual wall. It’s made of cinder blocks and sits on the back of a vacant lot on […]