Brian West won Tybee Island’s mayoral seat in November 2023 when 952 of 1,493 votes were cast for him. He beat out challengers Julia Pearce and Mack Kitchens after having […]
Orange Crush
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‘AS DANGEROUS AS A HURRICANE’: Mayor, City Manager address Orange Crush failures & future plans at fiery Tybee town hall meeting
“Boom. Boom. Boom.” That’s the way Tybee Island City Manager Shawn Gillen described frantic phone calls to medics from Tybee’s beach on Saturday, April 22 during Orange Crush, an annual […]
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A look inside Savannah’s service industry—and how the big party doesn’t always serve them
THERE ARE so many people who make St. Patrick’s Day a reality for thousands of revelers. For every beer you drink, a bartender pours it, and a bar manager stocked […]
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Orange Crush: Justice is slow but inexorable
I’m happy to report that this year’s Orange Crush has brought some needed changes that make the City of Tybee Island, at least officially, legally and on paper, less racist.
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Editor’s Note: Vote on Orange Crush lacks moral authority
I don’t envy any public official or police officer on Tybee the task of trying to placate residents while remaining an open community charged with stewardship of a great natural resource. However, the nature of this faceoff means no management decision can be made in a vacuum.
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Julia Pearce: Tybee’s conscience
“What we want to do is have people come together to dialogue and talk.”
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Editor’s Note: Take your time on Orange Crush, Tybee
Amid vows to shut down Orange Crush for good, Tybee has the opportunity to do some real soul-searching about the kind of beach town it really wants to be.
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Editor’s Note: Tybee Mayor says Orange Crush not about race
‘Young college-age people are prone to get in trouble at Spring Break. White kids, black kids, Asian kids, whoever.’