The DeLoach administration has some positive things to point to, no doubt. But there’s still that homicide number, ticking away in the corner. The benchmark metric by which Savannah mayors are voted in or out.
Savannah Arena
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Editor’s Note: New City Manager hire is a great opportunity to reexamine some not-so-great ideas
If I had one public request to make of Mr. Hernandez, it would be this: Let’s declare a moratorium on all pending major decisions and initiatives, say through the end of the year, to give him time to revisit and reset things.
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Editor’s Note: Something rotten in the City budget
The same organization that helped sell moldy, substandard houses to low-income Savannahians is now going to help build houses on the old Fairgrounds on top of a former landfill with known environmental issues. Hey, what’s the worst that can happen?
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Editor’s Note: New arena, new dilemma
While virtually everyone agrees the Civic Center is past its useful life, reasonable people disagree as to whether the proposed relocation to the Westside is the best place to build a brand-new arena.
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15 from ’15: A look back at the year that was
Elections to pipelines, murders to mergers
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Challenge 2015: Brian Foster, Alderman at Large Post 2
“They really need someone like me up there to talk to them about this stuff, to bring some professional advice in there. They’ve hired all these consultants because apparently the professionals on City staff aren’t up to the task.”
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Challenge 2015: Bernetta Lanier, District 1
IN ADDITION to city-wide election hot buttons of crime, poverty and government waste, Savannah’s District 1 hosts a tangle of high-profile issues, including the proposed Westside arena /canal district and […]
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Editor’s Note: The best blight money can buy
As the City continues to get deeper into the real estate and landlord business—some would say slumlord is a more accurate term—blight continues unabated throughout the already-established neighborhoods of Savannah.
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Revitalization at street level
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Editor’s Note: The List, aka, What’s Really Going Wrong In Savannah?
With election season upon us, here’s a laundry list of issues that pop into my mind when I think of what’s gone sideways in Savannah.
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Bait & Switch: The Fishy Tale of Coffee Bluff Marina
TONY THOMAS, the City of Savannah alderman who spearheaded its makeover, calls the new Coffee Bluff Marina the “crown jewel” of Savannah parks. Located on a scenic and moss-lined dead […]
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Say it ain’t so, Gnate
‘Nothing has been decided yet,’ says the Sand Gnats’ John Katz.’We’re still working on possible solutions.; Whatever they are, they probably won’t include Historic Grayson Stadium.