Harris Baking Co. There was no one happier than me when Sam Harris opened his downtown bakery in 2007 — and it’s been a joy to watch the business and […]
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Clean old fashioned skate
Hockey isn’t the first sport you’d typically associate with Savannah — or even the fiftieth — but for the past dozen Januaries a unique college tournament has packed large crowds […]
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Dutch Utopia: Christmas in January
This past Saturday I woke up with strong resolve to take down the stale–feeling holiday decorations, clear the Christmas cards off the mantel, and hit the mall to exchange the […]
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What’s opera, Doc?
Early one evening in 2004, Matthew Lord was in his dressing room at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, waiting to go onstage for his Met debut in Boris Godunov. […]
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Ben Kweller, multi-tasker
Ben Kweller is 28, but he looks like he’s 13, which is actually how old he was when he made his first record, as part of a Texas–based punk/pop band […]
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Young and in love (with the violin)
With a big thumbs up from Symphony magazine, which put her on its cover and called her “an emerging artist to watch,” violinist Elena Urioste had a pretty good 2009. […]
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What’s Next: Gordon Lightfoot
With the exception of Joni Mitchell (who’s on an entirely different plane than everybody else), no Canadian has done more for the growth of contemporary folk music than Gordon Lightfoot. […]
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A conspiracy of extras
Working as an extra in a movie, particularly a big time production like The Conspirator, directed in Savannah by Robert Redford, sounds like a lot of fun. Truth be told, […]
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Year in Review: Savannah and the movies
Hollywood returned to Savannah in 2009, after a decade–long sabbatical. Other states offered substantial tax incentives for film production companies, making it far more lucrative to shoot there than in […]
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I, Stalker
My nominee for Savannah’s Man of the Year has to be Mark Owen McLeod. The 53-year-old native of Appling, Ga., was arrested in June and charged with stalking Miley Cyrus […]
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What’s Next: The classics
Let us welcome the New Year by looking forward to some highbrow entertainment. The Savannah Concert Association’s 2009–2010 series continues with the Jan. 9 recital by violinist Elena Urioste at […]
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New Year’s Eve!
Anitra Warren wants to rock your world on New Year’s Eve. And she knows just how to do it, too. With her show “Puccini Deconstructed,” Thursday night at the Guitar […]