Even though he was an established singer, songwriter and guitar player in Minneapolis, Dare Dukes put his musical muse on a back burner when he moved to New York City […]
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Harris Baking Co.
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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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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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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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 […]
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Year in Review: City Life
Recycle this! After years of neglect on the issue, the City started 2009 auspiciously with the unveiling and rapid ramp–up of a Citywide curbside, single–stream recycling program. While consumer usage initially […]
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Year in Review: The ballad of ‘Ruby’
In addition to the usual, um, diet of Paula Deen on your TV (with and without that extra serving of flying ham), Savannah enjoyed a few other small screen turns […]
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New Year’s wine bargains
Kick off the New Year with some real wine bargains. Tough times have resulted in some really good wines coming to market –– including this selection –– that will only […]
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Random bites: Green Tea, Ruth’s Chris
Green Tea Drive Thru This Chinese take–out has a firm hold on this bustling corner of Eisenhower Drive and Waters Avenue. With virtually every order made from scratch and the […]