JERRY ROTHSCHILD has been an Assistant District Attorney in Chatham County for the past 11 years, and is currently a special prosecutor with the Counter Narcotics Team. The Columbus, Ga., […]
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Man about town
CHARLES LANDRY IS ONE of the coolest people you probably have never heard of. The English social scientist and author was an expert on fostering a creative economy long before […]
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A historic garden, reborn
THE NATION’S first experimental garden is returning to form, with a 21st century twist. Begun soon after Oglethorpe founded Savannah in 1733, Trustees Garden was intended as a research center […]
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Salsa summer
River Street will be transformed June 21 by the sounds of Salsa, MerengÜe, Cumbia, Norteño, Bachata, Reggaetón and other types of Latino music, as dance troupes put the rhythms into […]
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Westside story
SAVANNAH’S WESTSIDE covers a lot of ground. It’s bordered on the east by Lathrop Avenue, on the north by McKenna and West Bay streets, on the west by U.S. 80 […]
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Emancipation celebration
Over two months after Lee surrendered at Appomattox, slaves in Texas were the last to hear about the Emancipation Proclamation, made by Abraham Lincoln two years before. On June 19, […]
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Find your inner Indy
Good old Indiana Jones. After a 19-year absence, he’s back on the screen just in time for Georgia Archaeology Month. Organizers of the event think interest in the fictitious archaeologist […]
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Unlocking the secrets of a Southern canal
In archaeology, half a bowl is better than no bowl at all. Seven Armstrong Atlantic State University students participated in an archaeology class this past semester. They did excavation at […]
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Modern-day slavery
Savannah has all the ingredients needed to be a potential hotbed of modern-day slavery. Nola Theiss is the executive director of Human Trafficking Awareness Partnerships, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated […]
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Teaching vs. testing
BY DESIGN, reforms to the Savannah/Chatham County public schools have created an entrenched system of accountability relying on standardized test scores and rewarding standardization over innovation. Interviews with teachers and […]
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Digging Savannah
One of the most fascinating aspects of archaeology is dealing with the unexpected. Archaeologists with the Coastal Heritage Society have been digging in Emmet Park and Madison Square. They’re looking […]
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Playing hardball?
Hardball Capital, an Atlanta company that specializes in owning minor league baseball franchises, is the lead investor in a new ownership group that is buying the Savannah Sand Gnats. Some […]