There’s a big celebration going on in Savannah March 17. Perhaps you’ve heard something about it? While the run–up to St. Patrick’s Day was filled with one slam–bang event after […]
St. Patrick’s Day
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The sharing of the green
“I spent 90 percent of my money on women, drink, and fast cars. The rest I wasted.” — Irish-born soccer icon George Best Ah, St. Patrick’s Day in Savannah — […]
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Backus traded the Savannah way
In hindsight, the September 30 closing of Backus Cadillac is hardly surprising. Known for generations as Backus Cadillac Pontiac, the auto dealership on East Victory Drive dropped part of its […]
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Bonnie Raitt returns to the Mercer Theater
BACK IN the ‘70s and ‘80s, when phenomenal singer and slide guitarist Bonnie Raitt was more of a stellar club act than the superstar female icon of blues and rock-influenced […]
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BC JROTC takes parade in stride
THIS FRIDAY MORNING, hundreds of Savannah teens will dress for St. Patrick’s Day in green military uniforms and shiny black shoes instead of green T-shirts and shiny beads. The entire […]
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Info you need to know
The rules • One of the coolest things about Savannah is that those 21 and over can legally drink alcoholic beverages while walking around almost all of downtown. However, that […]
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The pipes are callin’
IN RECENT YEARS, pipe and drum bands from New York, the midwest, central Georgia and Charleston have regularly marched in the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade. This year, for the […]
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Horsing around the tail end
VETERAN Saint Patrick’s Day parade watchers know that when a team of horses appears, it’s a sure sign that the parade is winding down. For the past three years or […]
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Council confirms St. Patrick’s changes
THE TRADITION of staking out the squares on St. Patrick’s Eve is no more. On Feb. 28, the Savannah City Council approved the permit for the 184th annual St. Patrick’s […]