WE ASKED everyone’s favorite anonymous local pundit, the dude (dudette?) behind The Stone Stairs of Death Facebook page, to help put together our first annual St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt—about […]
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Suspect in St. Patrick’s Day double shooting arrested
Detectives for the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are awaiting extradition of a man arrested in Bluffton for two Savannah shootings on St. Patrick’s Day that left one man dead and […]
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Total St. Patrick’s arrest tally: 64
Five arrests on Monday, the final day of the four-day 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Festival, “pushed the number made by Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police to 64,” a police spokesman says. Forty-six […]
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City leaders to greet Irish officials
City and Parade Committee officials will greet “the top Irish tourism official and celebrate Savannah’s participation in Ireland’s Global Greening initiative” during a news conference in front of City Hall […]
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Public urination: Public enemy number one
The first night of the 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Festival netted nine arrests by Savannah-Chatham Police. “Public urination accounted for five of the arrests, with two disorderly charges and one […]
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Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ to play Johnson Square after parade
Atlanta alt-country band Drivin’ ‘N’ Cryin’ is set to play a free concert in Johnson Square immediately following the St. Patrick’s Day parade this Monday, according to the Savannah Downtown […]
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All roads lead to Tara Feis
“Everybody will have their own perspective on what makes a good Celtic band,” laughs McLean Avenue’s Padraig Allen.
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St. Paddy’s music: Saints preserve us!
There are some familiar faces in the bunch, but for quite a lot of the people who’ll be visiting Savannah for the first time, they’ll all be new bands.
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Sunday bar bill goes to governor’s desk
SB 318, the bill to let Savannah bars open the Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day, passed its final legislative hurdle in the Georgia General Assembly earlier today, after passage by […]
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St. Patrick’s Sunday bar bill passes GA Senate
The Georgia Senate passed a measure Monday to allow Sunday alcohol sales in bars to stimulate the Savannah economy during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration this year. While the actual […]
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Sadly, only one arrest for swimming in the river
Through Saturday’s parade, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police had only arrested 15 people in the St. Patrick’s Day festival area. However, a spike on Saturday night ended up bringing the holiday total […]