AS MUCH more serious but as yet unproven allegations of sex offenses swirl around him, Savannah Alderman Tony Thomas now finds himself the subject of an ethics complaint filed against […]
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City Manager’s retirement and Club Rain closure highlight first Council meeting of 2016
The generous deal for Cutter – the search will likely take at least a year, followed by another year for her as adviser at full salary, followed by her full retirement pension – meant a contentious and racially polarized vote to terminate her will be avoided.
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Open Letter: Alderman Tony Thomas is a ‘shadow-seeking troll’
‘There is a group of us that are going to insure your public accountability for all that you are, and all of the reprehensible behavior you have displayed.’
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Bait & Switch: The Fishy Tale of Coffee Bluff Marina
TONY THOMAS, the City of Savannah alderman who spearheaded its makeover, calls the new Coffee Bluff Marina the “crown jewel” of Savannah parks. Located on a scenic and moss-lined dead […]
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Editor’s Note: Two Savannahs, further apart than ever
Downtown Savannah could easily morph into a Disneyfied entertainment/tourism zone of corporate interests catering to affluent visitors, ringed with socioeconomic despair.
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Planting the future
These vacant lots had been deemed uninhabitable by FEMA, and the city and STF have partnered to beautify these “disaster sites.”
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Spare the sneakers, foil the crime?
A few weeks back, at the behest of the Savannah–Chatham Metro Police Department, workers from Georgia Power removed almost 200 pairs of shoes from power lines in midtown. Something about […]
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Downton Abbey comes to City Hall
IT’S ABOUT a strict pecking order and complex rules of social standing. It’s about betrayal, envy and subtle mutual acrimony. It’s about interesting and unusual accents. Oh, and the hit […]
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Cruising along
The central topic of conversation at City Council’s pre–meeting workshop last week was about progress toward making Savannah a home port for cruise ships. After months of study and speculation, […]
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Losing votes, losing credibility
The search for a permanent city manager was nearly concluded during the last City Council meeting. But the process stumbled back into the quagmire of confusion and uncertainty from whence […]
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Take a hike
The Public Service Commission (PSC), a panel of elected officials charged with regulating Georgia’s utility and telecommunications companies, paid a visit to Savannah last week for a public hearing on […]
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Cruise control
The quest to land a cruise ship may have hit a small delay, but local legislators remain optimistic. At the center of the issue is funding for the feasibility study […]