One of Tybee Island’s most popular businesses is at the center of a debate with city officials this month as the owner is pushing back against an adopted regulation drafted […]
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Celebrating Freedom: Tybee MLK group hosts Juneteenth festival and wade-in commemorating island’s civil rights history
Juneteenth is a special holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in America. Specifically, it celebrates the freedom of the last slaves in Texas who became aware of Lincoln’s Emancipation […]
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Tybee’s famous Beach Bum Parade is back
Started in 1987, the Tybee Beach Bum Parade is an island tradition that engages parade participants and bystanders in what is called the South’s ultimate water fight. After a two-year […]
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INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Gerald Schantz
Gerald Schantz is Tybee’s favorite tie-dye wearing, pork-slinging, bearded hippie, living a life dedicated to philanthropy and feeding people good meals. When you drive out to the island you can’t […]
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Tybee Sea Turtle Project preparing for turtle nesting season
From now until October, Tybee Island will be visited by one of its most well-known visitors—sea turtles. May 1 marks the beginning of sea turtle nesting season along the Georgia […]
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Fight Dirty Tybee plastic upcycling workshop finds new purpose for litter
In a small workshop across from his home on Tybee Island, Tim Arnold and other Fight Dirty Tybee volunteers use a machine to shred and melt down plastics, using the […]
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RESCUE 912: An inside look at the Tybee Island Lifeguards
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” Those of us fortunate enough to live on or near Tybee Island know and […]
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Fun in the Sun: SCAD Sand Arts Festival Returns to Tybee
After a two-year hiatus, the Savannah College of Art and Design has announced the return of its treasured Sand Arts Festival. Taking place Friday, May 6, hundreds of SCAD students […]
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Tybee Island welcomes singers, songwriters for 2nd festival
The second Tybee Island Songwriters Festival will be held April 7-9 after a two-year hiatus. The seaside festival will showcase a variety of songwriters and their original works. Savannah native, […]
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INTRODUCTIONS: Meet Evan Goetz
Evan Goetz originally came to Savannah for grad school at Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD). Now, as the executive director of the Tybee Post Theater, Goetz enjoys promoting […]
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TYBEE ISLAND CHRISTMAS PARADE
6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3 Tybee Island's annual nighttime parade of lights starts at Memorial Park, travels along Butler Ave. to Tybrisa St. The following parade information is provided by the […]
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Mi Vida bringing some life to the Tybee food scene
The Bucci family knew pretty early on that it didn’t matter how much they loved Tybee Island, there was something missing. “Oh, as soon as we moved here 2 years […]