U.S. bag bans have already passed in Chicago, the Outer Banks and the entire state of California. Tybee Island’s would set the precedent in Georgia.
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Taking it all off on Tybee?
The difference between “naked” and “nekkid” is that the former means that you just don’t have any clothes on, while the latter implies “you don’t have any clothes on but you’re fixing to get into trouble.”
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Close encounters of the gay kind
Tybee has been an LGBT-friendly destination for years, and last year’s inaugural Rainbow Fest drew hundreds to the island, warranting a big boost in sales tax revenue for the weekend (and not a single arrest.).
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Keep Tybee caffeinated
“Tybee’s ready for a real cup of coffee,” declares Beth Martin, co-owner of Tybean Art & Coffee Bar.
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The proper vintage
‘There were a few people that didn’t think it could be pulled off that first year.’
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On with the wind
Wind energy tends to generate excitement among the environmentally conscious and business–minded alike: It’s renewable, pollution–free and there’s plenty of it to sell. It seems awfully simple. However, the process […]
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That other film festival?
It was my moment on the red carpet and I was trying to play it cool. You know how these film festival events are, all flash and buzz and glitter. […]
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Pirate time on Tybee
Guess which of Tybee Island’s many public events is the best–attended every year? It’s not the Pirate Fest, which will descend upon the south end parking lot this weekend, for […]
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Turtle tracking
So far in 2011, Tybee Island has been visited — always deep in the night — by nine female loggerhead sea turtles, who crawled out of the water, past the […]
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Mark your calendar: David Jacobs-Strain
A clean–cut white guy from Oregon, in his 20s, David Jacobs–Strain is one of today’s more direct links to the old Mississippi delta bluesmen. Hailed as a blues prodigy before […]
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Mark your calendar: Drivin’ ‘n Cryin’
You already know that rock ‘n’ roll veteran Eddie Money is scheduled to play the Tybee Island Pirate Fest in October. The news, however, keeps getting better. On Oct. 8, […]
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The secret life of turtles
She breaks surf silently, like a piece of driftwood lodged in the wet sand. Guided only by instinct, and by the position of the moon and stars, the turtle drags […]