Free Post Caitlin Philippo 'Beyond safe limits': ICE use of force skyrockets at expanded Georgia facilities The rise in force coincides with Folkston's expansion, which increased total capacity to nearly 3,000 beds and worsened preexisting staffing demands.
Free Post Brian Myers Data center moratorium strengthened, affordable housing stalls: Savannah City Council wrap-up, Sept. 10 While the local government sorts out its zoning options and other concerns surrounding large-scale data centers, this moratorium prohibits not only the construction of new facilities with more than 10 megawatts of power, but also the conversion of existing structures for that purpose.
Free Post Frank Ricci Take 5: Sept. 14-20 After a brief 28-year hiatus, Jagari reformed W.I.T.C.H. with latter-day member Patrick Mwondela and a quartet of younger European collaborators. Despite the four-decade break in recorded material, it all sounds incredibly consistent.
Free Post Jenna Moore The Savannahian Soundboard: Sept. 8-13 Our FREE weekly live music calendar! Welcome back, Jenna!
Free Post Frank Ricci Take 5: Sept. 8-13 Niki Haris began singing professionally in the early ‘80s, eventually working with stars like Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, and the Righteous Brothers.
Free Post Election Protection: Voting rights advocate describes threats to democracy - and how to fight back “These types of challenges are happening all over the country, mostly in GOP-leaning states. It’s sort of an unspoken mandate to try and take people off the rolls.”
Free Post Hannah Eckert Why Wassaw Island’s wildfire is actually good news A couple of years ago, I would have looked at the Main Trail fire smoke and worried about what the island was losing, but now I know that Wassaw is amid its own regeneration and renewal, like it's been doing for centuries.
Free Post Caitlin Philippo Savannah joins growing list of area governments taking steps to limit data centers In response to growing questions about infrastructure, other nearby municipalities have also implemented regulatory measures in recent months.
Free Post Editor's Note: For data centers, 'Not In My Back Yard' doesn't go far enough Data centers don't just affect your back yard. They place unsustainable stress on all of society, and compromise the foundational bedrock on which our society sits.
Free Post Brian Myers Data center moratorium headlines marathon meeting: Savannah City Council wrap-up, Aug. 27 Johnson also pointed out that it’s important for the community to get a jump on things before any interested parties come forward to create a data center. “We need to set the rules for Savannah before the market sets it for us.”
Free Post Frank Ricci Take 5: Aug. 31-Sept. 6 Speaking of confidence, Maxines frontwoman AJ Grey puts on a live self-assurance symposium every time the band takes the stage. Savannah mainstays of the highest order, their modern grunge style was way ahead of the current ‘90s retro craze.
Free Post Flaco the owl, baby woodpeckers, and the human heart We are stewards of our little plot of land, and this landbound, lost little bird was in our care at that moment.
Free Post Laughing through the apocalypse on the Appalachian Trail: Ryan McCurdy brings one-man show to Asbury Memorial “With the endorphins hitting my brain and laying there in wracking pain, of course I thought: This would make a great musical,” he laughs.
