Jim Morekis

A downtown Airbnb notorious for noise and disrepair complaints wants to add a second accessory dwelling unit -- much to the chagrin of its neighbors.

Vallely humorously described what he calls the “dicey operation” of gently, almost sneakily, introducing brand-new original compositions to audiences who just came to hear the old traditional tunes.

'I remember bursting through the door to my house and running to the cupboard we kept the flute. That was it. I stayed with the flute from then on.'

Kidjo has that rare gift of being able to make every person in the audience think she is singing and performing just for them, and talking to them alone.

The second segment was an original work choreographed by Savannah native Gabrielle Lamb. Called "Orange,” the dance was accompanied by live chamber music by the Manhattan Chamber Players.

"Flannery helped me understand my Southern roots. I would meet all these characters in her writing, and I’d say to myself, ‘I know these folks.’"

'I don’t think Oglethorpe intended four-lane divided highways and traffic lights... As you cross East Broad and head out President Street the lots look radically different' from the Historic District.

This is ethnic cleansing with a twist: Palestinians aren’t allowed to have a home, but they're also not allowed to leave.

The City has abandoned the long-held but poorly received policy of charging money for a daily wristband to drink. So you are good to go to get your drink on as per usual.

'Almost 40 percent of housing in Savannah are single-person. But right now only about 17 percent of our housing stock is one-bedroom.'

'Why should there be a giant monument of five stories on this busy corner when everything else on this corner is much smaller?' one resident asked the MPC.

'Our first time in town was 2012, and our first exposure to Savannah was literally being in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.'

“There’s definitely a place for house museums and things like that, but by and large we think that the best way to preserve these old buildings is to find an alternate use for them."

A developer wants to demolish the former Cora Bett Thomas office to build a six-story multi-use building – one “bonus” story higher than the allowed height of any building in the area.

'I learned an instrument specifically to play Irish music. It’s been my vocation, my mission, to play this music and teach people about its history.'