Jim Morekis

Don't cock block my cheeseboard: A modest permit request again causes confusion in City Council over how to define a restaurant

Several citizens mentioned that before saddling citizens with more tax payments, SCAD should be asked to pay more on the hundreds of properties they currently own tax-free.

"I don’t think people realize what treating actors like workforce looks like," says director Ryan McCurdy in a wide-ranging interview about the future of professional theatre in Savannah.

Enjoy open-air screenings of exciting outdoor-themed films at this Free Family Night at the Ships of the Sea Museum.

In shades of the Great Mask War of 2020, online discourse now largely boils down to a morality play of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated, good vs. evil, Blue vs. Red. I don’t think the false binary is helpful, and at this point might even be keeping vaccine rates down.

While it’s true that the vast majority — literally almost all — of hospitalizations for COVID-19 now are among unvaccinated patients, unfortunately there is a growing phenomenon of “breakthrough” infections, i.e., fully vaccinated people catching COVID.

While offering aluminum cups would be a voluntary choice by local bars and restaurants — for now, anyway — questions arose in City Council last week about the source of the cups, and the reason for the push to introduce them.

Tourist-bashing can be fun. But when you actually talk to them, you'll find some interesting people with interesting stories to tell. Not only interesting, but interested. They can display a real curiosity and appetite for learning about Savannah.

Superbloom and Starland Strange's permits already had the approval of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the Thomas Square Neighborhood Association, and the district alderman. With the stage set, the comedy of errors began.

One of the biggest lies in American politics is that the advantage of having a city manager is it’s an inherently nonpolitical position.

A talk with former Savannah homicide detective Kevin Grogan about violent crime and how best to fight it.

Former owner of Hang Fire and one of Savannah's legendary characters, Wes Daniel talks about the journey that led to El-Rocko Lounge.