Free Post What if we gave a mass vaccination and nobody came? The way out of COVID-19 now has a lot more to do with getting needles in arms than getting masks on faces. There should have been much more of a coordinated city/county effort to publicize the GEMA mass vaccination site at Gulfstream.
Free Post When Superhorse rocked the parade: An oral history Atop imaginative and masterfully constructed Primary Art Supply floats, Savannah's guitar army entertained St. Patrick's Day Parade crowds for three years in the early 2000s.
Free Post Shenanigans or Superspreader? Plant Riverside stokes controversy with St. Patrick's festival The announcement drew the ire of Mayor Van Johnson and many citizens, but also highlighted the limits of City power over private businesses.
Free Post African American tourism to be bolstered in hotel/motel tax hike The new agreement with Visit Savannah isn't welcomed by everyone, however.
Free Post Crushing the curve: Too soon to start imagining a better future? If you believed in the science in 2020, shouldn’t you also believe in the science in 2021? And the science shows us that COVID-19 is diminishing much more rapidly than even the most optimistic scenarios would have predicted six months ago.
Free Post Public safety or criminalizing poverty? New panhandling ordinance raises concerns Perhaps most problematic is the fact that some fundraising in medians and busy intersections will in fact still be allowed – any claims about public safety to the contrary.
Free Post 'Perfect in isolation': Savannah Rep streams cabin-fever story 'Brilliant Traces' "Theatre people are the most resourceful people. Theatre has survived TV, the movies, the Black Death, everything that history could throw at it. It's just too magical to die."
Free Post The show must go on: Charlie Ellis readies SLAM art event while rebuilding his own life The event, held March 6 at the Salvation Army baseball field off Bee Road, features dozens of local artists, their work arranged on the tall fence around the field, in an all-outdoor, socially distanced art show.
Free Post Travel Author's Notes: From Savannah to Charleston on assignment I did want to share a few particularly interesting discoveries here as either a sneak preview of the new book, or just a (hopefully) enlightening read on its own.
Free Post AURA Fest's 'Home Invasion' raises the bar for streaming local concerts "It's a cool experiment, and something different. I wanted to keep being creative, and do something positive to give bands a platform for live performance," says organizer Timothy Walls.
Free Post Sandy West: A legacy like no other Sandy West was the protector, preserver, and benefactor of one of the world's magical places: Ossabaw Island. For her, the real investment in Ossabaw wasn't in its market value, but its human and natural value.
Free Post Two years in a row: Bar owners weigh in on the cancelation of another St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah Many owners, while understanding the City's decisions about the pandemic, think the City hasn't done enough to help the business sector most closely associated with Savannah's success.
Free Post Dad jokes and Dice: New local podcast explores intersection of parenting and gaming "You have to find a way to not let parenting take over every aspect of your life but you also can’t ignore it. So how can we take two things we love and smash them together?"
Free Post Always open with the Spanish moss: When national media 'discovers' Savannah It's a long-standing trope, honed by years of semi-annual filler pieces in places like the New York Times, with segments as predictable and formulaic as a soap opera.
Free Post Police are big winners in 2021 City budget, despite calls to defund "I’m appalled that people on City Council felt comfortable to make this change, considering how much work they put in over the summer to form bonds of trust with people in our community directly affected by police violence,” one citizen told Council.
