It was just last week that my friend Jason told me about Klout, a website that tracks online influence and comes up with a “Klout score”: “The Klout Score is the measurement of your overall online influence. The scores range…
Month: June 2011
Zoning and Paula Deen’s chickens
Even the Huffington Post is now covering the enforcement of zoning in Chatham County that might mean the end of Paula Deen’s chickens. But I’m betting that the end result won’t be Paula Deen — or anyone else in the…
Savannah Music Festival meets fundraising goal for Swing Central Jazz
As I write this, the Savannah Music Festival’s Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000 for its Swing Central Jazz educational efforts has been a success. 171 backers have so far pledged $25,058, but I’m sure the SMF would love to see…
Case-Shiller shows a slight (not-seasonally-adjusted) increase in April home prices
Here’s the title of the latest press release from Standard and Poor’s regarding today’s release of almost-hopeful Case-Shiller home price data: April Seasonal Boost in Home Prices According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Calculated Risk puts it a little…
Voting now open for the new Georgia license plate
I’ll begin by saying that I doubt there’s ever going to be a truly artistic license plate. Maybe better, then, not to let Georgians vote on this. But, since we can vote on it, I’ll present your choices here. The…
Jonny Corndawg – The Jinx – 07/18/11
Check it out, “When a Ford Man Turns to Chevy”: Check out Jonny Corndawg’s Daytrotter session here. Ok Savannah people, this is one of those Monday night gigs that need to be supported.
The new Savannah Dance Festival and thinking big
I’m incredibly excited about the Savannah Dance Festival planned for October 2012. My entire column today is devoted to it. SDF board president Pat Alley, as I note in the column, is a daughter of the late great Emma Kelly…
Jay Brannan – The Bay Street Theatre at Club One – 06/29/11
Great writeup on this show here at SavannahNow. Here’s Brannan — in his bathroom — singing “Soda Shop” from the soundtrack to Shortbus:
New video for “Red Hot” from General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers
I’ve mentioned the young Savannah band General Oglethorpe and the Panhandlers several times on this blog since I started it in January, including this review of their debut album Whistle the Dirges. Lead singer Devin Smith recently got his undergrad…
CSPAN videos explore Savannah history and literature, including Flannery O’Connor
CSPAN’s Local Content Vehicle (LCV) came to Savannah recently for a weekend of literary and historical pursuits. I recently turned over the reins of the presidency of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home and am proud of some of the press…
Here we go again: another Georgia bank failure
Another Georgia bank failed today, a regular Friday routine of the last couple of years. More banks have failed in Georgia since the real estate bubble burst than in any other state. Today, Mountain Heritage Bank in Clayton, Georgia was…
Savannah metro area unemployment up slightly in May
The dark picture for employment has been a running theme of my writing for a while now. So regular readers will not be surprised that the Savannah metro area’s not-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for May was slightly higher than April (which…
Better news for housing: shadow inventory slowly declining
I remain pessimistic about the short- and medium-term prospects for housing prices and construction, but there’s good news in CoreLogic’s data released today: CoreLogic Reports Shadow Inventory Continues to Decline. This doesn’t mean that we’ll work our way through the…
AJC’s hard look at job losses: 2016 before Savannah reaches 2007 levels
If you ignore it, it will go away. Or maybe: If you blame everything on the federal government, you won’t have to take any responsibility. Those seemed to be the prevailing strategies of Georgia leaders as the recession pummeled the…