I’ve been increasingly frustrated by the spin promoted by the Georgia Department of Labor under new Commissioner Mark Butler. In the spring, he cited weak job growth numbers as a sign of improvement in Georgia’s employment picture, but did not…
Month: July 2011
Jazz Night with Transcendental Swing – The Sentient Bean – 07/21/11
I’m breaking one of my own rules with this post. I’m focusing my music calendar, which can be seen in its entirety here, on exceptional or promising gigs by touring acts — the go-and-hear-this-group-if-you-want-a-better-music-scene acts. All very subjective, of course.…
Quick update to rising gas price graphs
Senator Isakson’s brother, son being sued for $30 million in real estate default
People make mistakes — they make horrible investment decisions that sometimes go bust. That’s been especially true during the housing crisis since the groupthink of the boom era made dicey deals seem like sure bets. So I guess it should…
Still on the books in Alabama: a tax to support needy Confederate veterans
Well here’s a curious story. The AP reports today about a remnant property tax in Alabama, originally used to support the Alabama Confederate Soldiers’ Home but that now — even though the percentage has been sliced from 1 mill to…
More on today’s column about Savannah’s sales taxes and infrastructure projects
Brooks, Douthat on the debt reduction talks
As I write this, the so-called Gang of Six in the U.S. Senate appears to be getting good response to a long-term debt reduction plan. From the Washington Post: “We’ve gone from a Gang of Six to a mob of…
Drive By Truckers – Trustees Theater – 09/08/11
From the event description at Scadboxoffice.com: Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8:30 p.m. Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Presented by Wagatail Productions Prices: $25 (additional service fees may apply). Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 912-525-5050, at the…
Walmart receipt has image of Jesus on it!
Deja vu all over again: online voting now open for new Georgia license plate
Lack of demand — not uncertainty over debt — is biggest obstacle to economic recovery
Follow up on today’s column about proposed T-SPLOST, I-16 flyover removal
Green Bridge Farm: zero energy i-House, communal organic garden, endless blueberries
Jonathan Byrd & the McMaken Brothers – Blowin’ Smoke – 07/17/11
From the Facebook invite: Jonathan Byrd is an acclaimed songwriter and flatpicker from North Carolina. His music is rooted in the traditions of southern Appalachia and narrative style of Texas songwriters. In his last visit to Savannah in January of…