A few days ago, I made fun of Savannah’s ranking of #7 on a list of best U.S. and Canadian cities in a survey of the World’s Best Cities in Travel and Leisure. But here’s a list I can sink…
Month: July 2011
Dave Dondero / Dare Dukes – The Wormhole – 07/21/11
Dare Dukes today (7/13) announced the success of his Kickstarter campaign to help fund his upcoming album Thugs and China Dolls. Dare has done an amazing job of attracting touring acts of high caliber over the last year or so…
Today’s City Talk column assessing the Savannah economy at midyear
I make economic projections for the local economy with the turn of every new year. Back in January, I talked about two different scenarios: a continuation of slow growth or a much darker version in which the economy slides back…
Thoughts on the Wall Street / Main Street disconnect
The Vespers – The Sentient Bean – 07/30/11
Here’s “Will You Love Me”: The first paragraph of The Vespers’ bio on their website: “It’s two sisters, two brothers, four friends, eleven instruments, one fun little folk band. However you do the math, The Vespers are a force to…
After recent dip, gas prices going up
I’ve noted that recent declines in gas prices have certainly helped the Savannah economy, so I guess I’m obligated to note that prices are going back up. They’re still 30 cents or so off the recent peak, but here’s the…
Little Tybee / Do It To Julia – The Sentient Bean – 07/10/11
There’s more info about this show in my column this week in Do in the Savannah Morning News. Here are several videos by Little Tybee. They’re all pretty great songs and the videos are each stunning in their own way.…
Missing a chance to make progress toward reducing deficits and the debt?
A little over a decade ago, under a Democratic president, the United States was paying off the national debt in significant strides. Surpluses were running over $200 billion a year. Than came dramatic tax cuts, an expansion of Medicare benefits,…
Zombies in Cuba
More on Friday’s terrible jobs report
I already posted yesterday about June’s terrible jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed anemic job growth in America of 18,000. The private sector added 57,000 jobs last month — a pretty poor showing considering the economy…
A follow up about chickens and dogs
I already made a lengthy post about the irony of existing ordinances in Savannah and Chatham County: No charges if pit bulls run loose, but backyard chickens have to go. As I suspected then, the Chatham County Commission has moved…
Widespread Panic – Johnny Mercer Theatre – 10/04/11
Weak job numbers for June; U.S. economy added 18,000 jobs
B.J. Barham – The Jinx – 08/01/11
B.J. is a great solo performer. Here’s “Hurricane”: And performing “Road to Nowhere” in a radio studio: