Month: October 2011

Gove Scrivenor – Ships of the Sea Museum – 10/23/11

Here’s the press release: PRESS RELEASE 16th October 2011 GOVE SCRIVENOR RETURNS TO SAVANNAH ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 23rd FOR A FOLK MUSIC CONCERT 7:30 pm at Ships of the Sea Museum 41 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Savannah GA On…

The Street Light: What smaller government looks like

I sent this link out to my Twitter followers already. But I thought it deserved a post here on the blog. The Street Light is a great blog mainly about economic issues that I have found myself reading more and…

New construction still depressed, but a wave of remodeling

There was a slight uptick today in the index tracking homebuilder confidence, but the number is still extremely low. We’re not going to see any significant increase in new construction of owner-occupied units until much more inventory is absorbed. That’s…

Judge’s ruling an embarrassment for key Savannah city officials

Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann’s ruling in favor of Ruel Joyner can only be read as a huge embarrassment for all the Savannah city officials involved with the challenge to Joyner’s residency. I’ll include clickable and expandable thumbnails of…

Clerk of Council ruling overturned, Ruel Joyner ruled eligible to run for Savannah City Council from 1st district

The Savannah Morning News, as well as other local media, reported an hour or two ago that Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann has ruled Ruel Joyner an eligible candidate for the 1st district Savannah city council seat. I don’t…

Thoughts on the first poll in the Savannah mayoral race

In my City Talk column today, I take an extended look back at the numbers from the 2003 Savannah city election, especially the mayoral race. I consider factors like turnout and race that should be relevant again this year. I…

Another Georgia bank bites the dust

Three banks have been shut down by federal regulators so far this afternoon: First State Bank in Cranford, NJ; Blue Ridge Savings Bank Inc. in Asheville, NC; and Piedmont Community Bank in Gray, GA. There have been 79 failed banks…

iPhone 4S trouble with preorders: most eager buyers put on hold

Apple’s costumer service isn’t living up to its innovative technology. A friend of mine here in Savannah went to his carrier AT&T’s store on the Southside last Friday to preorder the new iPhone 4S. His current contract with AT&T has…

A quick look at retail sales: where we are and where we should be

Typically, post World War II recessions have had relatively little lasting impact on retail sales. The numbers will be sluggish for a few quarters, and then they’ll work their way back to the long-term trends. In a great Calculated Risk…

Martin Feldstein: Time to bail out homeowners

Martin Feldstein, the Harvard-based economist who served for a couple of years as chair of Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisors almost 30 years, tackles the lingering burden of mortgage debt in today’s NYT: How to Stop the Drop in Home…

Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three – Ships of the Sea Museum – 11/17/11

Another fun and interesting offering presented by Savannah Stopover. Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three will be in the garden at the Ships of the Sea Museum on MLK (near Bryan Street). Here’s the press release from the Ships…

Enthusiasm in Atlanta for food trucks — but not from restaurant owners

After a flurry of public discussion a few months ago, the issue of food trucks in Savannah seems to have slipped near the back of a long list of pressing concerns. But I’m sure the issue will continue to be…

The I-16 flyover removal and traffic flow

In my City Talk column on Sunday, much of which was devoted to the new coffeeshop Foxy Loxy, I closed with a brief overview of how the removal of the I-16 flyover will actually improve traffic flow in the southwest…

Median incomes in decline for two years after recession comes to a technical end

I was skeptical of the decision to call summer 2009 the end of the recession. Too many indicators remained below their previous highs — in many cases far below — and some have still not recovered. As I’ve noted here…