Month: April 2012

What’s next for downtown? Savannah as an increasingly important hub of creativity

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In my City Talk column today — With recovery taking hold, what’s next for downtown Savannah? — I broadly ponder some of the big questions that the Historic District will have to grapple with now that the economy seems to have taken a favorable turn.

I’ll be talking in more detail about some key issues on Tuesday evening at the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s April meeting. From the event page of the DNA website:

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Patti Smith releases new single “April Fool”, new album “Banga” coming June 5th

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It’s nice to wake up to an email from Patti Smith, even if it’s a mass email from Sony Music.

Click here to preview, purchase, and download the new single “April Fool” on iTunes. The album Banga will be released on June 5th. It sure will be interesting to see how much of the old magic she still has — I’m counting on a lot.

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