Author: bill dawers

A new stadium for the Sand Gnats at Savannah River Landing?

Amidst all the news about the new report critical of the management of the Savannah-Chatham police force, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of online chatter today about some other big news from Thursday. From Eric Curl’s piece in…

Atlanta’s Beltline: here to stay, expanding, and looking pretty cool

I don’t know enough about Atlanta’s geography or the particulars of the Beltline to say anything original about the project to create a ring of trails around the city. But my fellow blogger Ed at Peach Pundit says: “At the…

New report has harsh words for Savannah police department and former chief

I already a made a brief post to Peach Pundit about one of the controversies embroiling the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. And Jan Skutch and Eric Curl have a relatively lengthy piece already at the Savannah Morning News about the…

A few more Savannah restaurant scene updates

Another in periodic posts about culinary developments around Savannah. On Sunday, much of my City Talk column was about Bub-Ba-Q, the new restaurant at 514 MLK, in the old Brick House space. Blowin’ Smoke occupied the spot for years before…

The reindeer of Instagram

I’m sorry. I made the mistake of clicking on the Instagram hashtag #reindeer. This is just a small sampling.

It’s Christmas at the P.J. O’Connor House

On my way home from Kroger just after dark tonight, I was met with a strange sight: a Christmas tree aglow inside the P.J. O’Connor House at the corner of Lincoln and 32nd. I had lived in the neighborhood for…

Savannah Rocks! seeking memorabilia of local music scene through the decades

The Beatles played The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964. In honor of that cultural moment that was literally life-changing for those who were kids and teens at the time, Savannah Rocks! — which has over 1,000 members on…

Exciting new development on Forsyth Park working its way through zoning issues

About a month ago, I wrote about the exciting plans for One West Park Avenue at the southwest corner of Bull Street and Park Avenue: New development would anchor south end of Savannah’s Forsyth Park The large lot has been…

U.S. economy adds a healthy 203,000 jobs in November; unemployment rate tumbles to 7.0 percent

Some good news this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: The unemployment rate declined from 7.3 percent to 7.0 percent in November, and total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 203,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment…

Yes, Michelle Nunn has a chance to win Georgia’s open Senate seat — a good chance

The Obama campaign expended little money or effort in Georgia in 2012, but he still took 45.5 percent of the vote in Georgia. President Obama is very unpopular in some quarters of the state, so it seems more than reasonable…

“But I’m a Cheerleader” musical gets a high-profile London reading (and, yes, Savannahians have reason to care)

Bill Augustin started working with publicist Bobby Zarem in New York way back in 2001. Bobby and Bill have handled much of the major programming and publicity for the Savannah Film Festival every year since then. Bill has spent so…

Spoleto releases 2014 schedule

Spoleto USA in Charleston has released the festival’s 2014 lineup. It’s the usual but impressive mix of theatre, music, dance, opera, and other impressive performances. Spoleto 2014 runs from May 23rd to June 8th in a variety of venues —…

Tybee Island council rescinds decision to buy license plate scanners

I was highly critical of the recent decision by the city of Tybee Island to scan the license plates of every single car coming or going from the island. Today, the Tybee Island city council voted unanimously to overturn that…

Playing tourist in my own hometown – Frankfort, Kentucky

I grew up in Frankfort, Kentucky. My appreciation for Frankfort’s beauty and history grows with each passing year. It’s such a small city that I would have a hard time ever living there again, but life can be pretty sweet…