From the official bio on Joe Bonamassa’s website: As Joe Bonamassa grows his reputation as one of the world’s greatest guitar players, he is also evolving into a charismatic blues-rock star and singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His…
Author: bill dawers
More on TSPLOST votes in trouble
Just a quick follow up to yesterday’s post about ESPLOST and TSPLOST (1% sales tax increases for education and transportation infrastructure). In the Dublin Courier Herald and here on Peach Pundit, Charlie Harper paints a grim picture for TSPLOST prospects…
Will Savannah area voters raise their taxes this fall?
Let me begin by saying that I think, for the most part, that “special purpose local option sales taxes” are generally a poor way for governments to raise money. If individual public capital projects are truly worth doing, then elected…
Can we learn anything from Detroit about revitalizing cities?
No, this is not a cautionary tale about how to avoid decline in an urban area. I pretty routinely hear people talk about Savannah or Atlanta becoming the “next Detroit”. There’s sometimes a racist edge to those statements, which often…
No charges if pit bulls run loose, but backyard chickens have to go
I’m not really trying to stir the proverbial pot with the provocative title to this post, but it’s a fair conclusion based on the news of the past few days. Two weeks ago, 7-year-old Javon Roberson was savagely mauled by…
Flannery O’Connor a character in new novel; author in Savannah July 14th
Flannery O’Connor famously said: “There won’t be any biographies of me because, for only one reason, lives spent between the house and the chicken yard do not make exciting copy.” Well, a couple of years ago Brad Gooch proved that…
From the About-Damned-Time Dept., Ga. econ. development official focuses on jobs
From today’s Savannah Morning News, reporter Mary Carr Mayle brings us some good news: Jobs the top priority for state’s new commissioner of economic development: As a new state administration begins to settle in, Chris Cummiskey, Gov. Nathan Deal’s choice…
A mid-year update on Georgia’s banking crisis
The FDIC apparently took the holiday weekend off: no banks were closed yesterday in the United States. With half of 2011 gone, here’s a little data from the “state stress level” compiled by surferdude808 and available here on Calculated Risk:…
Do I have clout? or just Klout?
It was just last week that my friend Jason told me about Klout, a website that tracks online influence and comes up with a “Klout score”: “The Klout Score is the measurement of your overall online influence. The scores range…
Zoning and Paula Deen’s chickens
Even the Huffington Post is now covering the enforcement of zoning in Chatham County that might mean the end of Paula Deen’s chickens. But I’m betting that the end result won’t be Paula Deen — or anyone else in the…
Savannah Music Festival meets fundraising goal for Swing Central Jazz
As I write this, the Savannah Music Festival’s Kickstarter campaign to raise $25,000 for its Swing Central Jazz educational efforts has been a success. 171 backers have so far pledged $25,058, but I’m sure the SMF would love to see…
Case-Shiller shows a slight (not-seasonally-adjusted) increase in April home prices
Here’s the title of the latest press release from Standard and Poor’s regarding today’s release of almost-hopeful Case-Shiller home price data: April Seasonal Boost in Home Prices According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Calculated Risk puts it a little…
Voting now open for the new Georgia license plate
I’ll begin by saying that I doubt there’s ever going to be a truly artistic license plate. Maybe better, then, not to let Georgians vote on this. But, since we can vote on it, I’ll present your choices here. The…
Jonny Corndawg – The Jinx – 07/18/11
Check it out, “When a Ford Man Turns to Chevy”: Check out Jonny Corndawg’s Daytrotter session here. Ok Savannah people, this is one of those Monday night gigs that need to be supported.