No surprises here for those who have followed my writings over the last few years about the housing market. Today, Zillow released data about home prices in the first quarter and in March. They estimate that 55% of Atlanta metro…
A few weeks ago, when Robert Redford’s Savannah-made The Conspirator was released, I posted my own review as well as two roundups of other reviews (here and here). After a promising limited release with a high per theater average, the…
I’m not sure when Facebook’s new friend browser went live, but I just looked at it today for the first time. I couldn’t help immediately limiting my search to my hometown Frankfort, Kentucky, and my high school Western Hills. And…
I admit to being totally fascinated the last few days by accounts of the espionage work (the nearby house used to stakeout the compound, the methods used to track down the courier, etc.) that ultimately brought down Osama Bin Laden…
First let me share a bit of completely unintentional irony. As some of you know, I’m president of the board of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (term expiring this summer). The board members coordinating our spring lectures asked me to…
Several times in the last month or so, I’ve searched some online databases to try to figure out who SCAD has booked for this year’s New Alumni Concert, traditionally held on the Friday before graduation. Sometimes I locate the news…
It was a gorgeous day on Tuesday at the Bacon Park tennis complex, where Armstrong’s women’s and men’s tennis teams both defeated Flagler to advance to the round of 16 in the NCAA Division II championships. In an afternoon match,…
My post on Monday about the Westboro Baptist Church’s plans to picket Savannah schools and religious institutions has attracted over 2,200 page views. That’s on a blog that averages 80-something views per post. Part of that overwhelming response might be…
The new gallery 1704Lincoln opens its doors on Friday, May 6th with Cain Powers Sandoz, an exhibit featuring three well-established and widely collected Savannah painters: Betsy Cain, Blanche Powers, and Katherine Sandoz. The space is owned by Powers, who used…
I’m a big fan of good events on off nights, especially when it comes to good music. So it didn’t take much prodding to get me out this past Sunday to Locos on Broughton Street for The New Mastersounds, a…
Armstrong Atlantic State University’s men’s and women’s tennis teams are two of the best-kept secrets in Savannah. The women have won three consecutive NCAA DII championships, while the men won in 2008 and 2009. Both have solid chances of winning…
So this is my second post in a new category on this blog: Odd & Random. I’ve run across a lot of things lately that I think my readers will want to check out, and plan to use a minimum…
This is sort of an amazing photo from the White House Flicker stream of Obama, Biden, Clinton, Gates, and others watching the live feed of the attempt to capture Osama Bin Laden. The intensity of the gazes and the viewers’…
[UPDATE, 5/20: I have made three posts about the WBC since this one. Find all the posts here.] Well, as if we didn’t have enough to talk about in Savannah, the fine people of the Westboro Baptist Church — the…
