What a nice surprise tonight to see a major article at Computerworld that focuses on network upgrades and access at Armstrong Atlantic State University (where I teach English and journalism courses): Forecast 2014: Boost your mobile bandwidth. From the piece:…
I guess it’s fitting in some respects that Jackyl, originally from Georgia, will be headlining the post-race concert in Forsyth Park after the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon on November 9th. But it’s also worth noting that the for-profit race pretty…
I’m going to be covering the issues surrounding the special purpose local option sales tax project list fairly extensively in the lead-up to the November referendum here in Chatham County. The 1 percent sales tax would begin in fall 2014…
Both the Savannah Morning News and WTOC are confirming today that filmmakers have identified Antonio Banderas as one of the live action stars of SpongeBob SquarePants 2, which will begin filming soon in Savannah and Tybee. I have not yet…
If you’re wondering why I haven’t said anything here about last weekend’s Revival Fest, there are two reasons:
1. My Unplugged column in Thursday’s Do gives a bit of a review and recap of the spectacular event.
2. I’ve made several posts of photos to hissing lawns, the music blog that I got off the ground less than two weeks ago.
I live on the northern edge of Thomas Square here in Savannah. I bought my house in 1996, and several years went by before I even saw or heard a train on the tracks that cut through the neighborhood. Seriously.…
Correspondent Shaila Dewan with an interesting piece today on a theme we’ve been following: Is Suburban Sprawl on Its Way Back? With the housing market showing something of a recovery pretty much across the nation, will we see a rebound…
I have a huge amount of respect for the work being done by many of my colleagues at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Some of you have gotten at least a taste of Assistant Professor of Economics Nicholas Mangee‘s work via…
Newspapers have been struggling — mightily — for years about how to handle the problems presented by online comment sections. The Savannah Morning News, for which I have been a regular freelance columnist for almost 13 years, is no exception.…
Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, starring Bruce Dern and Will Forte as father and son, will open the Savannah Film Festival.
The full Savannah Film Festival lineup won’t be released until October 1, but we now know that the 8-day event will begin on October 26 with Alexander Payne’s highly praised new film Nebraska. The movie’s star Bruce Dern will honor…
With every passing year, I’m more and more impressed with the work being done by the faculty at Armstrong Atlantic State University. (For those who don’t know, I started teaching at Armstrong on a part-time basis way back in 2000…
For the reasons I generated these maps, please read my City Talk column today: Arena debate sparks misplaced crime concerns. I generated maps looking at crime reports over the past year using the website Raids Online. The site is linked…
Congrats to all those who had a hand in organizing Savannah’s Fashion Night on Thursday. There were some huge hurdles in holding the event at all after Vogue/Conde Nast put the annual Fashion’s Night Out on hiatus for at least…
