Just a few quick updates about the Whole Foods Market on Victory Drive here in Savannah, which is scheduled to open on Tuesday, August 13th. For whatever reason, the Savannah store was very late getting to the corporation’s page of…
Filligar came through Savannah again on Saturday night. This was the band’s second trip — the first was for a couple of sets during the 2013 Savannah Stopover. Stopover parent company MusicFile Productions arranged for the band to play this…
Such an interesting development today. From the Washington Post’s Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos: The Washington Post Co. has agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Amazon.com founder and chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos, ending the Graham…
The 2013 Savannah Jazz Festival is coming fast and the detailed schedule has now been released. Here’s the info in the press release: 32ND (2013) ANNUAL SAVANNAH JAZZ FESTIVAL September 22-28, 2013 Sponsored In Part by the City of Savannah…
In my City Talk column today, I take a close look at the latest draft map of new council districts for the city of Savannah. I’ve embedded that map below. For best possible viewing, I’d suggest downloading then opening the…
I’m not quite sure where this news first appeared, but it appears to be Billboard with Omnivore, Rhino to Release ‘CBGB’ Soundtrack. But the listing is a little clearer at Spin: CBGB: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track list: 1. Talking…
Click here for newer post on 9/4. Click here for 9/24 update. I first wrote about Chipotle planning to open a store in Savannah in a City Talk column in May: Savannah increasingly a target for national chains. But considering…
This is one of those stories where I hope that all of the skeptics, including me, are proved embarrassingly wrong. Medient Studios‘ plans to build one of the nation’s largest film studios in Effingham County got a boost this week.…
NBC’s Today show had a piece this morning about the changing lifestyle choices of Americans, who are moving into denser urban areas and core suburbs in significant numbers. We’ll likely never see “the end of the suburbs” in any true…
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in retail trade, food services and…
I know where I’ll be on Saturday night. My Unplugged column in the Savannah Morning News this week is about Filligar’s show at The Jinx. The Chicago-based foursome have been playing together since 2000 and are now touring in support…
I’ve lived less than a mile away from Savannah’s downtown Kroger on East Gwinnett Street since 1995. I make a lot of short trips to the grocery, and I’d say — conservatively — that I’ve been to that store 1,200…
