Before we get too excited — or too worried — about today’s seemingly upbeat employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you might want to take a look at this excellent analysis at the NYT’s The Upshot, which details…
So, SCADpad? From the website for the micro-housing initiative by the Savannah College of Art and Design: SCADpad embraces and advances the university’s deeply rooted commitment to adaptive reuse by utilizing a parking structure at SCAD Atlanta to create an…
From the Hollywood Reporter, Gregg Allman Begs ‘Midnight Rider’ Director Not to Resume Filming (Exclusive): Midnight Rider subject Gregg Allman, a founding member of the iconic Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band, is urging director Randall Miller not to…
Well it was a gorgeous day for SCAD’s Sidewalk Arts Festival in Forsyth Park. I don’t even pay that much attention to the squares themselves — I’m much more into the people-watching. As in previous years, the bright sun and…
All that stuff about Southern hospitality? There’s actually a lot of truth to it, especially here in Savannah. Ironically, much of Savannah’s public hospitality simply disappears over St. Patrick’s Day, one of the city’s biggest festivals. We’ve worked so hard…
From Marcus Howard today at SavannahNow, CAT bike share program not too popular with Savannah residents: Since launching three months ago, Chatham Area Transit’s bike share program has sold 629 user passes, according to newly released data from the transit…
Earlier today, the Board of Regents approved, as expected, a name change for Armstrong. As of July 1, the institution on Savannah’s south side will be Armstrong State University, not Armstrong Atlantic State University. The word “Atlantic” was added years…
So I’ve been writing here off and on for ages about the likelihood that Ben Affleck’s next directorial project will be filmed largely here in Savannah. It has been widely reported that Affleck is working on an adaptation of Dennis…
I typically post here about the monthly jobs numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but I’ve decided not to try to post so quickly upon the release of the estimates on the first Friday of each month. I’m…
OK, it’s silly, but for a variety of reasons, lots of us have been following Garden & Gun’s Greatest Southern Towns Bracket over the last few days. I’ll likely say more about some of the reasons in my City Talk…
In no particular order, let me touch on a few interesting elements of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech today to the 2014 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Chicago. 1.) Real stories, and a new tone. It’s hard to…
