This is much better than expected. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent. Job growth was widespread, with large gains in professional and business…
Some clips of the latest bands added to the Savannah Stopover lineup
Girl in a Coma with a great cover of “Walkin’ After Midnight”:
“Southern Discomfort: Art Inspired by Flannery O’Connor” on display Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2 & 3
It’s not often that I get short of breath when I open my mail, but that’s what happened a few weeks ago when I realized that a big package with a zillion individual stamps on it was from Jack Metcalf…
Whole Foods CEO on the company’s fast growth and overall business strategy
As most of you probably already know, I wrote a column and made a blog post about the redevelopment of the Backus Cadillac property on Victory Drive at the Truman Parkway here in Savannah. The developer is currently working closely…
Are we finally seeing the long-awaited virtuous circle taking hold in the U.S. economy?
I’m still sticking with my 2012 prediction of slow growth in the U.S. with lots of possible headwinds that will make things even worse. But we’re seeing data right now that suggests there could be more upside in 2012 than…
NYT examines Atlanta’s grim housing sector
In today’s blog post about the latest Case-Shiller data, I bolded the particular bad data for Atlanta, which has seen precipitous home price declines in recent months. From the NYT’s In Atlanta, Housing Woes Reflect Nation’s Pain: A sprawling Southern…
Case-Shiller indices show continued home price deterioration. Shock.
We could see continued home price deterioration well into spring 2012 — and maybe a lot longer than that. Analysts can talk about low interest rates, improved job growth, and declining inventory all they want, but national trends won’t be…
Check out new video from Savannah Stopover favorite Country Mice
Here’s “Morning Son”:
Backus redevelopment plan features unnamed “grocery anchor”
Click here to read my Tuesday City Talk column about the General Development Plan for the former Backus Cadillac property on Victory Drive at the Truman Parkway.
National trend toward increased diversity in cities echoed here in Savannah
Back in November, I wrote about the interesting trend in Savannah toward greater diversity in almost every neighborhood over the last couple of decades. Predominantly black neighborhoods saw more white residents in 2010 than in 1990, and predominantly white neighborhoods…
On eve of Florida primary, stats guru Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight projects 15 point Romney win
I love Nate Silver’s blog FiveThirtyEight (named for the total number of electoral votes). Silver began his blog independently, but migrated over to the New York Times. Btw, I’m over my monthly limit in terms of free visits to Times’…
Slate: Does Google know who you are as well as they think they do?
Great piece up on Slate today: Does Google Accurately Guess Your Age and Gender? Click here to go to the page for preferences for Google ads. It contains Google’s assumptions about you. Those of you with shared computers might find…