I wonder if newcomers to the ongoing battle over the proposed Savannah Harbor Expansion Project — the dredging of the Savannah River to 48 feet to accommodate larger ships that will be coming through the Panama Canal after its expansion…
National Association of Realtors revises 2007 to 2010 home sales downward by 14.3%
There’s likely going to be a lot of puffed up anger and indignation about today’s dramatic downward revision of existing home sales by the National Association of Realtors. (“Rebenchmarking” is the term being used by the NAR.) But those of…
Why would people choose the stairs over the escalator?
Earlier today, I blogged about the need to get citizens emotionally invested in places. (See: Peter Kageyama: “For the Love of Cities†and the small things that increase civic engagement.) Well take a look at this from The Fun Theory…
Finally something worth blogging about: First trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”
Let’s get right to the action: The Hobbit will be released in December 2012. I’m so glad that Peter Jackson (who made at least one really great movie not based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien — Heavenly Creatures) has…
Peter Kageyama: “For the Love of Cities” and the small things that increase civic engagement
In my City Talk column today, I talk about how inordinately happy I was to be able to buy beer last Sunday — even though I didn’t actually buy beer and will hardly ever take advantage of the newly legalized…
Housing starts above recent lows, still far below pre-recession peak
A couple of days ago in my City Talk column and in a followup post here — Where is the Savannah housing market headed in 2012? — I talked about the importance of housing starts in the economy. Well we…
AP: Savannah major who resigned faced possible demotion for insubordination related to funeral protocol
Major Gerry Long was one of the better known and most widely respected members of the Savannah-Chatham County Metro Police Department. She was placed on leave with pay about a month ago, pending the results of an investigation, but she…
Dare Dukes / Delicate Cutters / John Wilkes Boothe and The Black Toothe / Jubalson – The Sentient Bean – 01/19/12
The first of two Savannah release parties for Dare Dukes’ second album Thugs and China Dolls.This show at the Bean will be largely unplugged, and will feature Delicate Cutters from Birmingham, John Wilkes Boothe and the Black Toothe from Asheville,…
Gingrich support “collapses” in Iowa; Ron Paul in the lead — for now
I don’t know how often I’ll be posting about the national elections, but I’m fascinated by the waxing and waning fortunes of the candidates in the GOP field. As others’ poll numbers rise and then fall, there’s Romney hovering steadily.…
60 Minutes: Cleveland using widespread demolition to tackle abandoned houses
Cleveland hasn’t fared nearly as badly as some other metro areas in the housing bust, but the city limits have been losing population — over 500,000 people — over the last 60 years. And that’s obviously a key reason why…
Has Savannah entered the 21st century?
Where is the Savannah housing market headed in 2012?
In my City Talk column today, I talk about the direction that the Savannah area housing market is headed: What we can expect from the local housing market in 2012. I’m not going to rehash all my predictions and all…