Founded in 1981, The Queers have obviously been on the scene for a long time. Here’s “Punk Rock Girls”: “Don’t Back Down”: Openers are The Wild and Free Candy. Looks like a fun night at The Wormhole. I’ll update this…
The black middle class has grown dramatically in America over the last couple of decades. Non-discrimination laws and political clout in cities meant that blacks were hired in large numbers for solid government jobs at the state and local level.…
This gig really sneaked up on me. You can read more about George Porter, Jr., on his website. Here’s Runnnin’ Pardners with a cover of The Meters’ “Yeah, You’re Right”: From Porter’s official bio on his website: George Porter, Jr.…
Well, I have to say that I’m not heartened by the news from the summit in Europe today. The European Central Bank has not made the bold moves that seem required, and the political brinksmanship between Europe’s wealthiest countries and…
The Obama administration’s Housing Scorecard for November spotlights Atlanta, which recently saw the worst ever monthly price decline in the history of the S&P/Case-Shiller indices. The scorecard includes a number of graphics showing the Atlanta metro area’s relative weakness, like…
Not all of my candidates won in this year’s elections in Savannah, but I’m relieved that the campaign season is over. Now we can get down to holding the winners accountable for the pledges they have made — and to…
If you want some more data on how the reporting unfolded over about an hour on Tuesday evening, see my live blog. Tonight went pretty much as I suspected. 21,749 Savannahians voted in the mayor race in November. 19,466 voted…
10:05 p.m. I made a follow up post: Edna Jackson elected Savannah’s new mayor; Tom Bordeaux takes at-large council seat. 9:21 p.m. Thanks to the handful of you who followed this post. At the end of the day, Jackson just…
CoreLogic is the second-most watched home price index after S&P/Case-Shiller. The October data is a composite of August, September, and October. The data is not seasonally adjusted, so the size of the decline is not as worrisome as a similar…
A couple of things I wanted to point out in today’s Savannah Morning News. Of first note, Charlie Harper — columnist, businessman, and editor of the right-leaning political blog Peach Pundit (a site I check almost daily) — has a…
If you’d asked me a few weeks ago, I would have said that the federal government would almost certainly extend unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless as part of a package extended the payroll tax cut. But now it looks…
Well, given the great music videos that Little Tybee has produced in the past, I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that the band has come up with another one. Here’s “Boxcar Fair”: Little Tybee – “Boxcar Fair” from Little Tybee…
