I have written a lot about the banking crisis in Georgia. By the way, I don’t use the word “crisis” lightly. I’ve been using it for a few years to describe the real estate sector, but the recent debt debate…
“Traffic” author Tom Vanderbilt on those dangerous “Children at Play” signs
I write a lot about the interactions of pedestrians, drivers, cyclists, and various other modes of transportation here in Savannah. Earlier today, in preparation for my Tuesday column, I rode my bike to take pictures of surface parking lots on…
Astronautalis announces tour to promote soon-to-be released “This is Our Science”
We’ve had some great shows in Savannah in 2011 — and it’s far from over. One of the highlights of my year is certainly the Savannah Stopover gig by Astronautalis in March at The Wormhole. Some sound issues led Astronautalis…
Savannah elections about two months away; mayor’s race unpredictable
I’m planning to chime in from time to time here about Savannah’s elections, now just over two months away. I do not plan to endorse particular candidates. That’s just not a role that metro columnists should play, I don’t think.…
Irene followup: NYC orders mandatory evacuation of lowest lying areas
I worried in an earlier post that some people were not taking Hurricane Irene’s danger seriously enough. So it’s good to see New York City taking a necessary step with a storm of this size (a strong category 2 that…
Watching Irene
I’m fascinated by big storms and other major weather events. And I’m sure I’m not the only one that has been following the track and development of Hurricane Irene in pretty great detail. I was watching the Weather Channel last…
Key lines from Bernanke’s speech today at Jackson Hole
Ok, Jackson Hole was apparently not named after Andrew Jackson, who declared war on the Bank of the United States, but there’s still something ironically amusing to me about the Federal Reserve Chairman giving a speech about the tanking economy…
Ezra Klein: What Bernanke should say today (and won’t)
There’s a great sharp piece — funny too — from Ezra Klein today at the Washington Post. Klein did the best coverage of the debt ceiling debate that I followed, and he’s one of the few commentators out there who…
Sign of the times: Habitat for Humanity now 6th largest homebuilder in U.S.
From the AJC this evening: Habitat for Humanity International is now the nation’s 6th largest homebuilder, according to Builder magazine, as its sales of homes in the United States grew from 4,993 in 2005 to 6,032 in 2010, a 17…
Dex Romweber Duo – The Jinx – 09/01/11
Great to see Dex Romweber and his sister Sara returning to Savannah so soon after the great early gig in June as part of the Savannah Stopover monthly series. Here’s what I had to say then: Let’s get right to…
The Royal Tinfoil / Some Dark Holler – The Jinx – 08/26/11
These inexpensive live videos may not always have the greatest quality, but they sometimes say a lot about a band. I’m definitely down for the Charleston-based The Royal Tinfoil: And I’m even more intrigued by Some Dark Holler from Birmingham:…
I was wrong: no change in 2012 TSPLOST referendum date, failure seems likely statewide
I had been working under the assumption that Governor Deal would successfully persuade some reluctant Georgia lawmakers to move the date of next year’s referendums on regional transportation sales taxes (the so-called TSPLOST) from the summer primary to the November…