Back in college, I was sort of a Werner Herzog groupie. I’m pretty sure the first Herzog movie that I saw was 1972’s Aguirre: The Wrath of God, but in pretty short order — in part because of a class…
Savannah Music Festival fundraising for Swing Central Jazz nears goal
I love the transparency of fundraising efforts through Kickstarter. The website lists donors’ names immediately and keeps a running total of the amounts raised. No pledges are final until the entire campaign goal is met. Kickstarter takes a 5% commission…
Robert Shiller sees economy at “tipping point”, at “substantial” risk of new recession
In recent weeks, I more or less predicted another recession and quoted extensively from a respected analyst that thinks we will avoid one. Economist Robert Shiller — co-creator of the widely watched Case-Shiller home price index — is on the…
In race to dredging, Charleston leaves the starting gate
The Charleston Post and Courier is reporting this morning that efforts are finally underway to look at dredging the Port of Charleston to accommodate the post-Panamax ships so that they won’t be reliant on the tides: “Port, Army Corps to…
Savannah Folk Music Festival – Various Venues – 10/07/11
The Savannah Folk Music Festival heads into its 22nd year with a great lineup. Friday, Oct. 7: “Folkfest in Ellis Squareâ€, 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8: “Youth Song Writing Competition†at The First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Avenue,…
Savannah Jazz Festival – Various Venues – 09/18 to 9/25
The 8-day 2011 Savannah Jazz Festival lineup has been announced, but I’m still waiting for final details re locations, times, etc. This info so far has not appeared on the Savannah Jazz Festival website — I’ll obviously double check everything…
Washington Post tackles increasing income inequality in America
The Washington Post today has published a major piece about growing income disparity in America: With executive pay, rich pull away from rest of America. I guess it should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: an economy dependent…
Recent changes to this blog
I’ve made a number of changes to the blog recently. Less than two weeks ago, I added a calendar for live music: 912 Music Calendar. That has its own page and is accessible through the menus like the one at…
Corey Smith / American Aquarium – Johnny Mercer Theatre – 07/14/11
One of my first posts on this blog was a glowing appraisal of American Aquarium, a band from Raleigh fronted by B.J. Barham. They play Savannah gigs at The Jinx a few times a year, and I can’t even begin…
State senate banking chair has property in foreclosure, and other commercial real estate misadventures
Credit is tight, demand is weak, and the commercial property bubble burst right after the residential one did. I have followed housing issues primarily over the last few years, but the commercial market has been tough too. Take a look…
It’s Friday so there must be another Georgia bank failure
The FDIC reported this afternoon that McIntosh State Bank in Jackson is the latest Georgia bank to fail: McIntosh State Bank, Jackson, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance…
Life expectancy still increasing in Savannah area, but dropping behind national trends
A couple of days ago, I posted about new data regarding life expectancy: here and here. Today’s post covers only the Savannah metro area. For all of this local data, I’ll put the equivalent national number in parentheses. For men…