A typically interesting piece from Kim Severson at the New York Times: With Braves Set to Move, a Broader Look at Atlanta. From the article: As demographics changed and development migrated to the largely white suburbs, the team remained a…
Savannah Stopover announces first few dozen bands for the 2014 festival
Most of my posts about the local Savannah music scene, especially the club and indie scene, are now being made to the music blog hissing lawns. So you might want to check out that site, or even like hissing lawns…
A few quick updates on the Savannah restaurant scene
Just another in occasional posts with news about the Savannah restaurant scene. According to its website, Soho South Cafe is reopening on Monday, Nov. 25. The popular lunch spot on Liberty Street will now also serve dinner Thurs.-Sat. and have…
Happy Birthday, Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer would have been 104 today — he was born in Savannah on Nov. 18, 1909. He died way, way, way too early — in 1976. Given all of his other achievements — the great songs, the business acumen,…
Big Brother on Tybee Island?
From the Savannah Morning News’ Tybee to purchase licence plate scanners: The Tybee City Council’s vote Thursday night to purchase two license plate reading cameras means in the near future every vehicle that drives on and off the island city…
What would Savannah look like in the snow? – part 2
Less than two months ago, I posted about the fake snow in various spots around Savannah for a Belk commercial shoot: What would Savannah look like in the snow? In that post, I included a handful of iPhone photos of…
A few thoughts on the Atlanta Braves moving to Cobb County
I should begin by saying that I have never been to a Braves game. I have never been to Turner Field, and I haven’t even been to Atlanta in several years. So I don’t have a dog in this hunt.…
Twitter vs. Facebook
A really interesting post today by Ezra Klein at the Washington Post’s Wonkblog: Why do journalists prefer Twitter to Facebook? From the piece: The fact that so many journalists are on Twitter has made Twitter incredibly professionally valuable to journalists.…
Atlanta Braves abandoning Turner Field, moving to new stadium in Cobb County in 2017
Well I was sort of shocked to see this post this morning on Peach Pundit (the excellent political blog that I contribute to sporadically): UPDATED: Atlanta Braves plan move to Cobb County by 2017 The post has a variety of…
“A Room with a View”: a review and reconsideration
After Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) tells her fiance Cecil Vyse (Daniel Day-Lewis) that the wedding is off, she walks confidently upstairs, leaving him stunned and directionless. But the camera doesn’t cut away at that moment. We see Cecil gather…
Huge great white shark Mary Lee visiting St. Helena Sound, between Savannah and Charleston
I’ve written quite a bit over the last year or so about OCEARCH‘s tagging of great white sharks and the researchers’ Shark Tracker. Well check out these latest images (click here if embed is glitchy): Post by OCEARCH. Post by…
Reminder: expect disruptions from Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Saturday (and don’t do drugs)
Reminders: The Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon is Saturday. Click here for the course map. Streets will reopen after runners clear the area, but that won’t happen immediately. Click here for more detailed info on road closures. Here’s the entertainment…