Anthropologie appears poised to open on November 29th at the corner of Congress and Montgomery streets on Ellis Square in Savannah. From a Twitter exchange a little while ago: @billdawers Yes, we're hoping to open November 29th! — Anthropologie (@Anthropologie)…
Employment in October better than expected, 204,000 jobs added
Given the partial shutdown of the federal government in October, many analysts and commentators were expecting dreary data in the employment report, which was released a week late because of the temporary layoffs. But the numbers looked pretty good. From…
Savannah Music Festival 2014 sales underway after kickoff party with Sierra Hull
Well I sure didn’t expect 350 or so people to show up last night at the Morris Center for the Savannah Music Festival‘s free kickoff party for next spring’s festival. Maybe the big crowd was due to the word “free”,…
Savannah Music Festival releases 2014 lineup
As we’ve come to expect, the Savannah Music Festival will have an impressive and exciting lineup in 2014. Here are some of the highlights from today’s press release: CHAMBER AND SYMPHONIC MUSIC World premiere of Charlotte Bray’s The Sun Was…
SPLOST has more opposition than 2006, but still passes easily in Chatham County
All the votes have yet to be counted, but the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) in Chatham County will continue with another round from 2014 to 2020. I’ve written extensively about the tax over the last few years.…
A few final thoughts on SPLOST
I’m planning to vote for SPLOST (the special purpose local option sales tax) on Tuesday here in Chatham County. As always with such votes, there are many who have reasonable arguments for voting against it. I voted against the current…
David Geffen’s yacht in Savannah?
I have no independent verification that this is David Geffen’s yacht, and I have no idea if Geffen himself is on it, but check out the Instagram post on Saturday from Visit Savannah: A little less than two weeks, The…
Halloween on Congress Street in Savannah – photos
After Thursday’s screening of the brilliant film Philomena at the Savannah Film Festival, I met up with a friend for a drink at the bar at the Marshall House — the go-to spot for festival attendees. Then we made it…
“The Sacrament”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
The Sacrament tells the gripping story of a cult rattled by sudden scrutiny from a couple of journalists from VICE. This latest movie from the talented young director and writer Ti West skillfully uses a documentary technique. We see the…
Will Anthropologie open in Savannah in November?
Anyone who has been downtown lately at night has possibly noticed something we haven’t seen in a long, long time: lights on at the southeast corner of Congress and Montgomery streets. The old site of 606 Cafe has been undergoing…
Savannah Dance Festival presents Alex Ketley’s “No Hero” on Saturday at the Jepson
I’ve written a lot about Savannah’s potential as a hub for modern dance, so I’m thrilled that the Savannah Dance Festival is presenting No Hero, a piece by choreographer Alex Ketley that will be performed by dancers from his company…
“Philomena”: a review from the Savannah Film Festival
Since seeing Philomena last night at the Savannah Film Festival, I’ve been asking myself how it could have been better. And I’m stumped. Philomena is pretty much a perfect film. The story follows the quest of Philomena Lee to find…