I’ve already written blurbs about two of Savannah’s finalists for the city manager position. I think both Wayne Cauthen and Pat DiGiovanni have impressive resumes. I write about Cauthen here and about DiGiovanni here. I strongly encourage you to take…
Georgia’s budget under Nathan Deal
The first half of my Sunday column was devoted to the Wright Square Antique Mall, a great new entry on the downtown retail scene, but the second half was on an issue of much broader impact: the Georgia state budget.…
Savannah city manager candidate Pat DiGiovanni: a variety of experience makes him an intriguing possibility
This is the second post dealing with some of my initial impressions of the finalists for the city manager position in Savannah. I have already written about Wayne Cauthen, who seems an extremely viable candidate to me. You can read…
Savannah city manager candidate Wayne Cauthen: lots of big city experience
This is the first of several posts with some initial thoughts on the finalists for Savannah’s city manager post. While a Savannah alderman has already publicly called the search firm a “joke,” I think there is considerable merit to be…
Savannah City Manager finalists, already down to 4
Apparently, one of the final 5 candidates for the Savannah city manager position pulled out of the process. From a press release from the city, here are the bios of the remaining 4 candidates: Wayne Cauthen Wayne Cauthen served as…
Savannah’s city manager search: the plot thickens
I’ll be posting a number of times this weekend about Savannah’s search for a new city manager. We have a weak mayor and council form of city government with a strong city manager — one who is in charge of…
Thoughts on starting a blog
I’ve had all sorts of interesting questions and reactions to this new blog. It’s only been going for 11 days, but there are a few general observations I wanted to make. Several other people have asked about the ease and…
Morning Headlines: harbor deepening, housing, Nathan Deal
A month or so ago, I set up a Google Alert for news articles about harbor deepening issues along the East Coast. It’s clear that politics is playing a big role — and will certainly play a bigger role —…
Transparency needed in Savannah City Manager search
In my City Talk column in Tuesday’s Savannah Morning News, Transparency needed in city manager search, I point out some of the big achievements of the current City Council, including “affordable housing initiatives, domestic partner benefits for city employees, residential…
KidSyc@Brandywine, up and coming hip hop from Savannah
I don’t know how many folks have actually been paying attention — yet, anyway — to the Georgia Lottery All Access Music Search, but the contest has been going on for months now. The Savannah hip hop band KidSyc@Brandywine is…
Homebuyer tax credits: A post mortem
Almost exactly three years ago, in one of my City Talk columns in the Savannah Morning News, I predicted that Savannah area home prices were probably about 30% too high. Some readers who had been closely following my researched columns…
Thinking about chains in our unique downtown
In my City Talk column in the Savannah Morning News today, New Year brings changes to Broughton and Congress Streets, I focus briefly on Fuddruckers, which just closed on Broughton Street. Ever since I’ve been writing this column — over…