The full Savannah Film Festival lineup won’t be released until October 1, but we now know that the 8-day event will begin on October 26 with Alexander Payne’s highly praised new film Nebraska. The movie’s star Bruce Dern will honor…
Armstrong’s “Moveable Feast” to kick off on Sept. 12 at Savannah Cotton Exchange
With every passing year, I’m more and more impressed with the work being done by the faculty at Armstrong Atlantic State University. (For those who don’t know, I started teaching at Armstrong on a part-time basis way back in 2000…
A few Savannah crime maps (updated with no maps)
For the reasons I generated these maps, please read my City Talk column today: Arena debate sparks misplaced crime concerns. I generated maps looking at crime reports over the past year using the website Raids Online. The site is linked…
Savannah’s Fashion Night 2013 – photos and a few thoughts
Congrats to all those who had a hand in organizing Savannah’s Fashion Night on Thursday. There were some huge hurdles in holding the event at all after Vogue/Conde Nast put the annual Fashion’s Night Out on hiatus for at least…
A new Savannah-based music blog: hissing lawns
For several years now, I’ve been telling friends, former students, and various acquaintances that they should start a Savannah-centric music blog. Every one of those people seems to agree with me that we need not just one but probably several…
U.S. adds 169,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate 7.3 percent
Another decent if unextraordinary jobs report this morning. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 169,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
Detailed schedule of fashion shows and bands for Savannah’s Fashion Night
If you’re not already planning to go to Savannah’s Fashion Night on Broughton Street on Thursday evening (9/5), you should really consider it. Even if you care little about fashion and never shop in any of Savannah’s boutiques, you’re almost…
Chipotle opening on Savannah’s Victory Drive later this month
UPDATE: Click here for the latest news on Chiptole opening. I’m glad readers come to this blog for some of the posts exploring complex issues like residential density and the housing market. But my blog statistics tell me what people…
So here’s my Georgia football question . . .
OK, I’m not going to suddenly start blogging routinely about sports. And I’ll admit that I’ve gotten less and less interested in college football in recent years because of the growing issues involving concussions and the shameful commodification of young…
A quick look at Savannah area home prices
My City Talk column today is about the slight year-over-year increase in Savannah metro area home prices and the likelihood that we could see prices change relatively little for an extended period of time. I cite Zillow’s latest estimates for…
Looking at residential density in Savannah, plus photos of three significant developments
Ever since I started writing columns for the Savannah Morning News (after a few months at Connect Savannah) way back in 2000, I’ve been writing about the need for increased residential density in neighborhoods in and around the city’s core.…
What big names will be coming to Savannah for “SpongeBob” live action sequences?
When I say that I wouldn’t recognize SpongeBob SquarePants if I passed him on the sidewalk, I’m only half-joking. I assume I’d know the animated character by his, well, spongy form and square pants? In other words, I’m out of…