Whole Foods had previously stated an August 17 date for opening the doors on Victory Drive in Savannah, but they’ve bumped that up to August 13. From the store’s Facebook page: We are thrilled to announce our Grand Opening Date…
Art by Larry Connatser and Joan Cobitz for sale this weekend at Betsy Cain’s studio
Savannah painter Betsy Cain has announced a “pop-up show” of works by Larry Connatser and Joan Cobitz this coming Friday through Sunday, July 19th-21st, from 9 a.m. to noon at her studio at 2222 Bonaventure Road. Cain will be selling…
A new Mexican restaurant on Whitaker and a quick roundup of the Savannah restaurant scene
Click here for today’s City Talk column about Tequila’s Town Mexican Restaurant at 109 Whitaker Street in Savannah. In the column I mention trying the Molcajete — you can see that dish below embedded from my Instagram account. (Yes, I…
Revival Fest – Georgia State Railroad Museum – 09/14/13
Is Savannah the #1 city in the U.S. for . . . ice cream?
There’s been a lot in the news lately about the latest results from Travel & Leisure’s endless polls of its readers. If such polls have to exist, I’m glad that Savannah does so consistently well in them. Aside from driving…
A few photos from the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
In my City Talk column on Tuesday, I mentioned taking a visiting family to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. Given the blustery weather, sudden squalls, and impatient boys who were along for the ride, I didn’t take very many photos,…
Here it is, the trailer for “Sharknado”
A few great lines from this trailer for The Asylum’s latest effort Sharknado: “We can’t just wait here and wait for sharks to rain down on us.” “There are too many of them. We’re going to need a bigger chopper.”…
Safe // Sound’s summer music series continues Friday at Ashmore Gallery with Swinger’s Night
It’s a busy night around town. The offerings include Ponderosa, Yip Deceiver, and Hallucinex at The Jinx in a gig from MusicFile Productions (parent company of Savannah Stopover and Revival Fest). Hallucinex should take the stage around 10, with Yip…
Savannah Jazz Festival – Various Venues – 09/22/13
When The Rolling Stones stayed in Savannah. . .
Photos, links, and info about The Rolling Stones’ stop at a motor lodge in on Highway 17 in Savannah while on their spring 1965 southeast tour. The band played a gig at Georgia Southern in Statesboro (of all places) on May 4th, 1965, but they didn’t have any bookings in Savannah. They apparently spent a good part of the afternoon on May 5th hanging out by the motel pool, where numerous candid photos were taken.
ET premieres theatrical trailer for feature film “Savannah”
From ET Online: Set in the post-civil war era, Savannah is the true story of the legendary Ward Allen (Caviezel), an Aristocrat-turned-market hunter, his, business partner — a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie (Ejiofor), and the love of his life,…
Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” is likely “blockbuster” poised to film in Savannah — or is it SpongeBob 2?
UPDATE: From the City of Savannah at about 2 p.m. today: SpongeBob sequel scheduled to film in Savannah The City of Savannah Film Services Office announced today the “SpongeBob Movie 2” will be shooting live action scenes in the Savannah…