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Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson has asked City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney to resign

By bill dawers On September 26, 2012 · in Living Savannah, Politics
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Moments ago, after Savannah City Council returned from a lengthy executive session, Mayor Edna Jackson stated publicly that on Tuesday she asked Savannah City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney to resign. I'm unclear at the moment whether that resignation was actually tendered, and Mayor Jackson stated that no official actions could be taken at this specially called meeting today.
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NYT: Does Louisville Need More Highways?

By bill dawers On September 26, 2012 · in Urban Form
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Long before I started writing about urbanism, I was intrigued by Louisville's downtown -- the vast empty blocks dotted with so many gems. Of course, the downtown was once filled, not just dotted, with architectural gems, and the streets bustled with life.
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Case-Shiller: More good news, even for Atlanta

By bill dawers On September 25, 2012 · in Economics
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OK, first a warning: don't expect that we'll continue to see such healthy numbers for home prices through the winter months.
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A new arena for Savannah — should we just throw in the towel?

By bill dawers On September 25, 2012 · in Living Savannah
The Civic Center's crappy website doesn't even list upcoming events in chronological order.
There's not a lot of vision down at City Hall right now.
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The Moth and The Unchained Tour covered by the New York Times and Oxford American

By bill dawers On September 24, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
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Joan Juliet Buck: "So: when George Dawes Green was young, he would stay up all night in Georgia drinking bourbon and telling stories as moths flapped against the screened-in porch of a schoolteacher named Wanda Bullard . . . "
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Comparing job losses after major financial crises

By bill dawers On September 24, 2012 · in Economics
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There are certainly things that could have been done at the federal level -- and to a lesser extent at the state and local levels -- that could have softened the decline somewhat and put us on a slightly steeper recovery curve. But most of those potential moves would have been either politically impossible or would have carried other risks.
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Savannah Jazz Festival opening night photos

By bill dawers On September 23, 2012 · in Music
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The Savannah Jazz Festival's annual opening night jam session at Blowin' Smoke was thrilling.
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The Unchained Tour finishes with a glorious night in Savannah

By bill dawers On September 23, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
Peter Aguero and Rachel Kate applaud Neil Gaiman at the end of his story. At least a few of the hearts are in focus.
The performance, which packed about 350 of us into the spare ballroom at the Knights of Columbus on Liberty Street, was simply beautiful on many levels.
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Non-Fiction Gallery hosts grand opening exhibition: “Open Book”

By bill dawers On September 21, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
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The gallery Little Beasts at 1522 Bull Street -- just north of the corner of 32nd Street -- has been replaced by Non-Fiction Gallery, which hosts its grand opening tonight (Friday, Sept. 21) with "Open Book", an exhibit featuring work by Adriane Herman, Gregory Eltringham, Liliya Soritova, Todd Schroeder, and Megan C. Mosholder.
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Christ, Lord at The Sentient Bean (photos)

By bill dawers On September 20, 2012 · in Music
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Christ, Lord has an upbeat gypsyish folk sound with excellent musicianship and an occasional biting edge. Highly recommended.
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2012 Savannah Film Festival competition films announced by SCAD

By bill dawers On September 20, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
Photo provided by SCAD -- opening night of the Savannah Film Festival in 2011.
The 2012 Savannah Film Festival -- sponsored by the Savannah College of Art and Design -- will be held Oct. 27 - Nov. 3.
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New trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”: “I’m going on an adventure!”

By bill dawers On September 19, 2012 · in Arts & Culture
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Well this looks great, unsurprisingly. The newly released trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:
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Molly Nilsson: New video and a few pics from her Savannah show

By bill dawers On September 19, 2012 · in Music
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Swedish performer Molly Nilsson performed a beautiful set on the second floor of The Sparetime on Monday night.
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A clear turn in housing as economic conditions improve

By bill dawers On September 19, 2012 · in Economics
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In my City Talk column last Sunday, I wrote about the declining inventory in the Savannah metro area housing market. We're still a long way from where we need to be, but the twin trends of fewer new listings and increased sales have steadily whittled the inventory lower and lower, which has helped put a floor under prices.
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