Marcus Kenney’s new exhibit of photography “Fallen Animals” now at Pinnacle Gallery in Savannah

I first discovered that Marcus was devoting significant time and energy to his photography a little over a year ago after he submitted a couple of pieces to an exhibition that I co-curated with Beth Howells in conjunction with the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home: “Southern Discomfort: Art Inspired by Flannery O’Connor”.

Live Wire Productions brings The Mantras to Dub’s Pub on River Street

Live Wire Music Hall recently closed their River Street location, but the Robertson clan is now operating a booking and promotion business under the name Live Wire Productions.

James Cromwell arrested protesting experiments done on cats

The lanky 73-year old actor was a special guest for the 2011 SFF, and he received an honorary doctorate from SCAD in 2012. At least one of his kids attended SCAD.

Savannah Music Festival adds Dr. John, The Wailers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Sea Wolf

The lineup for the Savannah Music Festival got a little more exciting tonight with the announcement of five additional acts: Dr. John, The Wailers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Sea Wolf.

The Blue Indian posts its Savannah Stopover 2013 preview

The Georgia-based music site The Blue Indian has posted a newsy and entertaining “Guide to Savannah Stopover 2013“.

A Savannah intersection voted third worst in the nation

I drive through the intersection of Abercorn and White Bluff all the time, and it’s not the city’s worst by any stretch — as long as you’re in a car. I pretty much never see cyclists or pedestrians at that intersection, and for good reason.

Analysis: Smarter, denser land use can attract and retain young adults

The data quite clearly shows that today’s young adults are far more likely to want urban living than their predecessors, are far more likely to trade residential square footage for traits like walkability, and generally are challenging many of the older generations’ notions of how and where middle class Americans should live.


“Artist” Jack Metcalf brings “A Synthetic Spring” to Missoula, although there is nothing to “necessarily buy”

The last time Jack Metcalf had a show in Savannah, way back in 2010, buyers could quite literally pay whatever they wanted. So someone in theory could have snapped up the forty or so pieces in Maybe Something, Maybe Nothing…

Savannah Arts Academy’s Junk 2 Funk Fashion Show: a recap and photos

Hard work. Dedication. Art. Fashion. Dance. Beauty. Energy. Youth. Sustainable reuse of castoff materials. Education. Public education. Savannahians who appreciate any of those things need to do themselves a favor and plan to attend the 2014 Junk 2 Funk Fashion Show at the Savannah Arts Academy.

The rebirth of Drayton Tower and the benefits of greater downtown residential density

I’ve been planning a big post about residential density for several weeks, but I keep putting it off. So this is just going to be a short post on that subject. Subject A: Adam Van Brimmer’s Drayton Tower revival: Refurbished…

“Please Kill Me” authors Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, uncensored

I suggest you take the title of this post seriously: it’s uncensored. The Google ads might disappear because of F bomb appearances. Fair warning.

U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January; unemployment rate still high at 7.9%

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for November was revised from +161,000 to
+247,000, and the change for December was revised from +155,000 to +196,000. Monthly revisions
result from additional reports received from businesses since the last published estimates and the
monthly recalculation of seasonal factors. The annual benchmark process also contributed to these
revisions.