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Christ, Lord at Dollhouse Productions — photos and a short review

By bill dawers On May 5, 2013 · in Music
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“I was always there like a film that covers up your eyes.” That’s the great opening line of “Queen, Liz” — the first song on Christ, Lord’s EP Live at Criminal Records recorded in September 2012. The Atlanta band brought its kind-of-gypsy folk for a long, exuberant set last week at Dollhouse Productions here in [...]
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Photos of SCAD’s Sidewalk Arts Festival

By bill dawers On May 5, 2013 · in Arts & Culture, Living Savannah
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What a dreary weekend we’ve been having here in Savannah . . . So I finally got around to editing a few photos from last weekend’s Sidewalk Arts Festival, a longstanding SCAD tradition. I didn’t do much cropping or anything here, and honestly I didn’t put that much effort into taking them — just random [...]
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Thinking about DeRenne Avenue — and east, west, north, and south

By bill dawers On May 5, 2013 · in Urban Form
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When I moved here in 1995, it was common to hear paranoid talk about Savannah's artificial boundaries: a schoolgirl telling me that her parents told her she could never visit friends who lived on "numbered streets"; a friend telling me that Price Street is "the DMZ"; and, over and over, early readers of my columns telling me that they never go downtown because of crime. Back then, even some downtown people were really serious about not going south of Gaston Street.
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More education means far less chance of being unemployed

By bill dawers On May 4, 2013 · in Economics
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A bunch of my former students are graduating today from Armstrong Atlantic State University. Many are already working somewhere or have jobs waiting. Others are headed off for more school. Whatever their professional goals, those new graduates are much more likely to find jobs than they would be without the degree. The statistics are stark. [...]
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U.S. economy adds 165,000 jobs in April, unemployment down slightly to 7.5%

By bill dawers On May 3, 2013 · in Economics
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From the Bureau of Labor Statistics today: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, food services and drinking places, retail trade, and health care. Also, as [...]
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Is Anthropologie finally opening a Savannah store?

By bill dawers On May 1, 2013 · in Living Savannah
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The rumors of Anthropologie opening a store in Savannah have started circulating again. But this time they’re not just rumors. The fashion and lifestyle retailer has been mentioned repeatedly as a possible tenant for some large spaces in downtown Savannah, but nothing ever seemed to come of all the talk. Now, before I [...]
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Thank you, Lesley Conn

By bill dawers On May 1, 2013 · in Living Savannah
I had been contemplating writing something about Lesley Conn’s departure from the Savannah Morning News, but Lesley herself fittingly covered the news on her staff blog yesterday: Conn leaving the Savannah Morning News. In the post, Conn reflects briefly on her time at the paper and publicly announces that she’ll be working for Gulfstream [...]
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Armstrong tennis teams head to NCAA finals as defending national champs (photos)

By bill dawers On April 30, 2013 · in Living Savannah
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On Monday, Armstrong Atlantic State University’s men’s and women’s tennis teams advanced to the NCAA Division II finals next week outside Phoenix. As has become routine, both teams advance pretty easily — see here and here. Both teams won national championships last year. The women’s team also won the NCAA crown [...]
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Private sector jobs vs. government jobs — surprising facts

By bill dawers On April 30, 2013 · in Economics
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I’ve written about this issue on a number of occasions, but it’s time for an update. From Calculated Risk’s recent post Public and Private Sector Payroll Jobs: Bush and Obama: The employment recovery during Mr. Bush’s first term was very sluggish, and private employment was down 946,000 jobs at the end of his [...]
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So what’s up with Savannah’s future Whole Foods?

By bill dawers On April 29, 2013 · in Living Savannah
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On Sunday afternoon, I drove around the future Whole Foods Market parking lot on Victory Drive just west of the Truman Parkway. I’m not sure I was supposed to be there, but the new plaza is accessible(ish) via Galway Street off Dixie Avenue. It looks like the lot still needs one final blacktopping, but it’s [...]
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Savannah Independent Designers runway show dazzles (photos)

By bill dawers On April 28, 2013 · in Arts & Culture
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I wasn’t quite sure what to expect on Friday night for the runway show for the Savannah Independent Designers fashion show on Friday evening at Dollhouse Productions, but I came away really impressed with the talent on display. From the event description on Facebook: SID (Savannah Independent Designers) is a showcase featuring the [...]
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Is Tybee Island the 10th best small town in the country?

By bill dawers On April 28, 2013 · in Living Savannah
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Business Insider thinks so: Tybee Island, located on Georgia’s coast right near the South Carolina border, is known for its relaxing, laid back atmosphere, great seafood, and breathtaking views — 272 of its 499 votes were awarded in the “Most Beautiful” category. Yes, rankings like this are sort of silly and [...]
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Savannah Fashion Week finale fashion show at the Lucas Theatre (photos)

By bill dawers On April 27, 2013 · in Arts & Culture, Living Savannah
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Not long after the event on Thursday, I posted some preview shots of my photos from the Savannah Fashion Week finale fashion show at the Lucas. Here’s a bigger set of edited photos — some cropping and other relatively minor adjustments. I’ll probably post an even larger set to my Savannah Unplugged Facebook [...]
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Christ Church Anglican in Savannah update — many find building too massive

By bill dawers On April 26, 2013 · in Living Savannah, Urban Form
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From today’s Savannah Morning News article by Adam Van Brimmer, Christ Church Anglican faces new opposition: Church representatives obtained three of four variance requests for the project Thursday from the Zoning Board of Appeals. The hearing was contentious, however. The plans pitted church members against neighborhood residents — and neighbors against neighbors in [...]
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