“Like the rest of Hawaii, I refused to believe it. All along the sunny road to town were people just coming out of church, dogs lazy in the driveways, mynas in noisy convention.”
AJC: Foreclosures still plague Georgia
“Foreclosure sales in Georgia accounted for 38 percent of all residential sales in the state during the third quarter, according to a report released Thursday by RealtyTrac, the real estate research firm. Even though that’s a slight dip from the previous quarter, it’s still the highest percentage in the nation.”
Paste names its 20 Best New Bands of 2012
Paste’s list includes Charleston’s Shovels & Rope and three Savannah Stopover acts — one from 2012 and two booked for 2013.
Hurricane Sandy’s economic impacts tough to gauge
Hurricane Sandy certainly had an impact on jobs — a major one — but it’s hard to say just how bad tomorrow’s jobs data for November will be.
Almost half of Americans think — wrongly — that “fiscal cliff” would increase deficit; 25% have strong opinions about a plan that doesn’t exist
Americans interested in understanding how the economy works need to turn off the 24-hour news networks and find better sources for their information.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in a rousing Tiny Desk Concert for NPR’s All Songs Considered
Here’s how NPR summarized this Tiny Desk Concert: “Tears and laughter in the span of about 15 minutes — that’s what’s so astonishing about these Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs.”
St. Patrick’s Day, wristbands, and public space in Savannah
The return of wristbands to an expanded entertainment zone is going to be bad for business, bad for law enforcement, and bad for the city’s image.
SMF’s Red Stick Ramblers appearing on “Treme” all season
The Red Stick Ramblers will also be playing Cajun Dance Parties at the Savannah Music Festival on March 29th at 7:15 and 9:30 in the new Ships of the Sea North Garden.
Crushed Out – Live Wire Music Hall – 12/07/12
Why did Asian Americans vote almost 3 to 1 for Obama?
Obama got 73 percent of the Asian American vote — better than he did among Latinos. That margin was in keeping with a long-term trend that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Asian Americans are better educated, higher paid, and more entrepreneurial than any other ethnic group; in theory, many more of them should be open to Republican messages on the economy.
this mountain returns to The Jinx (photos)
this mountain was founded just two years ago and only released their first full-length album — future ghost — about three months ago. But this mountain seems destined for bigger things.
The case against the mortgage interest deduction
A little over 10 years ago, I was flying back from London and had a long, long conversation with the man seated next to me. I had been to London to interview actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers for a now defunct Savannah-based magazine, and my neighbor had been there to pick up a cache of rare Emerson, Lake, & Palmer albums. Some interesting conversation ensued.