The 2011 documentary First Position “follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.”
Doug Mains & The City Folk, one of the bands playing in Savannah on Friday, August 10:
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When I wrote my City Talk column for today (Savannah airport business struggling compared to our rivals), I didn’t even know the board of Savannah/Hilton Head International was meeting today. I didn’t know anything about the report issued last week by the Center for American Progress: Oops, I Lost the Airport; Automatic Federal Budget Cuts Will Wreak Havoc in the Skies.
“Kerry O’Hare, director of policy at Building America’s Future, is skeptical of Atlanta-area voters who raised questions about accountability. She says it would be difficult to imagine getting a more detailed list of projects than what was released by the regional districts.”
“The defeat of the transportation sales tax vote in metro Atlanta and eight other regions of the state won’t result in an immediate downgrading of credit – but could result in one when the state or local governments go bond-shopping in the future.”
A great new live video of Astronautalis performing “The River, The Woods” from his complex and beautiful 2011 album This Is Our Science has been produced by MN Orignal. The series is an impressive project of Twin Cities Public Television and highlights Minnesota-based artists and organizations.
The first three Ursrey Memorial Lectures were given by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham (The Hours), man of letters Alan Gurganus (Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All), and National Book Award winner Jaimy Gordon (Lord of Misrule). Urrea seems like a great author to extend that impressive list.
Do Savannah area voters who soundly rejected T-SPLOST realize just how little state money we’re likely to get in coming years for new road construction, modifications for safety and efficiency, transit, and various other categories of transportation spending?
Mohammed Farah is a Muslim who was born in Somalia. His father was a British citizen, and he moved to England when he was 8. In early 2011, he moved to Portland, Oregon to work with coach Alberto Salazar. Salazar was born in Cuba, emigrated to the U.S. with his family, and became a world-class distance runner before teaming up with Nike to train athletes.
