I’ve selected here a more or less chronological collection of entertaining Tweets that chronicle the movie shoot.
The “CBGB” film shoot in Savannah in 50 tweets
Predicting the T-SPLOST vote
I’ll go out on a limb and make a couple of predictions: T-SPLOST will get 55 percent of the vote here in Chatham County, but will get only 46 percent of the vote in our region.
Savannah Extreme Makeover home for sale fits a pattern
I just couldn’t quite grasp the extreme charity — the thousands of donated hours and tens of thousands of dollars worth of donated products. There’s so much need in this city, and so many people struggling with developmental disabilities; why do so much for so few? Was it just the allure of the TV show?
Stana Katic in Entertainment Weekly with pic and quotes from “CBGB” set
Open the post for an embedded tweet with the pic and text from EW. “Castle” star Stana Katic plays Genya Ravan in “CBGB”, which wraps up filming this week in Savannah.
What happened to Savannah’s downtown dive bars?
More expensive apartments have limited the diversity of those who can afford to live in the downtown area. And more expensive commercial space has largely precluded businesses as casual and as inexpensive as Jim Collins.
Philadelphia Fed: 20 states with stagnant or weakening economies
In my City Talk column today, I give a quick summary of the health of the Savannah area economy here at the halfway point of 2012.
Chick-fil-A, I’ll miss you. But not that much.
American businesses have every right to take public positions on controversial issues. If they want to mix business and politics, that’s up to them. Consumers have every right to mix business and politics too.
Damon and the Shitkickers, Niche, and CUSSES at The Jinx (lots of photos)
By the time Angel Bond and CUSSES stormed the stage, things were pretty hot in The Jinx.
Bank failures and scandals, state revenue, T-SPLOST, tax credits for filmmakers — a roundup of my recent Peach Pundit posts
Regular readers will know that since June I’ve been a regular contributor (2-3 posts per week) to Peach Pundit, the most important political blog in Georgia.
AJC: Transportation in Atlanta vs. Portland
“he dominant reason, according to one narrative prevalent among city planners, is that young folks gravitate to high-energy, walkable, eclectic neighborhoods where they don’t need cars — and that projects like Portland’s streetcar help create those neighborhoods.”
Alan Rickman likes Leopold’s Ice Cream
Open the post for a great pic from the Leopold’s Ice Cream Facebook page.
Who were the top CBGB bands? Where are the club’s icons now?
Including links to updates on the whereabouts of Television guitarist Richard Lloyd, Dick Manitoba of the Dictators, Wayne/Jayne County of The Electric Chairs, Richard Hell of Television and other bands, Alan Vega of Suicide, Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys, sax player James Chance, Tommy Ramone, DNA drummer Ikue Mori, and Tom Verlaine.