Tag: Broughton Street

What’s next for Broughton?

My City Talk column today looks at some big trends and big questions for the Savannah area economy in 2014: Questions worth asking, trends worth watching in 2014. It’s tough to look at big issues — especially several at once…

Detailed schedule of fashion shows and bands for Savannah’s Fashion Night

If you’re not already planning to go to Savannah’s Fashion Night on Broughton Street on Thursday evening (9/5), you should really consider it. Even if you care little about fashion and never shop in any of Savannah’s boutiques, you’re almost…

Bats on Broughton Street – video

A few weeks ago, Beth E. Concepcion’s piece about bats roosting between two buildings on Broughton Street caught my attention, but I largely forgot about the piece until this evening. From Broughton Street buildings serve as home sweet home to…

Zunzi’s 2 now open, Kate Spade on the way, other changes in downtown

My City Talk column today leads off with a blurb about the new Chive Sea Bar & Lounge on Broughton Street. After the rain moved out this afternoon, I headed down to Zunzi’s 2 for a very late lunch. I’m…

Confirmed: Free People coming to Broughton Street

A couple of weeks ago in one of my Sunday City Talk columns, I mentioned that Free People was likely to open a store on Broughton Street here in Savannah. I did not have any confirmation of that at the…

Kate Spade apparently headed to Broughton, other chains have renewed interest in Savannah

For some of the latest developments on major chains apparently headed to Savannah, check out my City Talk column today: Savannah increasingly a target for national chains. As I have noted many times, we have ample evidence that locally owned…

Savannah has something Atlanta wants: a real city center

“The economy has changed, but the plan doesn’t need to,” said Sottile, referencing the city squares that Gen. James Oglethorpe laid out almost 300 years ago. “It survived the American Revolution, the Civil War and the 20th Century. And now it’s defining sustainability in the 21st Century.”


Fashion’s Night Out Savannah: schedule of bands and runway shows

If you’re planning to spend much of Thursday night on Broughton Street, here’s a more detailed schedule with the lineup at the outdoor stages.