The premise is a pretty simple one: the half dozen performers occasionally share snippets from their own lives into a mic that drops from the high ceiling, and then they launch into routines that require incredible acrobatic skills, or delicate dance skills, or a bit of musicianship and singing, or just require a keen sense of drama and timing.
Charleston’s Husk Restaurant was chosen in 2011 by Bon Appetit as the nation’s #1 new restaurant.
In Chatham County (Savannah), 37% of mortgages are underwater. Most counties in metro Atlanta top 50%.
I don’t know whether Georgia politicians are feeling the pressure from South Carolina’s growing resolve regarding funding or whether there are simply growing concerns about the federal funding process, but yesterday’s press conference with Governor Deal could be the first step in asking state taxpayers to fund the entire $652 million dredging of the Savannah River.
New editorial from the Charleston Post & Courier explores federal failings over the decades and the need for national strategies regarding dredging projects.
If you scroll through my recent posts, you can see links to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 3-part series about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), a $650 million dredging that would make the Savannah River deeper to accommodate larger ships after the Panama Canal widening is complete.
Despite myriad doubts raised in that 3-part series about the economic benefits, the Savannah River’s depth after dredging, and the environmental impacts […]
The final installment of Dan Chapman’s 3-part, over 6,000-word look at the proposed dredging of the Savannah River channel begins like this: “Critics say a national strategy should govern the deepening of ports.” For all the study of the proposed…
Spoleto USA in Charleston now has its 2012 program live on its website. Or go here for a digital, downloadable brochure. It’s a great lineup I think — probably a little more interesting to me than last year. (I only…
If you’re interested in “slow food”, “farm to table”, “eating local”, or any of the other relatively recent efforts to bring back old ways of thinking about food production, purchase, and consumption — or if you are just interested in…
