Tag: Tybee Island

Mardi Gras at Tybee – lots of photos

My Tuesday City Talk column in the Savannah Morning News was devoted to Mardi Gras festivities at Tybee Island. Here’s a big gallery of photos, mostly before, during, and after Saturday’s parade. It’s a very Tybee event, as you can…

Tybee Island council rescinds decision to buy license plate scanners

I was highly critical of the recent decision by the city of Tybee Island to scan the license plates of every single car coming or going from the island. Today, the Tybee Island city council voted unanimously to overturn that…

Big Brother on Tybee Island?

From the Savannah Morning News’ Tybee to purchase licence plate scanners: The Tybee City Council’s vote Thursday night to purchase two license plate reading cameras means in the near future every vehicle that drives on and off the island city…

A few evening shots on Tybee Island — the beach, the pier, the lighthouse

I had a nice evening at Tybee last night — I got back downtown just before the lightning storm unleashed itself. I hadn’t been out to Tybee in a while by myself, and I hadn’t taken any photos out there…

Tybee Island gets some great summer press

CBS This Morning gave some great press to Tybee Island and its beaches today. The segment “Where to find America’s best beaches” featured Peter Greenberg, CBS News travel editor, talking about a variety of beaches around the country. Tybee is…