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Category: Living Savannah
Some thoughts on the Savannah Morning News endorsement of Edna Jackson for Savannah mayor
All my posts about the 2011 Savannah elections can be found here. This morning, the Savannah Morning News editorial page endorsed Edna Jackson over Jeff Felser for mayor of Savannah. The runoff is Tuesday, Dec. 6th, when somewhere around 24,000…
Update on Savannah, Georgia, and U.S. gas prices
It’s been about a month since I’ve posted about gas prices. As of right now (Friday evening), GasBuddy.com reports that the Savannah average for regular unleaded at the pump is $3.166/gallon; the Georgia average is $3.191; the U.S. average is…
Movie review: A triumphant return for “The Muppets”
[Update: I wrote this review on 11/5, but I’m bumping this back to the top of the blog now that the film has been released.] Walter quit growing at about three feet tall. He’s a covered in fur. He has…
More on today’s City Talk column about migration in and out of Savannah and Chatham County
In today’s City Talk column — Where are migrants coming from? Where are they going? — I discuss some of the out- and in-migration trends along the Georgia coast according to this fascinating interactive map published by Forbes. As I…
Not from The Onion: Former Savannah State football coach running for President, considers himself “a long shot at best”
Did April 1st move to November 21st? Check out this piece from the Savannah Morning News: Robby Wells settles SSU lawsuit, says he’s running for president. Wells, who is white, alleged that he was fired from the historically black university…
Will the transportation sales tax pass next year in coastal Georgia?
The 1% sales tax for transportation infrastructure will go before Georgia voters in 12 regional districts in 2012. The current plan has the vote being held at the same time as the primaries, which would in theory attract more Republican…
Updates from the inaugural Savannah Dance Festival, slated for October 2012
I can’t believe that it’s already been 5 months since I blogged about the the first annual Savannah Dance Festival, scheduled for October 18-20, 2012: The new Savannah Dance Festival and thinking big. I devoted an entire City Talk column…
Back in Savannah to honor Pin Point, Clarence Thomas finds praise — and raises more questions
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been one of the most controversial public figures of the last couple of decades. He has also been instrumental in the creation of a “heritage museum” in the small coastal Georgia community of Pin…
SMN: Armstrong takes the lead in initiative to increase Latino percentage at local colleges
I’ve written before about Armstrong Atlantic State University’s dramatic changes over the last decade. See for example here and here. I started teaching part-time there in 2001 and am now a full-time instructor of English and occasionally journalism. There’s a…
A new Sand Gnats stadium? At Savannah River Landing? Really?
There’s a curious report from WSAV tonight: Savannah Sand Gnats Looking to Move Downtown. Alice Massimi reports: News Three has learned the owners of the minor league team the Savannah Sand Gnats are discussing the possibility of building a new…
Key economist on prospects for Georgia and for Savannah
The quarterly economic forecasts of Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Georgia State University Economic Forecasting Center, always deserve attention. He has consistently been a clear voice of reason amidst a lot of hype about the state’s economy. The AJC’s Atlanta…
Yikes. New data shows Savannah metro area losing 2,000 jobs from a year ago
I’ve reported routinely on the stagnating job market in Georgia generally and Savannah specifically. The jobs data has been getting gloomier of late, and today’s release of October data from the Georgia Department of Labor is pretty disturbing. The Savannah…
“But I’m a Cheerleader: The Musical” slated for two workshop performances in Savannah
I’ve mentioned Bill Augustin previously on this blog — he’s worked with publicist Bobby Zarem in New York for more than a decade. Bill recently came to Savannah for his 11th Savannah Film Festival. But Bill has been working on…