I’ve frankly had some trouble keeping up with all the developments for Fashion’s Night Out in Savannah on Thursday, September 8th. It could be an AMAZING night, if adequate numbers of shoppers and supporters turn out. In this post I’m…
Sometimes in arguing for the full restoration of the Oglethorpe Plan, Savannah preservationists get accused of various forms of nostalgia — of arguing for preservation for the sake of preservation, of ignoring contemporary needs.
But those accusations show a fundamental lack of understanding about the grid system established by General Oglethorpe when he founded the colony of Georgia in 1733.
The price of crude has a noisy relationship with prices at the pump, but they clearly correlate to some degree. A couple of weeks ago, I was expecting gas prices in Savannah to slip to $3.30 or less per gallon…
If you don’t know Bill Augustin, you should, at least if you care anything about the Savannah Film Festival. Bill is the New York-based Special Programming Director. He first got involved with the festival in his work with publicist Bobby…
In my City Talk column today in the Savannah Morning News, I write about the depressing news that the large vacant lot at the corner of Drayton and Charlton appears destined to be a surface parking lot for the nearby…
Carolina Liar? I’ve been waiting for the announcement of the headliner for the Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and I frankly never imagined that it would be an act that I’ve never heard of. Anyway, what do I know? Someone…
A few days ago I posted about Traffic author Tom Vanderbilt’s thoughts about the ineffectiveness of warning signs on streets. Earlier this month in Slate, Vanderbilt wrote a fascinating piece about diverging diamond interchanges: Don’t Turn Left! A new kind…
I went to a friend’s 30th birthday party Saturday night. It was a grand time, at least until the police arrived and shut it down. I was inside the house when someone outside shot off some really, really loud fireworks…
Three months ago I posted about the history of Armstrong Atlantic State University (where I’ve been teaching since 2000) as it becomes a more residential campus. In that post, I linked to a cover story I wrote for the most…
I have written a lot about the banking crisis in Georgia. By the way, I don’t use the word “crisis” lightly. I’ve been using it for a few years to describe the real estate sector, but the recent debt debate…
I’m planning to chime in from time to time here about Savannah’s elections, now just over two months away. I do not plan to endorse particular candidates. That’s just not a role that metro columnists should play, I don’t think.…
In a post a few weeks ago, I complained that the Savannah Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon was offering no payment for bands chosen to play on the course. The wording left open the door for compensation, but specifically said that…
I posted some of this information before, but this seems like a good time for a recap. No major hurricanes — defined as those of category 3, 4, or 5 — made landfall on the Georgia coast in the 20th…
Well this is a highly recommended piece for those who care about the functioning of the trade center, the prospects of a new hotel on Hutchinson Island, future development of the island, the pressures on local spending as federal subsidies…
