In my City Talk column today, I focused on two issues: the shaky status of the I-16 flyover removal, which didn’t quite make the cut for funding via the proposed sales tax for transportation that is part of the state’s…
Back in 2008, I wrote a column about Green Bridge Farm, a small sustainable development in Effingham County about a 30-minute drive from downtown Savannah. Michael Maddox’s family has owned the property since the 18th century, and he’s now crafting…
Savannah River Landing — the big empty spot at the east end of River Street next to the Marriott — is by far the most visible sign of the real estate bust in the Savannah area. It’s also an area…
I made a lengthy post yesterday about Savannah city manager Rochelle Small-Toney’s threat to fire Chief Willie Lovett if he speaks to the media again without authorization. That threat brought a firestorm of criticism of Small-Toney, and by extension of…
When I first saw the headline on SavannahNow this morning — Savannah city manager threatens police chief’s job — I assumed that city manager Rochelle Small-Toney was taking a hard line regarding Willie Lovett’s performance. After all, there are a…
I’ve spent the last 30 minutes or so listening to a sublime 2011 Savannah Music Festival piano recital by Nikolai Lugansky. That’s one of five great performances pulled together in one post — Sounds Of Savannah: Concerts From An Eclectic…
A couple of pieces in yesterday’s Savannah Morning News shed some interesting light on the local housing market and on broader national issues. In his monthly roundup of data, reporter Adam Van Brimmer quotes a couple of realtors who come…
A few days ago, I made fun of Savannah’s ranking of #7 on a list of best U.S. and Canadian cities in a survey of the World’s Best Cities in Travel and Leisure. But here’s a list I can sink…
I make economic projections for the local economy with the turn of every new year. Back in January, I talked about two different scenarios: a continuation of slow growth or a much darker version in which the economy slides back…
I already made a lengthy post about the irony of existing ordinances in Savannah and Chatham County: No charges if pit bulls run loose, but backyard chickens have to go. As I suspected then, the Chatham County Commission has moved…
We love lists. And Travel and Leisure knows we love lists. So while you’re looking at the T&L website to try to find the winners of its 2011 World’s Best Awards, you can vote for Savannah, or one of 34…
Let me begin by saying that I think, for the most part, that “special purpose local option sales taxes” are generally a poor way for governments to raise money. If individual public capital projects are truly worth doing, then elected…
I’m not really trying to stir the proverbial pot with the provocative title to this post, but it’s a fair conclusion based on the news of the past few days. Two weeks ago, 7-year-old Javon Roberson was savagely mauled by…
Even the Huffington Post is now covering the enforcement of zoning in Chatham County that might mean the end of Paula Deen’s chickens. But I’m betting that the end result won’t be Paula Deen — or anyone else in the…
