Security up for fair
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police and the Exchange Club of Savannah say they're "teaming to enhance security measures" at the Exchange Club Fair opening Oct. 31. A similar event late last year saw a...
View ArticleAASU/SSU collaborate in theatre production
Partnering with Savannah State University’s Players by the Sea, the Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Art, Music & Theatre Masquers troupe will perform The Amen Corner, a comic...
View ArticleCity selling discount parking 'stocking stuffers'
For a limited time, the City of Savannah is selling Parking Smart Cards for 50 percent off face value. Parking Smart Cards are "like gift cards that can be used at any pay and display parking meter in...
View ArticleSo what do you think about low speed vehicles?
Members of the public are invited to attend two upcoming meetings on a proposed City of Savannah ordinance to regulate motorized carts and low speed vehicles on public streets. The City is in the early...
View ArticleCinemaSavannah presents Prince Avalanche
CinemaSavannah presents Prince Avalanche (2013) Nov. 9 at 5 and 8 p.m. at Muse Arts Warehouse. Cost is $8.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleMusic Festival announces 2014 lineup
The 25th Anniversary Season of the Savannah Music Festival (SMF) features an international roster of artists, replete with one-time only productions, new collaborations and commissioned works that...
View ArticleProstitute, johns and pimps, oh my!
Prostitutes, johns and a pimp were arrested in a two-day operation by Metro Police and five other area, state and federal law enforcement agencies last week. Seven women were arrested for prostitution...
View ArticleNo street sweeping tickets Friday & Saturday
"In order to better accommodate the parking needs of residents and visitors in town for the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon," a spokesman says, the City of Savannah will not issue street sweeping citations in...
View ArticleMarathon Twitter tips
The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department has partnered with the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon to use Twitter "to enhance public safety communications with the public," says a spokesman. Police are...
View ArticleBlue Turtle Bistro to close
The Gaslight Group has decided not to renew the lease for Blue Turtle Bistro, at 5002 Paulson St. Gaslight Group owners Brian and Jennifer Huskey announce the last day of business at Blue Turtle Bistro...
View Article'Riot Squad' trains for 'civil unrest' around town today
Law enforcement officers and military personnel from at least six agencies will converge in Savannah today for a wide-ranging training exercise to "address civil unrest," a spokesman says. The exercise...
View Article'Dirty Dozen' GA waterways announced
The Georgia Water Coalition named its “Dirty Dozen” for 2013, highlighting 12 of the year’s worst offenses to Georgia’s waters. The annual Dirty Dozen report "shines a spotlight on state policies and...
View ArticleAASU to hold JFK conspiracy lecture Nov. 22
On the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Dennis Murphy, professor of criminal justice, social and political science, will deliver his talk, “Rifle Reports and the Warren...
View ArticleLee Daniels to speak at SCAD commencement
Three hundred seventy seven graduates will be honored Saturday during Savannah College of Art and Design’s inaugural fall commencement ceremony, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Academy Award winning...
View ArticleMan dies after gun accident
After a time in the hospital over the weekend, a 20-year-old Savannah man has died after accidentally shooting himself while handling a revolver Friday night. Zachary Hindri of the 200 block of Croatan...
View ArticlePolice announce 'Jingle Bell Patrol'
Metro police say they have taken steps to thwart the annual rise in crime that accompanies the approach of the holidays by "reinstating the yearly intensification of patrols in areas where shoppers...
View ArticleCemetery headstones vandalized
Police are soliciting information on the subjects who damaged 17 headstones at the Laurel Grove North Cemetery, causing thousands of dollars of damage. Cemetery workers discovered the damage when they...
View ArticleRabies clinic Saturday
The Animal Control Division of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department will be providing rabies inoculations and nail trims for cats and dogs Saturday. The Fall Rabies Clinic will be held...
View ArticleHit & run driver in custody
One Savannah man is hospitalized and another is in custody after witnesses followed a hit and run driver from East Bay and Abercorn streets early this morning. Edwin Willie Rivera, 28, was stopped...
View ArticleRecycle your grease!
City residents will have an opportunity to recycle Thanksgiving holiday cooking oil and grease again this year. A recycling event will be held on Monday, Dec. 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the City of...
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