Hwy 80 to Tybee closed due to flooding
The Chatham County Police Department has closed down Highway 80 at the Bull River Bridge due to flooding. The roadway will be closed all the way to Tybee Island. They say the road will be re-opened...
View ArticleCity bringing big changes to Chippewa Square for this year's St. Patrick's...
City of Savannah officials held a press conference this morning to go over some key changes to this year's St. Patrick's Day celebration — the official marking of which will be Friday, March 15 and...
View ArticleSavannah Stopover collabs with Service Brewing
Savannah Stopover Music Festival today announced a new partnership with local Savannah brewers Service Brewing Company. Service, founded in 2014, will be the official beer of the 2019 Savannah...
View ArticleMontgomery Street set to begin two-way traffic Thursday morning
Traffic on Montgomery Street will begin running two ways the morning of February 28 as the City "prepares the corridor for the opening of the Savannah Cultural Arts Center," a spokesman said today....
View ArticleCeltic Ceol Feis set to reboot former Tara Feis
Celtic Ceol Feis, a reboot of the very popular downtown festival formerly known as Tara Feis, hits Emmet Park on Saturday, March 9. Fans of Tara Feis will be pleased with the lineup for this family...
View ArticleClassical and jazz pianist virtuosos join for final Piano in the Arts concert...
Renowned classical pianist Benjamin Warsaw, DMA, assistant professor of music on Georgia Southern University's Armstrong Campus, and jazz pianist virtuoso, Joe Alterman, will join for a mixed-genre...
View ArticleTIU INVESTIGATES PEDESTRIAN-INVOLVED CRASH ON WHITE BLUFF ROAD
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a vehicle versus pedestrian crash that occurred on February 27. The accident occurred at 1:40 p.m. when, Joseph Barry, 50, in a Nissan...
View ArticleCity Cuts “Green” Ribbon to Open First Tree Nursery
The City of Savannah held a “green” ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday to open the first of three tree nursery’s on vacant City-owned lots. The City will seed and nurture 500 trees over the next...
View Article39th Annual Telfair Ball Raises Record $1 Million
Telfair Museums announced today that its 39th Annual Telfair Ball on February 23, 2019, held for the first time in Forsyth Park, raised a record-breaking $1 million. Proceeds directly fund the...
View ArticleCity Council approves compromise plan to save portion of Seaboard Freight...
Savannah City Council today voted 6-3 in favor of a controversial compromise plan that would save about 20 percent of the historic Seaboard Freight Station from demolition. The so-called "head house,"...
View ArticleSSU participates in international Model African Union conference
Savannah State University’s (SSU) Model African Union team competed in the 17th Annual International Model African Union Conference held in Washington, D.C., February 21-24, 2019, hosted by Howard...
View ArticleSavannah Technical College students to offer ShamRockin’ Hair and Nail Design...
Savannah Technical College Cosmetology and Barbering students are hosting a ShamRockin’ Special for hair and nail design as a fundraiser for student professional development opportunities. Services...
View ArticleFort Pulaski Presents the Student Art Exhibition “Picking Up the Pieces”
Fort Pulaski National Monument is proud to announce the installation of a new temporary art exhibit in historic Fort Pulaski entitled “Picking up the Pieces.” This art installation, completed in...
View ArticleGeorgia Southern students to bring Savannah to Ireland in new Dunbrody Center...
Visitors to the Dunbrody Emigrant Experience Center, a world-class visitor center in the historic river port of New Ross County, Wexford, Ireland, will soon be able to experience a taste of Savannah,...
View ArticleGet your bike ready for St. Patrick's Day with a free safety check on March 14
Planning to ride your bike to the St. Patrick's Day festivities? Good idea!…
View ArticleSeven indicted for multiple crimes, including the homicide of Shawntray Grant
Seven people have been indicted in connection to five homicides and other violent crimes in the Savannah area, including robbery and multiple aggravated assaults."In June 2018, the Savannah Police...
View ArticleOlde Pink House set to re-open April 8
The Olde Pink House, plans to re-open the first-floor dining rooms, Planter’s Tavern and Arches Bar on Monday, April 8, a spokesperson says.…
View ArticleThree-car crash on DeRenne
Savannah Police’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating a crash involving three vehicles on DeRenne Avenue that resulted in one serious injury. About 2:15 p.m. on Thursday March 21, "Janice...
View ArticleDemolition begins on blighted properties
This week, the City of Savannah began demolitions of blighted property that it obtained through the use of eminent domain laws."The process took over two years and included Superior Court hearings,...
View ArticleGeorgia Southern Economic Monitor shows across-the-board gains for 2018's...
Georgia Southern University’s latest Economic Monitor, which analyzes Q4 2018 data and identifies trends affecting the regional economy, reports that Savannah's metro economy "closed out 2018 with...
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