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Savannah, GA, United States

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Past articles by Eric:

Former Savannah mayor tells story behind civil rights exhibit photos

The late civil rights icon W.W. Law and fellow protester Dezzie Riley picket outside Grayson Stadium. Other anti-segregationists conduct wade-ins on Tybee → Read More

- News - Savannah Morning News

While hard to define, the music genre called jazz - and what Theron “Ike” Carter prefers to call African American classical music - is all about improvisation, according to Thursday’s city-hosted jazz lecture participants at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. Improvisational skills were a way for African-Americans to make it in this country - like taking the worst parts of the pig and turning… → Read More

City hosts jazz lecture at arts center

While hard to define, the music genre called jazz - and what Theron “Ike” Carter prefers to call African American classical music - is all about improvisation, according to Thursday’s city-hosted jazz lecture participants at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center. Improvisational skills were a way for African-Americans to make it in this country - like taking the worst parts of the pig and turning… → Read More

Savannah's city manager out on medical leave

Savannah City Manager Rob Hernandez is out on medical leave, with Patrick Monahan now serving as acting city manager.Hernandez tendered his resignation on → Read More

Savannah debuts on-demand ride service for late nights

The city launched a free, on-demand transportation service on Friday in an attempt to accommodate late-night workers impacted by higher parking rates downtown.The Downtowner can be summoned using a phone app by anyone needing a ride between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. that begins and ends within the service area, which is bounded by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, East Broad Street, Park Avenue and the… → Read More

Savannah residents oppose city plan for former fairgrounds site

A new plan for the former Coastal Empire Fair site was met with opposition from about two dozen residents and Alderman Estella Shabazz on Thursday, leading the Savannah City Council to back off the recommendation about three years since acquiring the site for about $3 million.Staff had recommended that the mayor and aldermen issue a request for proposals in an attempt to get a nonprofit to take… → Read More

Savannah review board rejects River Street hotel plan

A developer’s revised plan for an eight-story hotel on East River Street was voted down by the Savannah Historic District Board of Review on Wednesday about seven years after the project was first proposed.The board’s vote against the height and mass petition came after members expressed concerns about the size of the proposed Hilton by North Point Hospitality.As presented, the… → Read More

City may borrow $45 million to cover Savannah arena shortfall

The city is considering borrowing $45 million to cover the costs of constructing Savannah’s new arena west of downtown ahead of an expected → Read More

Savannah's Highlands property could be traded to city

The city is planning a land swap that a Savannah alderman says will help accommodate the needs of residents located far from Savannah’s downtown in the Highlands community west of Interstate 95.The proposal involves trading city-owned property used for parking on the eastern end of Broughton Street, east of East Broad Street. In addition, the city would give away about 25 acres of undeveloped… → Read More

Chatham County caps SPLOST wish list at $400M as municipalities submit project proposals

Chatham County’s municipalities presented almost $347 million in projects on Monday for this fall’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax → Read More

Developer's plans for Savannah's Hudson Hill neighborhood encounter opposition, support

Developers are increasingly eyeing areas outside downtown to meet the demand for housing throughout the city.One neighborhood attracting attention lately is the Hudson Hill community, located west of the West Bay Street viaduct that leads into Savannah’s Historic District. A development company, Cardinal Capital Management, has recently earned support from residents for one project in the… → Read More

Developer plans for Savannah's Hudson Hill neighborhood, encounter opposition, support

Developers are increasingly eyeing areas outside downtown to meet the demand for housing throughout the city.One neighborhood attracting attention lately is the Hudson Hill community, located west of the West Bay Street viaduct that leads into Savannah’s Historic District.A development company, Cardinal Capital Management, has recently earned support from residents for one project in the… → Read More

Savannah Mayor DeLoach announces re-election campaign

Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach announced on Thursday the start of his re-election campaign ahead of this November’s municipal election. → Read More

Historic Savannah Foundation to observe Preservation Month amid challenges, increased sensitivity to city's past

The city continues contending with the challenges posed by increased development in some areas and economic stagnation in others, as the Historic Savannah → Read More

Savannah could get more affordable housing under these proposed city programs

About 44 percent of Savannah families cannot afford quality housing, according to city officials.That means that almost 24,000 local households are paying → Read More

City seeks new terms with Savannah Bananas as Grayson Stadium needs mount

Tickets for Savannah Bananas games are going fast ahead of the season opener May 30, which will launch the start of the collegiate summer league → Read More

Savannah City Council approves contract for arena

The Savannah City Council approved on Thursday a contested management contract for the new arena, after an appeal hearing in which a competing firm had → Read More

Savannah mayor, aldermen appoint city manager's replacement

Savannah’s outgoing city manager, Rob Hernandez, will soon be working with his temporary replacement prior to his pending departure for a new job in Florida.The Savannah City Council voted Thursday to hire former Chatham County Assistant Manager Pat Monahan as a consultant to work with Hernandez, starting next month.“We wanted to bring Pat on and get him trained so that he’s up to speed whenever… → Read More

Council approves contract for arena

The Savannah City Council approved on Thursday a contested management contract for the new arena, after an appeal hearing in which a competing firm had → Read More

Savannah council to hear Hutchinson Island marina, community plan

Savannah’s downtown may be extended to the other side of the Savannah River as a developer moves forward with plans to create an urban community on → Read More