Friday, May 2, 2014
In anticipation of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Georgia District Office announced its 2014 Small Business Week award winners.
Among the winners, and named Small Business Person(s) of the Year, are Jusak Bernhard and Jeffrey Manley of the Habersham Village establishment TailsSpin, a pet food and accessory store which also hosts and sponsors frequent well-received and attended community events.
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Today, Spotlight Theatres shows five screenings of the much-anticipated documentary of Jodorowsky's Dune.
The film tells the story of the “greatest sci-fi movie NEVER made,” an adaptation of Frank Herbert's best-selling 1965 novel Dune, meant to be directed by avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.
Read our review here.
Another version of Dune was eventually released in 1984, starring Kyle MacLachlan and Sting and directed by David Lynch, but was a huge box office flop.
Screenings, made possible by the Psychotronic Film Series, are at 11:55 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:40 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. at standard ticket prices.
A portion of proceeds for today only go to support Psychotronic Film Series efforts to bring alternative cinema to town. The film remains at Spotlight for the rest of the week.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Latino Officer Outreach Program (L.O.O.P.) will relaunch at this year’s Cinco De Mayo Festival, happening Sat., May 3, noon-8 p.m. at Lake Mayer Park on Montgomery Cross Road.
The festival is a collaboration between community outreach organizations, including: the Latino Coalition of Savannah and Youth for a Cleaner Environment (YFACE). It will feature an hour-long presentation of SCMPD’s K-9, Mounted Patrol and motorcycle units beginning at 3 p.m. L.O.O.P. representatives also will participate in a public safety panel discussion from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will include music, dancing and games. It is free and open to the public.
“The Cinco De Mayo Festival is the perfect opportunity for Metro’s L.O.O.P. members to make our presence known to Chatham County’s native Spanish-speakers,” said coordinator, APO Enrique Marquez. “Our goal is to make all members of this community feel safe and included in every service offered by SCMPD.”
L.O.O.P is a specialized unit consisting of SCMPD officers volunteering their services to the Hispanic population. It was established in 2007, but dissipated through attrition and promotions.
"L.O.O.P. was created in response to the growing need for Spanish-speaking Metro officers to translate during violent crime investigations," police say. "While providing translation services, L.O.O.P participants also observed barriers in the cultural understanding between the Hispanic and public safety communities. L.O.O.P. seeks to remove these barriers through education and communication."
Currently, L.O.O.P. has 6 members.
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged Hykeen Youmans, 24, with hit and run/leaving the scene after an 11-year-old boy was struck by a car Saturday night.
Malik Pridgen, 11, was transported to Memorial University Medical Center with serious injuries after being struck near East 35th and LeGrande streets just before 8:30 p.m.
