Monday, June 10, 2019
The Doobie Brothers have been announced to perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Saturday, November 16th at 8:00pm.
The touring lineup includes founding members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McAfee.
The presale will run from Wednesday, June 12th at 10am until Thursday June 13th at 10pm with the password: DOOBIES. The general on sale will follow on Friday, June 14th at 10am.
For tix, go to savannahcivic.com.
Visit www.DoobieBros.com for more info.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
In a quick and comparatively quiet vote, Savannah City Council was unanimous today in accepting the Urban Land Institute's recommendations for the existing Civic Center site downtown.
If fully implemented, the entire complex, including the Johnny Mercer Theatre, is to be torn down for mixed-used development.
A key portion of the plan is to restore the area to return the square and street pattern to the original Oglethorpe Plan, with height limits.
See the full recommendations here.
In other business:
— Alderman Tony Thomas refused to sign the new City Ethics Ordinance, passage of which must be unanimous for Savannah to be recognized by Georgia Municipal Association as a City of Ethics.
Thomas said, "I cannot honestly sign off on an ethics ordinance knowing that some members of council" have not conformed to the requirements.
However, the vote was still taken, with Thomas the only dissenting vote.
— The Fox & Fig Cafe on Troup Square was granted a beer license, in addition to wine. The wine-only license was probably the only license of its type in Savannah, the restaurant's attorney said.
— The Price Street Bike Lane will get the same high-visibility paint treatment as the Lincoln Street Bike Lane, to cut down on motorist confusion.
If fully implemented, the entire complex, including the Johnny Mercer Theatre, is to be torn down for mixed-used development.
A key portion of the plan is to restore the area to return the square and street pattern to the original Oglethorpe Plan, with height limits.
See the full recommendations here.
In other business:
— Alderman Tony Thomas refused to sign the new City Ethics Ordinance, passage of which must be unanimous for Savannah to be recognized by Georgia Municipal Association as a City of Ethics.
Thomas said, "I cannot honestly sign off on an ethics ordinance knowing that some members of council" have not conformed to the requirements.
However, the vote was still taken, with Thomas the only dissenting vote.
— The Fox & Fig Cafe on Troup Square was granted a beer license, in addition to wine. The wine-only license was probably the only license of its type in Savannah, the restaurant's attorney said.
— The Price Street Bike Lane will get the same high-visibility paint treatment as the Lincoln Street Bike Lane, to cut down on motorist confusion.
One person is in custody following a joint operation resulting in a large drug seizure.
Late Tuesday morning, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) arrested 35-year-old Sedan Smith of Savannah. Smith was arrested for Trafficking Cocaine and served with an outstanding warrant for Parole Violation.
"Late yesterday morning, CNT, the Georgia State Board of Pardon and Parole, and United States Marshals, were conducting a joint operation in the 700 block of East Gwinnett Street. Law enforcement identified Smith to be in the area and knew him to be wanted by Parole," CNT reports.
"Smith was observed leaving a residence, attempted to flee on foot upon sight of police, and was quickly taken into custody. Law enforcement conducted a search of the residence that Smith was seen leaving."
CNT says "the search resulted in a large seizure of powder and crack cocaine
as well as a large seizure of ecstasy. Also seized were marijuana, items commonly associated with the distribution of controlled substances, and nearly $800 in cash."
The operation marked Smith’s fourth arrest by CNT.
Late Tuesday morning, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team (CNT) arrested 35-year-old Sedan Smith of Savannah. Smith was arrested for Trafficking Cocaine and served with an outstanding warrant for Parole Violation.
"Late yesterday morning, CNT, the Georgia State Board of Pardon and Parole, and United States Marshals, were conducting a joint operation in the 700 block of East Gwinnett Street. Law enforcement identified Smith to be in the area and knew him to be wanted by Parole," CNT reports.
"Smith was observed leaving a residence, attempted to flee on foot upon sight of police, and was quickly taken into custody. Law enforcement conducted a search of the residence that Smith was seen leaving."
CNT says "the search resulted in a large seizure of powder and crack cocaine
as well as a large seizure of ecstasy. Also seized were marijuana, items commonly associated with the distribution of controlled substances, and nearly $800 in cash."
The operation marked Smith’s fourth arrest by CNT.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Alison Krauss will perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
The presale will run Wednesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. to Thursday June 6 at 10 p.m. with the password: WINDY
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
Get your tix here.
Windy City, her latest solo album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and Top Bluegrass Albums charts and received two Grammy nominations.
Krauss has sold more than 12 million records to date, and her honors include 27 Grammys, nine Country Music Association awards, 14 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and two Gospel Music Association awards.
The presale will run Wednesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. to Thursday June 6 at 10 p.m. with the password: WINDY
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 7 at 10 a.m.
Get your tix here.
Windy City, her latest solo album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and Top Bluegrass Albums charts and received two Grammy nominations.
Krauss has sold more than 12 million records to date, and her honors include 27 Grammys, nine Country Music Association awards, 14 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and two Gospel Music Association awards.
The Friends of Cockspur Island Lighthouse (FOCIL) will host a rededication ceremony for the lighthouse marker that was damaged by a tornado in May 2017.
It happens, Wednesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. at Fort Pulaski National Monument Visitor’s Center. Admission to the national park is free for the event.
"Nearly two years ago, a rogue tornado twisted up Wilmington Island damaging 30 homes and then skipped through the marsh to Cockspur Island tearing through Fort Pulaski National Monument," a spokesperson says.
"The tornado also twisted up Georgia Historical Society’s marker for the Cockspur Island Lighthouse. This very heavy, very thick bronze marker was bent like an aluminum can and dropped into the adjacent open field."
At Fort Pulaski, the EF-2 tornado peeled back the roof and did other damage to the visitor’s center and restrooms. With downed trees and debris strewn all over the grounds, Fort Pulaski National Monument closed for a month while staff and volunteers cleared debris and made repairs.
Fort Pulaski National Monument Superintendent Melissa Memory said, “It’s truly amazing to see the power of that tornado judging by the amount and extent of damage it caused in just the minute or so that it swept across the island and Fort.” Friends of Cockspur Island Lighthouse, a non-profit organization, helps raise funds and awareness of the little lighthouse.
Harvey Ferrelle, III, President of FOCIL said, “Our Friends are dedicated to stabilizing our favorite little historic lighthouse. Every day people driving on and off Tybee see her standing sentinel in the south channel of the Savannah River at the mouth of Lazaretto Creek. She has endured storms and hurricanes and even bombs in her past. Today she has the added ordeal of standing up to the wake of super ships coming in and out of our port now. She needs our help and badly.”
To learn more about the lighthouse and how to help, go to http://cockspurislandlighthouse.com/ .
FOCIL and Georgia Historical Society equally shared in funding the new replacement bronze marker. The Cockspur Island Lighthouse marker inscription reads: “Designed and built in 1848 by noted New York architect, John Norris, also the architect for the U. S. Customs House, the Green-Meldrim House and the Mercer-Wilder House in Savannah, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse was destroyed by a hurricane in 1854, but rebuilt and enlarged the next year. At the start of the American Civil War, the light was temporarily extinguished. The lighthouse survived the 30 hour Union bombardment of Confederate held Fort Pulaski in 1862 and also two hurricanes in 1881 and 1893. When shipping lanes shifted in 1909, the light was again extinguished. In 1958, the US Coast Guard transferred control of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse to the National Park Service.”
Georgia Historical Society (GHS) administers Georgia’s historical marker program.
It happens, Wednesday, June 5 at 10 a.m. at Fort Pulaski National Monument Visitor’s Center. Admission to the national park is free for the event.
"Nearly two years ago, a rogue tornado twisted up Wilmington Island damaging 30 homes and then skipped through the marsh to Cockspur Island tearing through Fort Pulaski National Monument," a spokesperson says.
"The tornado also twisted up Georgia Historical Society’s marker for the Cockspur Island Lighthouse. This very heavy, very thick bronze marker was bent like an aluminum can and dropped into the adjacent open field."
At Fort Pulaski, the EF-2 tornado peeled back the roof and did other damage to the visitor’s center and restrooms. With downed trees and debris strewn all over the grounds, Fort Pulaski National Monument closed for a month while staff and volunteers cleared debris and made repairs.
Fort Pulaski National Monument Superintendent Melissa Memory said, “It’s truly amazing to see the power of that tornado judging by the amount and extent of damage it caused in just the minute or so that it swept across the island and Fort.” Friends of Cockspur Island Lighthouse, a non-profit organization, helps raise funds and awareness of the little lighthouse.
Harvey Ferrelle, III, President of FOCIL said, “Our Friends are dedicated to stabilizing our favorite little historic lighthouse. Every day people driving on and off Tybee see her standing sentinel in the south channel of the Savannah River at the mouth of Lazaretto Creek. She has endured storms and hurricanes and even bombs in her past. Today she has the added ordeal of standing up to the wake of super ships coming in and out of our port now. She needs our help and badly.”
To learn more about the lighthouse and how to help, go to http://cockspurislandlighthouse.com/ .
FOCIL and Georgia Historical Society equally shared in funding the new replacement bronze marker. The Cockspur Island Lighthouse marker inscription reads: “Designed and built in 1848 by noted New York architect, John Norris, also the architect for the U. S. Customs House, the Green-Meldrim House and the Mercer-Wilder House in Savannah, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse was destroyed by a hurricane in 1854, but rebuilt and enlarged the next year. At the start of the American Civil War, the light was temporarily extinguished. The lighthouse survived the 30 hour Union bombardment of Confederate held Fort Pulaski in 1862 and also two hurricanes in 1881 and 1893. When shipping lanes shifted in 1909, the light was again extinguished. In 1958, the US Coast Guard transferred control of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse to the National Park Service.”
Georgia Historical Society (GHS) administers Georgia’s historical marker program.
