Monday, February 11, 2019
Actor/director John Cusack will appear at the Johnny Mercer Theatre for a live conversation and audience Q&A on Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., along with a screening of his breakthrough film, 'Say Anything.'
Ticket presale at www.savannahcivic.com will run from Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. until Thursday Feb. 14 at 10 p.m. with the password: CUSACK.
Tix go on sale to the general public on Friday Feb. 15 at 10 a.m.
Cusack will share stories from his career, answer audience questions, and "give a behind-the-scenes look into his breakout role as Lloyd Dobler, following a screening of the iconic 1989 film Say Anything," event organizer The Backlot Project says.
A limited number of VIP seats will be available at this show. VIP tix include a post-show photo op with Cusack.
Ticket presale at www.savannahcivic.com will run from Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. until Thursday Feb. 14 at 10 p.m. with the password: CUSACK.
Tix go on sale to the general public on Friday Feb. 15 at 10 a.m.
Cusack will share stories from his career, answer audience questions, and "give a behind-the-scenes look into his breakout role as Lloyd Dobler, following a screening of the iconic 1989 film Say Anything," event organizer The Backlot Project says.
A limited number of VIP seats will be available at this show. VIP tix include a post-show photo op with Cusack.
Friday, February 8, 2019
Julianna Baggott, critically acclaimed fiction writer, poet and essayist, is coming to Savannah for Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Visiting Writers Series. Baggott will give a reading at Savannah Coffee Roasters on March 7 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
City of Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach will join the Park & Tree Commission and the City of Savannah Greenscapes Division in the annual Arbor Day Celebration and Tree Planting Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 15.
The ceremony will take place at The Stem Academy at Bartlett Middle School, 207 East Montgomery Cross Road.
The Arbor Foundations requirements for being recognized as a Tree City include holding National Arbor Day. The City will be receiving this distinction for the 34th year.
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Detectives are searching for 28-year-old Josef Craig Odum.
"Odum is accused of shooting a husband and wife at a home in the 100 block of Gunpowder Drive around 9:00 this morning. Police say Odum knew the victims, and believe the shooting was the result of an ongoing disagreement," [police report.
Anyone with information regarding Odum’s whereabouts should call 911.
When police arrived at the scene, "they found a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds and a female victim with superficial wounds. Both were transported to the hospital," police say.
Police believed the suspect was inside a residence on Gunpowder Drive. After being unable to make contact or confirm whether the suspect was inside, Chatham County Police asked for the assistance of the Savannah Police Department SWAT team and Hostage Negotiation Team.
"After a thorough search of the house, it was determined that the suspect was not inside the residence. The Chatham County Mosquito Control helicopter also searched the area by air," police say.
While police do not believe Odum poses a danger to the public at large, the Board of Education Police Department was notified and schools in the area were put on lockdown as a precaution.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Chatham Area Transit's first online survey for its Let’s Go! Designing Better Transit Together initiative is still available now through February 10, 2019.
CAT says this survey focuses on the tradeoffs that must be considered when planning a bus system, such as “Which do you prefer – a shorter walk to the bus stop or a shorter wait for the bus?”
All members of the community are encouraged to participate by completing the five-minute survey on desktop or mobile, which may be accessed in English and Spanish at www.catchacat.org under News & Updates.
Survey participants can register for a chance to win one of two monthly CAT bus passes or one of two $25 gift cards from Kroger.
The survey also is available at the following public locations:
CAT Central, 900 East Gwinnett Street, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Joe Rivers Murray Intermodal Transfer Center, 610 W. Oglethorpe, Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
To assist the community with becoming familiar and engaged with the project, CAT has established a project-specific website at letsgo.catchacat.org that provides information on the initiative, data and project documents, upcoming events, and a sign up for project email updates.
The project is anticipated to conclude at the end of 2019.
SAVANNAH, GA (February 1, 2019) — City of Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach will officially launch the fourth annual Summer 500 Program at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, February 4.
Savannah-Chatham Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ann Levett, Mayor Pro Tem Carol Bell, business leaders and past program participates will join the Mayor’s announcement.
In its fourth year, the Summer 500 Program has provided jobs, soft-skills training, education and life skills to area high school students. It’s a major public-private partnership between local, private, public, and non-profit agencies which employ students throughout the City.
Savannah City Hall Council Chambers, 2nd Floor.
Friday, February 1, 2019
SAVANNAH, GA (January 31, 2019) – Savannah Police’s Task Force arrested two subjects and recovered guns and a stolen vehicle in two separate incidents on Jan. 30.
Around 5 p.m. task force officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Augusta Avenue and Farrill Street that resulted in the arrest of one the occupants. Dontrey Roberson, 32, had nine outstanding felony warrants from Savannah Police Department, Garden City Police Department and Chatham County Sheriff’s Office. Officers also located three Ecstasy pills in the vehicle.
Roberson was charged with possession of a controlled substance. Savannah Police Department warrants included burglary second degree and four counts of entering auto. Garden City Police Department warrants include burglary, 27 counts of entering auto. Chatham County Sheriff’s Office’s warrant was for a probation violation.
Around 10:30 p.m. task force officers were conducting proactive operations in the Fred Wessels/Hitch Village area when they saw a Chevrolet Silverado that had been reported stolen Jan. 17 after it was left unattended with the keys in it at a gas station. Two subjects were seen walking from the vehicle and were stopped by officers near the 3G Gas Station. Joshua Devon Lee, 21, who had been driving the vehicle, ran from officers but was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. Lee was in possession of two handguns at the time of his arrest. The other subject was not charged.
Lee was booked in the Chatham County Detention Center on charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon (2 counts), possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime (2 counts), theft of lost or mislaid property (2 counts), theft by taking, theft by receiving stolen property and obstruction by fleeing.
“This is just more examples of the tremendous work our task force is doing in Savannah on a daily basis,” Chief Roy Minter said. “We are making a concerted effort to remove offenders and guns from the streets of this city.”
SAVANNAH, GA— Churchill’s, voted Savannah’s most popular British pub and also the location for popular event venue 10 Downing, makes plans for new ownership. Restaurant extraordinaires, Gareth Tootell and Max Robbins, are currently acting as consultants for the Gastropub and will eventually take over ownership in July of 2020.
Gareth Tootell, from Manchester, England, graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a degree in Law. Tootell worked with New York’s Daniel Boulud at his world-renowned restaurant, Daniel. Tootell was later promoted to General Manager of Daniel Boulud’s two upper west side restaurants, first at Boulud Sud then at Bar Boulud. Tootell moved to the west coast in 2016 and served as Sommelier for Thomas Keller’s Napa restaurant, The French Laundry and most recently served as the General Manager of The Broadmoor’s Forbes Five-Star restaurant.
Max Robbins a New Jersey native, graduated from at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Robbins began his career at Le Bernardin, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Manhattan then accepted a chef position with Gabriel Kreuther, the chef at Modern, a two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Chef Thomas Keller then hired Robbins to work at Per Se restaurant in New York City and later The French Laundry in Napa, California both of which had three-Michelin-stars. Before moving to Savannah, Max was working as the Chef de Cuisine at The Penrose Room in Colorado Springs which is Colorado’s only Forbes Five Star, AAA Five Diamond restaurant.
Tootell and Robbins will be announcing their new menu, plans for the restaurant, and ideas for the venue spaces later this year. Additional details about Churchill’s can be found at thebritishpub.com.
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
On Saturday, February 23rd, local families are invited to celebrate the fun and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss during “Seuss Fest.” Event attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character in honor of the children's book author, who would be celebrating his 115th birthday on March 2nd. The event will take place from 10 am to 4pm at Savannah Children’s Museum, 655 Louisville Rd. Savannah, GA 31401.
Our museum educators will lead the group with Seuss stories, games and activities. This year we will have a Seuss Science Station, a Read-A-Thon and a Seusstastic Selfie Station, complete with costumes and props. Guests are encouraged to use #SeussFest2019 to share their experience on social media!
We will also have many community partners providing Seuss-filled fun throughout the day. The Dwaine and Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah will lead an interactive game, Savannah Tree Foundation will share about seed planting at the “Lorax- Save the Trees” station and Savannah Children’s Theatre will perform at 10:30 am and 12 pm.
Admission to “Seuss Fest” is included in the cost of regular admission to Savannah Children’s Museum, $7.50 for all guests 18 months and older. This event is free for Coastal Heritage Society members
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 29, 2019 - The Port of Savannah moved 4.35 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2018, its highest annual volume ever, and a 7.5 percent increase over 2017, according to a report from Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch to the GPA Board Tuesday.
"The level of business Georgia has captured is a testament to the world-class service provided by our stevedores, ILA, pilots, other port stakeholders, and our partners at Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch.
In December alone, the Port of Savannah handled 351,366 TEUs, an increase of 8.7 percent, or 28,250 TEUs. It was the Authority's busiest December ever, and capped a year with nine of the GPA's 10 busiest months on record.
"The reason Georgia's ports remain the fastest growing in the nation is because we are quickly adding capacity to our operations," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "The leadership model our ports and elected officials have put into place is forward thinking and works hard to build for the next wave of growth."
Allgood said the ports made several strides in infrastructure development during the last year. In February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The federal government provided $101.12 million to continue SHEP construction this year, and inner harbor dredging is on track to start this year.
During the meeting, Lynch informed board members the expansion of Gate 8 had been completed, and will increase overall gate capacity by 16 percent, for a total of 56 lanes. The expanded gate will open next month.
In addition, the Authority has ordered 12 new rubber-tired gantry cranes to serve the Port of Savannah, bringing its fleet to 158. The first 10 new RTGs will arrive and be commissioned in July. Two will be commissioned in September. Construction on six ship-to-shore cranes slated to arrive in 2020 is now 45 percent complete. The new cranes will bring the Port of Savannah's fleet to 36 and allow the port to increase big ship capacity.
The Port of Savannah handled its most ever containers by rail in 2018, moving 478,669 containers - approximately 860,000 TEUs - via Class I rail providers Norfolk Southern and CSX. The rail volume represented a 19 percent increase compared to 2017. To handle the additional intermodal volumes, GPA will complete Phase I of the Mason Mega Rail project in October of this year, and Phase II by October 2020. When complete, the project will double current rail capacity at Garden City Terminal from 500,000 to 1 million containers per year.
In Brunswick, autos and machinery increased by 6.4 percent (18,911 units) in the first half of Fiscal Year 2019 (July-December 2018) for a total of 315,611 units. At GPA's Colonel's Island, the single largest autoport in North America, expansion projects are under way that will double GPA's rail capacity and significantly increase near-dock storage. The Authority also plans to develop another 400 acres to bring annual throughput capacity to 1.5 million vehicles in the coming years.
"Brunswick's proximity to Southeastern dealerships and auto manufacturers, combined with its ability to reach important inland markets via CSX and Norfolk Southern, makes it the ideal autoport for import cargo," Lynch said. "Nine ocean carriers serving our 1,700-acre terminal means Brunswick has the global connections to efficiently move exports, and the space to take on new business."
December also closed the second quarter of the GPA's fiscal year. For the first half of Fiscal Year 2019 (July-December 2018), the Port of Savannah moved 2.2 million TEUs, up 176,800 TEUS, or 8.6 percent. In total cargo, GPA handled 18.1 million tons for the first half of FY2019.
