Marshals, police capture burglary suspectA fugitive wanted on burglary charges was picked up today by federal marshals and Savannah-Chatham police, ending a two-month pursuit.
Looking at our streets with our feetYesterday I watched a teacher lead a group of 30 or so elementary school students toward the center of Monterey Square, where she asked a passer [...]
Crane cargo brings safety zone on SavannahThe Coast Guard will set up a safety zone around the vessel Tern and its over-sized gantry-crane cargo while it moves on the Savannah River.
Homeless for a Night; Savannah Neighbors Raise AwarenessWe’re usually not so quick to criticize a person’s way of life if we’ve walked a mile in [...]
Savannah gets super post-Panamax cranesFour super post-Panamax cranes passing under Savannah’s Talmadge Bridge. Fully assembled, the cranes are approximately 425 feet long, weigh 1,369 tons and rise 180 feet above the water with a 34-degree .
Savannah police update tactics to combat robbersHis time spent fighting a war overseas has Thurman Morris somewhat numb to a [...]
Savannah Chatham Metro PD Arrest Carjacking SuspectSAVANNAH, GA : Savannah-Chatham Metro Police have made an arrest in a carjacking that took place earlier today on Savannah’s Eastside.
Savannah Earth Day Festival has new Web siteThe City of Savannah’s Earth Day Festival has a new (at least I think it’s new) Web site. It features forms that [...]
State senate bill a threat to roadside treesSome readers may remember the controversy last year when Wilmington Island trees were sacrificed to make way for a deceleration lane. Why was it necessary to remove the trees? The protection of motorists was cited as the official reason, despite research that discredits tree removal as a safety [...]
Marshals, police capture burglary suspectA fugitive wanted on burglary charges was picked up today by federal marshals and Savannah-Chatham police, ending a two-month pursuit.
Looking at our streets with our feetYesterday I watched a teacher lead a group of 30 or so elementary school students toward the center of Monterey Square, where she asked a passer [...]
Hoping our next president goes by the bookIn the Internet circles I frequent there is a great deal of concern about what how President-elect Barack Obama is planning to spend that stimulus money. Will the transportation infrastructure come in the form of projects that will help us lessen our dependence on oil, improve public health, [...]
Kunstler offers (small) glimmers of hopeJames Howard Kunstler’s vision of the future is grim and one that many people would prefer not to consider at all. Former marketing executives working permanently as field hands, dissolution of central government, collapse of social institutions, ongoing civil war, starvation and famine EUR
New on-street bicycle parking installed at south end of Forsyth ParkThe City of Savannah is installing on-street bicycle parking at the corner of Park Avenue and Bull Street, next to Brighter Day Natural Foods. Brighter Day and the nearby Sentient Bean coffee house are popular destinations for cyclists and the existing racks, located in the [...]
Another Opportunity to Rethink The Big Box ModelMartin Melaver of local sustainable development company Melaver, Inc., has an interesting post on the Chelsea Green about balancing business, sustainability and placemaking.