Last year, I wrote a column about the vibrant arts initiative that is thriving “just over the bridge” at Palmetto Bluff, the beautiful 20,000-acre community situated on the May River between Savannah and Bluffton. I wrote about the thoughtfully created initiative and its artist-in-residency program that operates from March through December ..read more

When Terren and Kelly Williams launched their Texas-style barbecue brand back in January of 2023, they bought the bus from Pila Sunderland, one of Starland Yard’s Fab Four owners. Since then, what was Loki Food Bus went all Lone Star and became the mobile home of Slow Fire BBQ ..read more

Ask Amythyst Kiah to label her amalgam of blues, old time music, country, singer-songwriter pop, folk and indie rock and she comes up with a word that somehow both covers the breadth of the music but, at the same time, doesn’t really pinpoint what she’s doing. “I still use the term Americana and it is frustrating because of how vague it is,” Kiah said ..read more

There were 55,700 visits to Tybee last weekend for Orange Crush; It's half the number of people who went last year. Orange Crush on Tybee Island in 2024 had roughly half the number of attendees as last year’s event did, according to Placer.Ai data released by the City on Wednesday. Over the weekend of April 19-21, 2024, the island had 55,700 visits ..read more

School board elections used to be sleepy little races, but in recent years, they have become a flash point for the culture wars. COVID politics, teacher shortages, and banned books are just a few of the hot topics that garner national attention, but the real nitty gritty of school board politics is rather mundane and tedious ..read more

There’s always something happening in the Hostess City. Stay in the know about upcoming events and the latest information with our periodic News & Notes ..read more

Free record release show also includes set from Savannah band The Maxines Attempting to describe the music of Black Tusk would be a revealing sign that one hasn’t actually heard it. “Call it whatever you want, just don’t overthink it.” That’s how Black Tusk front-man Andrew Fidler responds to the mandatory, mundane question of genre ..read more

On Tuesday, May 7, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in partnership with the Savannah Regional Film Commission and the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) will host a class to share how small business owners and entrepreneurs can become vendors for film and TV productions. The education program will take place at Victory North Savannah from 9a.m. to 12p.m. and will help participants get to know the production ecosystem in the South Georgia region ..read more

Because that music-free bar you've been making out with isn't going anywhere. THE WAILERS @ DISTRICT LIVE THU APR 25 | 8 PM The Wailers got their start in 1963, headed by the legendary Bob Marley. The history of Marley and the band is well-known, and they influenced generations of Jamaican and other world musicians, spreading reggae across the world in the 1970s ..read more

Gina Capers-Willis is a Savannah-based chef who is steeped in the culinary traditions of the Gullah Geechee culture and community she was raised in. Self-taught, Capers-Willis draws upon the generations of culinary artists who came before her ..read more