Free Post 'The Orchestra Chuck Built': Inner City Youth Orchestra of LA is focus of documentary There are no auditions and no fees to join ICYOLA, and the group isn’t a subsidiary program of a school or university. Yet the music they make is amazing, and they routinely play for large audiences at major venues throughout L.A.
Free Post Chatham County Commission Wrap-up, Jan. 5: Managing the 'economic tsunami' headed our way 'All the problems we face now come from the Westside leading in. If they can’t get into Savannah to start with, then Savannah’s doomed,' Commissioner Kicklighter said.
Free Post Newbie's Guide to Savannah: How to pronounce local names If I hear another tourist call it “BROW-ton” Street I might throw my to-go cup at them (not really).
Free Post Rachael Flora 2023 In Review: The year that was The top news/arts/culture stories of the year
Free Post Public art or marketing sign? Visit Savannah's 'SAV' sculpture for City Market is denied The proposal states that one intention of the sculpture would be to attract photography, but a public commenter opined that it is 'an ugly and desperate attempt for an Instagram photo-op.'
Free Post Editor's Note: Meet the new bosses—same as the old bosses A look at the "new" Savannah City Council, after a remarkably low-turnout, low-interest election.
Free Post Savannah Music Festival 2024: An early look at the highlights While some old favorites are returning, the 2024 Festival marks a renewed push to bring more first-time artists to Savannah, especially international ones.
Free Post 'Mind-numbingly ambitious' show celebrates music of The Traveling Wilburys with unprecedented cast of local all-stars The goal of the Thanksgiving Eve show is not only to highlight the diversity and range of Savannah’s musicians, but to try and create the feel of The Traveling Wilburys planned world tour – which poignantly never took place.
Free Post Out of tragedy, hope: Mountainfilm doc explores legacy of late North Face founder Doug Tompkins The conservation effort in Chile catapulted out of Doug Tompkins' dream, says Lorenzo Alvarez, who was with Tompkins the day he died in a tragic kayaking accident.
Free Post MPC Wrap-up, Oct. 17: Controversy over Gould Cottage/Hull Park proposal 'That school was open 180 days a year. This will be a 25-unit apartment complex open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, with one to two residents per apartment…. It will be disruptive to the neighborhood.'
Free Post City Council Election 2023 City Council Coverage: Kurtis Purtee for District 6 'We’re in a really good spot right now, for the first time in a long time. We’ve got SEDA talking to folks about bringing in some projects. We’re circling back to the Southside Legacy Project, which is sort of a basic road map for the area.'
Free Post City Council Election 2023 City Council Coverage: Mike McCann for District 6 'When 70 percent of the last two SPLOSTS have gone to some kind of tourism funding, you’ve got your priorities wrong.'
Free Post MPC Wrap-up, Sept. 26: 'Monolithic' apartments at East Broad and Gwinnett A robust debate on a proposed five-story apartment building led to a larger discussion over how much density is appropriate in a historic city with a housing crisis.
Free Post Chatham County Commission Wrap-up, Sept. 22: Homicides up, overall crime down Part I Homicides more than doubled this year over 2022’s total – from 3 to 7. But those numbers are skewed by two horrific incidents, a triple homicide in June and a double homicide in August.
Free Post MPC Wrap-up, Sept. 12: SCAD housing set to replace historic depot on Louisville Road "It’s imperative that the community see SCAD and the City playing well together in the sandbox."