Savannah News

In recent City Talk columns, I've taken a detailed look at the city of Savannah's plan to raze historic homes and build a new Central Precinct on 1.6 acres along 33rd and 34th streets between Montgomery Street and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Nearly a century later, seven visionary women started a process that saved hundreds of the city's historic buildings from the wrecking ball.

Downtown Savannah is swarming with masses of humans watching fireworks on July 4th! I somehow weave my super clean Infiniti into valet parking without incident and hand my keys over to petite beauty Latoya Minor and Shawanda Hanton .

"The Chatham County Aquatic Center is a great asset for Savannah. It is well run and certainly serves its purpose!" "I accidentally left my keys in my car door at the dollar store.

Service Brewing Co. CEO Kevin Ryan takes a gulp of beer. Ryan and Dan Sartin, a fellow former infantry officer, joined together last year to begin the plans for Service Brewing.

Randy Thompson photo Six Savannah teenagers started the summer by creating the Flip-Flop Drop, collecting money to pay for more than 3,000 pairs of flip-flops they donated to area homeless shelters.

Old Savannah City Mission and Men's Warehouse through July 31 are launching their seventh annual National Suit Drive and are seeking donations of "gently-used suits and professional attire" to support unemployed individuals seeking to re-enter the workforce.

The deadline is here, and in less than 24 hours, people living in a homeless camp near the intersection of President Street and General McIntosh will have to relocate.

A puppy found in Savannah recovering after veterinarian officials said they believe someone burned it with either chemicals or scalding hot water.

Locals joined the family from California, who said they're traveling coast to coast to make people understand that parental alienation is child abuse.

A 10-week-old kitten plummeted from a tall Savannah, Georgia bridge into the water below but survived and swam to shore.

Two Waycross men were indicted this week by a federal grand jury on numerous counts of enticing minors to engage in sexual acts and producing child pornography.

Savannah celebrity chef Paula Deen has released a video sneak peek of her upcoming Paula Deen Live! shows in Savannah via the Twitter account for her restaurant The Lady and Sons .

Marcus Tyrone Newton today was sentenced to life in prison without parole plus five years for his July 2 conviction in the 2013 robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Ogeechee Road.

Kimpton Hotels held a grand opening Thursday evening for its newest boutique property, The Brice, located on Bay and Houston streets in Savannah.

Authorities say in March 2013, Marcus Newton went into the Wells Fargo Bank on Ogeechee Road, waved a pistol at the tellers and demanded money.

But he quickly rebounded, finding his way at Grace House at Union Mission and moving back into the mainstream, where he became a homeless advocate and a champion for low-cost housing alternatives for those left on the streets.

Savannahians will soon have the opportunity to meet and listen to one of the highest ranking religious leaders in the United States.

Diana Churchill/For Savannah Morning News A female northern bobwhite, commonly called a quail, is a frequent visitor below the feeders in Statesboro.

Anyone who has ever been to an historic square in downtown Savannah can appreciate the green space left in the city, but some feel a bit left out as they see huge oaks torn down to make way for new highways cutting across once pristine marsh and the drone of traffic all night in place of the chirping of crickets and frogs.