Tue., May 21, 2013 1:25pm (EDT)

Articles Tagged "Savannah"

  • Fri., March 22, 2013 11:02am
    The Savannah City Council is saying "no" to a proposal to allow double-decker tour buses in the city's downtown historic district, upholding a 17-year-old ordinance that has banned the buses.
  • Fri., March 22, 2013 9:00am
    The Savannah Film Office said Thursday it worked with a record number of film projects in 2012 that brought more than $12 million in direct spending to the city. The projects ranged from TV ads to feature films.
  • Wed., March 20, 2013 9:04am
    The gold dome atop Savannah's City Hall — and the rest of the riverfront building — will go completely dark for an hour this weekend as part of a global energy conservation event known as Earth Hour.
  • Sat., March 16, 2013 9:00am
    St. Patrick's Day actually falls on Sunday, March 17, but cities including Savannah, New York and Chicago are all holding parades today to take advantage of the full weekend
  • Mon., March 11, 2013 1:00am
    Another record crowd is expected at this year's St. Patrick's Day festival in Savannah. Just as last year, this year's holiday falls on a weekend. And that's prompted officials once again to tweak the rules aimed at managing crowds.
  • Sun., March 10, 2013 3:00pm
    In Forsyth Park and across Savannah's downtown historic district, green water gushing from the city's fountains are sending the signal that St. Patrick's Day is barely a week away.
  • Wed., March 6, 2013 5:35pm
    Cities and counties have to split local option sales taxes every 10 years based on several criteria including population. But Chatham County and its 7 municipalities couldn't reach a deal last year and opted to go to court. Three days into the trial that began Monday, both sides apparently decided they didn't want a judge to choose between their proposals.
  • Wed., March 6, 2013 11:00am
    The Georgia Department of Transportation is being asked to investigate safety concerns raised by police about the design of a Savannah bypass where crashes have killed five people in 14 months.
  • Mon., March 4, 2013 4:30am
    Chatham County and its seven municipalities are going to court today to argue over how to split more than $500 million worth of tax revenue. Negotiations broke down last year over how the divide local option sales taxes - known as the LOST. Now it'll be up to a judge to decide a case that will affect property taxes and local budgets.
  • Sun., March 3, 2013 3:00pm
    A four-month campaign to clean up the city of Savannah neighborhood-by-neighborhood kicked off this weekend.