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Savannah gets top rankings in travel magazineTravel + Leisure magazine has unveiled its “America’s Favorite Cities” list for 2012, and Savannah comes out looking good.Our city ranked No. 1 in the...
View Article'Home hacking' ideas shared at Geekend
Huey Huelsbeck and his wife just bought a 1,600-square-foot “gadget.”Or at least that’s how Huelsbeck sees the couple’s new home in the Atlanta suburbs.The former Savannahian was the chief architect...
View ArticleThe election's over, time to move forward
Whether you’re rejoicing over this week’s presidential election or are disappointed, to borrow the president’s election slogan, we are moving forward.Perhaps because our presidential candidates had...
View ArticleShipping schedule
SHIPPING SCHEDULE These are the ships expected to call on Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City and Ocean Terminals in the next week. Sailing schedules are provided by Georgia Ports Authority and are...
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Law firm’s health group recognizedU.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers have included health care group within the Savannah office of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP, in its designation of...
View ArticleCITY TALK: New Mexican restaurant opens in downtown Savannah
We stopped in last week at Epazote, another good addition to the downtown restaurant scene.The new Mexican spot opened recently at 5 West Broughton St. with a hearty, casual and inexpensive menu. A...
View ArticleFuture in focus at energy conference
Most visitors come to Savannah to explore the past.Today, however, close to 300 out-of-towners are at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center to talk about the future.The Savannah...
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Geekend speaker shares tips on how businesses can get most out of social...
The most important tool a business needs to fix its social media content strategy can’t be bought online or found on a blog or in a chat room.Social media’s all-in-one tool is patience.“For all the...
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The doctor is always in at Savannah's Pediatric Associates
If your child happens to be one of the 30,000 patients of Pediatric Associates of Savannah PC, you don’t have to worry about accessing care on weekends, holidays or even St. Patrick’s Day. On days...
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QuickBooks SeminarsHancock Askew & Co. LLP has announced the 2012 QuickBooks Seminars in Savannah. There is no charge for these classes, which will be held in the Learning Center at 100 Riverview...
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Savannah newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSPARKER C. MORGANNew job title: AttorneyCompany: Hunter-MacleanDuties: Morgan is an associate with the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group.Related work experience: Morgan served as a...
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Retired admiral pushes for national energy policy at clean energy conference
The ideas behind dueling political sound bites like “drill, baby, drill” and “burn, baby, burn” do nothing to address America’s security issues related to dependence on foreign oil, according to a...
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Gas prices down again in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.1 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.19 a gallon on Sunday.The national average has fallen 3.2 cents a...
View ArticleSaturday's Savannah events show urban design at its best
I’m glad I wasn’t driving around downtown on Saturday, but thousands of cars managed to get their occupants where they needed to go.The Veterans Day parade, the Savannah Children’s Book Festival and...
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Freightliner of Savannah celebrates 25th anniversary
Freightliner of Savannah celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Nov. 8 with a Southern-style barbecue lunch for more than 300 guests and fleet customers, vendors, dignitaries and business friends on the...
View ArticleConference shines light on Georgia's solar potential
Georgia, not Florida, is the “Sunshine State,” at least with clean energy industry insiders.The ongoing fracas between Georgia Power and solar energy startup Georgia Solar Utilities was a...
View ArticleInvestors still driving local home sales market
Inventory is dwindling and prices are rising, yet investors keep buying Savannah-area homes.Home sales in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties rebounded in October after a September slump. The 388...
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This week in BiS:• Nicole Weller teaches golf for a living — she began playing when she was 4 — and has published the first-ever golf sticker book for ages 4-8-plus to allow adult mentors to provide a...
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K Machine to expand, add up to 200 jobs
K Machine Industrial Services, LLC, a full-service industrial contractor offering machining and millwright services, will expand its shop by 20,000 square feet, adding heavier lift capacity and larger...
View ArticleOur economic times: Fiscal cliff or speed bump?
The incumbent administration is still in office, and work remains to be done.Next on the economic agenda is the combination of federal spending sequestration and tax rate hikes scheduled to take effect...
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