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Local auto shop turns industry in new direction
It’s a coffee shop. It’s a lounge. Maybe with the giant glass windows, it’s an auto shop aquarium.Simply, it’s RPM Autoworx.“We like to say we’re in the customer service business,” said RPM part owner...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Free speech ruling puts Savannah's tour guide test to the test
A recent post on The Bonnie Blue Blog “10 Careless Lies Told by Careless Guides” details a handful of the “casual lies” frequently peddled by tour guides in Savannah.The post includes a few wild...
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Fort Pulaski visitors support local economyA new National Park Service report indicates 374,408 visitors to Fort Pulaski National Monument in 2013 spent $22 million in communities near the park and...
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SDBA LuncheonDate: Aug. 13Time: 11 a.m., lunch at noon Location: The Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St.Speaker: Eugene Kowel, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI’s Savannah and...
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Entrepreneurial Center to host franchising drop-in sessionThe city of Savannah Entrepreneurial Center will host a drop-in session Wednesday open to anyone interested in learning more about...
View ArticleCity Talk: Take another look at downtown density
City Talk hasn’t looked closely at the issue of downtown residential density for quite a while, so consider this the first in a periodic series about the benefits of greater density in older...
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Effingham County's first solar farm hums along
Effingham County’s first solar farm is up and running on Stillwell Clyo Road in the Springfield area.The 5-acre farm has 4,500 solar panels, each 2.5 feet by 5 feet, and produces one megawatt of power...
View ArticleSavannah-based company skirts Florida law
When Florida lawmakers banned high-interest car title loans in 2000, then-Gov. Jeb Bush proclaimed that the new law would protect Floridians from lenders “who prey on the desperate.”But in the past...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center Savannah to host 'Doing Business with Canada and Mexico'
World Trade Center Savannah will hold a free seminar next week for companies interested in doing business with U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico. The program will help businesses explore opportunities...
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Garden City officials optimistic about future development
Garden City officials say vacant properties in the city, which has struggled to get back on its feet since the recession, are being actively marketed.The vision city leaders once had of new restaurants...
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Information you need to know about the Affordable Care Cat
In 2010, Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with its major emphasis on increasing the number of Americans covered by health insurance and decreasing the cost of health...
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Dentist donates mouth protection gear to football teamRincon dentist Angela Canfield, who’s opening a second office in Sandfly, is donating $9,000 worth of custom-made maroon and white mouth guards to...
View ArticleMetropolitan Planning Commission delays decision on short-term vacation...
The Metropolitan Planning Commission postponed a recommendation on whether to establish a definition for short-term residential rentals in the city's zoning ordinance, a change necessitated by the...
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'Workplace bullying affects bottom line
Most employees and employers have had experience with workplace bullying, whether they are the perpetrator, the victim or a bystander, a University of Phoenix psychology professor and former school...
View ArticleDOT seeks driver input on funding
ATLANTA — Georgia motorists are being asked to give their opinions on how to fund highways in the state. The Department of Transportation is asking them to participate in a short survey on the agency’s...
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Goodwill head resigns to rejoin family in New York
Mohsen Badran, President and CEO of Goodwill of the Coastal Empire, announced that he will be leaving the nonprofit organization effective Friday, September 26 after almost four years of service....
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Savannah to host SBA symposiumThe Small Business Administration, in conjunction with the Savannah Small Business Development Center and other local partners, will host a Many Faces One Dream event from...
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Airport gets its own bomb dog
Travelers flying in and out of the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport can rest easier - Officer Barney is on the job.As the centerpiece of the airport’s new canine explosive detection program,...
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Goodwill CEO leaving next month
Mohsen Badran, president and CEO of Goodwill in Savannah, announced his resignation Wednesday to return to his family in New York City. In the nearly four years that he has been here, Goodwill...
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SCAD amends plans to replace older dorms
The Savannah College of Art and Design is forging ahead with plans for an $85 million makeover of its underclassmen dorms located off West Boundary Street, a complex of repurposed hotels with Spongebob...
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