Creative businesses thrive in Savannah
Love Lane Designs creates unique home goods, specializing in hand-printed tea towels. These aren’t just any old tea towels. They are decorative pieces of artwork filled with bright colors and quirky...
View ArticleNew plans for Hutchinson in works
A new joint venture formed by longtime Savannah businessman John Cay, Batson Cook Development Company and CSX Realty Development is in the preliminary stages of developing a master business plan for a...
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Photoshop BasicsPhotoshop Basics introduces the different tools for editing photographs and will cover layers and basic editing to improve images. The class will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays, until...
View ArticleInside insurance: Is it the speed or the distance?
Recent trips on Interstate 75 from Atlanta to Chattanooga and Atlanta to Macon were a real exercise in chaos at its best.Those trips are top of mind to me because the interstate is three- and...
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HIRES/PROMOTIONSKATE CHAPLIN LAWSONNew job title: AttorneyCompany: Hunter-MacleanDuties: Lawson is an associate with the firm’s Specialty Litigation Group.Related work experience: Before joining the...
View ArticleSkidaway Institute crew wins customer service award
The crew of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography’s research vessel Savannah has been honored with the Gold Award in the Chancellor’s Customer Service Recognition Awards. The crew won the award in the...
View ArticleCity Talk: Plenty of reasons to give thanks this year
We are fortunate to live in a city where so many citizens are passionate about the past, present and future.According to Savannah Morning News news researcher Julia Muller, I’ve written more than 1,500...
View ArticleOfficial: Uncertain world and national economic climate clouds outlook for...
International economic woes and a domestic fiscal crisis cloud the outlook for Georgia’s ports, a top official says.Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz said he’s “extremely...
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Bone & Joint office opens in HinesvilleThe Bone & Joint Institute of South Georgia opened its new Hinesville office on Oct. 30 at 475 South Main St., Suite A, next to West Rehab.Dr. Matt...
View ArticleReview: Gift guide to smaller tablets
The tablet computer is without a doubt the gift of the season — just like it was last year. But if you resisted the urge in 2011, now is the time to give in. This season’s tablets are better all...
View ArticleJake Hodesh: Let's fight crime with local intelligence
Chicago, Detroit, New York and Washington, D.C., have all dealt with tarnished reputations of violence for the last few decades. And today, more than ever, Chicago is dealing with it. Rahm Emanuel,...
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Thanksgiving Day: Nov. 22, 2012 In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first...
View ArticleBlack Friday creeps into Thanksgiving at area retailers
America’s favorite gastronomic holiday and America’s favorite shopping holiday have long coexisted at Bass Pro Shops.The national outdoors and sporting goods retailer has opened its stores on...
View ArticleEconomy makes for tougher Thanksgiving journeys
CHICAGO — Millions of Americans piled their families into cars, hopped on buses and waited out delays at airports Wednesday as they set off on Thanksgiving treks that many said required financial...
View ArticleJesse Bushkar: Have a 3D Christmas
In the spirit of the holidays, one can’t help but think about gift giving. And while the mere thought of fighting the Black Friday crowds exhausts me, I’m not really interested in that angle. I’m more...
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Kroger joins with Salvation ArmyKroger stores in Georgia, South Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, including 11 stores in the Savannah metro area, are ringing in the holiday season with The Salvation...
View ArticleReview: Gift guide to full-size tablets
NEW YORK — Tablets are at the top of many wish lists this holiday season. But what to get? The choice used to be pretty limited, with the iPad dominating the latecomers. But this year, the field is...
View ArticleSavannah area job gains continue
A job was all many Savannahians wanted heading into the Christmas season in recent years.Santa delivered early this year.Employers in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties claimed the most workers in...
View ArticleCash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
WASHINGTON — Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the Internet shopper...
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Natural gas firm donates to nonprofitsATLANTA — Georgia Natural Gas announced it has awarded $50,000 in grants to 13 Georgia nonprofit organizations, with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy in...
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