Now arriving on time: Your flight and suitcase
NEW YORK — U.S. airlines are more punctual and less likely to lose your bag than at any time in more than two decades.Travelers still have to put up with packed planes, rising fees and unpredictable...
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City sponsors second Jump Start ExpoThe city of Savannah will sponsor a second Jump Start expo this weekend to introduce residents to job training programs available in the community.The Jumpstart Job...
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City to commemorate NS Savannah
First of all, let me say that I was young — very young.Barely out of diapers.Still, amazingly, I remember it well.It was blazing hot and the sea breeze had yet to kick in. We were barely under way when...
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New art supply store opens on BroughtonBlick Art Materials, a national chain of art supply stores, has opened its 38th retail location at 318 E. Broughton St.The new store stocks more than 20,000 art...
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Aspiring entrepreneurs compete at Biz Camp
A group of ambitious middle- and high-school students presented business proposals ranging from hair bows that glow in the dark to homemade sugar-free pound cakes for people with diabetes, but the...
View ArticleFree enterprise: Costs and payoffs of the olympic games
“U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”If you have heard that chant from the cubicle next to yours recently, it is probably because your co-worker has been sneaking in some quality Olympic Games watching time. Not...
View ArticleU.S. gas prices spike
NEW YORK — A surprise surge in gasoline prices is taking some of the fun out of summer.The national average for a gallon of gas at the pump has climbed to $3.67, a rise of 34 cents since July 1. An...
View ArticleUnpredictable stock market ends the week slightly higher
NEW YORK — The market had a wishy-washy Friday, capping an equally directionless week.Stocks inched down for most of the day. Then, with 45 minutes of trading left, the Dow Jones industrial average...
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Macy’s donates to shelter for youngstersPark Place Outreach – Youth Emergency Shelter, a temporary shelter and outreach service that serves young people from Savannah and the surrounding area, has...
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Social Security not deal it once was for workers
WASHINGTON — People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire....
View ArticleLooking at the future of parking in Savannah's Thomas Square and Metropolitan...
Ever since SCAD opened Arnold Hall on Bull Street, some blocks of the Thomas Square and Metropolitan neighborhoods have faced terrible parking problems.I live just two blocks away on 32nd Street and...
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New lender rules not helping expedite short sales in local housing market
The May day Carol Stemsrud wrote the offer on what she figured would be her first home, she envisioned hosting her family for Thanksgiving for the first time.Her would-be midtown house is plenty big...
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Lunch and LearnThe Savannah Traffic Club in association with the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce presents “The State of Our Region and City Celebrate New Partnerships and Fresh Opportunities,”...
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Savannah newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONLEAH G. MICHALAK New job title: Preservation planner Company: Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission Duties: Michalak will review applications for certificates of...
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Gas prices rise again in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah went up 3.5 cents a gallon last week to $3.51 a gallon on Sunday.The national average increased 5.4 cents a gallon to $3.67,...
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New baking and pastry program at Savannah TechSavannah Technical College’s Culinary Institute of Savannah has created a new culinary baking and pastry program after the associate degree and diploma...
View ArticleJudge rejects amending Savannah dredging suit
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that both the Georgia Ports Authority and South Carolina’s Savannah River Maritime Commission may take part in a lawsuit challenging the $650 million...
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Going 'clean' helps a lot of things
My wife and I recently finished what amounted to a month long health program presented in the book “Clean.” As stated on the program’s website, cleanprogram.com, “The Clean Program cleanse was designed...
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Judge Realty beefs up commercial real estate division
Lori Judge expanded her downtown real estate brokerage office space earlier this year with an eye toward becoming a bigger player in commercial real estate.Several local all-stars recently agreed to...
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Savannah State, city to host business workshopsSavannah State University in partnership with the city of Savannah Community Planning and Development Office will host a series of entrepreneurship...
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