By Caitlin Chamberlain On June 22, 2009 President Obama signed H.R. 1256: “The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act” into law. Under the law, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate tobacco products. As a result of this ruling all flavored cigarettes, wi
By Sarah Kellner Walking into Trattoria Rustica on Bull Street felt as comfortable as walking into my grandmother’s kitchen. The smell of fresh baked pizza dough and homemade tomato sauce wafted through the room. That’s exactly how the owner, Dan Marino, wants it to feel. He sat at a table near
By Amy Condon The typical contents of a hurricane kit⎯flashlight, batteries, canned foods, matches, candles and bottled water⎯won’t help much if flesh-eating zombies are on the loose. Long- and short-range firearms, chainsaws, baseball bats and explosives are more on the order, according to a
Thursday, October 8-10 Pirate Fest Tybee Island From the Buccaneer Ball to the Pirate’s Victory Parade, this weekend of eye patches and hidden booty is an event for only most serious of pirate-folk. $10 More information available here. Thursday, October 8 The Evasons Arnold Hall Auditorium, 1810 B
By Jamee Shae After a year and a half of surgeries, rehabilitation and over $600,000 in medical bills, a lawsuit was filed Oct. 1 on behalf of 20-year-old former SCAD student Meagan Petry, who fell five stories from Turner House due to a faulty rail she was leaning on. Local attorneys Richard Middle
By Myrriah Gosset On Oct. 7, the city of Savannah was honored with the American Planning Associations (APA) award for Great Public Spaces. As a part of the National Community Planning month, the awards were given today. The awards are given to places that show both historical significance along with
MTV’s The Real World Season 24 is looking for casting assistants. Bunim-Murray Productions will be casting MTV’s The Real World Season 24 in Savannah on Oct. 10-11 and are in need of casting assistants. Assistant job includes casting outreach, helping with the open call and assisting casting dir
By Travis Walters In US History courses across the United States students are taught about the men and women who forged our nation from the rugged unbeaten terrain before them, and the threat of political and religious oppression behind them. The history classes we took were the same. The countless
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By Myrriah Gosset The Savannah Mall will be hosting the, “Thinking Pink” walking with a goal challenge on Saturday Oct. 17. October is national breast cancer awareness month, and the American Working Women in Need are the coordinators of the 5K walk at the Savannah Mall. Teams must have