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Disabling Transit – Chatham, CAT spat continues over funding, leadership
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Disabling Transit – Chatham, CAT spat continues over funding, leadership

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Pooler approves rezoning for 303-unit residential development off Canal Bank Court
Latest Posts Local Matters Municipalities Pooler Property Matters

Pooler approves rezoning for 303-unit residential development off Canal Bank Court

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Savannah music advocates see HB 14 as boost to growing local scene
Latest Posts Local Matters

Savannah music advocates see HB 14 as boost to growing local scene

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Tybee Facing Beach Funding Setback, Seeking Alternative Solutions
Latest Posts Local Matters Municipalities Tybee Island

Tybee Facing Beach Funding Setback, Seeking Alternative Solutions

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Chatham Area Transit Reports Projected $8.4M Budget Deficit for FY27
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham Area Transit Reports Projected $8.4M Budget Deficit for FY27

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Port Wentworth Implements Six-Month Moratorium on Mobile Home Permits
Local Matters Port Wentworth

Port Wentworth Implements Six-Month Moratorium on Mobile Home Permits

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Georgia faces election uncertainty as QR code ban takes effect July 1
Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters

Georgia faces election uncertainty as QR code ban takes effect July 1

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Civic Center Gets Green Light for Early Voting
Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

Civic Center Gets Green Light for Early Voting

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Savannah spending $9M to fix historic Waterworks building, still not totally sure what to do with it
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters Savannah City

Savannah spending $9M to fix historic Waterworks building, still not totally sure what to do with it

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Chatham Commission Appoints Shirley Sessions to District 4 Seat, Schedules Special Election
Chatham County Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham Commission Appoints Shirley Sessions to District 4 Seat, Schedules Special Election

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Farrell Says He Didn’t Resign From County Commission, but Georgia Law May Vacate Seat Automatically
Chatham County Election Info Local Matters

Farrell Says He Didn’t Resign From County Commission, but Georgia Law May Vacate Seat Automatically

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A New Stage for Club One: Savannah Nightlife Icon Plans Downtown Move
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

A New Stage for Club One: Savannah Nightlife Icon Plans Downtown Move

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MLK Warehouse Demolition Shot Down, Housing Plan Left Hanging
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

MLK Warehouse Demolition Shot Down, Housing Plan Left Hanging

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City Plans Solar Expansion at Enmarket Arena
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

City Plans Solar Expansion at Enmarket Arena

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Publix files permit for grocery store at Eastern Wharf
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Publix files permit for grocery store at Eastern Wharf

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Port Wentworth Imposes Six-Month Moratorium on Detention Centers
Latest Posts Local Matters Municipalities Port Wentworth

Port Wentworth Imposes Six-Month Moratorium on Detention Centers

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“Put Some South in Your Mouth.” Remembering Chef Joe Randall
Latest Posts Local Matters Opinion/Arts & Culture Passing Matters

“Put Some South in Your Mouth.” Remembering Chef Joe Randall

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Cell Towers Sprouting throughout Savannah
Latest Posts Local Matters

Cell Towers Sprouting throughout Savannah

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Early Voting Sites Needed to Replace Civic Center, Libraries
Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

Early Voting Sites Needed to Replace Civic Center, Libraries

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This is What the New Stormwater Fee Will Fund Following Split Vote
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

This is What the New Stormwater Fee Will Fund Following Split Vote

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Permitting Confusion, New Hotel Ban Collide in Habersham Street Hotel Vote
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Permitting Confusion, New Hotel Ban Collide in Habersham Street Hotel Vote

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Savannah City Council to Vote on Delayed Stormwater Fee
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

Savannah City Council to Vote on Delayed Stormwater Fee

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City Rejects HPC Petition, Announces Internal Review for Forsyth Park Offices
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

City Rejects HPC Petition, Announces Internal Review for Forsyth Park Offices

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SCAD buys former city fire station
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters Savannah City SCAD

SCAD buys former city fire station

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If you’re a “typical” Savannah household, this is how much more you could be paying in utility fees next year
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

If you’re a “typical” Savannah household, this is how much more you could be paying in utility fees next year

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$30M Ruling Against Chatham County Fire Fee Could Impact City’s Plans to Implement Stormwater Fee
Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

$30M Ruling Against Chatham County Fire Fee Could Impact City’s Plans to Implement Stormwater Fee

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Homelessness Agencies Facing New Federal Funding Challenges as City Reports Housing Progress
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

Homelessness Agencies Facing New Federal Funding Challenges as City Reports Housing Progress

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Proposed Starland Church Conversion Latest Hotel Plan to Emerge as Neighborhoods Seek Ban
Latest Posts Local Matters MPC Property Matters Savannah City

Proposed Starland Church Conversion Latest Hotel Plan to Emerge as Neighborhoods Seek Ban

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Court Rules Against Opponents of Forsyth Park Office Development
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters Savannah City

Court Rules Against Opponents of Forsyth Park Office Development

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Certified Election Results Report 24% Voter Turnout
Chatham County Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters

Certified Election Results Report 24% Voter Turnout

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Hotel plans submitted as neighborhoods seek ban
Latest Posts Local Matters MPC Property Matters

Hotel plans submitted as neighborhoods seek ban

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City Seeking to Collect $410K For Demolition Costs Following President Street Warehouse Fire on Future Development Site
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

City Seeking to Collect $410K For Demolition Costs Following President Street Warehouse Fire on Future Development Site

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City to Exempt Forsyth Park Office Buildings from Historic Preservation Commission Design Review
Latest Posts Local Matters MPC Savannah City

City to Exempt Forsyth Park Office Buildings from Historic Preservation Commission Design Review

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Judge Blocks Chatham County’s Attempt to Reinstate Former CAT Board
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Judge Blocks Chatham County’s Attempt to Reinstate Former CAT Board

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A Story of Strange Statues and Savannah – Jessica Leigh Lebos Launches Savannah Sideways Podcast
Latest Posts Local Matters Opinion/Arts & Culture

A Story of Strange Statues and Savannah – Jessica Leigh Lebos Launches Savannah Sideways Podcast

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MPC Backs Neighborhood Push to Ban Hotels in Three Historic Districts
Latest Posts Local Matters MPC Savannah City

MPC Backs Neighborhood Push to Ban Hotels in Three Historic Districts

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MPC to Consider Expanding Hotel Ban to Three Historic Districts
Local Matters Meeting Brief MPC Savannah City

MPC to Consider Expanding Hotel Ban to Three Historic Districts

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Olympia Café Tops Bidding Process, Lease Still to be Negotiated
Local Matters Savannah City

Olympia Café Tops Bidding Process, Lease Still to be Negotiated

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School board adopts 2026 legislative agenda with focus on early childhood, funding flexibility
Latest Posts Local Matters school board

School board adopts 2026 legislative agenda with focus on early childhood, funding flexibility

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No Early Voting at Leaking Savannah Civic Center This Year
Election Info Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

No Early Voting at Leaking Savannah Civic Center This Year

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The Fifth Time is The Charm – State Awards Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Project on Former City of Savannah Property
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah City

The Fifth Time is The Charm – State Awards Tax Credits for Affordable Housing Project on Former City of Savannah Property

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Chatham Commission’s vote to abolish new CAT Board spurs legal challenge
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham Commission’s vote to abolish new CAT Board spurs legal challenge

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Demolitions expected soon as plan for underground parking garage at Forsyth Park proceeds, lawsuit continues
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Demolitions expected soon as plan for underground parking garage at Forsyth Park proceeds, lawsuit continues

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Savannah Bananas Building Training Facility at Grayson Stadium
Latest Posts Local Matters Savannah Bananas Savannah City

Savannah Bananas Building Training Facility at Grayson Stadium

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SPLOST Update
Chatham County Local Matters

SPLOST Update

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Chatham County Commission votes to repeal “unconstitutional” state law, abolish new CAT board
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham County Commission votes to repeal “unconstitutional” state law, abolish new CAT board

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International Paper closing Savannah plant despite last year’s $150M bond financing support, tax abatement
Latest Posts Local Matters

International Paper closing Savannah plant despite last year’s $150M bond financing support, tax abatement

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Proposals submitted for Olympia Cafe space
Latest Posts Local Matters

Proposals submitted for Olympia Cafe space

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Week Ahead – Savannah Bananas Lease; Forsyth Park Parking Garage & Horse Carriage Ordinance
Local Matters Meeting Brief

Week Ahead – Savannah Bananas Lease; Forsyth Park Parking Garage & Horse Carriage Ordinance

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Site of ‘Weeping Time’ Tragedy for Sale
Latest Posts Local Matters

Site of ‘Weeping Time’ Tragedy for Sale

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CAT pauses electric bus purchases, reverts to “clean diesel”
CAT Latest Posts Local Matters

CAT pauses electric bus purchases, reverts to “clean diesel”

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CAT SPLOST, Federal Funds in Question
CAT Latest Posts Local Matters

CAT SPLOST, Federal Funds in Question

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Chatham Commissioners cut CAT tax rate in rebuke to transit agency’s request
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham Commissioners cut CAT tax rate in rebuke to transit agency’s request

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Citi Trends Sells Headquarters, Irish Pub Planned for Starland, & Hotel Overlay, Darling Oyster Bar Show Signs of Life
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Citi Trends Sells Headquarters, Irish Pub Planned for Starland, & Hotel Overlay, Darling Oyster Bar Show Signs of Life

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Week in Review – Chatham MPC Greenlights Sweet Spice Expansion, Tybee Celebrates One of Its Own, & Shipping Containers Toppled
Latest Posts Local Matters

Week in Review – Chatham MPC Greenlights Sweet Spice Expansion, Tybee Celebrates One of Its Own, & Shipping Containers Toppled

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Transparency Matters – Chatham County’s Fire Department Has Problems and Being Rich Ain’t One
Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Transparency Matters – Chatham County’s Fire Department Has Problems and Being Rich Ain’t One

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A Sign and a Shed – Pin Point Embraces Community Resilience
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

A Sign and a Shed – Pin Point Embraces Community Resilience

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Savannah Solid Waste Transfer Station Proposal Returns for MPC Review
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

Savannah Solid Waste Transfer Station Proposal Returns for MPC Review

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Off The Wall – Sea Turtles, Graveface Album, A Self-taught Artist and a Savannah Restaurant in Paris
Latest Posts Local Matters Off The Wall Opinion/Arts & Culture

Off The Wall – Sea Turtles, Graveface Album, A Self-taught Artist and a Savannah Restaurant in Paris

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Week Ahead – SPLOST, Taxes, Housing & Horses
Local Matters Meeting Brief

Week Ahead – SPLOST, Taxes, Housing & Horses

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Judge OKs CAT board shakeup, new members take seats
CAT Latest Posts Local Matters

Judge OKs CAT board shakeup, new members take seats

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Savannah’s “Grand Prize” – The 3,000-plus-tire legacy of a failed racetrack
Latest Posts Local Matters

Savannah’s “Grand Prize” – The 3,000-plus-tire legacy of a failed racetrack

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Savannah’s Backside – A Rearview Look at Last Week
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

Savannah’s Backside – A Rearview Look at Last Week

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CAT Board removes interim CEO, fails to pass budget
CAT Latest Posts Local Matters

CAT Board removes interim CEO, fails to pass budget

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Week Ahead – Chatham SPLOST projects, budget up for vote
Local Matters Meeting Brief

Week Ahead – Chatham SPLOST projects, budget up for vote

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Hot potato – Apts, ‘Spudnik’ restaurant planned for 38th and Habersham
Local Matters Meeting Brief Property Matters

Hot potato – Apts, ‘Spudnik’ restaurant planned for 38th and Habersham

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Week Ahead – Updated 63rd Street apartment plan east of Truman Parkway returns for consideration
Local Matters Meeting Brief

Week Ahead – Updated 63rd Street apartment plan east of Truman Parkway returns for consideration

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Chatham County, CAT board members sue to stop state mandated shakeup
CAT Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham County, CAT board members sue to stop state mandated shakeup

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Chatham County says tax increase needed to cover fire department costs
Chatham County Latest Posts Local Matters

Chatham County says tax increase needed to cover fire department costs

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City manager calls for patience in establishing “urban camping” law
Latest Posts Local Matters

City manager calls for patience in establishing “urban camping” law

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Property Matters – Bank submits demo application for former Southern Motors building on Broughton, “Neighborhood Work Club” filling former Picker Joe’s space
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Property Matters – Bank submits demo application for former Southern Motors building on Broughton, “Neighborhood Work Club” filling former Picker Joe’s space

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A Family Affair – Wine Store, Bar with Argentinian Roots Proposed for East Broughton
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

A Family Affair – Wine Store, Bar with Argentinian Roots Proposed for East Broughton

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Property Matters: Chatham County Eyes Badcock Building
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Property Matters: Chatham County Eyes Badcock Building

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City mourns loss of Olympia Cafe Owner as River Street Restaurant’s Long-Running Lease Nears End
Latest Posts Local Matters Passing Matters

City mourns loss of Olympia Cafe Owner as River Street Restaurant’s Long-Running Lease Nears End

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Week ahead: Chatham Commission set to consider $79M emergency center contract, “urban camping” prohibitions and homeless encampment policy
Local Matters

Week ahead: Chatham Commission set to consider $79M emergency center contract, “urban camping” prohibitions and homeless encampment policy

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Savannah Bound? Historic nuclear powered ship’s preservation celebrated as future home sought
Latest Posts Local Matters

Savannah Bound? Historic nuclear powered ship’s preservation celebrated as future home sought

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Week ahead: Savannah arena’s proposed parking lot costs drop to $8M; Pooler considering impact fee study and Tybee hosting budget hearing
Local Matters

Week ahead: Savannah arena’s proposed parking lot costs drop to $8M; Pooler considering impact fee study and Tybee hosting budget hearing

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Union Mission expansion planned as city considers “Urban Camping” prohibitions, following delayed county vote
Latest Posts Local Matters

Union Mission expansion planned as city considers “Urban Camping” prohibitions, following delayed county vote

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Savannah’s Arena Operator Reports Increased Revenue Ahead of $14M Parking Lot Vote
Latest Posts Local Matters

Savannah’s Arena Operator Reports Increased Revenue Ahead of $14M Parking Lot Vote

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Dottie’s ‘Changed It All’ – Reflections from The Kitchen
Chris Underwood Latest Posts Local Matters

Dottie’s ‘Changed It All’ – Reflections from The Kitchen

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Homeless Authority Seeking New Home Following Lease Termination Notice
Latest Posts Local Matters

Homeless Authority Seeking New Home Following Lease Termination Notice

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Feds Terminate Savannah’s $1 Million Home Energy Efficiency Grant
Latest Posts Local Matters

Feds Terminate Savannah’s $1 Million Home Energy Efficiency Grant

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CAT Seeking Additional Federal Funding for Plant Riverside Ferry Dock
Latest Posts Local Matters

CAT Seeking Additional Federal Funding for Plant Riverside Ferry Dock

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Abyssinia Baptist Church’s Vacant Lot Sold to Developer Behind Kiah House Restoration, Cuyler-Brownville Housing Initiative
Latest Posts Local Matters

Abyssinia Baptist Church’s Vacant Lot Sold to Developer Behind Kiah House Restoration, Cuyler-Brownville Housing Initiative

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Savannah has owned this undeveloped 9-acre site for two decades. Now, it has a plan.
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Savannah has owned this undeveloped 9-acre site for two decades. Now, it has a plan.

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Forsyth Park office project developers consider rezoning do-over due to “technicality”
Latest Posts Local Matters

Forsyth Park office project developers consider rezoning do-over due to “technicality”

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Savannah City Council to Vote on Consultation Services for Forsyth Park & Eastern Wharf Parking Garage Projects
Local Matters Meeting Brief

Savannah City Council to Vote on Consultation Services for Forsyth Park & Eastern Wharf Parking Garage Projects

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Savannah’s Springfield Canal Project Faces Uncertainty After FEMA Ends BRIC Program
Latest Posts Local Matters

Savannah’s Springfield Canal Project Faces Uncertainty After FEMA Ends BRIC Program

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HSF Backs 33 Bull St. Renovations, Including White Brick Paint
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

HSF Backs 33 Bull St. Renovations, Including White Brick Paint

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Nonprofit Planning Expanded Production of Therapeutic Foods in Pooler After Evading DOGE Cuts
Latest Posts Local Matters

Nonprofit Planning Expanded Production of Therapeutic Foods in Pooler After Evading DOGE Cuts

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Property Matters – “New Development in Housing, Dining, and Infrastructure”
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Property Matters – “New Development in Housing, Dining, and Infrastructure”

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Week Ahead: Key Votes and Public Meetings to Shape Savannah’s Development and Housing Policy
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

Week Ahead: Key Votes and Public Meetings to Shape Savannah’s Development and Housing Policy

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Water Matters (Briefs): ​State Funds Coastal Georgia Water Partnership; Hyundai’s Wastewater Trucked Offsite​
Latest Posts Local Matters

Water Matters (Briefs): ​State Funds Coastal Georgia Water Partnership; Hyundai’s Wastewater Trucked Offsite​

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Government Matters (Briefs): Chatham County Approves Contracts for Multimodal Project, Solar Installations
Latest Posts Local Matters

Government Matters (Briefs): Chatham County Approves Contracts for Multimodal Project, Solar Installations

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Tybee Island considering election modifications
Latest Posts Local Matters

Tybee Island considering election modifications

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New Savannah Taxi Rates and Regulations Pending, as Industry Rebounds
Latest Posts Local Matters

New Savannah Taxi Rates and Regulations Pending, as Industry Rebounds

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Savannah-Chatham ESPLOST Early Voting Starts Feb. 24
Latest Posts Local Matters Meeting Brief

Savannah-Chatham ESPLOST Early Voting Starts Feb. 24

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MPC Approves Expansion of Inner City Night Shelter
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

MPC Approves Expansion of Inner City Night Shelter

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Planning Board OKs Forsyth Park Office Development Height Variances Amid Resident Opposition
Latest Posts Local Matters Property Matters

Planning Board OKs Forsyth Park Office Development Height Variances Amid Resident Opposition

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Whitaker and Park office development plan heading to planning commission, Superior Court
Local Matters Meeting Brief Property Matters

Whitaker and Park office development plan heading to planning commission, Superior Court

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