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Posted by Brandi on February 26, 2007 at 08:15 AM
The Savannah Riverfront is about to make a change that will greatly impact the economy of the city. The Savannah River Landing will be a new work – live community encompassing 54 acres of homes, public squares and retail shops. According to their website, the Landing will feature “a luxury hotel, a boutique hotel and streets of world-class retail space, restaurants and office space…a new social center pointe along the river.â€
You can take a virtual tour on their website and check out the site plan, Riverfront Estates, Gracious Town Homes and Luxury Condominiums.
Looks like Savannah has a great growth coming soon!
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Posted by Brandi on February 23, 2007 at 08:14 AM
Panera Bread is moving in to a space at the corner of Broughton and Bull Streets this summer. Now if there’s anything that I love, or used to love before I developed a wheat allergy, is a tasty bagel. Panera has delicious bagels, pastries, and coffees that keep you coming back for more. I personally love their cinnamon crunch bagel, with extra honey-walnut cream cheese, of course, and since Panera is a chain bakery, I know I can count on tasting the same quality at every location.
Because I am new to Savannah, and haven’t frequented all of the downtown local bakeries, I am going to ask you this; where is the best place in town to get a bagel? Are there any local bagelries? Is ‘bagelries’ a word? Leave your fave local bagel shop and/or local pastry shop in the comments. I’d love to try them out!
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Posted by Brandi on February 21, 2007 at 10:44 AM
As I was driving around town the other day, I noticed a ‘Native’ bumper sticker on a local car. I’ve seen these stickers in other states, Colorado, Oregon, you know, places where non-natives visit, fall in love with the area, and return permanently. I always find it amusing that people put these stickers on their cars because they have so much pride, but there always seems to be a bit of hostility behind it, like an ‘I was here first’ kind of feeling.
You may be wondering how I ended up here in Savannah, and if you haven’t read my bio, please do so. Ok, are you back? Basically, the busy life of the city started to take its toll on me and my GSU Alumni boyfriend, and I asked myself, ‘Self, where is your soul the happiest?’ The answer was Georgia; so we made the call to move to Savannah. I often wonder where other people have moved from; I seem to have met a lot of people that are not from Savannah. I find it great that people do relocate to other cities, I think it makes the city feel more diverse, without changing the history and culture. I moved to Savannah to embrace the city’s culture, and instead, I find it embracing me. (Collective, Awww….)
Posted by Brandi on February 19, 2007 at 08:13 AM
Has anyone noticed that in Savannah people say, “It’s nice to see youâ€, instead of ‘meet you’? Why is that? Is that because people might see each other more frequently and if they forget their names it is a more polite way of recovering? Or is it because Savannahians are so nice that it really is ‘nice to see you’ when you are out and about? I don’t mind what the answer is, I love the expression!
What other quirky and unique Savannah expressions or phrases have you come across?
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Posted by Brandi on February 17, 2007 at 08:13 AM
Since everyone here at TCCi has a hand in starting something local, I am thinking about starting up a Savannah Bocce League. I’m taking names of people interested, and towards the end of March I will have details on how the league will be formed. The level of commitment will be once a week for about six weeks at Forsyth Park in the grass, no courts, then a happy hour afterward. Bocce is such great fun; if you’re not familiar with the game, check out Wikipedia.
Alright, now who’s interested?
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Posted by Brandi on February 16, 2007 at 08:13 AM
I am allergic to wheat and gluten, and moving to Savannah with a ‘special needs belly’ required some research on where to shop to find foods that don’t make me feel sick. Luckily, I found a great local resource within walking distance of Forsyth Park; Brighter Day Market.
You may know this to cater to more of an organic crowd, which it does, but it also caters to the gluten free crowd. There are tons of wheat and gluten free foods, both fresh and packaged. From pasta, box beef stroganoff, baking mixes and cereals, Brighter Day has what you’re looking for if you follow a gluten free diet.
I thought that moving to a smaller city would limit my resources, but Savannah has surprised me again by having more wheat and gluten free selections that most stores I have frequented! The most fun surprise, a sign on the door of Gallery Espresso saying ‘Gluten Free Cake’ – which was blueberry and delicious! Thanks Savannah, for keeping my stomach healthy!
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Posted by Brandi on February 15, 2007 at 05:12 PM
The current issue of The South magazine has some great articles on ‘Green’ Savannah, especially the recycling one.
As a wanna-be more active environmentalist, I have noticed something about Savannah since moving here. There are no emissions standards for the cars. There are some very poorly maintained vehicles on the road that are noticably polluting the air. As Savannah’s position as a coastal city, and proximity to the river, these environmental impacts should be the governments ‘front and center’ issues. I know people in general do not enjoy getting the emissions testing done on their vehicles, and it is usually mandantory in larger cities, but don’t you feel Savannah’s role as a port city, a tourist location, and situation among wetlands, that pollution and environmental controls should be a little more important?
How does everyone feel about this?
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Posted by Brandi on February 14, 2007 at 07:25 PM
With all the craziness that goes on in the TCCi office, sometimes I need to put on some tunes and juice up my creativity levels. My question to you is, ‘What kind of music makes you feel creative?’
My current favs are Olodum (a Brazillian samba band that doesn’t let your hips stop shaking), Buena Vista Social Club (more fun ‘World’ music), Common (a hip-hop artist from Chicago), Bar Bhangra iTunes mix (SUCH good bhangra) and Royksopp (known for that song on the Geico Caveman commerical on the airport moving walkway ‘Everywhere I go…’).
I’m always curious what makes everyone feel creative. List your favorites in the comments, we’d love to hear them!
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Posted by Brandi on February 13, 2007 at 02:37 PM
According to The Wall Street Journal, Marc Jacobs will be opening several new botiques this spring, and one of them just happens to be right here in Savannah. Keep your eyes on the corner of Montgomery and Broughton Streets for the new Marc by Marc Jacobs location.
Who is Marc Jacobs, you ask? An American designer with roots in fashion, Marc is the current artistic director for Louis Vuitton, has his own clothing line, fragrance line and a more recent watch line, not to mention that celebrities absolutely love his pieces.
A local Savannah blogger heard that Marc visited Savannah, fell in love with it and there is even talk of him moving to town, purchasing a house right downtown in the historic district.
Another high end shop opening in spring is the Copper Penny. Shop owner Penny Vaigneur says of her decision to locate on Broughton, “I feel like Savannah is a young Charleston…We considered Hilton Head or Savannah for a couple of years and came up with the conclusions that Savannah is the place to be.â€
What great news for Savannah!
Posted by Brandi on February 9, 2007 at 12:30 PM
In addition to my job with TCCi, I am also a map maker, or GIS Analyst. While I was doing some map making the other day, I had the opportunity to meet with a student from a local NASA program – NASA DEVELOP.
NASA’s website describes this program as “…a NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences Program that fosters human capital development to extend NASA science research to local communities. Students demonstrate to community leaders prototype applications of NASA science measurements and predictions addressing local policy issues. The activities are student led, with advisors and mentors from NASA and other partner organizations.”
I describe it as a great way for hard-working, intelligent students in the Savannah area to gain experience with a great government organization and make a name for our community (and themselves, of course)! The student I met stated that his team is working on a coastal management project, which is directly related to NASA’s 12 Applications of National Priority. I had the opportunity to explain some basic GIS to him and heard more about what his team will be working on.
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