With Savannah’s large inventory of fine historic buildings it’s easy to forget just how many have been sacrificed to make way for civic “improvements” such as interstate flyovers and parking garages.
Remembering what’s been lost is instructive today as the threat to city’s sense of place is perhaps greater now than at any time since […]

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A story by Mike Tierney in yesterday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription required) investigates “green” initiatives undertaken by Georgia-based companies and some of the executives who are leading them, including Ray Anderson of Interface Carpets. Anderson spoke last April in Savannah. His lecture was hosted by the Savannah Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council and sponsored […]

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[ May 17, 2007; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 5441 Skidaway Road.

Sponsored by Preserving Savannah Neighborhoods, the forum is aimed at helping residents understand “the threat mindless road widening can pose to the livability of neighborhoods.”

For more information, e-mail dunfknops [at] comcast [dot] net

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Preserving Savannah Neighborhoods, the community group that has been active in opposing DeRenne Avenue widening, is sponsoring a forum called “Transportation and its impact on Savannah Neighborhoods.” The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 p.m. The location is Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 5441 Skidaway Road.
According to PSN member Jack Knops, residents of […]

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[ June 26, 2007; 5:45 pm to 7:45 pm. ] Via the USGBC-Savannah Chapter Web site:
John Thomas, the senior associate with Edward Pinckney/Associates, will discuss “Intelligent Design for Sustainable Living” with the Savannah chapter of the U. S. Green Building Council Tuesday, June 26. The meeting is free and open to the public.

RSVP to Tommy Linstroth at: tlinstroth@melaver.com b y June 22. The meeting will […]

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