[ January 28, 2008; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] A joint meeting of Chatham and Bryan County Coastal Georgia Greenway committees. A review of current projects in Chatham and Bryan counties will be discussed, as will plans for organization of subcommittees for local project development. All are welcome to attend.

The meeting will be held at the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens on Monday, Jan. […]

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Plastic bags have been in the news a lot this week. Whole Foods is fazing out the things. And I caught a segment about U.S. cities that are enacting bag bans on a network nightly news program, but I don’t remember which network (Dumont, maybe?). Also, last week I noticed reusable bags for sale […]

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Robby, Jane and Steven offered excellent comments about rain barrels, which contained considerably more useful information than the original post.
As Robby suggested, the local Fresca cannery is probably a good source of barrels, as it must surely use oxcart after oxcart of them in the effort to satisfy Savannah’s thirst for corn syrup- and aspartame-infused […]

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Cog, formerly known as The Savannah Bike Co-op, opens today at noon. Mary Landers interviewed Paul McLaughlin, the co-op’s president, for her story “Fix a bike, or build one, at new co-op called Cog” in today’s Savannah Morning News. Here’s a snip:
“The co-op is for everyone, regardless of gender, age or income, said the easy-going, […]

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Two comments in the Savannah Morning News’ Vox Populi section caught my eye this morning. The emphasis in each is mine.
“Close off the streets for the kids to play basketball? My neighborhood looks like a dump after these kids play. Their language from the youngest to the oldest comes from the dump as well. […]

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