April 2009
The Archives
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04.06.09The next step in local recyclingWhile the city's new curbside recycling program has made plenty of news this year, today's announcement of a new partnership between the City of Savannah and St. Joesph's/Candler represents a significant step in a new direction. In a press release, hospital President and CEO Paul P. Hinchey said, “If a system our size can do it, anyone can, I would like to officially challenge Savannah businesses and every other large commercial waste customer to join the city’s single stream recycling effort." Hospital officials credit employees with originating the idea and asking management to create a recycling program. By partnering with the city, ...
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04.06.0913th Annual Earth Day RecycleramaSavannah's 13th Annual Earth Day Festival and Recyclerama is scheduled for April 18t in Forsyth Park. The Recyclerama will take place from 8 a.m. -11 a.m. and will accept paint, tires (4 per vehicle), oil, electronics, old furniture, eye glasses, cell phones, batteries, and computers. The Festival runs from 11a.m. -3 p.m. with diverse exhibitors, workshops, food, and live music. Cap off the day with the Earth Day Savannah Wheelie Bike Ride at 3 p.m., which ends at Blowin Smoke BBQ restaurant. For more information, visit the Savannah Earth Day Festival Web site.
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04.02.09Dump the Pump has been rescheduled, but don’t let that stop you from riding to workThe Savannah Bicycle Campaign's Dump the Pump Bicycle Commuting event, originally scheduled for April 3 has been rescheduled for April 10, for the reasons described here. Still, there's nothing stopping experienced cyclists from riding anyway. As one Savannah Bicycle Campaign member reminded me today, there are things worse than riding through rain. Bicycling to work in another city, he often arrived with a frozen beard on a bike that had walrus tusk handlebars and icicles for spokes. Or something like that. In other words, some cyclists regularly deal with greater atmospheric hardships than rain on their daily commutes. Indeed, the rain ...
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04.02.09Sheriff defends the right to speedAn editorial by J. Tyson Stephens, sheriff of Emanuel County, in today's Savannah Morning News takes aim at the recently passed "Super Speeders" law, calling it "nothing more than another tax (some legislators call it a fee) on our citizens and it mainly effects the working poor and lower middle class in this state." The law levies $200 fines on motorists caught going 75 mph on two-lane roads. Motorists flying down four lane roads would need to reach 85 mph before the increased fines kick in. The revenue generated by fines would help fund Georgia's trauma centers, often the destination for ...
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04.01.09Study finds shady streets are popular with tourists and good for businessMonday I was sitting in Calhoun Square, when a tourist struck up a conversation with me. "Are you lucky enough to live in this beautiful city?" she asked. I said I was. "I'm from Miami," she said. "We have trees, but nothing like this," pointing to the canopy overhead. This visitor's high opinion of Savannah's urban forest is not unique, according to a recently concluded three-year study conducted by researchers at the Georgia Forestry Commission and the West Virginia University. According to Susan Reich, urban and community forestry coordinator at the GFC and Jinyang Deng of WVU, Savannah was selected as a study area ...
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