Author Archives: Clara Fishel
Forsyth Farmers’ Mkt./Health Pavillion
September 12th 2009 Health Pavilion Presentations Free and open to the public 9:00 am — ”WE CAN” — youth nutrition lectureChristina Hanson, Youth Development Coordinator, Coastal Health District We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children Activity and Nutrition) – Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers. We Can! Energize Our Families: Curriculum for Parents and Caregivers, is a six-lesson curriculum … Continue reading
Public Forum – Walkable Communities
Join local mobility leaders and Dan Burden in a discussion about creating walkable communities in Savannah. Wednesday, September 2nd at 7 p.m. Armstrong Center – 13040 Abercorn Street For more information contact the City of Savannah’s Citizen Office 351-6527 Click HERE for more info about Dan Burden & Walkable Communities
Design for Sustainability
Verena Paepcke-Hjeltness (SCAD industrial design professor & Laraine Papa Montgomery (SCAD architecture professor) discuss SCAD’s new M.A. in Design for Sustainability at the August meeting of the USGBC – Savannah Chapter. The event is August 25, 2009 from 5:45 p.m. – 7 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Wild Wing Cafe in City Market.
Ride a Bike, Make Some Energy, Power a Bus
Yeah Chiyu Chen! Read all about it HERE and HERE
ReBurbia Design Competition – ENTER IT!
Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are pleased to announce the first ever Reburbia competition: a design competition dedicated to re-envisioning the suburbs. With the current housing crisis, the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, and rising energy costs, the future of suburbia looks bleak. Suburban communities in central California, Arizona and Florida are desolate and decaying, with for sale … Continue reading
Start Early Tomorrow
Get your veggies at the Forsyth Farmers’ Market (south end of Forsyth Park, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.), then head over to the Morris Center for Greenfest & the Savannah Urban Arts Festival.
Tonight – Savannah Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 in Tokyo as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before … Continue reading
Green Thumbs
It didn’t make the print edition, but check out ( . . . shameless plug here . . .) my Green Thumb Guide on Savannah Magazine’s website. Thanks Kelly & Kathrine! Any other garden tips?
More options for local food, but ya gotta go to make it work
Yesterday’s Savannah Morning News highlighted The Market at Trustees’ Garden‘s expanded hours (now on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings) as well as the up-and-coming Forsyth Farmers’ Market (located at the south end of Forsyth Park starting May 9th). Check out the article HERE and GO!
Recovery -Transportation
Today, the federal government released $27 billion to the states for transportation infrastructure projects. Georgia is getting $931.5 million and now has 120 days to assign funds to specific projects. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is in charge of assigning and distributing funds. Approximately 30% (or $280 million) gets allocated to areas based on … Continue reading
