Author Archives: John Bennett
Telluride film festival screening scheduled for Jan. 21 in Savannah
Savannah is a long way, both horizontally and vertically, from the peaks of Telluride, but that won’t stop films from the Mountainfilm in Telluride festival from making a tour stop at Trustees Theater on Saturday, Jan. 21. Titles, with a sustainability theme, to be screened in Savannah include: With My Own Two Wheels: “The story … Continue reading
Weekly Twitter Summary for 2012-01-01
Shay: Reviving #Savannah #039;s streetcar network will connect affordable housing, jobs, education & community http://t.co/4awSlxFi # Powered by Twitter Tools
Weekly Twitter Summary for 2011-12-25
Help the Savannah Bicycle Campaign fund its Bike Restoration and Education Center. Donate today. http://t.co/SoAkJxIa # Need a gift for the bicyclists in your life? Check out this list and buy local in Savannah. http://t.co/namPPA3W # Powered by Twitter Tools
Savannah Bicycle Campaign seeks matched donations to fund ambitious new project
The Savanna Bicycle Campaign has been active since its founding in 2008, working with government officials to improve bicycle infrastructure, offering bicycle safety courses, and sponsoring events that encourage people to make bicycling part of their daily lives. Now the group is seeking to establish a physical space from which to operate programs that will … Continue reading
Weekly Twitter Summary for 2011-12-18
Savannah Bicycle Campaign caroling event postponed until Wednesday, Dec. 14. http://t.co/WCKLxlKv # Powered by Twitter Tools
Weekly Twitter Summary for 2011-12-11
Truth, thoroughness needed in reporting on tragic traffic crashes | Sustainable Savannah http://t.co/nxUBUmck # If want to know where Savannah mayoral candidates stand on sustainability, watch this. http://t.co/wBKMyk42 # Take a walk in the woods, zap alien invaders on Saturday, Dec. 10 in Savannah http://t.co/4ItKGuoB # Learn about urban forests, combat alien invaders this Saturday … Continue reading
Take a walk in the woods, combat alien invaders on Saturday, Dec. 10
Twenty-five volunteers are needed this Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon to help with invasive species removal and trail maintenance and cleaning work on the natural walking trails in Bacon Park Forest. Volunteers will learn about the environmental and economic benefits of urban forests and native and non-native species. Here are the details of this … Continue reading
Truth, thoroughness needed in reporting on tragic traffic crashes
Dec. 5 was a dangerous and deadly day on local streets. A construction worker was killed and others injured as they worked on a Skidaway Island roadway. On Waters Avenue, a business got an unwanted window display in the form of a Toyota SUV. If you read nothing more about these incidents than what appeared … Continue reading
Weekly Twitter Summary for 2011-12-04
USDA National Organic Standards conference meeting in Savannah. http://t.co/HYbFPome # Are freeways doomed? Cities are tearing down highways and creating bold new public spaces. http://t.co/G7Go2MSq # Savannah Tree Foundation needs volunteers this Friday at 2 p.m. Help if you can. http://t.co/3qrSpj6Z # Powered by Twitter Tools
Savannah Tree Foundation needs volunteers on Dec. 2
The weather is beautiful in Savannah this week. It’s hard to imagine a better way to enjoy it than spending this Friday afternoon outside volunteering for the Savannah Tree Foundation: “Volunteers are needed to help young trees as they mature into an urban forest at the Westlake reforestation site by staking and mulching. This afternoon … Continue reading
