Gas prices drop a few cents locally
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.57 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has fallen 0.9 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.6g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 20.4 cents a gallon higher than on the same day one year ago and are 4.5 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has increased 0.3 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 0.4 cents lower a year ago.
“I don’t recall the last time that the national average, which stands at nearly $3.64 a gallon, was the same yesterday, a week ago, a month ago, and also a year ago,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “While I continue to hope for an eventual drop in gasoline prices, the more I’m starting to think that we just won’t see any sort of major summer decline like we have the last few years.”
Hilton Head Chamber wins award for 16th year
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Visitor and Convention Bureau recently won its 16th consecutive Pinnacle Award for service excellence. Winners are chosen by the readers of Successful Meetings magazine.
The island was touted for its easy access, conference properties and recent resort renaissance along with new shopping and recreation developments.
The award goes to visitor and convention bureaus, hotels and conference centers for hospitality excellence. The sales staff was recognized for an outstanding job in servicing meetings, incentive travel programs, trade shows and conventions during the previous year.
The sales staff was recognized by meeting planners for an outstanding job in servicing meetings, incentive travel programs, trade shows and conventions during the previous year.
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub for sale
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub is up for sale just a few months after relocating to River Street.
Manager Shelley Lowther announced she would be selling the business on Monday. The bar recently moved from West Congress Street to the west end of River Street in early March, next to Rusty Rudders Tap House.
The bar has been open since 2006 and features a wide selection of Irish whiskeys and beers.
David Minkovitz, a commercial realtor with Cora Bett Thomas Realty, said there are already a few prospective buyers for the business.
Georgia Pacific awards grant to coastal YMCA
The YMCA of Coastal Georgia has received a $2,000 gift from Georgia-Pacific Savannah Gypsum.
The money will provide financial assistance to school-aged children to attend Pryme Tyme, the YMCA’s before- and after-school program that takes place at the school the child attends.
Georgia-Pacific Savannah Gypsum employs more than 75 people and has been in operation since 2004.
Randy Bugos, president/CEO of the YMCA of Coastal Georgia, said the grant will give children the chance to be cared for in a safe and nurturing environment.
“We wouldn’t be able to offer these opportunities to as many kids without the help of donors like Georgia-Pacific,” he said.