5 features an Amazon phone might offer
NEW YORK — A report this week in The Wall Street Journal that Amazon is planning to release a smartphone has prompted industry analysts and technology blogs to muse about what the device might offer....
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Deaths stoke worries about pot
DENVER — A college student eats more than the recommended dose of a marijuana-laced cookie and jumps to his death from a hotel balcony. A husband with no history of violence is accused of shooting his...
View ArticleUnemployment falls in 21 states
WASHINGTON — More than two-thirds of the states reported job gains in March, as hiring has improved for much of the country during what has been a sluggish but sustained 4½-year recovery.The Labor...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Restaurant offers innovative menu at Congress and Martin Luther...
Ampersand held its grand opening party on April 18, but the new restaurant and bar at 36 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard has been open since early March.So I’ve had a few chances to check out...
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Savannah State scholarship gala set for April 26Savannah State University’s President’s Scholarship Gala will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 26, in the Student Union ballroom with proceeds going to...
View ArticleMind the Gap: New study puts Savannah on list of cities with fastest growing...
Savannah makes it onto a lot of lists these days — Most Romantic Cities, America’s Coziest Cities and Best Place to Party to name a few — but one list it probably didn’t anticipate landing on is cities...
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Skidaway Island sees return of million-dollar home sales
With home prices on the upswing and days on the market decreasing, one of Savannah’s most exclusive zip codes is seeing its poshest real estate start to move again.“I’ve got 10 houses under contract...
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ANGELA JAMES New job title: Project coordinatorCompany: Rives E. Worrell Co.Duties: James is responsible for subcontractor and vendor contracts, invoice processing, vendor compliance and administrative...
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MJAC hosts job skills trainingDate: April 21-24Time: 10 a.m.-noonLocation: Moses Jackson Advancement Center, 1410-B Richard St.Sponsor: City of SavannahRegistration: Registration is required as seating...
View ArticleGas prices in metro Savannah edge upward
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 2.7 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.64 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
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Apple offering free recycling of all used products
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centers with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Mud run raises $10K for Savannah charities
Mud run raises $10K for Savannah charitiesThe Big Nasty Mud Run x5 on April 5 brought more than 1,200 competitors from as far away as Connecticut and raised $10,000 for local charities, according to...
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CITY TALK: Shopping for vinyl at Graveface -- on Record Store Day and every day
When I got to Graveface Records & Curiosities on West 40th Street just after lunch on Saturday, the store had already had a big day.Earlier that morning, a line was waiting for the store to open,...
View ArticleThawing out: Warmer temperatures lift U.S. economy
WASHINGTON — Spring’s thaw is reviving the economy, too.A recent batch of government and business reports show a U.S. economy emerging from winter’s deep freeze.Economists had expected the growth to...
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Supreme Court to hear dispute over Internet TV broadcasts
WASHINGTON — Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and now trying to rein in another technological...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Goodwill announces May job fairs
Goodwill announces May job fairsGoodwill of the Coastal Empire will hold 10 job fairs May 6-9 at which employers will share information about their organizations and employment opportunities. Various...
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Waving Girl coming out of shadows
It’s one of Savannah’s most enduring — and endearing — stories.For 44 years, Florence Margaret Martus (1868-1943) lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother, the Cockspur Island lighthouse...
View ArticleSavannah unemployment up slightly in March
More layoffs and more people looking for work caused metro Savannah’s unemployment rate to increase by one-tenth of a percentage point in March, the state department of labor announced Thursday. The...
View ArticleFor airlines not named United, it was a great 1Q
DALLAS — Even with the turbulence of severe winter storms and stubbornly high fuel prices, many of the major airlines are cruising and their stock prices are soaring.Mergers have reduced competition...
View ArticleStudy: U.S. manufacturers gaining competitiveness
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies.So says a new private study,...
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