U.S. home sales plunged 5.1 percent in January
WASHINGTON — Sales of existing U.S. homes plummeted in January to the worst pace in 18 months. Cold weather, limited supplies of homes on the market and higher buying costs held back purchases.The...
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U.S. Chamber names TailsSpin finalist for award The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Friday announced TailsSpin Pet Food and Accessories, with stores in Savannah, Pooler and Macon, as one of the winners of its...
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Philharmonic receives donation
German Heritage Society and the Salzburgers presented the Savannah Philharmonic a check for $10,500 in a ceremony this week. The money will sponsor soloists from Savannah’s Sister City, Halle, Germany....
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New Pooler clinic opens
Executives and health professionals gathered Jan. 23 to open the new St. Joseph/Candler Immediate Care Center at 107 Canal St. in Pooler.
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Georgia Power donates to Senior Citizens
On Thursday, Senior Citizens Inc. received an $11,000 corporate donation from Georgia Power. Marian Teuton, left, Customer Service manager for Georgia Power, presented the check to Patti Lyons, right,...
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How will completed Truman impact traffic?
So the final phase of the Truman Parkway is poised to open.Insert your cynical comment here.If you’re relatively new to town, you might not know that the project has taken decades.And even if you think...
View ArticleVA, congress shrug as sleep apnea claims 'surge'
Last June the VA Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation privately recommended to Allison A. Hickey, under secretary for benefits, that the Department of Veterans Affairs consider four steps to...
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Vacation rental boom poses dilemma for Hostess City
Savannah may have earned the nickname “Hostess City”, but the question of who’s doing the hosting, where they live and what’s required of that host presents the city with a complex dilemma in light of...
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Free veterans benefits workshopFox & Weeks Funeral Directors is partnering with elder law attorneys Smith Barid, LLC to present a series of free Veterans Benefits Workshops to help local veterans...
View ArticleWealth gap is widest in some affluent U.S. cities
WASHINGTON — The gap between the wealthy and the poor is most extreme in several of the United States’ most prosperous and largest cities.The economic divides in Atlanta, San Francisco, Washington, New...
View ArticlePew maps Twitter conversations, finds 6 types
NEW YORK — People take to Twitter to talk about everything from politics to breakfast to Justin Bieber in what feels like a chaotic stream of messages. So it may come as a surprise that the...
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Bruster's Real Ice Cream CEO visits Savannah Franchise
Patrick DeLaRosa had just gotten out of the Army and was looking for mid-level management positions in the Savannah area when one of his friends said something that gave him a cold, sweet...
View ArticleImmigration data show mixed results for Chatham, Bryan, Effingham counties
In Sunday’s Savannah Morning News, Marcus Howard reported on recent estimates from the U.S. Census that show net migration to Chatham County was negative from 2007 to 2011.Simply put, more people moved...
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TSA opens PreCheck office here
The Transportation Security Administration has opened an application site in Savannah for its TSA PreCheck, an expedited screening program that allows travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear...
View ArticleStocks end higher but fall short of record high
NEW YORK — The stock market ended higher Monday, but a late fade kept it from closing at an all-time high.The market marched broadly higher most of the day, helped by optimism about the economy and...
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Gas prices up slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 22.0 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.31 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleArmstrong and digital forensics: Right under our noses
Yesterday, the entire Chatham County Commission visited Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Cyber Forensics Labs, a unit in the campus police department. I too have had the opportunity to tour this...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Industrial Service Exchange website launched
Industrial Service Exchange website launchedBRUNSWICK — The Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority, in partnership with the Savannah Economic Development Authority, has introduced the...
View ArticleConsumer Reports names Tesla Model S its top pick
DETROIT — The Tesla Model S electric sedan is Consumer Reports’ top pick in this year’s automotive rankings.The magazine cited the Model S’s sporty performance and technological innovations, including...
View ArticleSavannah Quarters master plan amended to allow more residential
Pooler’s City Council recently OK’d a slight zoning change to the master plan for upscale subdivision Savannah Quarters to allow a developer to put in more multi-family units — despite objections from...
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