Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 19th of August.
Good morning, Savannah.
A guide highlighted Tuesday’s Texas Two Step lessons and today’s artist talk with Marcus Kenney (at ARTS Southeast), while upcoming events include a skate party tomorrow at Lake Mayer, a conservation panel Friday at the Jepson Center, a terrapin show Saturday, and a weekend Pickleball Festival.
DISH and Hearst Television are negotiating a new retransmission consent to keep WJCL on DISH systems, with a decision needed by 7:00 p.m. today to avoid service disruption.
The Breakfast Club diner on Tybee Island is serving as the filming location for new thriller Girl, directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg and featuring its signature pecan waffles.
Film crews are working on scene details to showcase the local charm.
Chatham Square shows off its quiet charm with moss-draped oaks, historic facades, and townhomes with detailed ironwork (including a weathered Historic Savannah Foundation sign).
The area offers a peaceful glimpse into Savannah's storied past.
Club One, an iconic Savannah nightclub under local ownership, is set to reopen this fall amid delays as management works with an architect on plans that include a new theater space for local performers—ensuring its cherished role in the community.
A new SmartAsset study shows a single adult in Georgia now needs $100,714 a year to live comfortably, up 1.1% from last year & families of four need $214,573.
The report highlights rising living costs for residents statewide.
Georgia’s House Bill 117 took effect on July 1 and now requires local restaurants to state if shrimp on their menus are imported—helping diners know if they are eating local seafood.
Restaurants have until January to update menus so local shrimpers can better compete.
Savannah faces another week of high heat as residents are urged to take precautions.
The city has opened cooling centers and splash pads operating 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. + 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and officials advise checking updates as conditions change.
Savannah hospitals St. Joseph's and Candler received top honors from the American Heart Association with the Stroke Gold Plus award, and St. Joseph's earned the Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award for reducing treatment times.
Officials said the awards recognize a sustained commitment to quality stroke care.
During Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the Savannah Area Chamber and Healthy Savannah support families by using a $2,480 mini-grant to buy copies of The Art of Breastfeeding, now available in print+e-book at local libraries.
A new PSA highlights partners who have created welcoming spaces at Enmarket Arena and local cultural centers.
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