2 posts tagged “city market”
Sooooooo, Savannah River Landing, what’s up with that?
As they promised Ant Hill Estates launched their new website and it is very pretty… but… well I hesitate to say anything, but … the site seems to be suffering some kind of delusional disorder.
“Finally! Enjoy historic Savannah from a newly-contstructed apartment home! There's no better spot than the famous waterfront where you're never more than a few steps from your favorite downtown attractions. We offer 1, 2, and 3-bedroom options. Each beautiful unit comes with competitive lease rates that include parking.”
Are they pitching tents out there? 1, 2, and 3-bedroom tents? I know they have the parking, that’s pretty much all they have is parking.
“Metropolitan convenience with all the comforts of a hand-crafted home. Open floor plans include two-story lofts, chic city flats, and rooftop garden penthouses. The well-appointed building features a grilling patio, media room and a terrace pool deck. Each residence comes with its own parking, laundry, storage, balcony and stunning view!”
Ummm and we’re looking, we’re looking and no I can’t find it. What “well-appointed building” would that be?
“Come and sidewalk shop in breezy coastal splendor. Finally a kid-friendly downtown where finding a parking spot is nothing short of simple. Once here you'll choose from classic brands or Savannah's variety of chic boutiques. Grab a cappuccino and a park bench for the complete European experience.”
Again, no trouble finding parking but I don’t know where they are hiding those “chic boutiques”. Maybe they’re under the sand?
The City of Savannah seems to be going along with the delusion that there is something out there other than dirt. Leaders are being asked to issue $20 million dollars in bonds backed by the taxes generated by Savannah River Landing. Officially it will be backed by all development in the President Street Corridor Tax Allocation District.
Of course you don’t get much tax revenue off an ant hill so if nothing gets built there we the taxpayers will be on the hook for the bonds. That being said, the improvements the money will pay for will be nice, President Street will be wider, General McIntosh will drain better and the whole area will be prettier so it’s not for naught.
Question: Should folks that are asking the City Council for a liquor license insult the city on their myspace page?
This caught my eye for several reasons, mostly because of the name of the company:
“Seaborne Tompkins for Saule Goode, LLC d/b/a The Iguana Room "Live Entertainment Hall", requesting a liquor, beer, and wine (drink) license at 103-105 N. Fahm Street, which is located between River and Indian Streets in District 1.”
Get it? “Saule Goode LLC” or “It’s All Good LLC”. Yeah we gots ourselves a brain trust here folks.
The other thing that grabbed me is that this appears to be the Tompkins Dynasty attempting to start another enterprise.
The family that brought you Malones, Deja Groove and Sorry
Charlies seems to be attempting to resurrect the Iguana Room.
The Lizard Lounge, as I used to call it, was above Malone’s in City Market now they want to set up shop at Jarrells Gym on Fahm St.
A quick google search turned up Mr. Tomkins’ myspace page on which he posted the following:
“city sucks
you know i really think we just need to take over this state. just do it an be done with it. i can really say with out a doubt that this place sucks the city will take everything they can from u an when u say anything about it the blacklist u from every doing anything again. ive live here for forty years an i have never seen it this bad”
All I can say is good luck with that.
Oh Saint Patrick! Bless us in our hour of need!
"Great job Savannah, on taking the biggest money making event of the year and trying everything possible to ruin it. It started with screwing up to-go cups then gating a public street, now you're regulating what time we can go into public parks when people have been setting up their spots for twenty years. What else is next, gating the downtown area and charging an entry fee?"
The short answer to your question is “yes”.
They will likely gate City Market next year.
When I recently asked someone at City Hall about this, they suggested that the crowds were bigger at City Market this year and many people (choke) didn’t have River Street wristbands meaning they didn’t pay the city $5 for the privilege of drinking.
The goal is not to ruin anything; they simply want to CONTROL it.
Control the people interfering with the parade route by putting up barricades.
Control night-before parties in the squares by keeping people out until sunrise.
Control people on River Street by limiting access and overwhelming them with police officers.
Look, the only thing I like about Saint Patrick’s Day in Savannah is that all the drunks are in one place and I can be in another.
I don’t watch the parade (except to see Sonny curse at a passersby).
I’ve never been to River Street during the festival and don’t plan to squeeze into the Cathedral for the service.
I don’t care if no one ever comes to another Saint Patrick’s day event here ever again but if you care and don’t want to be controlled, the place to bitch about it is not in the Vox Populi.
Savannah City Council meets every second Thursday at 2pm. They are the ones who have to approve the festival, the gating, the parade and everything else. If you don’t like how things are done or run go and fight about it. If you don’t you can bet next year City Market will be surrounded by chain link and you will have to buy a ticket to get a spot in the squares.
An interesting side note and proof that Police Chief Michael
Berkow’s “I Hate the Media”
tour seems to be working:
I overheard a couple of parade committee members having breakfast the day the paper published this wonderful photo of the Darth Berkow’s Storm Troopers preparing for St. Patrick’s Day. “That’s disgraceful!” says Green Jacket One. “Yes.” agreed Green Jacket Two. “I mean it’s just ridiculous.” One added.
At this point I’m assuming they mean the overkill of having police in riot gear to deal with drunks but then One says, “I blame the paper!” “Oh?” says Two. “Yes!” One says tapping the picture, “They had no business printing this. It’s just going to scare people.”
Amazing!
The police put on a show of extreme force, invite
the media to video and photograph and report on their show of extreme force and
because Berkow is convincing the Rotary Club and other organizations that the
media is evil, the show of extreme force is somehow the media’s fault. Orwell was an optimist!
