Bill Dawers

Readers should also be concerned about the impacts of the parking garage, which will eventually be owned by the city. It may mean less free parking.

This is the City Talk column by Bill Dawers, a longtime contributor to the Savannah Morning News.

If that is a civic priority, a new Mercer could be developed, possibly even on the Civic Center site.

I support an expansion because of the benefits to small businesses and to quality of life. The pilot program had few negative impacts.

If Door No. 3 is the only option for the Civic Center, city officials should at least let the public explore that direction as fully as possible.

The bars selected for this Savannah guide are in the general downtown area. All are within walking distance of other featured bars and restaurants.

Regional staples, such as fried chicken, shrimp and grits, and flaky buttermilk biscuits, are found easily in the Hostess City of the South, but a true taste of contemporary Savannah cuisine includes more than traditional Southern comfort dishes. Here are some singular bites to seek out on your next visit.

A combination of circumstances will present opportunities in the coming years to reimagine the west side and make Savannah a more vibrant city.

On a recent afternoon at Dulce Dough Donuts & Bakery on St. Simons Island, Ryanne and David Carrier reflected on their reasons for putting down roots on the Georgia coast.

The record flooding from Tropical Storm Debby revealed numerous problems in local disaster planning, especially regarding communication of potential threats.