It’s that time of year again. And no, I’m not taking about having to brush off inch-thick yellow pollen off of our cars. Savannah’s population is over 7% of Irish descent. On this week in March, everyone in Savannah is Irish.
It was a year ago this month that we first started to realize the changes that Covid would make to our lives. Little did we know just how radically our lives would be affected. Given this is the month of Ides, you may want to consider pulling out your copy of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, throw a social distanced toga party and pour copious amounts of wine as the Romans were want to do. With a nod to the Ides, this morning’s M5T takes a lighter look at life during this pandemic.
It took me a moment to realize what was happening. The first field I drove by had farm tractors parked at the edge of the fields, perfectly aligned and facing the road. For all my travels throughout this part of Georgia, I had never seen equipment parked like this.
Directions. Choices. Hundreds of them. Every day we choose to take one direction over another. To go one way or another. Today’s M5T reconsiders the alternatives of taking one way or another.
I found myself wondering these past few weeks about what joy, pride and trials the first Presidents faced leading a new nation. Five Presidents for the first, almost, 50 years of this Republic. These United States of America. This morning’s M5T considers words of these first five.
What will your perspective be today? This morning’s M5T looks through a number of lenses that we all carry.
I don’t like a lot of clutter, in my life or in my house. But there are some things that I save – things that have meaning and are from significant moments in life. While preparing year end information for my accountant, I came across one such simple gift from a special moment in life that I shared in M5T 3 years ago. It put such a smile on my face, I wanted to share it with you once again. Enjoy.
For the past few years, I have been photographing lightbulbs. The glowing filaments of each light bulb that have become part of my photographic archives represent moments in my life. Lightbulb moments. We’ve all had them. We all want them. This morning’s M5T shares questions that have inspired lightbulb moments.
We have the breakdown of who can receive COVID-19 vaccines and when, where and why. Here are the resources you need to navigate the vaccine rollout.
I wish I could have met the man. This morning’s M5T simply lets his profound words start your day.
It was a beautiful Savannah winter afternoon. A pleasant 70 degrees, no wind, no clouds, and I found a sun patch illuminating a park bench in Wright Square at Bull and State Street. I was early to a meeting and opted to ‘waste’ 30 minutes of time sitting on the bench.
Foodies, get your forks ready! Christina Petsos of @somehowimnotfat talks eatin' good and staying healthy. You don't want to miss her incredibly enviable feed and mouth-watering recommendations.
Well. Here we are. 2021. I wonder how many set new year resolutions last Friday, only to say, ahhhhh, I think I’ll start [insert resolution of choice here] on Monday! It’s for that reason alone that I stopped making New Year Resolutions years ago.
It's been said that only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. When your time comes, make sure the legend of you lives on. Go out in style for posterity.
Chuck Leavell is a rock and roll legend turned environmentalist. The Rolling Stone talks about his latest hit “Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man.”
As we prepare to socially distance ourselves headlong into the New Year, whilst stocking up with copious amounts of champagne and Googling the lyrics penned by Scot poet Robert Burns, this morning's M5T is intended to be a New Year’s Primer.
From climbing Magnolia trees to ascending the ladder of morning news in New York City, this South Carolina native knows a thing or two about making dreams come true.
It’s time to decimate your morning routine and start from ground zero. Helen Hall, founder and CEO of Blender Bombs, is a Southern girl taking the health food industry by storm.
Jeanne Paddison is the wildlife whisperer. Meet the founder of the Savannah Wildlife Rescue Center—Savannah's first and only wildlife rescue—and the critters to which she dedicates her life.
We are close to a most unusual ending to a most unusual year. What hasn’t changed, pandemic or no pandemic, is watching classic Christmas movies.
I needed a more light hearted frame of mind this week and, as such, in an attempt to put a smile on your face this morning, M5T shares some of the more unique and unorthodox behaviors of people you will recognize as you sip some coffee, or a variation thereof, to start your day.
The greatest doctors in the South were picked by their peers as the Greatest in their field. Listed by specialty, these are the experts your physician calls when they want the best health care.
Brick by brick, part love letter to Savannah’s historic aesthetic, part forward-looking new urban masterpiece, Upper East River builds on a deep veneration of the Hostess City.
After enduring trial by fire, former military doctors David Sedory, M.D. and Chad Zehms, M.D. share their experiences treating broken legs of Afghani farmers and NFL players.
