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Chasing that Old Savannah Magic
My place is of the Sun This place is of the dark I do not feel the romance I do not catch the spark — The Indigo Girls, “Prince of Darkness” I don’t…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jan 25
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The Ghosts of Ebenezer Creek
When a man named Possum tells you to buckle your life vest, it’s really best to listen. After all, he grew up on this creek, and though it’s known for…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Jan 18
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December 2022
Back to the Bright Side
Passing through the darkest day of the year always gets me a little giddy. For some it’s a reminder of the world’s glorious precision, the pendulum of…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Dec 21, 2022
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November 2022
The Strange Story of Savannah’s Ancient Roman Statuary: Part TWO
Last week we explored the labyrinthine and largely forgotten history of the ancient Roman statuary that once stood on the grounds of Greenwich Cemetery…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Nov 30, 2022
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The Strange Story of Savannah’s Ancient Roman Statuary: PART ONE
Part of an art collection once owned by a long-forgotten Gilded Age robber baron, the antiquities were a rare bright spot of potential revenue during a…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Nov 23, 2022
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'Tis the Season to Switch Up and Press Pause
A year and a half ago, Savannah was still waking up to a post-pandemic world. We Rip Van Winkles stretched our legs and wiped our eyes to find a city…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Nov 2, 2022
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October 2022
Savannah So Spooky, We Don’t Need Ghosts
My main squeeze and I were promenading through Wright Square late Friday evening when I felt a tickle on the back of my neck. I leapt straight up like a…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Oct 26, 2022
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On Game Day We Wear Reproductive Rights and Sound Economic Policy
There’s nothing like rooting for your favorite team in person. Sure, at home there’s not a line for the bathroom or metal bleachers to transmit…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Oct 19, 2022
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Running with the Devil
I took up running about ten years ago. But I don’t call myself a runner. I don’t run very fast or very far. I don’t log miles or keep time or wear a…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Oct 12, 2022
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Navelgazing in the Garden of Good and Gooder
It’s my birthday week, which always has me feeling a certain type of way. One more year towards the last one, the end of the journey not yet in sight…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Oct 5, 2022
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September 2022
These Days of Awe
Nothing like an impending natural disaster to keep the senses keen and the soul sharp. As I write this Wednesday morning, Hurricane Ian is twisting its…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Sep 28, 2022
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Beware of False Fall
Oh, sweet breeze of relief! We have felt its caress in the early morning air this week, our faces turned up like blinking Harfoots traversing the misty…
Jessica Leigh Lebos
Sep 21, 2022
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