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June 2025

May 2025

The Long Story
Good gracious, the Savannah Sideways Substack turned four years old last month.
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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Less Pomp, More Circumstance: Words for the Class of 2025
The streets are no longer alive with the sound of clanging late bells and belching yellow buses, which can only mean one thing: School’s out for summer.
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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Hot Tariff Summer: Buy Local Fashion
Amp Your Style With Local Fashion
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A Reluctant Listicle
I’m always admonishing that Savannah’s beloved community can only flourish by showing up in person, but also me?
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
A Reluctant Listicle
I’m always admonishing that Savannah’s beloved community can only flourish by showing up in person, but also me? Spending days at a time pottering…
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April 2025

The Power of We
When we talk about a social safety net, I like to picture a sturdy mesh contraption lined with soft flannel and just the right amount of give.
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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Crushed, Pressed, and Dressed: Tybee Comes Through
When it comes to impartial reporting on Orange Crush 2025, I promise you’re not going to find it here.
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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It Sounds Better When You Say It In Southern
I know we’ve all got our panties in a bind about all the things, but quit fussing with that elastic for a sec and hush up, ‘cause we’re gonna talk…
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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String Break
Oy, so much to cover this week: Peaceful protests, terrible tariffs, the delay of the proposed hideous multi-story parking garage on Forsyth Park, the…
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Jessica Leigh Lebos
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The Politics of Smell: My Life In Patchouli
On a family vacation not long ago, my younger brother and I were standing at the resort bar waiting for our mojitos when he leaned over and sniffed me.
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