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The qualifying period for all nine seats on Savannah City Council ended Friday afternoon. Here is who made the cut for mayoral and alderman races.

After a year of debates and historical research, City Council approved the final name to replace the former Calhoun Square: Taylor Square.

City Talk: Savannah places too many restrictions on medical cannabis

Savannah City Council voted 6-3 to approve a zoning ordinance for medical cannabis dispensaries in Georgia. But some members called it redlining.

After years of trying, Savannah City Council has voted to accept the increase in hotel-motel taxes from 6% to 8%. Heres where the city will spend it.

The new amendments set restrictions for where dispensaries can go within the city.

City Talk: More questions than answers about land use in Savannah downtown area

The Georgia Legislature passed three local bills that will affect Savannah on Monday, including a long sought hotel-motel tax increase.

Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity and National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC) join together to host the inaugural Women’s Build Month for March 2023. Women’s Build events provide the opportunity for women to take a proactive step in serving Chatham County and empower other women in the community they live in. Women’s Build

The savannah festival brings out local vendors for the community to shop and commemorate the 429 enslaved Africans that were sold in Savannah in 1859