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The Center for Jubilee, Reconciliation and Healing filed a petition to the city on Monday to rename Calhoun Square to Jubilee Square, the culmination of months of work, research and education, founder Patt Gunn said. Initially, the group, founded by Gunn and Rosalyn Rouse, were looking to change the names of two squares, Whitefield and Calhoun, which are located on cemeteries once used to bury both free and enslaved people of color.  Gunn said Monday that changing the name of Whitefield Square is still a goal, but they’re looking to focus on Calhoun Square for now. Baby steps, she said.

Letter: Renaming Savannah squares and moving monuments a disservice to history Savannah is a beautiful city with a dark history, one that should not be erased but held up to the light Chris Lowry This letter was submitted by Chris Lowry, a Savannah resident. The recent news story on the Calhoun Square and Whitefield Square proposed renaming demands more public attention. These changes would be precedent-setting and lead to further name changes throughout the city of Savannah. John C. Calhoun and George Whitefield benefited from the evil practice of slavery. But suppose this becomes the stand...

American Traditions Vocal Competition To Host Free Outdoor Concert Next Week The American Traditions Vocal Competition will be hosting a free outdoor concert at 12 (noon) on Saturday Feb. 13.by BWW News Desk The American Traditions Vocal Competition will be hosting a free outdoor concert at 12 (noon) on Saturday Feb. 13. This 30-minute concert will take place outside a private home located at 426 Abercorn Street. Attendees are welcome to listen to this concert, which is free and open to the public, from the beautiful and spacious Calhoun Square across from the residence, to ensure social dis...

Savannah Morning News Savannah's squares are, in many ways, a portal to the past — more than green spaces, they are a mostly-untarnished window to the nearly 288-year history of the oldest city in Georgia. But history isn't always comfortable. Contemporary values rarely resemble those of the past, and after a few hundred years of social change, prominent historic figures and the ideas they represent come to be viewed by some as antiquated, unethical, or in some cases, offensive.  Last summer, the U.S. was faced with a racial reckoning. Following the death of George Floyd at the hands ...

94 Twin Cities restaurants that closed in 2020 Pandemic, riots devastated the food-and-drink scene in the Twin Cities this year.  December 28, 2020 — 9:50am Saying goodbye to a beloved watering hole, a neighborhood café or a four-star restaurant is never easy. But in 2020, the pain kept coming as the pandemic brutalized the Twin Cities hospitality industry. Some restaurants, already hurting from dining restrictions, were swept up in the destruction that unfolded in the Minneapolis and St. Paul riots. Again and again, places that surprised and delighted us, that entertained and nou...