Savannah Lexicon – Guestlist for July

Here is my guest list for July, 2017, you can send me questions or comments about the guest before or after the show.

7/4       Happy Independence Day! What better way to spend the morning of the Fourth, before all the celebration begins, than to hear a talk about the historical events and cultural elements that pushed the nascent American colonists to collectively and officially declare their Independence from Great Britain with Dr. Christopher Hendricks, colonial and revolutionary America scholar and Interim Head of the History Dept. at Armstrong State University. There are reasons for all the fireworks, music and balloons, y’all.

7/6       City Alderman District 3 John Hall

Discussion of issues of most importance to residents of this Eastside district

7/11     Historic Carver Village Neighborhood Assoc. President, Rev. Chester Ellis

Discussion of issues of most importance to residents of this West Savannah area

7/13     Historic Savannah Foundation President/CEO Daniel Carey

An HSF update from Daniel and discussion about the hot-button issue regarding the pros and cons of downtown density and the perceived need for dispersal of tourism and business endeavors outside of the Landmark Historic District, among other topics

7/18     John Bennett?

7/20     The Center for a Sustainable Coast President of the Board Steve Willis

Steve and I will talk about the myriad issues CSC is involved in and the deepening ecological dangers for Georgia’s coast

7/25     WorkSource Coastal Executive Director Michael Tucker

An informative introduction and overview of this workforce development agency for the region, which seeks to connect employers to local workers through its Hire Savannah Program and also see how things are going with WorkSource Coastal’s Summer Youth Employment Program.

7/27     District 2 Alderman Bill Durrence

Another visit with the downtown area’s alderman for an update on all the developmental and legislative activities going on