A historic Savannah site was honored over the weekend at The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s 42nd annual Preservation Awards ceremony. Kehoe Iron Works, once a factory that played a key role in Savannah’s manufacturing industry, has been transformed into an 8,000 square foot event space with gorgeous views of the Savannah River, while retaining its historic value. The Iron Works was the recipient of the Marguerite Williams Award, presented to the project that has had the greatest impact on preservation in the state. For managing to restore and revitalize one of Georgia’s most historic buildings, lead architect Kevin Rose and his team have Savannah’s ship RISING…
Carr joins LSU football fight
In the South, college football is religion – and now it’s politics too. Members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are furious with LSU over its attempts to sign players already in the NFL to come back to college to play for the Tigers. On Wednesday, Attorney General Chris Carr, (presumably at the behest of some big names at UGA) urged the SEC to take “all measures available” against LSU. Thursday, the league heeded that advice, suing LSU Head Coach Lane Kiffin. The legal quagmire pitting the conference against itself has LSU SINKING…
