The Tybee Breeze
SERVING TYBEE ISLAND FOR 11 YEARS
"NO ONE COVERS TYBEE LIKE THE BREEZE"
- February 2012 Archive
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Mardi Gras Tybee 2012
There’s no need to travel to New Orleans for Mardi Gras when we’re having our own Mardi Gras celebration right here on TybeeIsland! The 4th Annual Mardi Gras Tybee celebration will take place Friday, February 17th and Saturday, February 18th, 2012 featuring the Masquerade Ball, Mardi Gras Tybee Parade and Mardi Gras Street Party. Bring [...] -
Out & About On Tybee
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and [...] -
Rising TYde Community Food Pantry Update
Tybee’s food pantry opened in September 2011 and at the time of this printing has had four distributions. This is an update of those first months. A committee was formed through the Y Board and started organizing in June. The City Council allowed us the space and Cindy Cupp and Steve Layden donated and [...] -
Dear Fran Van Flanders
Dear Fran, I’m new to Tybee and have been enjoying the local night life when I can. I’ve noticed that in all the Tybee hot spots, women are always dancing together while the men just stand around with goofy looks on their faces. My question is can I ask some of these women to [...] -
YMCA
February is continuing to be a busy month at the Tybee YMCA. The craze of the New Year and resolutions for a healthier lifestyle is still going strong at our YMCA. We have added some new equipment to keep encouraging members and guests to reach their personal wellness goals. We have also scheduled several new [...] -
The Anatomy of a Sea Turtle
A sea turtle is an amazing creature! Sea turtles have been around for millions of years. Throughout the years they changed very little. There are five sea turtle species living off theGeorgiacoast; the loggerhead, the hawksbill, the Kemp’s ridley, the leatherback and the green turtle. All five species have very similar characteristics. The shell of [...] -
Tybee Tourism Council
All indications are that the New Year’s weekend was very successful for businesses island wide! With the spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks, the huge turnout for the Tybee Polar Plunge combined with the wonderful weather it was a recipe for success! Congrats to the Tybee Polar Plunge and the Tybee Post Theater for making their [...] -
“the view from the beach”
“Guinness World Record Challenge” Along with a little over two-thousand of my best friends, I participated in the 2012 Tybee Polar Plunge / “Largest gathering of people wearing swim caps” – Guinness World Record Challenge, on New Years Day. In past years I had taken photographs, instead of Polar Plunging, but this year I decided [...] -
April 15, 1910 Council Meeting Hotel Tybee
Hotel Tybee, originally built in 1891, was destroyed by fire in 1908. On April 10, 1910, the President of Hotel Tybee presented a petition to Council to rebuild it. “Mr. F.B. Stubbs President of Hotel Tybee Corp. and his attorney R. Denmark, Esq. presented a petition to build a portion of strand in front [...] -
Tybee Island Charter School
Our next Governing Board meeting is on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 7:00PM at City Hall. We have much to do at the meeting and need the input and involvement of everyone! If you are interested in serving on the Governing Board, helping in any way, or want to receive updates, please send an email [...]