The Tybee Breeze
SERVING TYBEE ISLAND FOR 11 YEARS
"NO ONE COVERS TYBEE LIKE THE BREEZE"
April 2010 Archive
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Cover Story
Tybee’s First Spelling Bee 2009 Flash back to last April. It was storming terribly. The wind was howling and City Hall was shaking. Mayor Jason gave us instructions about tornado evacuation, just in case. And people kept coming. The hall was soon packed with folks waiting to see this first spelling bee, to root for [...] -
From the Mayor’s Desk
We have officially survived another winter season. As summer approaches, the City Staff and City Council are working to gear up for what promises to be a busy tourist season. To start with, we are in the final stages of preparing for a major hurricane simulation exercise. Public safety is of course the most important [...] -
Tybee Island Tourism Council
Happy Spring Tybee! This past month has been busy for the TITC! Lindsay and Vicky participated in their first Tybee Island Irish Heritage Parade with Tybee’s newly renovated float and had lots of fun! Our visitor center numbers have been increasing due to the nice weather and spring breaks, and we are looking forward to [...] -
Just Shootin’ the Breeze
Dig flicks? Catch the Oscars? Are you proud that a part-time Tybee babe copped the Best Actress tiara? I am many beers past paying 50 cents to catch a Saturday western shoot em up matinee yet I remember when I was taken hostage into movie ecstasy. It happened when I was brutally consumed by “Citizen [...] -
Sea Turtle Project
It’s coming…. Spring has finally arrived! The winter seemed to last forever this year. Spring time for me means, SEA TURTLES! The turtles begin arriving off our coast for mating in April. Due to the much cooler than normal water temperatures lately, they may be delayed a bit. None the less the 2010 sea turtle [...] -
Acoustic Jam Night @ Docs
Acoustic Jam Night @ Docs…a passion for making music…! By Tommy Thompson One of the definitions in Webster’s Dictionary for the word passion is: “intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction”. On Tuesday nights since the fall of ’09 an ad hoc group of eclectic souls have been meeting in the back room of Docs [...] -
A&E Tidings
“Margaritaville, 31328” I had been struggling with the idea of giving up our land lines (home phones) for quite some time. Typically, the majority of the calls we receive on our home phone are from someone trying to sell us something that we neither need or desire; such annoyances usually occurring right in the middle [...] -
A New Way to Look at You
Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation Department Not only does the staff of the Sundae Café know how to serve an excellent meal, but they are also wise to the ways of balancing great food with good fitness habits. Mandy Grant has been coming to the YMCA for 5 years and has been a server for [...] -
Tybee Historical Snippets
Tybee Originals As I said at the end of last month’s article, I was contacted by a Tybee resident who could trace her ancestry back to someone listed in the 1900 Tybee Census (see my February article for the entire census). Not only that, but she lives in the same house! Diane Kessler Smith is [...] -
American Legion Unit 154
The Commanders Corner By George Walker American Legion Post 154 Commander Tybee Island, GA Easter is here and Post 154 will be hosting it’s 61st annual Easter Egg Hunt for children 10 and under beginning at 1pm, Saturday, April 3rd at Jaycee Park. There will be four age groups so we ask that you get [...]