The Tybee Breeze
SERVING TYBEE ISLAND FOR 11 YEARS
"NO ONE COVERS TYBEE LIKE THE BREEZE"
June 2010 Archive
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Mike Hosti and the Tybee Market
Mike Hosti has great memories of growing up on Tybee and is a walking history book of “everything Tybee” for the last fifty-five years. He remembers when Tybee was a very close-knit community, everyone knew everyone and it had a much more “live and let live” attitude. He laments that, “a lot of the newcomers, [...] -
THE LONG GOODBYE
You can feel it in the closing days of May leading to the 28th and the shutdown. It’s in the faces and voices of parents, alumni, students, and teachers of St. Michael’s Catholic School as they walk the soft underbelly around the grounds. Some feel sad. Some feel mad. Some feel frustrated and angry. Memories [...] -
Keeping It Real
It’s summer-time…Let the games begin! Maybe some people were cooped up a little bit too long during the long winter that we had, but people are going crazy everywhere for whatever reason! Things come to mind like fit for a straight-jacket, crazy six ways to Sunday, screwed three ways towards the weekend, etc. All I [...] -
View From The Porch
AbB… America by Bicycle Ann and Liz, mother/daughter, came down from Simsbury, CT to meet their husband/father after his bike ride across the USA. Starting in San Diego, a group of cyclists dipped their tires in the Pacific Ocean and headed east. They averaged over 100 miles per day to dip their tires in the Atlantic [...] -
Jellyfish Stings
Hi all! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dr. Jerry Williams and I am a 6th generation Georgian from Savannah. I graduated from Savannah Country Day School, Armstrong State College (the name dates me, huh?) and The Medical College of Georgia. I am a Pediatric and Adult Neurologist with a full-time practice in [...] -
Official Tybee Beach Bums (OTBB)
Official Tybee Beach Bums (OTBB) opened the 2010 beach season with the first OTBB “Tuesday on the Beach” of 2010. Officers were elected and many of the problems of the world were discussed, sliced, diced and solved. The business meeting included a time honored traditional beer tasting which included an assortment of domestic lagers. [...] -
A New Way to Look at You – Tybee Island YMCA and Recreation Department
We had our staff and volunteer appreciation cookout last month, and it was a time to look back with gratitude and to look ahead with fortitude. We say thank you to our outgoing (in both senses of the word) Chair of the Board of Directors, Bonnie Nesbitt (but she’ll remain on the Board), whose outstanding [...] -
Happy June Tybee and a “BIG WELCOME” to SUMMER!!!
The Tybee Island Tourism Council has been busy with the new Tybee Island Vacation Planner for the last half of 2010 thru 2011. We look for this to be out soon and a great fulfillment piece to give visitors and guests all the information they need for their trip to Tybee Island! There will be [...] -
Spring has arrived and so have the SEA TURTLES!
The 2010 sea turtle season officially began on May 1st, but the Tybee Sea Turtle Project volunteers kicked off our season with the start of the 6th annual Turtle Trot. The Trot, a 5K beach run, took place on Saturday, April 24th, with 449 people trotting down the beach in support of sea turtles. The [...] -
LIFE IN THE SLOW LANE
Tybee bid farewell to a local icon last month. Joe Cameron passed away at the age of 83. Joe was best known for his singing skills, having performed with such beach legends as Ron Denning, Randy “Hatman” Smith, Savannah Steve, Ric and Deb, and a host of others. Ole Slo went to the archives for [...]