Nick Robertsonnrobertson@savannahnow.comView CommentsAdvancing a long-term initiative to improve the Canal District, Savannah’s City Council reviewed an updated master plan for the project before approving additional funding toward it on Thursday, April 23.Holding their regular biweekly meeting via video conference as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Savannah’s City Council received a presentation on the — which is aligned with the planned Savannah Arena development in the area alongside Stiles Avenue — during a preliminary workshop Thursday afternoon.The master plan was...…Nick Robertsonnrobertson@savannahnow.comView CommentsAdvancing a long-term initiative to improve the Canal District, Savannah’s City Council reviewed an updated master plan for the project before approving additional funding toward it on Thursday, April 23.Holding their regular biweekly meeting via video conference as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Savannah’s City Council received a presentation on the — which is aligned with the planned Savannah Arena development in the area alongside Stiles Avenue — during a preliminary workshop Thursday afternoon.The master plan was...WW…

Nick Robertsonnrobertson@savannahnow.comView CommentsDoctors at Memorial University Medical Center issued a public plea Friday, April 24, for plasma donations from anyone in the Savannah area who contracted COVID-19 and recuperated fully from the illness.After selecting seven COVID-19 patients being treated at Memorial who might benefit from plasma transfusions from recuperated donors — whose coronavirus-fighting antibodies could assist those still suffering from the disease — Memorial doctors asked for blood donations from anybody who was officially diagnosed with the illness and has...…Nick Robertsonnrobertson@savannahnow.comView CommentsDoctors at Memorial University Medical Center issued a public plea Friday, April 24, for plasma donations from anyone in the Savannah area who contracted COVID-19 and recuperated fully from the illness.After selecting seven COVID-19 patients being treated at Memorial who might benefit from plasma transfusions from recuperated donors — whose coronavirus-fighting antibodies could assist those still suffering from the disease — Memorial doctors asked for blood donations from anybody who was officially diagnosed with the illness and has...WW…