Jessica Leigh LebosJul 19, 20211 minIntroducing Savannah Sideways: The SubstackSeems the whole writing world has migrated to Substack, and you can find my latest writing at https://jessicaleighlebos.substack.com/ ,...
Jessica Leigh LebosOct 29, 20202 minSavannah Weighs Value of Art and History Amid COVID-19 CrisisAncient Roman statues once owned by a local Gilded Age millionaire are up for sale. Should they be? The azaleas were blooming in...
Jessica Leigh LebosOct 29, 20201 minThe Sublime Sanctuary Just Off The CoastIf you sailed 20 miles straight east off of Sapelo Island and gazed around the horizon, you would see nothing but a seamless view of...
Jessica Leigh LebosOct 29, 20201 minThe People's Doctor The disruptive course of the coronavirus pandemic took many of us by surprise, but Dr. Diane Weems saw it coming with eyes wide open. The...
Jessica Leigh LebosFeb 21, 20202 minThe Importance Of Being EarnestThe eyes of Earnest McIntosh, Sr. seem to reflect the water, even when he’s nowhere near it. Perhaps it’s because he has spent his life...
Jessica Leigh LebosFeb 20, 20202 minKeeping the Beat: The Gretsch drum factory's rhythm of a 136-year-old legacyLocated just over the Talmadge Bridge in the bucolic town of Ridgeland, SC, the low-slung, beige warehouse looks like it might produce...
Jessica Leigh LebosJan 8, 20204 minThrillist.Com: Why Thanksgiving Means Sweet Potato Orange BallsWe got the call that my mother-in-law died between dinner and dessert. It wasn’t so unexpected, as she had been confined to bed with...
Jessica Leigh LebosJan 8, 20204 minMichael Twitty on Jewish Food and Soul FoodMatzah meal fried chicken, black-eyed pea hummus, turkey gumbo — for some, these combinations might not resemble the traditional culinary...
Jessica Leigh LebosJan 8, 20202 minKitchen Influential: Savannah MagazineNatasha Gaskill of The Grey and The Grey Market Back when our kids were toddlers at Maggie’s Morning School, Natasha Gaskill was always...
Jessica Leigh LebosMay 22, 20191 minWell, Ain't This Just the Best (of Savannah)? Lawd, lawd, lookee here. I'm honored to have been voted "Best Local Author" by the readers of Connect Savannah, and even more so to have...
Jessica Leigh LebosMay 15, 20194 minYo, Yenta! Why the Virgin Mary? The latest project in my reclaimed Mardi Gras bead series might cause a little confusion, perhaps even some plotzing among the...
Jessica Leigh LebosMay 6, 20192 minWhat Does "JLL not Jill" Even Mean?Hiya, I’m Jessica Leigh Lebos - yes, it’s three names. Prounounced "Gesika. Lee. Lee-Boze." I'm a working writer and journalist, so in...