Posted By Michelle Owens / May 28, 2021 / 0 Comments
Tybee Traffic Controls for Memorial Day Weekend TYBEE ISLAND, GA – Due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the City expects heavy traffic and will implement traffic controls during this time. These traffic controls will prevent gridlock and ensure that emergency vehicles can access the south end. This traffic plan is subject to change without […]
Posted By Joseph Richardson, Ph.D / May 19, 2021 / 0 Comments
Sea Foam Have you ever noticed how some days there is a lot of sea foam on the beach, but other days not much? On those “foamy days” I often get questions about it: Where does it come from? What causes it? This almost always happens on windy days when the wind is blowing onto […]
Posted By Michelle Owens / April 30, 2021 / 1 Comment
Many of the plants in the sand dunes are dormant through the winter months but are now just starting to wake up. We will start our #dunebloom series with sea rocket (Cakile edentula), one of the first green plants you’ll see popping up on the sand dunes in the late winter/ early spring. A member […]
Posted By Charissa / April 26, 2021 / 0 Comments
Mary Kay Andrews Hosts The Newcomer Book Launch Party at Tybee’s Seaside Sisters Join New York Times Bestselling Authors Mary Kay Andrews and Patti Callahan for Special Pre–Mother’s Day Book Signing Event on May 8. SAVANNAH, GA – Join New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews on Saturday, May 8 as she hosts a […]
Posted By Michelle Owens / April 12, 2021 / 0 Comments
DID YOU KNOW a team of Georgia Southern University biologists led by Dr. Lissa Leege and her graduate student Shannon Matzke have spent the last year conducting a plant ecology study on Tybee’s newly constructed dunes? They are monitoring 33 mid-island sites. These dunes were created to protect residential and commercial coastal developments while at […]
Posted By Michelle Owens / April 8, 2021 / 0 Comments
TYBEE ISLAND, GA – Due to unusually heavy springtime traffic on Tybee Island, the City will implement traffic controls on Saturday, April 10. These controls will prevent gridlock and ensure emergency vehicle access to the south end. Please note these changes and plan accordingly. BUTLER AVENUE Butler Avenue southbound will taper down to one lane […]
Posted By Charissa / April 6, 2021 / 0 Comments
Chairs for Charity to be held May 1 on Tybee Loggerhead turtles, groovy colors, and flowers are popping up as 18 Tybee artists get creative by painting chairs to benefit Tybee’s Rising TYde Food Pantry. The “Chairs for Charity” auction is a collaboration of artists from four Tybee art galleries: Gallery 80 on Tybee, The […]
Posted By Tybee Marine Science Center / March 26, 2021 / 0 Comments
Sea Camp 2021 Registration is Now Open! The Tybee Island Marine Science Centers ever popular Sea Camp provides an authentic hands-on experience introducing your child to animals native to coastal Georgia. Our engaging program teaches campers by way of the classroom, the beach, field trips, and outdoor fun. Campers will learn through creative […]
Posted By Michelle Owens / March 25, 2021 / 0 Comments
In a continuation of our award-winning coastal resiliency efforts, the City of Tybee in partnership with the University of Georgia has launched an innovative public input tool to crowdsource information on flooding hotspots, erosion, marsh die off and marine debris. Using a simple app, anyone can access the Tybee Island GeoSurvey to mark issues and […]
Posted By Michelle Owens / March 24, 2021 / 0 Comments
Drive down Jones Avenue and you’ll notice a colorful new mural adorning the side of The Cafe on 80, at the corner of Jones Avenue and First Street. It’s more than a makeover story. It’s a great story about how the Tybee Island Development Authority/Main Street program supports local businesses. When our Main Street Board of Directors learned […]
