Rachael Flora

writer/editor

United States

I'm an arts and culture writer in Savannah, Georgia. Currently: Founding editor at The Savannahian. Formerly: Connect Savannah, Foul South Magazine, Savannah Art Informer, The Inkwell, Armstrong State University's Marketing Dept.

Portfolio

Vintage

FOUL SOUTH
Features

PHOTOGRAPHER| Not a fuckin' lot. That's the life of Ben "the Boog" Zales, and we agree it's a pretty damn good one. Ben's been building choppers and chasing the shutter behind the lens for a solid decade now. "I've been into bikes for ten years," Ben says.

Savannah Art Informer
04/18/2016
Meeting Elvis at 21

It ' s always fascinating to think of stars before they were famous, especially those who existed in an entirely different space from us. Elvis Presley shot to fame, peaked, and faded two decades before I was born.

FOUL SOUTH
2019
Features

WORDS BY RACHAEL FLORA EDITED BY EIC Since 2014, Jane "Patch" Addams has been leveling the playing field for female-driven patches in the motorcycle scene. In a "If you can read this, the bitch fell off" culture, we need the embroidered wit and craft from ladies like the brain behind Zig Zag Patch Co.

Connect Savannah
06/24/2015
Navigating a nebulous boyhood at Non-Fiction

YOU don't need to be a psychology buff to enjoy "dream boy" by Andrew Lyman, but it sure couldn't hurt. The winning exhibit of Non-Fiction Gallery's "Your Art Here" contest, "dream boy" explores themes of sexuality, queerness, coming of age, digital communication, otherness and isolation, and single pieces individually and collectively explore even more themes.

Savannah Art Informer
05/06/2016
Making the Most of the Monkey: Debora Oden gets abstract & personal

Imagine that you've built a golf course in Calcutta and monkeys emerge from the trees to steal the balls from the course. It's an absurd situation, but here you are. Even with all your planning, you didn't factor in the wildlife. Monkeys come with the turf in Calcutta, but they're hindering your golf games.

Connect Savannah
07/15/2014
Hoppin' at the Jinx

There's only one place in town to go if you're interested in rap battles and breakdancing: the Jinx on Tuesdays. Sounds weird, but it's true. It's the longest-running weekly club event in Savannah. Hip Hop Night at the Jinx is an open mic of sorts that combines freestyle rapping, break dancing and DJ-ing.

Savannah Art Informer
06/03/2016
"Yamacraw in the Sun" sheds light on a complex Savannah neighborhood

On the west side of Savannah, between West Boundary and MLK up near Bay, is a little neighborhood called Yamacraw Village. Built in the 1940s, it's made up largely of Section 8 housing and, if you believe everything you hear, it's essentially an active minefield.

Savannah Art Informer
05/27/2016
"Proclivity" examines force of habit through painting, sculpture, video

Let's say you bite your nails. Do you remember the very first time you put your finger in your mouth and chewed down? What did the action offer you in the moment-a way to channel your frustration or anger or anxiety into a physical activity? Does the habit affect you now?

Savannah Art Informer
01/14/2016
Process of Rediscovery: Richard Leo Johnson exhibits long-lost photos

" Russ took one of the boxes with about 700 negatives and took them to his parents ' house in Little Rock and put it in their attic, " recalls Johnson. " He doesn ' t remember, he ' s had too many beers or something, " interjects Powell with a laugh.

Connect Savannah
07/15/2014
Mayor, Council, address gun violence

City Council held an impromptu meeting Monday morning in response to Savannah's eight shootings in the past seven days. Mayor Edna Jackson, Alderman Mary Osborne, and Chief of Police Julie Tolbert each addressed the media before allowing questions. After voicing her displeasure with the recent gun violence, Jackson discussed the implementation of Operation Ceasefire.