Welcome to the Made of Savannah podcast with host Dee Daniels as she sits down with bartender, beverage manager, and dear friend Ashley Simeone to chat about her journey to and around Savannah.

Ashley talks about how she found fulfillment in restaurants and the city’s hospitality community. The two dive into Savannah’s creative, community-driven bar and restaurant culture, and discuss Ashley's time at Atlantic and Savoy Society.

She describes how The Grey helped transform Savannah into a food destination and how her Italian heritage influences her love of amari and aperitivos. Ashley shares her path to becoming beverage manager at Lucia Pasta Bar, highlights favorite dishes, and recommends local spots and neighborhoods, especially Starland’s rapid growth. She also explains Savannah's first Tool Library - the $5 membership tool-rental resource focused on sustainability and access.

THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON 6 SPONSOR: ETHAN ALLEN SAVANNAH

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Meet Ashley Simeone

Check out the Savannah Tool Library at Film Biz Recycling

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HUGE THANKS to our PARTNER this season - Ethan Allen Savannah.

Shop Ethan Allen's furniture store today in Savannah, GA, at 5525 Abercorn St., just 10 minutes from Savannah’s historic downtown. We offer a broad range of furniture and accessories, including quality living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture and home décor. Create the look you'll love from classic to contemporary with free interior design help from our design pros. Call us at 912.629.9940.

The Made of Savannah podcast is a creative production of Corcoran Austin Hill Realty!

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00:00 Podcast Welcome

01:38 How Ashley Got Here

03:11 Macon Versus Savannah

03:59 Savoy Bar Days

06:46 Savannah Food Boom

08:02 Italian Roots In Drinks

09:30 Running Lucia Bar

13:56 Favorite Menu Picks

15:50 Seafood Nostalgia

18:12 Tybee Oysters Talk

19:24 Tool Library Project

20:57 Membership And Rentals

21:26 Sustainability Mission

22:18 Tools That Build Confidence

22:40 Growing The Community

24:33 Space Saving For Students

25:03 Hawthorne And Local Popups

25:32 Favorite Savannah Bars

27:21 Starland District Boom

29:40 Events And New Openings

32:15 Savannah Love And Gratitude

32:38 Favorite Drinks To Make

34:00 Bartender Matchmaker

34:46 Closing Cheers

On the Made of Savannah podcast, host Dee Daniels records May 1 near Enmarket Arena during Savannah Steel practice and interviews players Que Morrison (Riverdale/McEachern HS, UGA alum) and Kharyssa Richardson (Douglasville; SEC stops at Auburn, Ole Miss, and Mississippi State).

They discuss joining the new women’s pro team - THE SAVANNAH STEEL, the May 22 first home game at Enmarket Arena, and how the team is building an identity around fast pace, strong two-way play, and defensive adjustments.

Morrison reflects on competitiveness, overseas play, injuries, and being pushed to expand her three-point game; Richardson shares how gymnastics influenced her footwork and how her career blossomed at Mississippi State. Both emphasize Coach Brown’s energy and care, excitement to play professionally in Georgia with family present, and hopes to inspire kids and fans.

THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON 6 SPONSOR: ETHAN ALLEN SAVANNAH

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Meet your team, Savannah - SAVANNAH STEEL

Savannah Steel Team Roster

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HUGE THANKS to our PARTNER this season - Ethan Allen Savannah.

Shop Ethan Allen's furniture store today in Savannah, GA, at 5525 Abercorn St., just 10 minutes from Savannah’s historic downtown. We offer a broad range of furniture and accessories, including quality living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture and home décor. Create the look you'll love from classic to contemporary with free interior design help from our design pros. Call us at 912.629.9940.

The Made of Savannah podcast is a creative production of Corcoran Austin Hill Realty!

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00:00 Welcome to Savannah

00:31 Steel Practice Setup

01:14 Meet the Players

02:57 Q Morrison Origins

04:29 Competitive Mindset

05:08 Overseas Basketball Life

06:05 Kharyssa Starts Hooping

07:53 Gymnastics to Basketball

08:26 SEC Transfer Journey

09:41 Coaches Who Shaped Them

12:55 Coach Brown Connection

14:30 Ethan Allen Sponsor Break

17:26 Beyonce Sing Off

19:29 Team Identity Blueprint

20:46 Fans Vibes And Warmups

21:28 Practice Competition Talk

22:09 What Steel Means

23:22 Growing Womens Hoops

24:27 Message To Young Players

26:19 Fan Catchphrases

27:02 Closing And Outro

27:45 Podcast And Realty Ad

Host Dee Daniels sits down at Savannah’s Ethan Allen showroom with photographer and printer Parker Stewart, a North Carolina native based in Savannah, ahead of the May 7 opening reception for “Jack Leigh and Parker Stewart: In Place” at Laney Contemporary (May 1–Aug 1).

Stewart discusses Jack Leigh’s Savannah legacy, including the commissioned “Bird Girl” cover for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and explains how Leigh’s long-term documentation of the Lowcountry influences his own “photographing place” approach. Stewart shares his path from SCAD to running a Savannah printing studio, printing for major exhibitions and the Jack Leigh Estate since 2018, including the detailed proofing and matching process from film negatives.

They preview the two-floor, interwoven curation, highlight serendipitous paired images, and Stewart offers advice to keep making work and engage Savannah’s creative community.

THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON 6 SPONSOR: ETHAN ALLEN SAVANNAH

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Jack Leigh & Parker Stewart: In Place

PROUDLY PRODUCED BY DEE DANIELS MEDIA

HUGE THANKS to our PARTNER this season - Ethan Allen Savannah.

Shop Ethan Allen's furniture store today in Savannah, GA, at 5525 Abercorn St., just 10 minutes from Savannah’s historic downtown. We offer a broad range of furniture and accessories, including quality living room furniture, dining room furniture, bedroom furniture and home décor. Create the look you'll love from classic to contemporary with free interior design help from our design pros. Call us at 912.629.9940.

The Made of Savannah podcast is a creative production of Corcoran Austin Hill Realty!

FIND A FAVORITE SPOT IN THIS EPISODE:

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:39 Exhibition Announcement

01:49 Jack Leigh Legacy

03:23 Bird Girl Backstory

04:43 Photographing Place

06:04 North Carolina Roots

07:37 SCAD and Savannah

10:22 Slow Looking Process

11:42 Printing Studio Origins

14:56 Curating and Printing Workflow

17:49 Film vs Digital Craft

22:34 Inside the In Place Show

26:11 Serendipity and Shrimp Docks

29:14 Meditative Coastal Landscapes

33:41 Advice for Photographers

36:13 Favorite Pelicans Photo

38:43 Show Details and Wrap Up