HomeMy Public PortalAboutCOTI_PR20090114_SidewalkSales.pdfMayor Jason Buelterman
CITY COUNCIL
Wanda Doyle, Mayor Pro Tem
Charlie Brewer
Barry Brown
Eddie Crone
Dick Smith
Paul Wolff
CITY OF TYBEE ISLAND
City Manager
Diane Schleicher
Clerk of Council
Vivian Woods
City Attorney
Edward M. Hughes
P.O. Box 2749 – 403 Butler Avenue, Tybee Island, Georgia 31328-2749
(866) 786-4573 – FAX (866) 786-5737
www.cityoftybee.org
PRESS RELEASE: Contact: Better Hometown Coordinator
For release January 18, 2009 Chantel Morton, (912) 786-4573x123
Island Wide Sidewalk Sale
Tybee Island, GA – (January 15, 2009) Get your shoes on and get ready to shop! You’ve gone to yard sales and garage
sales; now come to the first Tybee Island Merchant’s and Neighbor’s Sidewalk Sale on January 24, 2009 starting at 8am
AND at 10am. Tybee Island merchants and residents invite all to the 1st Island Wide Sidewalk Sale! From the North End
of the Island to the South End, there will be sales galore!
The warm weather will be here soon, and merchants need to make room for new inventory. Participating shops are
offering huge winter savings on a variety of merchandise which will spill out in front of their stores beginning at 10 am.
There will be a full array of merchandise available for everyone’s shopping delight! Sales are available on sidewalk
displays as well as in the stores.
Shoppers will also find a multitude of treasures that residents will be selling at two locations on the island between 8am
and 3pm. Residents who have reserved a table will be set up in two locations on the island, located at the parking lot at
Island Dentistry (602 1st Street) on the North End or on a portion of the Strand parking lot on the South End.
For more information about the 1st Island Wide Sidewalk Sale, please visit www.cityoftybee.org, or call the Better
Hometown Coordinator at (912) 786-4573, extension 123.
About Tybee Island, GA.:
The City of Tybee Island, Georgia is on the outermost barrier island off the Savannah area coast. With a wild bird sanctuary, over thr ee
miles of ocean beaches and salt marshes on the back river, outdoor recreation activities abound for visitors to the island. As a key
defense point to the important Savannah port, Tybee’s Fort Screven, Tybee Fort Theater, Fort Pulaski, and the Tybee Island and
Cockspur Lighthouses combine with the unique architectures of the island’s raised cottages to form a rich backdrop for history buffs.
Attracting a strong artistic community, there are several local supporting art galleries. Keeping the isl and interesting year round are
several arts festivals, the Annual Pirate Fest, the Beach Bum Parade, St Patrick’s Day celebrations, the Hot Rod Run, the Beach Bash,
and the Christmas Parade, as well as fireworks displays on Independence and New Year’s Days off the Parker Pier and Pavilion. The
Marine Science Center cooperates with Georgia’s DNR to protect threatened sea turtle species by searching for nests, protecting their
eggs, and making sure hatchlings make it to sea. For visitor information, stop by http://www.tybeevis it.com/, and to find more about the
City of Tybee Island, visit our web site at http://www.cityoftybee.org/.
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