2 | LAGNIAPPE | January 22, 2015 - January 28, 2015 LAGNIAPPE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WEEKLY January 22, 2015 – January 28, 2015 | www.lagniappemobile.com Ashley Trice BAY BRIEFS Co-publisher/Editor Joe Caintroversy is apparently settled as [email protected] societies announce parade changes. Rob Holbert Co-publisher/Managing Editor 6 [email protected] Steve Hall COMMENTARY Marketing/Sales Director It’s time for an NFL team in this L.A. [email protected] Gabriel Tynes Assistant Managing Editor 12 [email protected] Dale Liesch BUSINESS Reporter Historic Antoinette building is at the [email protected] epicenter of a downtown residential Jason Johnson revival. Reporter 18 [email protected] Alyson Stokes CUISINE Web & Social Media Manager/Reporter [email protected] Andy wades into the Kevin Lee CONTENTS uninviting waters of a Associate Editor/Arts Editor gluten-free diet and [email protected] delivers a recipe even Andy MacDonald Cuisine Editor grandma would be [email protected] proud to serve. Stephen Centanni Music Editor [email protected] J. Mark Bryant Sports Writer [email protected] 20 Daniel Anderson Chief Photographer COVER [email protected] For both marquee Laura Rasmussen college football players Art Director and those who’ve built www.laurarasmussen.com up their professional skills 26 Brooke Mathis Advertising Sales Executive under the radar, Mobile’s [email protected] Senior Bowl has provided Beth Williams an opportunity to take Advertising Sales Executive [email protected] their game to the next level. Misty Groh Advertising Sales Executive [email protected] Kelly Woods ARTS Advertising Sales Executive Bob Burnett, who’s been at the helm [email protected] of the Mobile Arts Council since 2003, Melissa Schwarz resigned effective Jan. 14. Editorial Assistant 26 [email protected] Contributors: Asia Frey • Brian Holbert MUSIC W.T. Bankhead • Ron Sivak Husband and wife duo Jeff Poor • Jennifer McDonald Clyde Foster Michael Trent and Cary On the Cover: Senior Bowl Ann Hearst bring their by Dan Anderson indie rock act Shovels LAGNIAPPE (USPS 20) is published weekly, 52 issues a year, Volume 13, Issue 4, every & Rope back to Mobile Thursday by Something, Extra Publishing, Inc. Entered at the Mobile Post Office, 250 St. Jan. 23. Joseph St, Mobile, AL, 36601. Periodicals postage paid at Mobile Post Office, 250 St Joseph St., Mobile, AL 36601 and other locations. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to P.O. Box 3003 Mobile, AL 36652. 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Removal of more than one copy 40 from these points constitutes theft. Violators are subject to prosecution. SPORTS Help support Lagniappe Weekly by becoming a “Friend with Benefits.” What to expect and who to see at Scan this code for more info: 41 the 2015 Senior Bowl. STYLE Boozie has the first Senior Bowl sightings and a report on a recent 46 episode of “Cops,” in which the MPD was featured. LAGNIAPPE | January 22, 2015 - January 28, 2015 | 3 GOING POSTAL pictures were taken on Sunday, Jan. 18. was your neighborhood, the situation would have already been Mississippi did it right To the editor: What has been removed has been picked up by neighborhood addressed. The Mississippi Braves did it right. The Atlanta Braves own volunteers or carried into storm drains by rainwater. This is not a Tom Herder the minor league team in Pearl, Mississippi and Trustmark owns new problem, and we have offered resources and educational op- Mobile the stadium — just the opposite that exists in Mobile. Any issues portunities to address it. Now we’d just like to agree upon a solu- with the Trustmark Stadium is between the Braves organization tion, and here’s one that would at least be way better than nothing: Upgrade the stadium if you want fans and Trustmark, not the taxpayers. I am sure there were incentives Have one maintenance person in a golf cart with a trash picker My husband and I are “true baseball fans.” We are season ticket to get the team there, but the Braves, the city of Pearl and state of (we have provided several, along with trash bags) spend one hour holders for USA baseball. We went to Bay Sharks games and when Mississippi did it right. per week policing the three parking lots on Friday afternoon when the BayBears first started, we went to every Sunday game, after It’s a lesson Mobile needs to learn. A city like Mobile has no most of the cars have left. USA baseball was over. business building and maintaining stadiums. Too many failures in When Murphy students and staff leave at the end of the week, But we have not attended a BayBears game for the past two structures, like the convention center, the civic center, the cruise this is what the neighborhood gets to enjoy when they entertain years. Why? Because it isn’t “fan friendly.” The stadium has not terminal and other buildings have haunted Mobile. visitors over the weekend. The Carlen Street parking lot is equally been properly maintained and has deteriorated. I don’t know about Pat Shreve degraded. As the city of Mobile enforces a new litter ordinance, the men’s restrooms, but when I last went, the ladies’ rooms had this historic facility escapes city jurisdiction and enforcement. broken doors and standing water. This had gone on for many years. Why will the Mobile County Public School System not do what Stadium seats were broken and not repaired. Friends who were Just asking for one man-hour per week is right? One man-hour per week. We will continue to police the To the editor: season ticket holders gave up trying to get their seats repaired and perimeter sidewalks and storm drains daily (at approximately 40 gave up their season tickets. Yes, we should upgrade the field, but if I’ve taken pictures of the Murphy High School parking lot on minutes per day) because we care about our neighborhood and its South Street adjacent to the tennis courts (also trashy and un-po- you want to get the fans back, upgrade and maintain the area where receiving waters and we walk the path every day. the fans are. liced) to demonstrate an ongoing and long-standing problem. Trash Our request is reasonable. The current situation is not. If this has been in place since before the school’s holiday break. The Bea Isher P OLICE DISPATCH BY JASON JOHNSON/REPORTER | [email protected] Three murders, manslaughter, shooting reported over the charge for one Daphne man after he struck several cars while charges as the case moves forward. week attempting to flee from police. The result of the botched escape Employee shot in Krystal’s robbery Prichard Police have released the names of two victims in a caused one death and several injuries on U.S. Highway 90. The Mobile Police Department has asked the public for assis- double homicide that occurred Jan. 15, but so far no suspects have The Daphne Police Department arrested Christopher Corey tance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery been identified in the case. According to authorities, 22-year-old Cain after the incident came to a halt last week. He is currently and shooting that took place Jan. 17 at the Krystal’s restaurant at Charnesha Jaquail Penn and 33-year-old Roderick Reed of Mount being held at the Baldwin County Jail, where he’s charged with 1914 Government Blvd. Vernon were shot multiple times in Whistler near the intersection manslaughter. According to authorities, a black male entered the business of Gould Avenue and Warren Street. Authorities pronounced both According to authorities, Cain got into a domestic argument armed with a handgun over the weekend and demanded cash. He dead at the scene of the crime, where they were discovered inside in the parking lot of the Jubilee Mall with an unidentified female. then shot a female employee once before fleeing. As of Tuesday, of a vehicle. During the argument, the female went to Daphne’s north precinct, the unidentified victim was listed in critical but stable condition. According to police, a neighbor called 911 after hearing which is located in the mall. Anyone with information is asked to call Mobile Police at multiple gunshots at approximately 10:42 p.m. Anyone with “When Cain realized the female contacted the police, he fled 251-208-7211. knowledge of murders is encouraged to call Prichard detectives at the parking lot through the exit close to Home Depot,” a press Police bag puppy snatchers 251-452-2211. release stated. “Cain turned to travel west on U.S. Highway 90 … A woman in Mobile had her pit bull puppy taken at gunpoint Police find man dead on Helveston Street Cain accelerated to a high rate of speed and was attempting to flee last Wednesday, but police were able to find the robbers and On Wednesday, Jan.