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State Supreme Court Upholds Alabama Accountability Act After 2 | LAGNIAPPE | March 12, 2015 - March 18, 2015 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LAGNIAPPE WEEKLY MARCH 12, 2015 – March 18, 2015 | www.lagniappemobile.com Ashley Trice BAY BRIEFS Co-publisher/Editor Two more local restaurants hit with [email protected] discriminatory wage lawsuits. Rob Holbert Co-publisher/Managing Editor 5 [email protected] Steve Hall COMMENTARY Marketing/Sales Director Joe Camel gets a toe in the governor’s [email protected] budget. Gabriel Tynes Assistant Managing Editor [email protected] 12 Dale Liesch BUSINESS Reporter Downtown incubator Urban Emporium [email protected] adds tenants at record pace. Jason Johnson Reporter 18 [email protected] Alyson Stokes CUISINE Web & Social Media Manager/Reporter [email protected] Taste of Thai is well worth Kevin Lee CONTENTS the short road trip to Associate Editor/Arts Editor South Mobile County. [email protected] Andy MacDonald Cuisine Editor [email protected] Stephen Centanni Music Editor [email protected] J. Mark Bryant Sports Writer 19 [email protected] 19 Daniel Anderson Chief Photographer COVER [email protected] Local law enforcement Laura Rasmussen recently coordinated Art Director another synchronized www.laurarasmussen.com drug raid, indicative of a Brooke Mathis 2424 Advertising Sales Executive change in tactics to fight [email protected] systemic crime. Beth Williams Advertising Sales Executive [email protected] Misty Groh Advertising Sales Executive [email protected] Kelly Woods ARTS Advertising Sales Executive A Mobile author unravels his small- [email protected] town past and a history or racist Melissa Schwarz Editorial Assistant 26 anger buried in personal dynamics. [email protected] Contributors: Asia Frey • Brian Holbert MUSIC Tommy Hicks • Ron Sivak Joe Taylor went from a Debra Braggs • Jeff Poor Ken Robinson session musician to a On the Cover: Chief James Barber by band leader and will Dan Anderson. be bringing a talented LAGNIAPPE (USPS 20) is published weekly, band to The Brickyard 52 issues a year, Volume 13, Issue 11, every Thursday by Something, Extra Publishing, Inc. March 13. Entered at the Mobile Post Office, 250 St. 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. 30 Editorial, advertising and production offices are located at 1102A Dauphin St. Mobile, AL 36604. Mailing address is P.O. Box 3003 Mobile, AL 36652. Phone: FILM 251.450.4466 Fax 251.450.4498. Email: ashley- [email protected] or No beating around the bush: Academy [email protected] Award winning “Whiplash” is great. 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March 12, 2015 - March 18, 2015| LAGNIAPPE | 3 GOING POSTAL SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR THOSE UNWANTED TIME TO qUIT cUTTIN’ bAIT AND FISH DELIVERIES IN YOUR YARD Editor: park traffic. I live in the area surrounding lem in just a few easy steps. Last The last phase of BP oil spill litigation is underway and The park would be an enormous economic stimulus by Murphy High School, in the Dog year I spent the time finding the will possibly conclude soon, so there is urgency here. We spurring neighborhood revitalization and real estate demand River Watershed area. During my direct telephone number to stop this want to challenge all the leaders of the different environ- across the whole county. The park would also attract tourists daily walk I notice all the plastic unwanted delivery. Now I have the mental organizations, civic groups, fraternities, sororities, and sporting events — this is only way we can compete for alumni and faculty associations, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, major tournaments against our Baldwin County neighbors. wrapped Gulf Coast Life adver- e-mail address (easier). It may take churches, schools, doctors and lawyers, bowling leagues, The new skate park and the proposed soccer complex tisements laying in driveways and more than one attempt. I have not bicycle clubs, any and all groups and their members who are only offer activities for a very small segment of the popula- yards. I would have to say at least had one thrown in my yard since. interested in making Mobile a much better place to live, with tion where this park would be for everyone. People have an average of 75% have not been You can opt out of this service a much better quality of life, to let their members speak out to experience the outdoors and nature to really love it, to picked up after a few days, some by email: [email protected] on our project! fight for it, to protect it. This park will instill that love and houses have two or three past is- or by direct telephone 251-219- Most people have never heard of the Mobile Bay Project. idealism for our beautiful bay and nature. The park will be sues lying there! 3000. If you are a member of any group please ask your leaders a tangible benefit and appropriate compensation for all the Most folks grumble, complain If one is in your drive or yard to either support the project or let members vote on it. If problems caused by the oil spill. The park will mean more and ignore it saying that’s not my and you don’t want it please pick it your church, organization or club has a newsletter please to the citizens than all the other environmental projects problem I didn’t ask for them to up and put it in your recycle bin or mention this project. If you are an individual please call, combined! throw that in my yard. Funny thing trash cab. write or email your local politicians especially the mayors This park will certainly be enjoyed by many more citizens is, we don’t hesitate to pick up If you live next to a vacant of Fairhope, Bayou la Batre, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, than the planned convention center at Gulf State Park. For any other litter that is tossed in our house pick those up too! Dauphin Island and Mobile. once let the public interest override business interests. We They are part of the selection committee who will decide can locate the USAF commercial park at another location yard! If you are reading this and what projects receive oil spill funding. Tell them to sup- that doesn’t take the only spot that would be suitable for Well, sorry, once it lands in your don’t want these thrown in your port Mobile Bay Park project and like us on Facebook. Our a large, centrally located, free public waterfront park. Try yard is YOUR problem. At least yard PLEASE take time NOW to website is mobilebaypark.com. We have to convince the to imagine a beautifully landscaped park with over a mile it is if you care about Dog River. opt out! Wow what a difference it University of South Alabama Foundation that this project is of snow white sand, live oaks and hundreds of palm trees, They don’t even tie the wrapping would make. We don’t have to wait in the university’s and the region’s best interest. crystal clear water (when it hasn’t rained) only 10 minutes to seal them. When it rains they get until someone in office puts a stop The Foundation will receive full compensation for its in- from downtown Mobile. wet. I picked one up and weighed to it, EACH one of us can make it vestment. Mobilians are not just interested in our area being It’s almost impossible to imagine. This is our only it. It weighted over one pound! stop by opting out of this unwanted a manufacturing hub, but also a great place to live and raise a chance. If we don’t do it no one else will! When we have a huge rain storm delivery service. family with a great quality of life. We will design the park to thousands of them end up in Dog Cidnee Bradshaw have minimal impact for Airbus. There are three entrances to Clarence Carrio River. Mobile Brookley and a fourth could easily be built to accommodate Mobile YOU can help solve this prob- P OLICE DISPAT CH BY DALE LIESCH/REPORTER | [email protected] Landolt said Hansberry wasn’t among the recent candidates for from the location, according to the statement. Deputy fire chief arrested on DUI charge after ac- fire chief and he didn’t seek out the position. The health department found code violations, such as a sewage cident On the issue of a new chief, Landolt said the department would A Mobile Fire-Rescue Department deputy chief was arrested leak near the kitchen, food being improperly stored and expired stand pat for now, leaving interim Chief Billy Pappas in charge. on a charge of driving under the influence early Sunday morning. food at the facility, according to the statement.
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