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• City Must Trim Budget by Over $10 Million in Five Months

  March 17, 2010

  City administrators can expect to occupy the time between now and May 1 looking for several ways to balance the 2010 fiscal year’s budget shortfall, Mayor Sam Jones announced this morning. …

• Dr. Z’s Daily Zen

  March 17, 2010

  The reinstallation of “little colt” in Spanish Plaza will have many wondering who did the refurbishment work as there is very little that’s “little” about “little colt” these days. …

• Hump Day Video: Spring at Bellingrath Gardens

  March 17, 2010

  As much as we just wanted to post the Crichton Leprechaun video for St. …

• Brown Grease Battle on Hold Until September

  March 12, 2010

  The battle between Roto Rooter and MAWSS over the right to dispose of Mobile’s brown grease will have to wait until Sept. …

• Thomas to Appeal Before End of the Day

  March 12, 2010

  Former circuit court judge and current state senate hopeful Herman Thomas will appeal the double disbarment handed down from the Alabama Bar Association in a disciplinary hearing late last month, according to his attorney Bob Clark. …

• Davis Outlines Economic Plan for Alabama

  March 11, 2010

  With Austal’s USS Independence serving as a floating backdrop and proof of Mobile’s past fortune in attracting internationally diverse, high-tech economic development projects, gubernatorial candidate and U. …

• Hump Day Video: Midtown Music Festival

  March 10, 2010

  Hey Folks,

• Will Thomas Appeal Disbarment?

  March 10, 2010

  Two concurrent disbarments handed down to former Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas last month could become final at the end of this week if Thomas chooses not to appeal the decision, according to Tony McLain who serves as general counsel for the Alabama State Bar.

• City Looks to Revamp Street Resurfacing Plan

  March 09, 2010

  Members of the Mobile City Council and representatives of the city’s engineering department are attempting to collaborate in formulating a plan that would maximize efficiency and create priorities in resurfacing the city’s streets, but politics and needs assessments seem to be clashing as the process advances. …

• Hangout Fest Keeps Getting Better

  March 09, 2010

  The Hangout Music Fest (May14-16 in Gulf Shores) keeps getting bigger and better with its latest additions to the line-up. …

• Hump Day Video: Sleeping Beauty With the Mobile Ballet

  March 03, 2010

  Hey folks, …

• Florida Looks to Be Next Stop on Thomas Disbarment Tour

  February 25, 2010

  Former Judge Herman Thomas’ week has been shaky enough already with two disbarments handed his way via the Alabama State Bar, but the stormy weather doesn’t appear to be over as he looks to be facing sanctions in the Sunshine State as well, according to Florida State Bar officials. …

• Hump Day Video (A Little Late): A Spanking PSA

  February 25, 2010

  Ever wonder what might be involved in proper spanking etiquette? …

• Thomas Disbarred Twice in Two Days

  February 23, 2010

  Former Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas was disbarred by the Alabama State Bar for the second time in as many days Tuesday morning as a disciplinary panel for the State Bar found him guilty of practicing law with a suspended license. …

• Allegations Surface in Houston Resignation

  February 19, 2010

  Dr. …

• Williams Named New Police Chief

  February 18, 2010

  Mayor Sam Jones’ pick for Mobile’s newest “top cop,” Former Deputy Chief Michael Tyrone Williams, stepped up to his newest call of duty with the right foot forward today, not failing to acknowledge his wife in the long list of people to whom he owed sincere thanks.

• ‘Top Cop’ Suggestions Announced

  February 17, 2010

  Three current MPD deputy chiefs line the list of those recommended by a citizen’s screening committee to become Mobile’s “top cop,” according to city spokesperson Barbara Drummond. …

• Hump Day Video: Fat Tuesday 2010

  February 17, 2010

  This week, Chief Photographer Dan Anderson would have been nuts to shoot anything else other than the Mardi Gras Parades! …

• Pastor Gorman Houston Resigns From Post at Dauphin Way United Methodist Church

  February 17, 2010

  Dr. …

• Excessive Rain Brings Attention to Mobile’s Drainage Problems

  February 10, 2010

  When District 2 City Councilman William Carroll drove to St. …

• Hump Day Video: Mobile Mystics Mardi Gras Parade

  February 10, 2010

  For this week’s video, Lagniappe Chief Photographer Dan Anderson hit the parade route and captured all that is the Mobile Mystics. …

• Indy’s Visit to MOBtown Confirmed

  February 10, 2010

  Lagniappe just reported in the new issue that rumors were swirling that Harrison Ford was in town last week eating at Wintzell’s. …

• City to Get Four Fire Trucks for $2 Million

  February 09, 2010

  Where’s the fire?

• Pedestrian Audit Provides Solutions for Mobile

  February 02, 2010

  A recently completed audit of three Government Street intersections manifested ideas of Water Street serving as nothing more than a moat for bicyclists and pedestrians at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Mobile City Council Tuesday. …

• Nodine Passes Drug Test and Polygraph

  January 28, 2010

  Two weeks after being informed he was at the center of an investigation into why police found a small amount of marijuana in his county-issued vehicle, Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine took and passed a drug test, his attorney said Wednesday afternoon, adding that Nodine also passed a polygraph examination last week. …

• Tyson Won’t Seek Re-election, Rich Throws Hat in Ring

  January 28, 2010

  After 30 years of public service, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson Jr. …

• City to Begin Implementation of ‘New Plan’

  January 27, 2010

  An expanded Fort Conde Village as the result of a reconfigured Interstate 10 interchange? …

• Hump Day Video: Senior Bowl South Team Practice

  January 27, 2010

  This week Chief Photographer Dan Anderson went out to Ladd-Peebles Stadium to shoot the South team practice as they near the big game. …

• Council Upholds ARB’s Oakleigh Gas Station Ruling

  January 26, 2010

  The Mobile City Council heard arguments and debated for over an hour this morning as it considered the appeal of an Architectural Review Board denial issued to Marvin Hewatt Enterprises, a commercial developer looking to build what some called a “monstrous” gas station at 412 S. …

• Red Cross Night on Lafayette St.

  January 26, 2010

  American Red Cross Night
  Where: Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N. …

• Thomas Announces Run at Figures’ State Senate Seat

  January 20, 2010

  Two months after state Sen. …

• Code of Mobile to Be Overhauled

  January 19, 2010

  If you’re going to carry around a chicken in the city of Mobile, you’d better make sure that bird is in an upright position, because if said fowl is found upside down, police have every right to arrest you for such mischief. …

• Nodine Pill Bottle Unveiled

  January 15, 2010

  A road barrel, originally used for construction sites and other road work, has found double use as a vessel of political satire at the corner of Government and Broad streets in downtown Mobile. …

• Hump Day Video: Dinosaurs Downtown

  January 13, 2010

  Hey Folks, …

• Mobile to Seek More ‘Complete Streets’

  January 12, 2010

  One group of Gulf Coast citizens wants to help make the Port City a little more pedestrian, bicycle and motorist friendly by making it – of all places – a lot more like New York City. …

• Hump Day Video:Behind the Scenes With the Chorus From “Sweeney Todd”

  January 06, 2010

  Hey Folks, …

• More Substances Found in Nodine’s County Car

  January 05, 2010

  An affidavit filed by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office shows that deputies, in addition to the original “green leafy substance” reported found in Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine’s vehicle Dec. …

• City Council: Tanker or Flooded City?

  December 30, 2009

  According to a woman who described herself as “nobody important,” a decision to either embrace or deny holding a weekly prayer meeting in Government Plaza could result in the city of Mobile wining the Air Force’s tanker contract or finding itself up against flooding not seen since Biblical times, or at least since the last really major hurricane. …

• Hump Day Video: The Making of “Moonpie Over Mobile”

  December 30, 2009

  Hey folks, …

• MoonPie Over Mobile Song Makes Debut at City Council

  December 29, 2009

  District 1 City Councilman Fred Richardson was “Moonpied up” at this week’s Mobile City Council meeting as he announced the event’s latest addition – an official song. …

• Hump Day Video: Christmas Lights #2

  December 24, 2009

  Hey Folks, …

• County Commissioner Questioned for Possession of Unknown Substance

  December 23, 2009

  County Commissioner Steve Nodine found himself at the center of an investigation early this afternoon after being summoned by Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran for questioning regarding a small amount of what is believed to be marijuana in his county-issued Ford pickup truck. …

• Hump Day Video: Families of the Ronald McDonald House

  December 16, 2009

  This week’s video feature’s folks who’ve greatly benefited from the kindness of the volunteers and supporters of the Ronald McDonald House in Mobile. …

• Buyouts Offered Across the Board at P-R

  December 09, 2009

  According to multiple sources inside the Press-Register, the management of Mobile’s daily newspaper has made a buyout offer to its employees in an effort to cull the number of people on the payroll, Lagniappe has learned. …

• Hump Day Video: Christmas Lights of Old Shell Road

  December 09, 2009

  This week, Dan Anderson went out to see what all the buzz was about on Old Shell Road. …

• Moonpie Organizers Seeking Funds for Marketing

  December 08, 2009

  As the second annual “MoonPie over Mobile” New Year’s Eve event inches closer, local hoteliers and city officials are feverishly working on a $25,000 marketing strategy they hope will put even more “heads in beds” than last year, but one County Commissioner is calling the notion of a moonpie marketing strategy futile. …

• Hump Day Video: Behind the Scenes of a Cover Shoot

  December 02, 2009

  Youtube has somehow messed with the audio on Dan’s video. …

• Jay-Z Suing Mobile Club

  December 02, 2009

  Rapper Jay-Z is suing downtown Mobile’s A Spot of Tea restaurant, and in the process, bringing the local bar scene into the national spotlight. …

• BID Gets Five More Years

  December 01, 2009

  “I never thought I’d see it revived, ” said Dauphin Realty owner Mickie Russell after sharing stories about the daytrips she took to downtown Mobile as a child. …

• Endorsements Flow on Monday in Alabama Gubernatorial Race

  November 30, 2009

  Mobile’s first African-American Mayor, Samuel L. …

• Hump Day Video: Dinner and a Show at the Blind Mule

  November 25, 2009

  Hey Folks, …

• WPMI GM, ND Suspended Over Billboard

  November 25, 2009

  WPMI-TV insiders have confirmed what has been a swirling rumor for the past day — that the station’s general manager and news director were suspended for a week because of an embarrassing billboard. …

• ASMS Gets 120 Days on Financial Hardship Exemption

  November 18, 2009

  The Architectural Review Board today allowed the Alabama School of Math and Science a 120 day financial hardship extension for a fence they erected in violation of historic guidelines. …

• Hump Day Video: Renaissance Faire

  November 18, 2009

  Hey Folks, …

• Hump Day Video: Ida Survivors

  November 11, 2009

  This week, Chief Photographer Dan Anderson has a mini-documentary about some of the survivors of Hurricane/Tropical Storm/Rainy Day Ida. …

• West Mobile Senior Center Off Limits?

  November 05, 2009

  When the mayor’s office denied a west Mobile neighborhood association’s request to use space for meetings in the West Mobile Regional Senior Community Center at times when no other programs were scheduled, District 6 councilwoman Connie Hudson was left with no choice other than to publicly confront the administration at Government Plaza on behalf of her curious constituents. …

• Fraternity Adopts Unity Point Park

  November 04, 2009

  A downtown park dedicated to two former leaders known for their efforts in promoting racial unity in Mobile has found adoptive parents in a local fraternity, Mayor Sam Jones announced at this week’s regular pre-meeting of the Mobile City Council. …

• Hump Day Video: Rootsy Hip

  November 04, 2009

  This week chief photographer Dan Anderson interviewed two local filmmakers about their documentary “Rootsy Hip” which tells the story of white hip hop artist in Mobile. …

• Florida Street Prices Rising

  November 03, 2009

  An almost three-year-old, $7. …

• Photo Essay: Haunted Hospital

  October 30, 2009

  This Halloween weekend, the Downtown Creative Wellness Foundation will be hosting a Haunted Hospital in downtown Mobile, Alabama at 552 Dauphin Street. …

• DA Gets AG’s Support, Still Waiting on Affidavits

  October 28, 2009

  Despite gaining the support to the Alabama Attorney General’s office earlier in the day, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson continued to speak in legal generalities as he told reporters at 4:30 p. …

• Hump Day Video: Woofstock 09

  October 28, 2009

  Hey folks, …

• DA to File Affidavits in Thomas Case

  October 27, 2009

  Based upon a meeting with three of the jurors in the trial of ex-Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas this afternoon, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson said his office is preparing to file affidavits to alert the court of new developments in the case. …

• Thomas Found Not Guilty on All Charges

  October 26, 2009

  Former Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas walked out of one of the courtrooms in Government Plaza this afternoon a free man, after being found not guilty on all 21 counts left before the jury. …

• Still Awaiting Decision in Thomas Case

  October 23, 2009

  After a full day of deliberation Friday, the jury in the trial of ex-judge Herman Thomas could come to no conclusions and was released for the weekend by Special Judge Claud Neilson. …

• Thomas Case Handed to Jury

  October 22, 2009

  Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson painted a portrait of ex-judge Herman Thomas as a sadomasochist whose sickness was akin to someone who likes wearing women’s underwear or sniffing women’s shoes during closing arguments today, but the judge’s final instructions to the jury leave some question as to whether they will find him guilty of any of the 23 charges still remaining. …

• Hump Day Video: Prodisee Pantry

  October 21, 2009

  This week Dan Anderson went over to Spanish Fort to see the behind-the-scenes workings of the Prodisee Pantry. …

• Lying Canaries and Dwindling Charges

  October 21, 2009

  Herman Young Thomas’ best friend could turn out to be his worst enemy, as one of the defense’s own witnesses admitted the former judge had spanked her adult nephew during what was a very rough morning for the defense. …

• What Didn’t Happen in the Thomas Trial Today?

  October 21, 2009

  The jury was absent for a sizable portion of the eighth day in the trial of former judge Herman Thomas as attorneys debated the interpretation of statutes and the defendant’s actions in light of such before Judge Claud Neilson and an empty jury box. …

• Wild Day in the Thomas Trial

  October 19, 2009

  Denial, disappearance and discord marked the opening of the third week in the trial of former judge Herman Thomas on charges of sexual improprieties with Mobile County criminal offenders. …

• Figures Dominates at End of Week in Thomas Trial

  October 16, 2009

  Editor’s Note: Lagniappe felt not naming state senator Vivian Davis Figures and her son Akil’s involvement in the case against Herman Thomas would be a massive distortion of the story. …

• Weekend Entertainment Guide (10/16/09-10/18/09)

  October 16, 2009

  Centanni’s Pick: …

• Defense Has Good Morning, Figures Tough in the Afternoon

  October 15, 2009

  Editor’s Note: Lagniappe felt not naming state senator Vivian Davis Figures and her son Akil’s involvement in the case against Herman Thomas would be a massive distortion of the story. …

• Alleged Victims Tell of Sexual Encounters

  October 14, 2009

  The third day of Herman Thomas’ trial opened with the testimony of a man who said the beatings given to him by the ex-circuit court judge emasculated him even as he was willing to take more to get out of jail. …

• Hump Day Video: Chief Slac’s Anniversary

  October 14, 2009

  For this weeks video we covered the 25th Anniversary of Wayne Dean as Chief Slac the 4th. …

• Thomas Faces Three Alleged Victims

  October 13, 2009

  Former Mobile County Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas faced some of his accusers for the first time Tuesday, as three alleged victims told stories of Thomas beating them with his belt and making sexual advances toward them. …

• Opening Statements, Questioning Conclude Day One of Thomas Trial

  October 09, 2009

  Prosecutors painted a picture of ex-Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas as a veritable “Dr. …

• Thomas Trial Scheduled to Begin Friday

  October 08, 2009

  After releasing four jury panels just after lunch, Special Judge Claude Neilson announced opening statements in the Herman Thomas trial are expected to begin at 1 p. …

• Hump Day Video: Haunted Fashion Show

  October 07, 2009

  Hey all, …

• Jury Selection Continues

  October 07, 2009

  Jury selection in the Herman Thomas trial continued today as a total of 11 jury panels were asked a variety of questions ranging from whom their favorite famous role-model is, to whether they had any ties or the defendant ex-circuit court judge Herman Thomas or his wife. …

• Judge in Herman Thomas Case Gives Rulings

  October 05, 2009

  Retired Marengo County Circuit Court Judge Claud Neilson threw out 20 ethics violations against former Mobile Circuit Court Judge Herman Thomas this afternoon, because the statute of limitations under which they are enforceable has expired. …

• Hump Day Video: Jaguar Tailgating

  September 30, 2009

  This week’s Hump Day Video features some footage of the fans from the still undefeated USA Jaguars football program. …

• County Budget Passes With ‘Christmas Bonuses,’ Nodine to Talk With State

  September 28, 2009

  As the Mobile County Commission passed its $179 million fiscal year 2010 budget, Commissioner Steve Nodine was also given two weeks to come to a resolution with the governor’s office over a dispute involving monies Nodine says the county doesn’t owe the state – money the state is demanding – as a result of confusion in negotiations for the ThyssenKrupp Steel plant incentives package. …

• Archaeologist Shows Interest in Africatown

  September 23, 2009

  Neil Norman won’t be trying to outrun giant boulders as they roll down Dauphin Street, nor will he be crossing rickety bridges over Mobile Bay, and punishment via a snake pit in one of the many dark corners in Government Plaza is pretty much out of the question. …

• Hump Day Video: Mobile Opera Presents “A Night of Song”

  September 23, 2009

  This week’s video features the folks from Mobile Opera as they hold an event at the Wine Loft. …

• Ex-Publisher Bronson Sues P-R

  September 19, 2009

  Less than a month after being unceremoniously dumped by the newspaper he led for 17 years, former Press-Register Publisher Howard Bronson filed suit alleging the paper and it’s parent company Advance Publications committed a breach of contract, acted fraudulently and intentionally misrepresented themselves in dismissing him in August. …

• Hump Day Video: Second Annual Deep South Music Festival

  September 16, 2009

  Dan Anderson went out to Oysterella’s this past weekend to see what all the hype was about over this Deep South Music Festival. …

• Video: LoDa Foolishness

  September 10, 2009