Lagniappe: June 9 – June 15, 2016

Log in with the new issue of Lagniappe, where our cover story explores a local push to lure technology employers to a region long dependent upon blue collar jobs. We speak with companies such as Southern Light, Prism Systems and the start-up NitroPCR about the area’s technological infrastructure and business climate, while we also explain what local organizations and elected officials are doing to help. We have a number of stories from Mobile and Baldwin counties in Bay Briefs, including one about the federal government’s plan to house refugee children at Navy air fields around Summerdale. There’s also an update on the controversial plan for a Publix supermarket in Midtown Mobile and a story about teacher misconduct in the Mobile County Public School System. Our cuisine review visits Thai barbecue and sushi restaurant Rice in West Mobile, Arts remembers Mobile-born artist and sculptor Joanna Campbell Blake, and Music catches up with The Band Perry before their show at the Beau Rivage June 10. This week’s commentary touches on the Publix development and the felony criminal trial against Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, while Sports has a rundown of awards earned by local collegiate athletes. Don’t miss Boozie, who finally got the gossip from the latest Jimmy Buffett show at The Wharf. Voting for the final round of the Nappie Awards continues, so fill out your ballot today and every day! The new issue of Lagniappe is online and on stands now!