Nodine Trial: ME says manner of Downs’ death “inconclusive”

Lagniappe, Mobile’s alt-weekly, reports on Friday in the Stephen Nodine murder trial. The former Mobile County Commissioner is on trial for the murder of his…

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CMPA votes 9-2 to cancel MPDP for convenience

The Community Maritime Park Associate Board of Directors voted 9-2, after over 90 minutes of discussion, to terminate Maritime Park Development Partners, LLC as the…

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Another homicide

Press Release: A man was shot and killed around 11:30 pm Thursday, December 8, near the intersection of Tower Terrace and Tower Road. Deputies responded…

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Day 3: Nodine murder trial

Cpl. Daniel Steelman of Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office testified yesterday at the murder trial of former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine for the May 9…

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MPDP: “Betrayal and Disappointment”

The one person that has been consistently mentioned in both the Request for Qualification and Request for Proposal is Cynthia Griffith, Saxet Realty. Her role…

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Another problem for MPDP, Davison

The development agreement between CMPA and MPDP has an assignment clause: “Article XVIII, Section 18.01 Assignments. The Developer shall have not have the right to…

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Panama City hires attorney, gets $1.2M from BP

The Pensacola City Council has been afraid to hire a law firm to represent it against the BP for the city’s lost revenue. Meanwhile Panama…

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Buzz: Heaton/MPDP offers pass-through deal?

George Hawthorne, who drafted the EBO agreement for the MPDP/CMPA, will report to the Community Maritime Park Associates board today that he and Greg Green,…

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Tax-Cut Deal Price Tag: $868 Billion

Wall Street Journal: The numbers are in on Obama’s tax-cut compromise with the GOP, and they’re not pretty. Senate leaders began debating the measure Thursday…

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Missing Halcyon letter two months after RFQ deadline

Below is the letter from Michael Buckley, Halcyon LTD. The the first page of the letter is a commitment to visit site on June 14,…

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I was fooled, too, by Davison

I was fooled by Scott Davison. I believe in the Community Maritime Park project. I believe in the Contractor’s Academy. On a Saturday morning over…

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MPDP partner’s Brass Real Estate lost project in Corpus Christi

Who is Rick Rodriguez and Brass/Magi? The daily newspaper in Corpus Christi, TX ran this article. The article (Oct 2009) says Rodriguez was new to…

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TaxWatch finds $4B in savings

Press Release: A prominent group comprised of current and former government officials, business leaders, organizational experts, and renowned academics have released a report of 125…

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China refuses to release Nobel Prize winner

Washington Post/AP: China has refused to release Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo on the eve of the awards ceremony in Oslo. Liu is serving an…

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Nodine trial continues

On Wednesday, the murder of former Mobile County Commissioner and 2009 Mullet Toss champion Steve Nodine resumed. Jurors heard about a 2009 incident when a…

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Davison surprised by Buckley comments

PNJ reports MPDP VP Scott Davison gave it a letter from Michael Buckley of Halcyon, LTD that Davison says gave him permission to include Buckley…

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Judge Collier not surprised about Davison

When he heard that Scott Davison may have misrepresented someone as part of his development team in order to qualify to be the master developer…

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Buzz: Back off, Outzen

I was sent a message Wednesday night from Tony McCray, who is paid by Maritime Park Development Partners (MPDP) to run their Equal Opportunity Business…

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No death penalty for Coldiron or Stallworth

PRESS RELEASE: The Office of the State Attorney announced today that it will no longer seek the death penalty for Wayne Thomas Coldiron or Donnie…

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Thomas must give back grant funds

The Escambia County School Board will discuss at its Dec. 14 regular meeting the audit of the Restorative Justice Grant, the $945,000 three-year grant that…

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