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Devon Crumpacker is a Tampa Bay based writer and reporter for Extensive Enterprises Media. He primarily covers Pinellas County politics for SaintPetersblog.com, but also makes time to write the occasional bar review for FloridaBarTab.com. He lives in St. Petersburg with his fiance, Sydney. To contact, e-mail [email protected], or visit his Twitter page @DevonCrumpacker.

Pinellas County candidate Mike Mikurak fattens campaign wallet by $34,000 in first reporting period

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Pinellas County Commission hopeful Mike Mikurak is reporting some pretty big campaign contributions for September. In only his first campaign finance reporting period, Mikurak, the 61-year-old Republican from St. Petersburg, has raised over $34,000 in contributions and loans for his cause. He’s running for County Commission’s District 3 seat in 2016. To kick things off, Mikurak loaned himself a little over $10,000. Loans that come from candidates themselves have no monetary limit, while campaign donations and loans given by others are capped…

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USFSP to celebrate homecoming all this week

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The University of South Florida St. Petersburg will be doing it big for the school’s upcoming week-long homecoming bash. Homecoming Superbull XIX jumps out-the-gate this Sunday, October 4, at 5 p.m., with the university’s annual 5K, “Rocky’s Fun Run.” Faculty, students, staff and community members alike are invited. Proceeds from this year’s 5K — which will be linked-up with USFSP’s Dance Marathon — will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network. The suggested donation is $10. Also, each year, during…

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Mike Twitty continues to gain steam in race for Pinellas property appraiser

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The amount of funding Mike Twitty‘s received for his 2016 Pinellas property appraiser run is about as impressive of a feat as there’s been this early in the county election game. So far, the 48-year-old Republican and state-certified general real estate appraiser from Largo has hauled in a whopping $50,030 for his campaign. Historically speaking, only three other county office candidates since 2006 have raised those kind of numbers in one reporting period. What might be more impressive still: the…

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St. Pete welcomes tech company GeniusCentral to Warehouse Arts District

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You want to see first-hand how tech companies in Silicon Vally do business on a daily basis? Check out GeniusCentral’s new headquarters in St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts District. Its grand opening was Tuesday. The 17,000-square-foot warehouse is a hipster fantasy land, with original art and murals all over the walls, a food and juice bar, ping-pong and foosball tables, wide-open work spaces, balconies, wooden bleachers with pillows, and a lounge room that looks like an extra-long silver Airstream trailer from…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Jim Frishe launches Pinellas property appraiser campaign with new website, social media platforms

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Former state Rep. Jim Frishe has officially launched his campaign for Pinellas County property appraiser. The announcement was e-mailed to supporters, posted to Frishe’s new Facebook page, uploaded to his website, and tweeted from Frishe’s Twitter account — the first tweet from the account in nearly three years. Across all these platforms, perhaps the most direct message is this: Jim Frishe, in his run for Pinellas property appraiser, is focusing on the people. “Pinellas County has a long tradition of great…

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Finite jest — OR — the 40 seconds it took to approve Janet Long’s three-year term to the PSTA Board

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Pinellas County Commission. The afternoon portion of the meeting’s nearly finished. All the hairy issues have been put to bed. Very soon there will be a break. Thank God. “Agenda item 33 is my appointment to the PSTA Board,” says Commission Chairman John Morroni. He’s wearing a gray suit and tie with a light blue shirt. Gray suits are nice. You can look like James Bond in a gray suit. You can look like Pee-wee Herman too. “I’d like to…

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Charlie Justice spearheads human trafficking awareness sign ordinance for Pinellas

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Human trafficking is a alive and thriving in America. According to humantrafficking.org, an estimated 14,500 to 17,500 people — primarily women and children — are being trafficked in the U.S. each year. Florida’s human trafficking statistics aren’t very encouraging either. “Florida ranks as the third [worst] state in the country for sex trafficking,” said Commissioner Charlie Justice at Thursday’s County Commission meeting. Justice, citing Pinellas’ recent issues with sex trafficking and human trafficking, made a motion to direct the county…

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