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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.

Labor Day Weekend hangouts around Pinellas

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Whether you’re mingling this weekend to celebrate the end of summer, the start of football season, or the thrill of being alive, the Labor Day festivities in Pinellas County are here and ready to go. THE SPOTS OLDSMAR — Check out some fireworks and live music at Celebrate Oldsmar! The event’s being held both Friday and Saturday night, with the U.S. Stones set to take the stage day one, and The Super Stars day two. But the after-dark firework show…

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Pinellas County Jail earns three-year re-accreditation

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After a roughly two-month evaluation process, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department of Detention and Corrections received a three-year re-accreditation. The American Correctional Association (ACA), the world’s oldest and largest international correctional association, visited the Pinellas County Jail at 14400 49th Street N. in Clearwater, from May 18 to May 20, to perform the review. Around two months passed before the approval was unanimously passed and finalized on Aug. 16 by an ACA accreditation commission in Indianapolis, Ind. The jail’s organization, management, operations, and administration were…

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Mike Mikurak files to run for Pinellas County Commission’s District 3 seat

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Juvenile Welfare Board member Mike Mikurak is no longer just eyeing a 2016 Pinellas County Commission seat; he’s now filed to run for one. Mikurak, a 61-year-old Republican from St. Petersburg, will be running for the county’s District 3 seat — an at-large seat for which all of Pinellas votes on. The seat’s district encompasses most of St. Pete, and all of St. Pete Beach, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach. “I’ve never run for election before,” said Mikurak to SaintPetersBlog. “I’ve…

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Lealman CRA getting local radio air time

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Pinellas County’s community improvement efforts in unincorporated Lealman will be the topic of discussion on local radio this Thursday. The show, “No Place Like Home,” sponsored by the county’s Housing Finance Authority, airs this Thursday, from 10:05 to 10:35 a.m. on WRXB 1590 AM. Lealman, which was recognized in 2013 by the Department of Health and Human Services as one of the five poorest spots in Pinellas, was recently established as a Community Redevelopment Area by the County Commission. The…

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Pinellas on board with state-funded pesticide disposal

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For the second year in a row, the Florida Legislature is including $100,000 in its state budget for pesticide disposal services. Pinellas County, in turn, is spreading the word. Through a program called Operation Cleansweep, Florida farms, groves, nurseries, pest control services, greenhouse operations and golf courses can all take advantage of a one-time, EPA-approved pesticide disposal service. The first 750 pounds of removed pesticides, per business, will be disposed of at no cost to the owner. A hazardous waste…

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Pinellas mobile app for infrastructure fixes nabs tech award for innovation

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A panel of judges with the Public Technology Institute (PTI) has given Pinellas County’s new “Doing Things for You” mobile app its stamp of approval. The app won PTI’s 2015 Technology Solutions award for innovative municipal and regional issue reporting. The category was “Web Management & E-Government.” Given out yearly, the prize recognizes technological achievements among local governments. Efficient service delivery, cost reduction, and revenue generation where among the award’s dissected criteria. As a company, the Virginia-based nonprofit, PTI, boasts of…

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Career advice from the young and successful: USFSP to host business innovation panel

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USF St. Petersburg will be opening its ballroom doors to the public for a business innovation panel discussion. The event, titled “Start-Up State of Mind: Inspiration and Innovation from Young Entrepreneurs,” will kick off at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 10. The four-person panel — two men, two women — will talk about spotting good ideas,  and applying transformative ideas, as well as other cross-disciplinary business themes. They’ll each also speak to specific innovations in his or her field. “Our…

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