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Devon Crumpacker has 174 articles published.

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.

Following protest, PSTA re-issues outside bus advertisement proposal requests

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority has decided to re-issue its request for bus advertisement proposals following an official protest by Direct Media, one of the companies that lost out on the initial contract award. According to the PSTA’s CEO, Brad Miller, the protest and ultimate re-issue of the request for proposals stemmed from confusion during the procurement process. “One of the issues that wasn’t clear […] was exactly […] how [the vying companies] were supposed to submit a [bid], given that we…

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More to Williams Park congestion than bus routes

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It’s around 1:30 p.m. on a Thursday, early summer. The sun’s shining down on Williams Park, in downtown St. Pete. People lie in the shaded areas of the grass on the park’s east side, their stuff next to them or under their head as a pillow. A cop car with no cop in it sits in the park’s southwest quadrant, next to an empty fountain with two city employees standing inside it, scrubbing it out. A man on the park’s…

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Rowdies’ defense dominates in welcome 0-0 draw

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies held host team Ottawa Fury FC scoreless on Saturday afternoon up in the Canadian capital, playing the club to a 0-0 draw at TD Place Stadium. “It’s a pretty good result at the end of the day,” said Rowdies Head Coach Thomas Rongen, as first reported by RowdiesSoccer.com. “A draw on the road is a good thing for us. We played well in stretches and created a few chances. We’re not pleased, but we’re lucky to…

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Rowdies tie Railhawks 1-1, remain number 2 in NASL standings

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies made the journey up to WakeMed Soccer Park in North Carolina this weekend, playing the hosting Railhawks to a 1-1 draw. The one-goal-scoring effort earned the Rowdies their 8th overall point of the season and brought their record to 2-2-1, good enough to retain second place in the NASL standings. They trail only the first place New York Cosmos — the only team to beat the Rowdies so far this season. A Carolina 6th minute score from Nacho Novo, the…

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Rowdies rout Armada in high scoring slug fest

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies bounced back from their first loss of the season last week with an impressive three-goal victory over their Coastal Cup rivals, the Jacksonville Armada. The Armada — who had a good sized fan-base in attendance — never lied down though. They added a couple goals themselves and put on a barrage of on-mark shots to close the game, all of which were denied by the ice-veined substitute goalie, Matt Pickens, who not only had a string…

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Rowdies Fall to NY Cosmos, 2-0

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies brought their record to 1-1-1 Saturday night, with a chippy 2-0 away-game loss to the New York Cosmos. Marcos Senna scored first on an 11th minute penalty kick. The goal came as the result of a handball by Rowdies’ right back Darnell King. The penalty occurred while King was clearing a lofty cross from the right wing. The PK saw Senna stutter-step before shooting right. Rowdies’ keeper Kamil Contofalsky guessed left. It was Senna’s first goal…

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