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Janelle Irwin has been a professional journalist covering local news and politics in the Tampa Bay area since 2003. She also hosts a weekly political talk show on WMNF Community radio. Janelle formerly served as the sole staff reporter for WMNF News and previously covered news for Patch.com and various local neighborhood newsletters. Her work has been featured in the New York Daily News, Free Speech Radio News and Florida Public Radio and she's been interviewed by radio stations across the nation for her coverage of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Janelle is a diehard news junkie who isn't afraid to take on big names in local politics including Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, the dirty business of trash and recycling in St. Pete and the ongoing Pier debacle. Her work as a reporter and radio host has earned her two WMNF awards including News Volunteer of the Year and Public Affairs Volunteer of the Year. Janelle is also the devoted mother to three brilliant and beautiful daughters who are a constant source of inspiration and occasional blogging fodder. To contact, email [email protected].

Pinellas crack dealer sues cops for wrecking her transport vehicle on the way to jail

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Girl gets busted for dealing crack. Girl gets put in police transport vehicle. Police transport vehicle gets into accident. Girl sues everyone involved. Seems legit. Maureen Doughterty was busted for possession of and dealing crack cocaine on June 28, 2012. On her way to jail, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s transport vehicle she was in collided with a truck and trailer belonging to a pressure washing company, Blasters. Doughterty is suing both for damages associated with injuries resulting in the accident.…

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Clearwater nonprofit receives fish-monitoring grant from Clearwater Marine Aquarium

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The nonprofit group Reef Monitoring, Inc. has received a grant for $8,400 from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to monitor fish populations in two reefs over the course of one year. RMI will partner with the aquarium to carry out the fish monitoring project. “We are proud to announce this joint venture with CMA,” said Dr. Heyward Mathews, lead scientist at RMI and original creator of the Clearwater Marine Science Center. “This grant and partnership will enable RMI to monitor fish…

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Pinellas gymnastics coach accused of duct-taping student’s mouth shut and posting pictures to Facebook

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If you’re a coach and you decide to duct tape a kid’s mouth shut and then post pictures of it to Facebook and that kid’s mom used to be a lawyer, you’re going to have a bad time. That’s what Lori Palmieri accuses her daughter’s gymnastics coach of doing. Palmieri is now suing Tracy Maggiacomo, the coach, and her employer, Victory Gymnastics Training Center in Oldsmar, for damages suffered by her daughter, Marisa Palmieri, from being “exploited” by the photos.…

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Facebook expects to be major player in 2016 political advertising

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Pretty much every Facebook user has by now realized the ads on the sides of the page aren’t random. They’re for vacation spots you may have Googled or clothing similar to something previously purchased online. Gearing up toward 2016, those ads, and sponsored posts embedded in news feeds, will likely become increasingly political. Facebook has reached out to every single 2016 presidential campaign and even some down-ballot ones in anticipation of $1 billion in political advertising. Those ads will target…

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St. Pete, Pinellas County SeeClickFix app used as a national model

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St. Pete’s SeeClickFix app is being used as a national model. The group Emerging Local Government Leaders hosted officials from St. Pete and Pinellas County in a webinar earlier this week to talk about the program’s success. “You guys are well ahead of the curve when it comes to civic engagement,” a moderator said at the beginning of a 45-minute podcast. The web app is available for St. Pete and Pinellas County residents to report problems in their area like…

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Grammar check: ‘siege’ is not a verb

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On Wednesday, this reporter wrote about the new slogan being pushed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, “Siege the Day.” In that report I pointed out the slogan doesn’t exactly send a positive message to anyone with a remedial high school education or the ability to Google a definition. Siege means “a prolonged period of misfortune” in some uses. And even under the more popular use of the word, referring to some form of occupation, it still doesn’t really make sense.…

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Wengay Newton endorses his brother, Will Newton, for City Council

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City Council member Wengay Newton has officially endorsed his brother, Winthrop “Will” Newton, to succeed him on the dais. “He’s the real deal, and I’d be grateful if you would give him your VOTE,” Wengay Newton wrote on his Facebook page. “Will has worked with city and county officials for years, and lobbied the Legislature too. He knows government better than any other candidate.” Because the two are brothers, it comes as little surprise that Newton would endorse his brother.…

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