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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].

St. Pete BBQ cooks in viral video were doing it wrong

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Remember that video that went viral about the dude who got in trouble for having a barbeque?  Yeah, it still hasn’t gone away. As SaintPetersblog’s Phil Ammann reported over the weekend, there’s no need to worry that code enforcement officials are going to be breaking up barbeques all over Pinellas County. The brothers involved in this now infamous interaction were using commercial grilling equipment. That’s where they went wrong. But here’s a new angle on a silly, but strangely satisfying nugget…

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O’Neil’s Marina seeks 10-year lease extension with St. Pete

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There’s not a whole lot coming up at St. Pete City Council this Thursday. Council members will vote on just two items including a new 10-year lease for O’Neil’s Marina to continue operating on city-owned waterfront land. O’Neil’s has been operating a marina in South St. Pete next to Maximo Park since 1954. The business has been renewing its lease every five years, but is now asking for a longer lease to warrant needed improvements. Under the new deal, O’Neil’s…

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Pee-resistant walls will return fire if you pee on them

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A Jacksonville-based company has figured out a way to repel liquids – a tool useful in thwarting public urinators. Surfaces painted with the pee-proof paint will have some of that pee splashed right back at them. Take that, pee-pee bandit. The company behind the masterful pee-thwarting paint is Ultra-tech. It’s formulated to create a rough surface with little hills and valleys. That keeps liquid from adhering to the surface and sends it flying right back to where it came. In…

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Tampa Bay Times finally bundles print subscriptions with online access

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The Tampa Bay Times is “changing” its subscription options. In an email, CEO Paul Tash announced the new “Total Access” package that allows subscribers to get both the print edition and unlimited access to the paper’s web content. “We are bundling what had been separate subscriptions – print and digital – into a combined and convenient package,” Tash wrote in an email to subscribers. What the “Total Access” plan means is, those who choose to have paper delivery to their…

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Pinellas Realtors group backs Will Newton for City Council

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The Pinellas Realtor Organization is throwing its weight behind St. Pete City Council candidate Will Newton. “The member-only candidate screening committee reviewed questionnaires and interviewed candidates.  There are thoughtful, qualified candidates running, but one stood out for his overall commitment to community, understanding of economic issues, and advocacy for property rights,” the group wrote in a statement. PRO represents more than 6,500 members including Realtors and others in the industry. The group is one of Tampa Bay’s largest professional trade…

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Amy Foster officially becomes a mom tomorrow

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St. Pete City Council member Amy Foster will officially become a mom Tuesday morning, her Facebook page announces. She’s been navigating the adoption process since March, when she took in a senior in high school that had bounced from home to home for several years. Foster is adopting 18-year-old Mariah Boyd, who just graduated from high school in Polk County. She’s doing so despite the fact that Boyd is technically an adult and without a second thought that she’s only…

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Pier Park opposition amps up social media voice

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The group VoteOnThePier has given little indication of where they’re at in a petition drive seeking to require a voter referendum for any major construction or demolition projects on downtown waterfront. But an uptick in activity on the group’s Facebook page indicates the fight is far from over. The May 13 post displayed a photo with St. Pete Public Works Administrator and the Pier Selection Committee chair dressed as a king sitting on a throne with a link to an…

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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

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