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Janelle Irwin has 1517 articles published.

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 Pride is here!

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It’s Pride weekend!!!! For many – an estimated 250,000 people over the course of the weekend – that’s great news. For some – namely those few who live on Central Avenue in the Grand Central District – it can be fun, but also a pain in the butt. For the folks in the first group, here’s the deets on what to expect for Saturday evening’s main event. More than 150 organizations and businesses support and celebrate the LGBT community locally. With its…

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Pinellas Stonewall Democrats president Susan McGrath celebrates marriage equality ruling

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This is a monumental weekend for the LGBT community. Same-sex couples can now get married in all 50 U.S. states and those who were already married in one of the states who already overturned bans on same-marriage will have their marriages recognized in the 14 states where it was still against the law. Susan McGrath, president of the Pinellas County Stonewall Democrats – named after the 1969 Stonewall riots that serves as the kickoff of the American gay rights movement…

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St. Pete’s Historic Old Northeast Assn. provides visual proof curbside recycling won’t work

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The Historic Old Northeast Neighborhood Association is distributing a photo showcasing its concerns over curbside recycling. The photo shows an overflowing blue bin parked in front of an otherwise well-manicured home. Trash – not recycling – is spilling from the bin. There’s a greasy pizza box – one of several items listed on the City of St. Pete’s website and in instructional materials distributed along with the bins as a recycling no-no. There also seems to be plastic bags, another…

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Confederate flag bad, Gay Pride flag good

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Nationwide, it’s all about the flags. People still shaken by the tragic massacre of nine African-American church-goers in Charleston, S.C., are shaking up political forums, social media and newscasts from coast to coast calling on South Carolina to remove the Confederate Flag from flying over official buildings. That flag, they say, is racist. Now people in Florida are taking a look at our state flag wondering if it resembles a little too closely the racist Confederate flag. Then there’s Scott…

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Yuck! Tampa ranks as America’s sweatiest city

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Tampians may be spending too much time hitting the gym to uphold their status of sexiest city. A new study has found that not only are the people in Tampa sexy, they’re also sweaty. Honeywell Fans partnered with a team of scientists to rank 10 cities as the “sweatiest” in the nation. Tampa topped the list with two other Florida cities – Orlando and Miami – also making the top ten. It seems a daunting task to figure out which cities…

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PSTA wants to tap property tax, fare box revenue to balance budget

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The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is taking steps to ensure its continued solvency. A budget proposal being presented to the PSTA board next week shows financial stability for the agency over the next four years. “It shows strong financial management and the health of PSTA to go from the adopted current budget’s plan relying on more than $2 million in reserves to now predicting a surplus of nearly half a million dollars,” said PSTA Executive Committee member Darden Rice. Among…

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St. Pete welcomes Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. to Midtown

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman plans to spend his Friday morning celebrating the new Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. The new organization aims to offer resources, partnering opportunities and even loans to businesses owned and operated by African-American business leaders. The focus is on historically underserved markets. That would include two areas the city has recently been focusing revitalization efforts on – Midtown and Child’s Park. The Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. officially opens at 1123 22 Street…

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