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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].

Former Bucs star Shaun King sued for not repaying loan

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A former Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback is being sued for $20,000 for allegedly failing to repay a debt. Shaun King played for the Bucs from 1999 until 2004. A man named Andre Duffie is suing the retired football player after reportedly loaning him money in 2012. The exact amount of the loan wasn’t specified. According to the lawsuit, King wrote a $5,000 check to Duffie the next month, but that bounced. Duffie said in April, three years after the loan…

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Creative Loafing draws correlation to Pier petition and blue recycling bins

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SaintPetersblog has provided tireless coverage of St. Pete’s impending apocalyptic curbside recycling rollout. I say apocalyptic because you’d think the city was delivering nuclear waste to residents’ driveways and front yards. Emails collected showed numerous complaints to city officials regarding the recycling bins’ size, color, location, weight, roll-ability, cost and overall forceful nature from which they magically appeared. We’ve reported on the details – where do you put them? When do they get picked up? Why can’t they go in…

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Forklift driver faces lawsuit after running over toddler and allegedly refusing calls to 911

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Want to get fuming mad? Keep reading this and prepare to curse at your computer screen. A forklift driver at the Plant City Farm & Flea Market ran over a toddler with a forklift two years ago. Tragic, but not necessarily infuriating. That forklift driver, Kevin Naftzger, and his supervisor allegedly told Elvira De Leon Guzman her son’s injuries were her fault, shoved the mother and then allegedly told other workers they would be banned from the flea market if…

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Here’s an un-spoiled recap of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 finale

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Here’s a spoiler-free recap of last night’s shocking Season 5 finale of Game of Thrones. As per usual, George R.R. Martin’s brain child was plenty full of murderous jaw-dropping shockers. If you pick five Game of Thrones characters who were still living before Sunday night, chances are one of them is now dead. Google the series if you want spoilers, but you won’t get them here. Just a little tease … Gianluca Fiore has an interesting conspiracy theory. “I’m starting…

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Larry Ahern has his panties in a bunch over gay pride trumping pro-life at City Hall

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Last year, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said he would be proudly flying the St. Pete Pride flag above City Hall in all its ostentatious, rainbowed glory. He says he would do so to promote equality, diversity and inclusion. Kriseman’s decision is not sitting well with some people According to state Rep. Larry Ahern, some 20 people have emailed Kriseman asking to also fly a pro-life flag over City Hall. “Mayor Rick Kriesman (sic) refuses to respond to over twenty requests…

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St. Pete woman kicked out of doctor’s office for breastfeeding

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A St. Petersburg mom is embarrassed and furious after being kicked out of a doctor’s office for nursing her 8-month only baby during an appointment. “She woke up and wanted to eat,” said Nichole Moore. “What was I supposed to do?” Moore was meeting with Dr. Mark Simko, a psychiatrist with Baycare Health Systems, for the first time. Since having her daughter, Moore struggled in ways she couldn’t describe. She thought maybe it might be some sort of postpartum depression,…

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New Plaza Motel sues to have nuisance abatement ruling overturned

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Owners of New Plaza Motel in St. Pete are suing the city for imposing new security standards in lieu of forcing the crime-laden, low-budget “residence of last resort” to close. The city’s nuisance abatement board began proceedings against the motel in March with a quasi-judicial proceeding alleging the motel and attached bar were responsible for above-average calls to police for things like drug deals, prostitution, noise violations and the occasional fight. After hours of testimony from police about undercover drug…

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