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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].

Rick Kriseman is censoring Pier comments on his official Facebook page

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The Pier has been a passionate source of debate in St. Pete for years. Since 2005, when money was first earmarked for renovations to the inverted pyramid, the voice surrounding the Pier’s future has only grown louder. In 2013, the Pier seemed poised to get a facelift – removing the decades-old inverted pyramid and replacing it with a modern pedestrian and bike loop over the water called the Lens. But those diehard inverted pyramid fans rallied and the Lens was…

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Wengay Newton will ask City Council to hold special election for new St. Pete Pier

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St. Pete City Council member Wengay Newton has long been a proponent of saving the city’s iconic inverted pyramid. He was a vocal critic of the Lens and supported former mayoral candidate Kathleen Ford’s petition effort to save the current Pier as well as the successful petition drive by Concerned Citizens that led to the ultimate undoing of the Lens. Now he’s supporting the only design out of the Pier Selection Committee’s top three picks that reuses and renovates the…

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Tampa Bay Times used to think the inverted pyramid was a tourist draw

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Supporters of Destination St. Pete Pier are compiling a list of arguments about why City Council, and the public as a whole, should reject the Pier Selection Committee’s ranking of Pier Park as its top pick. Among them, the $50 million set-aside for the city for the Pier project was originally intended for repairs and renovations. In 2005, the Pinellas County Commission approved the Intown Redevelopment Plan that extended Tax Incremental Financing until 2035. The move allowed $50 million to…

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Susan Latvala sues Palm Harbor restaurant for failure to pay back $10,000 loan

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Former Pinellas County Commissioner Susan Latvala is suing the owner of Lulu’s Beach House Café in Palm Harbor. Latvala alleges the owner of the restaurant, Louise Goetz, owes her more than $10,000 for repayment in loans. Latvala loaned Goetz money on three separate occasions. Once, she loaned Goetz $4,100 for an espresso coffee machine. Goetz signed a promissory note to make interest only payments of about $10 a month for a year before making a single balloon payment paying off…

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Ed Montanari campaign kick-off mirrors strong early support

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Supporters of Ed Montanari flooded into 400 Beach Seafood in downtown St. Pete Tuesday evening for the City Council candidate’s campaign kick-off event. At least 75 people, including business leaders and owners, nonprofit heads and former elected officials, snacked on seafood spread and various hors-d’oeuvres in what was a melting pot of personalities. The showing was representative of Montanari’s initial support for his District 3 City Council bid. Even before his first campaign event where Democrats rubbed elbows with prominent…

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Jeff Brandes’ Right to Try Act heads to governor’s desk

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A compassionate bill aimed at patients suffering from terminal illnesses is on its way to the governor’s desk. The Right to Try Act by St. Petersburg state Sen. Jeff Brandes earned broad support in the committee stops and has been approved by both chambers. Gov. Rick Scott is expected to sign the bill into law. The law would allow dying patients to access experimental medical treatments that have passed a Phase One Clinical Trial, but have not yet been approved…

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St. Pete to kick off FY 2016 budget public forums Wednesday

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The first of three public forums to discuss the St. Pete’s budget is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the J.W. Cate Center on 22 Avenue North and 58 Street. The Budget Listening Tour for the 2016 fiscal budget will be attended by St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman and City Council. Members of the public will have the opportunity to learn how the annual budget works and weigh in on their priorities and ideas for the upcoming budget year. During the three meetings,…

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