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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 MLB star Gary Sheffield countersues homebuilder

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Former Major League Baseball All-Star Gary Sheffield is countersuing a contractor for  completing nearly a half million dollars in unauthorized work on the home he owns with wife, Deleon. They also allege LYH Custom Building and Remodeling Inc. of misappropriating funds to co-owner Donald Gelsinger for self-payments. The Sheffields purchased a home in Tampa located at 932 Anchorage Road in 2013 for $1.975 million. So far more than $2 million worth of work has been completed in renovating the home.…

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24th annual Green Thumb festival returns this weekend

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The St. Petersburg Green Thumb festival comes back this Saturday and Sunday at Walter Fuller Park in West St. Pete. The event from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days features more than 200 educational and environmental exhibits and vendors. Some 35,000 people visit the two-day festival each year. Families with children can stop by a large craft tent where kids can make a good half dozen different crafts and sit in the shade while experts demonstrate various gardening techniques,…

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Pier Park comes out on top for St. Pete’s new Pier

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In a meeting that almost went into the next day, the Pier Selection Committee has finally chosen a top pick for a new St. Pete Pier. After hours of hearing from design teams and the public and another several hours of debate, Pier Park has nabbed victory from the jaws of defeat. With all but one member of the six-member committee, the public’s number two pick will now face City Council on May 7 for an up or down vote.…

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Pier Selection Committee Q&A with Pier design teams wraps up, lengthy public comment on deck

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The Pier Selection Committee has now heard from all three remaining design teams for a new St. Pete Pier. The teams were asked to answer a number of questions specific to each design ranging from transportation to bathrooms. Pier Selection Committee chair Mike Connors asked that names be drawn out of a hat to choose the order. A member of the public wearing a hat did the honors of choosing the order. After choosing Destination St. Pete Pier, Alma and…

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Pier Selection Committee: How they voted the last time

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With just hours to go until the Pier Selection Committee issues its final ranking of three design concepts, here’s a rundown of how they voted last time. During the marathon 12-hour meeting last month, the Pier Selection Committee seemed poised to rank Alma as its top pick out of three designs also including Pier Park and Destination St. Pete Pier. Since that meeting, members of the public have sounded a booming objection to that choice, noting that Alma was not…

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Young business leaders emerge with late-hour Pier Park support

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In response to former St. Pete Mayor Rick Baker’s op-ed supporting the Destination St. Pete Pier design, a group of young professionals has emerged to offer a new dissenting voice. “The way that this debate has transpired in my eyes, is it really comes down to the old generation of St. Pete verses the new generation of St. Pete,” said David Vega, a technology manager for Wells Fargo. According to the group of six men, all young leaders in the…

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Ready or not, a Pier selection is coming

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Thursday afternoon begins what will likely be another long meeting for the Pier Selection Committee. Beginning at 3 p.m. at City Hall, the committee will hear from each of the three design teams answering questions regarding their respective designs. Following the 12-hour meeting last month, committee members each sent a series of questions to design teams seeking clarification on particular design elements. The St. Pete Design Group will answer questions about transportation on its Destination St. Pete Pier concept. There are…

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