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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].

Tales from Tallahassee: Dwight Dudley is a speck of blue in a sea of red

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It’s not easy being a Democrat in the Florida Legislature. Most major initiatives get blocked by a sea of red and bills typically opposed by those few lawmakers on the left breeze right by despite vehement protest. That’s where state Rep. Dwight Dudley’s at right now a little more than half way through this year’s legislative session. To him, the biggest issue facing Democrats in the House this year, and even Republicans in the Senate, is Medicaid expansion and Low…

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Rick Kriseman’s message to St. Pete City Council: ‘Build a damn Pier’

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman urged City Council to respect the city’s Pier process and let it work. “Perhaps the public just wants their elected officials to do what they elected them to do – to build a damn Pier,” Kriseman said. That pretty much summed up the message during Kriseman’s 20 minutes before council members. “Build a damn Pier.” Council scheduled a Pier update for Kriseman to issue during its Thursday meeting. In his update, Kriseman took a trip down…

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April 11 is Rowdies Day in St. Pete

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St. Pete is recognizing the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home opener this Saturday as Rowdies Day in St. Pete. Mayor Rick Kriseman issued a proclamation ahead of the April 11 match at a City Council meeting Thursday. “Please, everyone come out to the game,” Kriseman said. The Rowdies won their first game on the road against the San Antonio Scorpions, 3-1. They did this with a team that includes 21 new players on a team of just 26. “I think we…

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At least one Pier demolition permit expires this year

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Rick Kriseman is cutting it close. The St. Pete mayor is expected to address City Council Thursday at the board’s 3 p.m. meeting. Kriseman will lay out an expectation to have a new Pier completed by 2018, according to a release from his communication’s staff. That timeline would play it pretty close to the wire for permitting. According to an email from Thomas B. Gibson, the city’s Engineering and Capital Improvements engineering director, at least one demolition permit is only valid through October…

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Times reporter fails to mention letter from top Pier activist

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One of the fiercest critics of the Pier process wrote Tampa Bay Times Pier reporter Waveney Ann Moore a passionate (and rather long-winded) letter late last month laying down the argument that the Kriseman administration has flopped on its handling of the process. Tom Lambdon is with the group Vote on the Pier. He headed a petition effort to kill the Lens in 2013 and is now spearheading another to force development decisions on St. Pete’s downtown waterfront to be…

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Mike Connors’ emails lack anti-Destination St. Pete Pier banter

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From erectile dysfunction to belly fat cures, St. Pete Public Works Administrator Mike Connors gets a lot of junk mail. What he hasn’t gotten are very many emails from people concerned about the Pier. In a trove of emails from March 9 until the present, there are only a handful of emails from members of the public concerned about what happens with the city’s most iconic waterfront structure. Even more telling, the head of the Pier selection committee only replied…

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City councilmember’s vote on new St. Pete’s Pier left out of city data

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Update: SaintPetersblog has identified the discrepancy with Darden Rice’s vote in the Pier survey. Rice’s vote was filed with the city as unverified because she provided her current home address. The Supervisor of Elections database had not been updated with that address and instead listed Rice’s address as a previous residence. Rice said it was an oversight on her part and has updated her address with the SOE’s office. SaintPetersblog is working to find out how Rice’s vote – and…

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