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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].

Most important bill ever bans ejected youth coaches from returning

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South Florida state Sen. Jeremy Ring is fed up with obnoxious coaches. So, he’s doing what any reasonable person in a position of authority would do; he’s using his influence in the Florida Legislature to get overly competitive coaches off their respective soccer and softball fields. According to PoliticalFix Florida, Ring decided to sponsor the “Athletic Coaches” bill after noticing a flurry of ill-tempered girls’ softball coaches in his home district. The bill would apply to all youth sports ages…

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Pier Selection Committee sets a date for final Pier ranking

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The Pier Selection Committee will meet Thursday April 23 at 2 p.m. to discuss and rank the final three pier designs. The meeting will be held at City Hall in City Council chambers. The meeting follows a previous one earlier this month in which members of the committee failed to agree to a final ranking of three remaining designs — Alma, Destination St. Pete Pier and Pier Park despite 12 hours of debate and public comment. By the end of…

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Kathy Castor to host fraud prevention seminar in Tampa

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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is hosting a consumer protection and fraud protection workshop Wednesday from 10 a.m. until noon. While the event falls on April Fools Day, it’s no laughing matter. According to a Federal Trade Commission report, Florida has the highest per capita rate of reported fraud in the nation. The workshop will address ways for consumers to protect themselves from being victims of fraud. “These days, there are many more faces of fraud and scams can go viral rapidly.…

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Rowdies Den opens this week at former Midtown Sundries bar

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Tampa Bay Rowdies fans will have a new watering hole to celebrate both pre- and post-game. The Rowdies Den will host its Grand Opening this Saturday. The trademark neon green lines the building that once was Midtown Sundries. Rowdies owner and St. Pete entrepreneur Bill Edwards bought the shuttered sports bar and announced in February he’d be turning it into a soccer paradise. His original goal was to open by the Rowdies home opener on April 11. He blew that…

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Rick Scott’s really excited you saved $25 this year

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Florida’s tax-cutter-in-chief is at it again. After rounding out last week’s “cut my taxes week,” Gov. Rick Scott is now touting his whopper of a tax cut last year. According to the Governor’s Office, Floridians have saved nearly $200 million since last September when auto registration fees were reduced by about $25 for car owners. Wow! $200 million is a lot of money! You could sure buy a lot of houses with that! Well, not really. Because it’s, you know,…

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There’s a third design in the Pier debate no one seems to be talking about – meet Pier Park

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Through all of the debate surrounding the Pier, there’s one team missing from the conversation. “We received the most first-place votes by the selection committee,” said Ken Cowart, the local architect for ASD Architects, the team behind the design Pier Park. During its 12-hour meeting on March 20, the Pier Selection Committee took a straw vote of four designs – the Pier Park, Alma, Destination St. Pete Pier and Prospect Pier. While that straw vote didn’t put Pier Park in…

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St. Pete City Council will not be voting on a revised Rays deal until after a workshop

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St. Pete City Council will not be voting on a revised Rays deal anytime soon. City Council Chair Charlie Gerdes said instead he’s going to move forward with a request to workshop possible problems still lingering on the mind of five council members who voted no last December on Mayor Rick Kriseman’s original deal. “The mayor had some conversations with some of my colleagues and there’s just not a high enough confidence level that two of them will change their…

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