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Hillsborough County School Board member April Griffin has endorsed Guido Maniscalco over two other challengers for City Council. Maniscalco is running to replace term-limited council chair Charlie Miranda. “April Griffin has proven herself to be a true leader, willing to fight for what is right, and it is a great honor to receive her endorsement and support,” Maniscalco said. As a countywide board member Griffin represents voters, parents and students throughout Hillsborough. She was re-elected to her seat by a…

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Eight designs have been chosen by the city of St. Pete as contenders for a re-imagined downtown pier. Six of those would use the current pier as a base for a new waterfront destination, while two completely reinvent the space. Details of the concepts were released today on the city’s website, but a press release went out to local media outlets implying that the designs would be on display at City Hall for two hours Monday. Nothing was on display…

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Congresman David Jolly is one of only three U.S. representatives to have never missed a vote. He joins Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack and Michigan’s Justin Amash on the shortlist. All three are Republicans. A fourth, Democrat Derek Kilmer, was on that list until June, when he missed 14 votes, according to govtrack.us. Two U.S. senators, both in the GOP, are also on the list – Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Susan Collins of Maine. Most of the lawmakers earning the…

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From now until, well, whenever, baseball fans are going to be speculating about where the Rays are going to land now that they can talk to Tampa, Hillsborough and Pinellas about future stadium prospects. Prepare for headlines. Lots and lots of headlines. Prepare for commentary. Lots and lots of commentary. For now, that commentary is revolving around whether or not St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman screwed the pooch with his lackluster $20(ish) million (maybe) deal with the Rays to let…

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January marks one year in office for St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman. The year has whizzed by and the mayor’s first year in office has been marked by a number of sizable accomplishments. Since his inauguration at the beginning of January, Kriseman has ushered in several new staff members including a cultural affairs liaison and a director of urban affairs to help oversee development in the economically strapped Midtown area. He’s broadened equality for city staff members and the city…

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November fundraising for Tampa City Council members was pretty stagnant, according to campaign finance updates. Candidates are just about three months out from the election, but don’t seem to be too aggressive on bringing in the campaign cash. Up until this week there was only one candidate running to replace District 2 city council member Mary Mulhern. Jospeh Citro has only brought in a total of $2,950 and only $800 of that rolled in during November. His most sizable contribution…

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It’s almost time to bid adieu to 2014 and ring in 2015. The past year can be remembered for a lot of newsworthy things – Ebola, Republican-dominated mid-terms, Obama’s onslaught of executive actions, important stuff. Or, it could be remembered for something else. Quizzes! OMG, all the quizzes!!!!! Not a day passed that some quiz or another wasn’t clogging up Facebook newsfeeds world wide. You took them. You know you did. And thank God. Without these endless quizzes packed with wisdom,…

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