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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].

She’s wasn’t dead yet, but that didn’t stop a bank from trying to foreclosing on her home

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In a real life line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Tampa resident Susan Carol Fernandez literally had to proclaim to a bank that she’s not dead yet (though it’s unclear whether Fernandez has a British accent.) The 71-year old nurse at Achieve Home Care and her husband, Allen Fernandez, took out a reverse mortgage on their home in 2007. He died in 2011. Two years after the fact the mortgage company, Nationstar, foreclosed on the house. According to…

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Blue Laws restricting Sunday booze may soon be lifted in Pinellas

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Super Bowl Sunday was this past weekend, one of the booziest of all Sundays. Yet, people hosting parties in Pinellas County couldn’t throw the beer in their grocery carts any earlier than 11 a.m. And all those tourists flooding the county’s beaches during the winter months (or any month, for that matter) can’t hit the Bloody Mary bar before 11 either. Why? Because Pinellas County abides by a set of regulations — known as Blue Laws — that allow counties…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Muslim man sues car dealership, says he was duped

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A Muslim man is suing Select Motors in Tampa for allegedly duping him into purchasing a luxury vehicle for more than he initially bargained for. According to the lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County Court February 3, the cost discrepancy between the acquisition price Deeb Aliwaiwi brokered and what was assessed in loan documents amounted to more than $50,000. But here’s the kicker, Aliwaiwi signed a contract agreeing to the higher purchase price. The 31-year-old entered Select motors with two friends…

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Toast to the Bay/Dump into the Bay: Two Bay area judges; Jim Frishe

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Toast: Two judges, some murderers (unfortunately) and death penalty critics The death penalty doesn’t exist in Florida. At least not for now. And that’s a thing of beauty for the folks who don’t care for the policy much. Especially considering Florida is the second most murderous state in the nation in terms of capital punishment. Two judges, Hillsborough Circuit Judge Samantha Ward and Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge Michael Andrews, found consensus that right now, Florida doesn’t have a death penalty. Last…

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Barbara Banno fliers hit mailboxes ahead of Gulfport’s March election

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Hitting mailboxes in Gulfport this week are mailers touting mayoral candidate Barbara Banno. With its bright greens and blues, the mail piece serves as a de facto resume for Banno, who faces incumbent Sam Henderson. “I have a vision for Gulfport’s brightest possible future,” says one side of the flier, which features a photo of Banno sitting on the waterfront. The flier lists several of Banno’s priorities if elected. The first is Banno’s staple campaign promise: providing “better solutions and…

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Tampa Bay for Bernie holding 2-day music fest to get out the vote

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Tampa Bay for Bernie, a local grassroots group campaigning for Bernie Sanders, is hosting a two-day music festival this weekend to get people registered to vote and change or update their voter registration. The deadline to do any of those things is Feb. 16. This deadline is crucial for presidential campaigns in Florida because the state holds closed primaries. That means only registered Democrats can vote in the Democratic Primary, and only Republicans can vote in the GOP Primary. Sanders…

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Ed Montanari to undergo heart surgery

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St. Pete City Council member Ed Montanari will be absent for meetings for “a few months.” Montanari announced in a letter to Council Wednesday and from the dais Thursday that he will be undergoing heart surgery later this month. “I want to inform you that yesterday I was advised by my doctors that I will need to have surgery to repair a valve in my heart. My surgery has been scheduled for February 23rd, and the recovery time will last…

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