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The city of St. Pete will hear from members of the public about a proposed universal curbside recycling program. A public hearing is set for Monday at 6:00 p.m. to discuss the recycling service for all single family residences. City council and the mayor have already said they support the measure and has made recommendations to begin a universal program using city workers. Though some residents oppose the measure because it will add a mandatory fee for all utility customers…

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Hillary Clinton has her own coloring book. No, she isn’t sitting around with a box of crayons coloring; she’s literally the subject of a coloring book. And it’s one that, apparently, makes a lot of mentions of her pantsuits. According to USA Today the coloring book asks, “Will Hillary dust off her impressive collection of executive pantsuits and make another run at the highest office in the country?” That’s the part in the coloring book that speculates a 2016 bid…

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The Tampa Bay Technology Forum has named a new CEO. Daniel James Scott was approved as the new leader during a board meeting Tuesday night. Scott is the founding associate director of the USF St. Pete Entrepreneurship program and a technology strategist. Scott officially starts his post on January 5. He will replace Heather Kenyon who left the organization in April. The Tampa Bay Technology Forum is a membership trade organization that focuses on growing and promoting technology in the…

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Coin collectors should head down to Homestead December 4 if they want to get their hands on the latest quarter honoring one of Florida’s most precious gems. A new 25-cent piece is being released honoring the Everglades. The quarter features an anhinga with outstretched wings and a roseate spoonbill. Despite the stretch of I-75 that crosses through the Everglades from Naples to Ft. Lauderdale being nicknamed “Alligator Alley” there is no alligator on the new coin. The coin release is…

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U.S. Rep. David Jolly joins a growing list of nearly 20 elected officials and community leaders who have endorsed Nick DiCeglie for chair of the Pinellas County Republican Executive Committee. DiCeglie, the PCREC’s current vice-chair, was the first person to announce running. He has owned the waste management company Solar Sanitation since 1996 after growing up in the business. DiCeglie sits on several other boards throughout the county, including the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce, Indian Rocks Beach Planning and…

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The city of St. Pete could be forced to return $2.2 million in grant money to the department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD is asking the city to return funds because provisions of the grant were not met. St. Pete used the funds to purchase more than 12 acres of land on 22 Street South across from the Manhattan Casino. The HUD grant required the city to create one job for every $35,000 it received. That amounts to 64…

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The city of Tampa and the Florida Department of Transportation are teaming up to make a couple of the city’s major roadways a little prettier. The beautification project of parts of Hillsborough Avenue and Dale Mabry Highway are part of the ongoing Opportunity Corridors effort. The Landscape on State Roadways grant program is funding improvements to aesthetics along Hillsborough Avenue from the Hillsborough River to I-275 and on Dale Mabry from Gandy Boulevard to MacDill Air Force Base. “Just as…

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