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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].

Fulbright Scholars to visit St. Pete’s Blue Ocean Film Festival

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Some 75 top scholars from 44 countries will be in St. Pete next week to discuss climate change and the impacts to oceans. The group of Fulbright Scholars will be in town from November 5-9 for the visiting scholar enrichment seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. They will be joining environmental leaders at the inaugural Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit taking place throughout downtown St. Pete that same week. In…

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Pinellas commission candidates Pat Gerard and Ed Hooper aren’t sweating the election

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The funding deadline came and went last night turning off the faucet of campaign contributions for this election. With just four days until Election Day, candidates are running short on time to spend what money they have left and sway voters who still haven’t hit the polls. One of the major races in Pinellas County is between Republican Ed Hooper and Democrat Pat Gerard for a seat on Pinellas County Commission. The two are running to replace incumbent Norm Roche…

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Historic Old Northeast neighborhood in St. Pete is the place to be this Halloween

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Calling all parents. Remember all those times your kids have run around the house like a chicken with its head cut off? Well, here’s some good news – now you can take them somewhere to chop off their actual heads … or pretend to anyway. While you’re at it, why not strap them into an electric chair too? All that and more is happening on one very festive block in Old Northeast. Every year residents on 17th Avenue NE between…

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Son of Hillsborough Elections Supervisor to take over communications for the Pinellas office

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It looks like elections are becoming a Latimer family business in the Tampa Bay area. Jason Latimer, son of Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer, is taking over communications in the Pinellas County Supervisor’s office. Before signing on to head the Communications department for Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, the younger Latimer was an intern in the Tampa Bay Rays communications office. He then worked six years with the New York Yankees where he was promoted to…

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U.S. Rep. David Jolly again calls on Congolese government to let adopted children come home

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A couple in Dunedin can’t bring home their adopted 10-month old son because of a change in adoption rules in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African nation suspended issuing exit letters last year for children adopted by American families. The move has left adoptive parents who have already finalized adoptions of Congolese children stuck in limbo and unable to bring the latest additions to their families homes. Even more aggregious for Chris and Andrea Stewart is the current health…

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Harvard survey: Young voters are the new swing voters

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A new poll shows that young people may not be as liberal as some people think. A survey of 2,029 18-29-year olds by the Harvard Institute of Politics shows slightly more than half of those polled favor a Republican-led Congress with only 47 percent preferring Democratic control. The numbers represent a shift from the 2010 midterm election when 55 percent preferred Democrat control and 43 percent favored a conservative Congress. “While Democrats have lost ground among members of America’s largest…

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St. Petersburg International Folk Festival to dominate downtown this weekend

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The 40th annual St. Petersburg International Folk Festival kicks off in Vinoy Park this weekend. More than 35 countries will be represented on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The event features food, music and other entertainment from nations all around the world. In addition to gorging on various ethnic delicacies, festival-goers can also shop for trinkets from multiple nations. Parking downtown for the festival could be a…

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