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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].

Pier Park design is working out growing pains

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Pier Park is still Pier Park. That’s according to the architects building it and the city staff working with them. But that doesn’t mean preliminary plans on how to accomplish building the design are still exactly the same as they were when the public first heard about it. And guess what — that’s OK. During a workshop Thursday morning, designers with Rogers Partners and ASD architecture firms met with St. Pete City Council to go over progress on fine tuning…

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Darden Rice has a list of wants for congressional candidates Eric Lynn and Charlie Crist

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When Pinellas voters elect a new person to represent them in Congress, a lot could change in St. Pete. Congressional District 13 is currently represented by Republican David Jolly. That district includes most, but not all, of St. Pete. After the 2016 election to replace Jolly, who is running for U.S. Senate, all of St. Pete will be included. That’s because a court ruled that the current districts violate Florida’s Fair Districts law by leaving out the primarily Democratic South…

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PSTA officials hoping to use public input in bus improvement plan

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A series of public workshops aimed at letting bus riders have a hand in developing new routes begins this Saturday. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority officials will also be on hand to explain what will happen to downtown buses when Williams Park stops serving as the area’s transit hub on Valentine’s Day. The first meeting is Saturday at the Campbell Park Recreation Center from 12:30-2 p.m. There PSTA representatives will hear from transit users how they think the agency should best spend…

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Local residents plan to dole out bear hugs during rally to stop Florida bear hunt

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The 2,500 people who got permits to hunt bears in Florida are set to start killing off Florida’s only bear species this Saturday. Why? Because the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they could. The Florida Black Bear was on the list of endangered species up until 2012. Now bear supporters across the state are rallying to save the species from what they describe as an unnecessary hunt. A local group will meet at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute…

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In honor of Back to the Future Day, Museum of Fine Arts offers memberships at 1985 prices

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We’ve all seen our Facebook feeds blowing up with pictures of Marty McFly and his super awesome DeLorean in honor of Back to the Future Day. The internet is celebrating with GIFs and memes aplenty. The reason? In one scene, the clock showing where in the future McFly had landed displayed October 21, 2015. Today! Yippee! Even though the internet can make a silly day into a lot of fun time-wasting click bait, it’s St. Pete’s Museum of Fine Art…

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Rick Kriseman endorses Eric Lynn

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman is endorsing Eric Lynn for Congress. In a video released Wednesday morning, Kriseman praised Lynn for valuing community. “[St. Pete is] a place where the community values family and service is important,” Kriseman said in the video. “This is a man who cares about his community and will take that passion with him to Congress.” The video shows Kriseman standing in a park and cuts to  footage of the Pinellas Congressional District beaches. It comes…

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Wayne Atherholt has an incentive for supporting BP settlement plan

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St. Pete’s cultural affairs office director Wayne Atherholt has an idea to sweeten the deal for City Council to approve Mayor Rick Kriseman’s plan to include $1 million for an arts endowment in the uses for BP settlement funds. According to Nonprofit Quarterly, Atherholt wants to raise additional funds to add to the pot. Already, the mayor’s plan would create $40,000 a year in additional grant money available to the arts. That figure grows the more money is put into…

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