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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].

Go away, Christmas, it’s not your turn yet!

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No. No. No and good Lord, no! It’s the middle of September. Halloween is still more than a month away. Thanksgiving is more than two months away. Pumpkin beer has only just hit the shelves and I don’t think Starbucks has started pumpkin-fying everything just yet, even. But nevertheless, a creditcards.com survey shows 18 percent of online shoppers and 14 percent of in-store shoppers have already started their holiday shopping. Translate that nationwide based on census data and that means…

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Will Newton raises double that of opponent Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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Numbers are in for the first round of fundraising during the District 7 City Council race between Will Newton and Lisa Wheeler-Brown and it doesn’t look good for Wheeler-Brown. Newton raked in more than $21,000 between August 17 and September 13. That’s nearly double the $10,813 Wheeler-Brown’s campaign brought in during the same period. The latest numbers also show that Newton, who has been campaigning for far less time than Wheeler-Brown, has surpassed her in total fundraising numbers with $47,670…

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St. Pete City employee suspended for 5-days for social media dig on Mayor Kriseman

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St. Pete storm water employee Robin Wynn was suspended without pay for five days based on a comment made on social media during a City Council meeting Thursday night. According to a St. Pete chapter SEIU steward and chapter chair, Brian “Cricket” Brehm, Wynn reportedly referred to St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman as a “clown” on a Facebook post. Details of the content are not immediately available because Wynn took her Facebook page down after being informed of the pending suspension.…

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St. Pete City Council approves budget amid protests from workers

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St. Pete City Council unanimously approved the $224.3 million 2016 budget during another lengthy meeting Thursday. The city’s millage rate for ad-valorem property taxes will stay the same for the third year in a row. Homeowners will continue to pay $6.77 for every $1,000 in assessed value. It’s worth noting that because property values are on the rise, homeowners may still see an increase on their tax bills, but that is due to higher assessments, not higher tax rates. The…

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Most St. Petersburg Coliseum windows will be replaced, not restored

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St. Pete will replace most of the aged windows on the historic Coliseum in downtown instead of restoring them. Only windows, including the most historic large window, on the south side of the building will be restored. Windows on the other three sides of the building will be replaced with aluminum clad windows. City Council was expected to approve the window restoration project during its meeting Thursday, but was asked by staff not to take action on the plan because…

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Tampa Tribune sues local mag for unpaid fees

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The Tampa Tribune is going after a local parenting magazine for payment on non-reimbursed delivery fees. According to a lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County Court, The Tampa Tribune says Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine, run by Tampa resident Angela Ardolino, owes more than $16,000. A 2011 contract between Tampa Bay Parenting and The Tampa Tribune says the magazine must pay the Tribune $0.14 per copy of the magazine for what it describes as “saturation delivieries,” $0.28 for copies sent to specific…

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Rick Kriseman appointed to leadership role in U.S. Conference of Mayors

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman will serve in a leadership role in the Mayors Professional Sports Alliance within the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Kriseman was appointed to the leadership role by the president of that group, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. “I thank Mayor Rawlings-Blake for entrusting me to this important position. Our mission at the Alliance is to share information, to network, and to support one another on issues related to professional sports,” Kriseman said. “I look forward to learning from my colleagues…

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