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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].

Who said that? Donald Trump or Arrested Development’s Lucille Bluthe?

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First it was between Donald Trump and Will Farrellā€™s fictitious character Ron Burgundy. Now the question of ā€œwho said itā€ lies between the bombastic GOP candidate and Arrested Developmentā€™s unfiltered lush, Lucille Bluthe. Comparing the daft Ron Burgundy to Donald Trump highlighted just how out there the Donaldā€™s statements are. To realistically look at a crazy Ron Burgundy quote and think, ā€œwell hot dang, Trump totally could have said that,ā€ really made you question why his approval was soaring above…

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St. Pete wage boost could be a pay cut for some

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman thought he was doing city workers a favor when he proposed a 3 percent, across-the-board pay raise for all city employees in his fiscal year 2016 budget. It was more than unions for blue- and white-collar workers proposed for its more than 1,250 employees. Yet Kriseman still finds himself amid a wage dispute with the Florida Public Services Union. Thatā€™s because under the mayorā€™s proposal, the highest wage increase the city has proposed in the…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

St. Pete’s Squaremouth company is hosting a live feed of Pier demolition and construction

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A St. Petersburg-based travel insurance company has installed a camera to document demolition of the Pier. Squaremouth is hosting a 24/7 live feed of the Pier where residents or anyone interested in seeing the Pierā€™s real-time state can view the structure. Demolition of the actual structure is expected to start Monday. To this point, the Pier demolition has mostly just included the interior of the inverted pyramid while the structure remains relatively in tact. ā€œChanges are happening in St. Petersburg,…

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For five years, City of St. Pete has been waiving parking tickets for business patrons; who knew?

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Thereā€™s a nifty little box on the City of St. Petersburgā€™s home page that announces the current temperature and three random city factoids that change each time the web page is refreshed. One of those little tidbits is the number of parking citations forgiven — 5,738 as of Wednesday. Thatā€™s a weird piece of data to brag about on a website, right? So, hereā€™s why someone at the city thought it was a good number to tout on the Internet.…

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Ana Navarro would rather vote for ‘deez nuts’ than Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump

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Conservative strategist and GOPĀ talking head Ana Navarro really doesnā€™t like Donald Trump. During a conversation with a room full of Republicans, Navarro said if Trump were the GOP presidential nominee she would be in a corner, curled into a ball and sucking her thumb after she dipped it in whiskey. Asked who sheā€™d vote for in a matchup between Trump and Hillary Clinton, Navarro responded with ā€œdeez nuts.ā€ And thatā€™s the sort of no-nonsense banter Navarro is known for. Sheā€™s…

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Ag Commissioner Adam Putnam serves as master of ceremonies for mega-charity event

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Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam PutnamĀ is servingĀ as the master of ceremonies Friday night for a charity reception during the Florida Association of Health Plansā€™ annual conference. The event will benefit a host of charities including BASE Camp Childrenā€™s Cancer Foundation, Camp Boggy Creek, Freedom Ride, Make-A-Wish of Central and Northern Florida, Healthy Start Coalition of Orange County, Childrenā€™s Safety Village and the Florida Chapter of the March of Dimes. This is the second year such a charity event has been…

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One Progress Plaza to be renamed Priatek Plaza after local tech startup

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Pinellas Countyā€™s tallest building located in downtown St. Pete used to be called Bank of America tower. Then it changed to One Progress Plaza. Now itā€™s going to be called Priatek Plaza after a local tech start-up. Priatek laid down roots in St. Pete as a digitally based advertising platform that connects customers to businesses through a gaming platform offering prizes in the form of coupons. Customers are reached through kiosks at various retail locations like shopping malls or airports…

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