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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].

St. Pete looks to create public-private economic development corporation

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St. Pete could soon be more aggressively chasing down employers to expand or open up shop in Mayor Rick Kriseman’s beloved Sunshine City. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the city is looking to capitalize on its downtown boom to attract quality businesses providing jobs in the marine science and healthcare fields. To do that, city officials are looking into launching an economic development corporation similar to that in Hillsborough County that would be a public-private partnership. Currently the city’s…

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Responding to raw sewage dump, St. Pete officials announce fixes to inadequate stormwater system

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St. Pete city officials are working on a handful of fixes to its sometimes overburdened sewage system. Earlier this month above average, consistent rainfall caused the city to divert untreated wastewater into Clam Bayou, one of St. Pete’s estuaries, to the tune of 15 million gallons. The biggest fix to ensuring that doesn’t happen again includes adding an additional 900 horsepower of pumps to the system. There are now five 250 horsepower pumps. Two additional 450 horsepower pumps are planned…

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Who said it? Donald Trump or Ron Burgundy?

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There’s a little game making its rounds on the internet that asks users to indicate whether a quote belongs to the fictitious Anchorman character played by Will Farrell, Ron Burgundy, or GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. It’s so glorious I want to shout it from a mountain. Or perhaps San Diego, which we all know really means a whale’s vagina. So, I went ahead and did as the Roman’s do and took the chock full of awesome 16-question quiz. Now,…

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Rick Kriseman and top city officials to travel to Cuba

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman will board an airplane to Cuba Thursday morning. Kriseman is traveling to the island nation with Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin, his chief of staff Kevin King and City Council Chairman Charlie Gerdes. “I am excited about the opportunity to introduce St. Petersburg to the people of Cuba and to learn how our city and our residents can benefit from increased interaction between Cuba and America,” Kriseman said. The trip is a sort of fact-finding mission…

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Tampa ranks as top place to retire, study says

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It could be a good thing or a bad thing, but Tampa now tops the list of best places to retire according to a study conducted by WalletHub. Its overall top rank was derived from a combination of factors including affordability, activities, quality of life and health care. Tampa ranked best in activities at number 4. That also includes a number 2 ranking for proximity to fishing. The study found Tampa is the 11th most affordable of 150 analyzed. Tampans…

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Monday morning quarterbacking St. Pete District 7 race

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Now that Lisa Wheeler-Brown and Will Newton have narrowed the field ahead of the November 3 General Election, the two will have to start fine-tuning campaign strategies. Often times the best place to start is by analyzing the Primary Election numbers. Wheeler-Brown came out on top with more than 37 percent of the vote. Newton came in second with just shy of 35.5 percent. The gap separating the two was just 79 votes. That means it will likely be a…

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St. Pete to purchase “critical buffer zone” for Boyd Hill Nature Preserve

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St. Pete is buying a nearly 35-acre sliver of land from the St. Petersburg Country Club to expand the Boyd Hill Nature Preserve. The land will provide what Mayor Rick Kriseman described as a buffer zone for the already 250-acre ecosystem. “This city preserve is truly one of St. Petersburg’s most precious assets,” Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin said during a news conference at one of the nature preserve’s education centers. “Tucked away along St. Pete’s southern shore, it graciously invites…

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