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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].

Promise kept: Ed Montanari returns campaign contributions

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St. Pete City Councilmember-elect Ed Montanari is returning contributions to supporters as promised. There are 198 total pro-rated refunds. “I made a promise to people as I was making fundraising calls that I would return all contributions after expenses,” Montanari said. In all, Montanari is returning $33,862 to supporters. That’s about 70 percent of the $48,475 raised in all. “It has been just over a month since qualifying for St. Petersburg City Council ended, and I am so blessed and…

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Tampa Tribune’s Laura Kinsler jumping ship to the Orlando Sentinel

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Tampa Tribune reporter Laura Kinsler is leaving the paper after a 15-year career there. Kinsler’s last day is August 20. According to an internal email leaked to SaintPetersBlog, Kinsler will take a position as a business writer with the Orlando Sentinel’s subscriber-only online newsletter, GrowthSpotter. “Laura has worked at the Tribune for 15 years, starting downtown at city hall with some goofball – oh, it was me – as her editor,” Tribune managing editor Ken Koehn wrote in an email…

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Jill Kelley back in the news with malpractice suit against former foreclosure attorneys

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Tampa socialite and military scandal superstar Jill Kelley is back in the news. She’s suing her former foreclosure attorney for malpractice. Kelley and her husband, Scott Kelley, were having financial difficulties in 2012 during the same time Kelley became the subject in a made for daytime television drama. The couple paid $1.725 million in 2005 for an office building in downtown Tampa. By 2010 their lender, Central Bank, entered into foreclosure proceedings on the nearly 19,000-square-foot building. During settlement proceedings…

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown mailer draws on tragic death of her son

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An emotional flier went out to St. Pete voters in District 7 promoting St. Pete City Council candidate Lisa Wheeler-Brown. The front of the flier shows a solemn, yet driven image of Wheeler-Brown holding a picture of her late son, Cabretti, who was murdered when he was just 21 years old. A graphic above the photograph says, “On September 6th, 2008 my son was murdered” in large text. Below it in smaller text the bubble reads, “Ever day I’m fighting…

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Inverted Pyramid supporters mourn impending Pier demolition on social media

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Inverted Pyramid supporters are taking to social media to express outrage over the looming demolition of the 1973 structure. The overtly anti-Pier Park Facebook page – a holdover from the Lens opposition – called Wow the Lens Sucks posted a link to media coverage announcing the city had acquired all the necessary permits to begin demolition any day now. “Say goodbye to the St. Pete Pier. Not just the Inverted Pyramid, but the entire concept of a Municipal “Pier,” as…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Glenn Beck lists St. Pete as number six on a list of cities to avoid

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Glenn Beck is urging his conservative followers to avoid St. Pete “like the plague.” Beck issued a list of 15 cities to avoid because they were the “least religious.” “And if you look at that list, these are the cities that already having trouble (sic),” Glenn said on his website. St. Pete falls at number six on the list behind left-leaning cities including Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and Phoenix. Before announcing St. Pete in the number six spot, Beck…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

Steve Kornell challenger is broke, but still there

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Phillip Garrett still has not raised a dime in his attempt to unseat St. Pete City Councilman Steve Kornell. That’s according to the latest campaign documents filed with the city clerk’s office. His name hasn’t been brought up often as Kornell is considered all but guaranteed a win on Election Day this November. But, that hasn’t stopped Garrett from waging a campaign. Garrett has a Facebook page and a website. Facebook is obviously free and so is the website builder he…

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