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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].

CL Best of the Bay voting open; includes local politics

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Voting is underway for about a bazillion categories in the 2015 Best of the Bay Creative Loafing online poll. Included among those are best and worst local politicians. The lists of nominees in both categories are extensive and even include some substantial overlap. However, with rampant partisanship, it’s no surprise that someone who gets nominated as “best” might also find themselves in the “worst” category. What’s more telling are the politicians in either one category or the other. Hillsborough County…

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Panty police: Florida lawmaker wants to regulate intimate apparel try-ons

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Most women don’t try on underwear. For obvious reasons, it’s just icky. And stores who sell intimate apparel -– stuff that touches your hoo-ha -– have policies forbidding underwear try-ons and signage reminding women to leave their own undergarments on when trying on bathing suits or other nether-region covering garments. And there are those nifty little hygienic stickers in the crotch as an added barrier against multiple vagina contact. But, if all of those precautions are ignored by, let’s just…

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Hillsborough lawsuit includes puking in a bar and “full nelson” choke holds

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A night of clubbing in Ybor led to a woman puking in a bar, getting kicked out and tackled and now, a lawsuit. According to a lawsuit filed in Hillsborough County Court, a woman by the name of Melissa Walker is seeking damages from a 2011 incident at the Honey Pot club in Ybor City. She’s suing Honey Pot Owner Ernest Stuart Webb Jr. According to Walker’s lawsuit, she and three female friends were at the club late at night…

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Historic designation supporters fire back against misinformation

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The debate over how neighborhoods obtain local historic designation in St. Pete is heating up. City Council is set to decide on August 20 whether it should be easier for neighborhoods to obtain the designation, but groups have popped up opposing changes to the current ordinance. In 2010, a process was established for neighborhoods to apply for local historic designation. That process requires neighborhoods to receive a 2/3 vote from all homeowners within its boundaries in order to move the…

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USF St. Pete political scientist Darryl Paulson says Donald Trump was GOP debate’s biggest loser

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Donald Trump was last night’s biggest loser in the first official GOP presidential debate heading into election season. That’s according to USF St. Pete political scientist and professor emeritus Darryl Paulson. “People watch [debates] not to see who wins, but to see who crashes and to me the guy who hit the rail last night was Donald Trump,” Paulson said during an interview with this reporter on WMNF’s Midpoint political talk show. Paulson described a long history of debate moments that…

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Latest Bucs marketing ploy makes girls look like self-centered dummies

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Last week the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were lambasted in the media, including on this blog, for having poor grammar and an overall misunderstanding of what the word “siege” means. This week they’ve gone and pissed off their lady fans. In an attempt to woo female fans, the Bucs launched an advertising campaign called Red. It includes terms of the weeks to help women, who clearly don’t know a thing about football, understand game day lingo and general rules. This week’s…

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Florida Chamber Foundation hosts military and state leaders at Orlando summit

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Members of Florida’s military, defense and veterans industries met at a Florida Chamber of Commerce summit to boost support for military-related industries. Attorney General Pam Bondi was expected to present at the Military, Defense and Veterans Opportunities Summit. “Florida is home to more than 1.5 million veterans that have courageously risked their lives to protect our freedom. As a state that welcomes veterans with open arms, it is our privilege and responsibility to ensure our nation’s heroes are protected from…

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Pam Bondi goes to Nevada

Drawing on lessons learned after a nightclub massacre last year in Orlando, Attorney General Pam Bondi and members of her

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