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Phil Ammann is a St. Petersburg-based journalist and blogger. With more than three decades of writing, editing and management experience, Phil produced material for both print and online, in addition to founding HRNewsDaily.com. His broad range includes covering news, local government and culture reviews for Patch.com, technical articles and profiles for BetterRVing Magazine and advice columns for a metaphysical website, among others. Phil has served as a contributor and production manager for SaintPetersBlog since 2013. He lives in St. Pete with his wife, visual artist Margaret Juul and can be reached at [email protected] and on Twitter @PhilAmmann.

Email insights: For Andrew Gillum, Father’s Day (and being Governor) is about children ‘doing well’

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For Father’s Day, Andrew Gillum believes a Florida Governor’s primary focus should be children. In an email to supporters, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee and father of three (including a one-month-old newborn) talks of the Maasai Tribe of East Africa, who “greet each other a little differently” than we do in America. Traditional greeting for the Maasai is not about the self, but: “How are the children?” Their ideal answer? The children are “doing well.” “And I think that’s what…

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Rick Baker’s June 28 fundraiser much closer to home, St. Pete Yacht Club

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After hosting a recent high-profile Republican reception in Clearwater Beach, Rick Baker’s next event in his bid to return to City Hall will be much closer to home. The former two-term St. Petersburg Mayor will be holding a fundraiser Wednesday, June 28, at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in the city’s downtown waterfront. The event, with a suggested contribution of $250, begins at 6 p.m. Baker, a Republican who served from 2001-2010, is seeking a third term. He faces incumbent…

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City to award CRA grants for South St. Pete redevelopment

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St. Petersburg will be awarding $534,000 in grants to help support private investment in the South St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Through 5 p.m. today, the City is taking requests for the 2017 community redevelopment funds approved by the City Council, budgeted at nearly $412,000 for commercial grants and about $122,000 for housing and neighborhood revitalization with a focus on multifamily residential properties. Applications must be delivered to the ninth floor of the Municipal Services Building, located at One Fourth Street…

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Rick Kriseman heads to Tampa next week for re-election fundraiser

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St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman hits the other side of Tampa Bay next week for a fundraiser in his re-election effort, joined by some of Tampa’s leading Democrats, including fellow Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Hosted by attorneys Ron Christaldi and Patrick Baskette, the event is Tuesday, June 20, beginning 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, 101 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2800 in Tampa. In addition to Buckhorn, event chairs include Tampa City Council members Luis Viera, Harry…

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Redevelopment gains momentum in Skyway Marina District

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Development of a long-neglected tract of land in south St. Petersburg is closer to reality as a Tampa developer closes on the first construction project in the Skyway Marina District. Phillips Development and Realty LLC has secured its first construction loan, just over $11 million, for a 100,000-square foot self-storage facility on the former Home Depot site at U.S. Highway 19 and 30th Avenue South. In 2007, Home Depot paid $6.5 million for the land, demolishing the Suncoast Resort Hotel…

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Florida Power & Light’s sunny future, major solar expansion on track

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It’s a sunny future for Florida Power & Light Co., as construction is now well underway on all eight of the utility’s planned solar power plants. New 74.5-megawatt solar power plants, with 2.5 million panels offering a joint capacity of 600 MW, are on track for completion by early 2018, making it one of the largest solar expansions ever in the eastern U.S. Once completed, the plants will contribute enough low-emissions energy to the FPL grid to power nearly 120,000…

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Law enforcement identifies congressional baseball shooter

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Law enforcement officials have identified the shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice this morning as James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois. The Washington Post reports that Hodgkinson, 66, owns a home inspection business. Records show his home inspection license expired November 2016 and was not renewed. St. Clair County, Illinois records show that in April 2006, Hodgkinson was charged with battery and aiding damage to a motor vehicle. Charges were dismissed. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and a congressional…

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