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Karl Nurse is launching his campaign to keep his St. Petersburg District 6 seat with a fundraiser set for Wednesday, June 26. Nurse invites friends and supporters to his re-election kick-off event, which begins 5:30 p.m. at the lobby of the Mt. Vernon Condominiums. District 6 covers a majority of downtown and the southeast portion of St. Petersburg.  An early supporter of the Lens, Nurse renewed his position last year, publicly coming out against the increasingly unpopular version of the…

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Officials for the City of St. Petersburg announced a revitalization-planning plan to find new ways to face the economic challenges of the city’s Midtown and Child’s Park neighborhoods. Pinellas County, Agenda 2010 and other civic groups joined forces with the city to develop these economic studies.   Officials say completion of the first step will be in the next 18 months; the result will be a growth strategy to increase economic opportunities in the city’s south side. Today the city leaders…

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This afternoon, Tiger Bay tackled one of the largest problems facing Pinellas County — developing a better, more efficient mass transit system — by hosting a Pinellas Transportation Referendum. Entering the Tiger’s Den for a luncheon with business and civic leaders was District 8 Councilman Jeff Danner and Brad Miller, executive director of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.  They visited the Den for a number of reasons: to discuss the future of mass transit in the county, ways to address…

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Today, St. Petersburg District 8 candidate Amy Foster picked up the endorsement of the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association. “Amy has a good working knowledge of St. Pete police issues and is very supportive of the rank and file and their efforts to thwart crime” said Mark Marland,” President of the SCPBA. “We strongly support her election.” Foster, who is no relation to Mayor Bill Foster, faces former USF Professor Alex Duensing and Bill Hurley to replace the term-limited Jeff…

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Forbes.com reports on a new survey of the least optimistic U.S. regions for summertime jobs, and Florida fares the worst for expected summer job growth. Even though the U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a number of parts of the country still struggle to stay upbeat about the job market. In a study of 18,000 businesses in more than 100 metropolitan areas, conducted by employment agency ManpowerGroup comes a picture of parts of the country that will (and will…

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The Tampa Bay Times reports a past president of the St. Petersburg Democratic Club wants two City District 4 candidates blocked from the Aug. 27 primary election. James Donelon is accusing both front-runner Darden Rice and Dr. David McKalip of filing a “false oath” of candidacy “in violation of the St. Petersburg City Charter.” To qualify for candidacy for the City Council, candidates must sign an affidavit swearing they have lived in the zone for no less than 12 months…

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A group of Tampa’s best and brightest political stars is helping Michael Scionti launch his campaign for Circuit Court Judge, Group 19. The former representative of Florida House District 58 invites friends and supporters to a kick-off celebration this afternoon to promote his run for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. The event will be from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Siboney Dining Room of the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. The Columbia is at 2117 E Seventh Ave. Scionti…

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