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Peter Schorsch is the President of Extensive Enterprises and is the publisher of some of Florida’s most influential new media websites, including SaintPetersBlog.com, FloridaPolitics.com, ContextFlorida.com, and Sunburn, the morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. SaintPetersBlog has for three years running been ranked by the Washington Post as the best state-based blog in Florida. In addition to his publishing efforts, Peter is a political consultant to several of the state’s largest governmental affairs and public relations firms. Peter lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Ella.

Start the countdown now: Dave Matthews Band comes to Tampa on July 28

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It’s not even Spring yet, much less the dog days of Summer, but it’s time to start planning for July 28. That’s the day Dave Matthews Band comes to Tampa Bay.

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No ‘terrorist nipple bump’ here – picture of Charlie Crist with President Obama

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And here’s the letter Crist wrote to Obama:

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No ‘terrorist nipple bump’ here – picture of Charlie Crist with President Obama

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And here’s the letter Crist wrote to Obama:

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I guess Kathleen Ford was right about one thing: St. Petersburg Council advised not to meet with baseball coalition

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The St. Petersburg City Council was advised this week not to meet with a coalition of businessmen and community leaders who are recommending that the Tampa Bay Rays need a new baseball stadium. Any discussions about a new stadium “should be between the Rays and the City,” City attorney John Wolfe and senior administrator Rick Mussett wrote Tuesday in a memo to the City Council. “No third party should be interfering” with the lease agreement on Tropicana Field, “and the…

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Pinellas, burned over recycling

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From Darden Rice: I’m fired up over the embarrassing excuses for the lack of curbside recycling here in Pinellas County. What many thought was a done deal to create a countywide curbside recycling program now appears to be in big trouble. Sign our petition: we want a countywide curbside recycling program. We’ll hand deliver your petitions directly to the county commission. How far are we off track? Some county commissioners are openly asking if the funds for recycling should be…

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Barack Obama, Joe Biden to visit Tampa/St. Pete day after State of the Union speech

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will visit the Tampa Bay area Thursday, Jan. 28, the day after his first State of the Union address, the White House has announced. Update – Monday, 2:33 p.m.: The town hall President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will hold in Tampa on Thursday is open to the public. But act quick, if you want to go. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on Wednesday from 12 p.m.…

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Meet Marco Rubio tonight

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He’s the insurgent candidate for the U.S. Senate who just won a straw ballot on Charlie Crist’s home turf. He’s the fresh face of a resurgent conservative movement pictured earlier this month on the cover of the New York Times magazine. He’s the rock-star politician you keep reading about in the newspaper. Well, now opportunity to size up Marco Rubio in person. On Wednesday night, my good friends Cliff Gephart and Tom DeMint are hosting a Meet & Greet for…

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