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Another week, another ridiculous comment by Times’ Ernest Hooper

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Last week, St. Petersburg Times columnist Ernest Hooper let out a whopper, claiming “…the general populace (of St. Petersburg) seems more interested in fixing the Pier and completing construction of the new Salvador Dali museum (than keeping the Tampa Bay Rays).” It’s just ridiculous to stipulate that there are more residents in the ‘burg who care about the new Dali Museum than they do about keeping the Rays. I think Hooper, who favors Tampa more than St. Pete, may have…

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Another week, another ridiculous comment by Times’ Ernest Hooper

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Last week, St. Petersburg Times columnist Ernest Hooper let out a whopper, claiming “…the general populace (of St. Petersburg) seems more interested in fixing the Pier and completing construction of the new Salvador Dali museum (than keeping the Tampa Bay Rays).” It’s just ridiculous to stipulate that there are more residents in the ‘burg who care about the new Dali Museum than they do about keeping the Rays. I think Hooper, who favors Tampa more than St. Pete, may have…

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Brian Blair wants to sue me!

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Update: Creative Loafing’s Mitch Perry weighs in here. Last week, I received a letter from the law firm of Barker, Rodems and Cook, stating that they represented Brian Blair and that they have reviewed my web posting on February 1, 2010, titled The post the Blair campaign doesn’t want you to read: Fraternal Order of Police endorses Brian Blair in H-47. Blair’s attorney writes (the full letter is published after the break): In your article, you note that “the police…

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Saint Petersblog’s influence, measured by readership and by impacting PolitiFact

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Quite frankly, this was a great week for Saint Petersblog. Readership continues to increase. Measured by Google Analytics, 7,832 viewers read Saint Petersblog on Monday, March 1, a day unmarked by any major event to drive traffic, in fact, Monday was just a typical day on the blogs. Wednesday and Thursday’s traffic was even busier than Monday’s, probably due to the interest in my post on Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin on American Idol and the story about the vampire running…

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Saint Petersblog’s influence, measured by readership and by impacting PolitiFact

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Quite frankly, this was a great week for Saint Petersblog. Readership continues to increase. Measured by Google Analytics, 7,832 viewers read Saint Petersblog on Monday, March 1, a day unmarked by any major event to drive traffic, in fact, Monday was just a typical day on the blogs. Wednesday and Thursday’s traffic was even busier than Monday’s, probably due to the interest in my post on Rep. Jim Frishe’s cousin on American Idol and the story about the vampire running…

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St. Pete offering lien amnesty program

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St. Petersburg property owners with delinquent special assessment liens on their properties could receive relief through a new Special Assessments Lien Amnesty program. There are hundreds of property owners who have outstanding liens, assessed generally for neglect of a private property that required the city to secure an unsafe structure, demolish a nuisance property or clear debris from private lots. Through a new program adopted by City Council today, a property owner with an outstanding special assessment lien could pay…

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Join St. Pete Preservation for a walking tour of the ‘Deuces’

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Hear the history of 22nd Street South, the vibrant, cultural main street of St. Petersburg’s Afro-American community during the segregation era. The tour, lasting approximately two hours, will be led by lifelong resident James Oliver, community historian Minson Rubin, and Jon Wilson, a retired St. Petersburg Times journalist who has co-authored two books on the city’s African-American history. See the renovated Manhattan Casion known as the home of “happy feet” and which featured entertainment giants Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Duke…

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