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ICYM: Fred Dudley apologizes for role in Brawl in City Hall

Published on November 9, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

In case you missed it, Fred Dudley authored a letter-to-the-editor in which he apologized for his role in the Brawl at City Hall. Unfortunately, Mr. Dudley does not appear as much sorry for starting the fight as he does for not winning it: I write this letter as an apology to the citizens of St. Petersburg for my participation in the spectacle in council chambers at the City Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15. Two weeks prior, at the Oct.…

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SINN, a ‘bikini dance club,’ opens next door to Scientology’s Life Improvement Center in downtown St. Petersburg

Published on November 8, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

With a homeless population that probably makes Mumbai feel hospitable, the last thing downtown St. Petersburg needed was a low-grade, white-trash bikini club opening across the street from Williams Park. But there is a certain irony in the fact that this club, with a stripper pole that’s not even attached to the ceiling and dancers that make the strippers in Pinellas Park look like Victoria’s Secret models, opened up next store to the Scientology Life Improvement Center. The 5,500-square-foot establishment…

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Happy Birthday (belatedly) to St. Petersburg Times’ best writer, Eric Deggans

Published on November 7, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

In basketball, there are players so talented that they can win games without ever touching the ball. Coaches sometimes have a difficult time finding a place for them on the court, yet when they are in the game, they so clearly make everyone else around them better that it is foolish to keep them on the bench. Shane Battier, the mercurial forward on the Houston Rockets, is this kind of player, so much so that he was featured in this…

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Election 2009: The Day After

Published on November 4, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

2:03 p.m. – According to reports to be filed with FEC by Bright House Networks, just over $80,000 was spent on political TV advertising by all candidates in the St. Petersburg Municipal Elections. 1:30 p.m. – Johnny Bardine on Jim Kennedy’s win: “When I first met with Jim, it was obvious that he was earnest, hardworking, thoughtful. He deserved to stay on city council but wasn’t sure how to run a campaign. Nick Denmon and I sat in his office…

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Winners & Losers from yesterday’s election

Published on November 4, 2009 in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

Forget about Bill Foster winning and Kathleen Ford losing, there were plenty of other Winners and Losers who emerged from the St. Petersburg Mayoral Election. Here’s a running list of who really won and who really, really lost. Winners The Architects, the Maestros, or whatever they call campaign managers nowadays: Johnny Bardine, Steve Lipinski and Darden Rice. Bardine, Jim Kennedy’s man on the ground, saved a campaign that had been floundering, Lipinski, Steve Kornell’s campaign manager, has put together a…

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Rothenberg Report: Charlie Justice among ‘House recruits yet to measure up to hype’

Published on November 4, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

According to The Rothenberg Political Report: “…a once-hot Democratic candidate is having trouble living up to early expectations as well. For years, Democrats have believed that Rep. Bill Young (R) is close to retiring in Florida’s 10th district. Growing impatient because the former Appropriations chairman continues to seek re-election, this cycle Democrats recruited state Sen. Charlie Justice (D) into the race to see if they could smoke Young out. But Justice’s early fundraising has been mediocre, and Democrats are a…

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