I just added home delivery of The New York Times, so it takes me about two days to get through both newspapers, which means I am still catching up on yesterday’s mammoth Sunday edition of the NYT. But here’s what I think of today’s paper (shorter version because of DMB week). 1. Few newspapers use color as well as the St. Petersburg Times. I always read the USA Today on Mondays to get a complete read on the sports world,…
From Creative Loafing: Because Creative Loafing Political Editor Wayne Garcia would be far too modest to tell you himself, Iām reporting that this here blog, āThe Political Whore,ā won first place in the category of Blog-Affiliated last night in the Sunshine State Awards, the Florida-wide prizes given out by the Society of Professional Journalists/ South Florida. New Times Broward Palm Beachās āThe Juiceā and the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinelās āBroward Politicsā came in second and third, respectively. But Kudos to…
The first shots in the sign war have been fired and the early victories have gone to Bill Foster and Deveron Gibbons as both candidates have a dominant signage presence in north St. Petersburg. Holding her own is Kathleen Ford with decent visibility. Lagging behind is Scott Wagman’s campaign, which had zero large signs up on either 4th or 9th Street. Even Jamie Bennett has a sign up on 4th Street! I did do a comprehensive review of 4th, 9th…
Silva is reporting that Ed Helm is running for Mayor. At least I will have something to do this Summer. Developing…
I guess someone wanted to leave a message for everyone running for Mayor.
Isn’t it quaint to even say ‘today’s paper’ when some the Times’ best content isn’t even in the paper, but online. 10 things I think I think about today’s paper. 1. My brief post on Wednesday about Bill Maxwell retiring turned out to be spot-on. I spoke with Bill several times when he dined at Parkshore Grill and found him to be a true gentleman. However, I don’t know if I will miss his writing much, as it has become…
…so when I tell you that the editorial board is actually thinking about endorsing Bill Foster instead of Deveron Gibbons or Scott Wagman, I might be telling the truth.