Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one day, this website would have to be put out to pasture.
Well, after more than 51,000 posts, this is the final one.
Going forward, I am devoting my full energies to the Florida Politics brand, whether it be the website, email programs like “Sunburn” and “Last Call,” or our gorgeous, award-winning INFLUENCE Magazine. Keep Reading
Two days after the St. Petersburg City Council passed an ordinance limiting campaign contributions, which is expected to be legally challenged, Council Chair Darden Rice was still exulting. A former president of the League of Women Voters in St. Pete, Rice was an early champion of the just passed measure that … Keep Reading
Four of the top five teams in the country kicked off their games at noon Eastern on Saturday, which suggests that all were expected to roll. No. 2 Clemson, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Georgia all did just that. Then there was No. 3 Oklahoma. The Sooners and Iowa … Keep Reading
After hours of debate, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a campaign-finance reform measure Thursday, which could have national implications. The final vote was 6-2, with Council members Ed Montanari and Jim Kennedy dissenting. Once the final vote became clear, the crowd in city chambers erupted with cheers. … Keep Reading
If there was any doubt about the interest level in the ‘battle of the two Ricks,’ check the latest campaign finance reports for Rick Kriseman and Rick Baker, both of whom raised substantial money during the last two weeks of September. … Keep Reading
From Sheila Mullane Estrada: ST. PETE BEACH — The city’s political wars over development ended Wednesday without a single vote cast. The apparent winner is the political action group, Save Our Little Village (SOLV), which supports tourist-oriented development of hotels and related businesses on the beach. All five members of the new City Commission that will assume or continue in office in March are either ardent or tacit supporters of SOLV’s goals. Two commission seats, currently held by supporters of…
Nickeson decided not to run again, saying “it’s been 11 years, time to pass the torch.” “I had been looking for someone to run,” Nadine Nickeson said. “I was really pleased when these candidates stepped forward.”
There’s a great profile about local culinary legend Chef Tom Pritchard, whom I’ve had the pleasure of bending my arm with on more than one occasion: The old man looks uncomfortable. Tell the one about the dead baby, everyone is saying. Tell the one about stealing three cabs in one night. It’s late afternoon at MJ’s Martini Jazz Lounge in St. Petersburg, and Chef Tom Pritchard is holding court on the patio. The 50 or so guests here to plan…
From Reverend Mishra of UUC of St. Petersburg: “I wanted to bring to your attention an opportunity for us to rally together as a community this Saturday, January 10th — the Annual Mirror Lake Clean-Up morning. Please join us for whatever length of time you are able to between 9am-12noon to help demonstrate our commitment to the neighborhood our religious community resides in. In the midst of these difficult (even at times depressing) economic times, this is a way to…
With Saturday’s forecast of sunshine and a pleasing temperature in the low 70s, one couldn’t ask for a nicer day for taking a trip to the Saturday Market and an historic walking tour through downtown St. Pete. I joined St. Petersburg Preservation and its new tour guides, former St. Pete Evening Independent and Times reporter Jon Wilson and Florida Humanities Council program coordinator Monica Rowland Kile for the “Original” Downtown Historic Walking Tour. The tour started at 10 a.m. at…
Former state representative Leslie Waters is launching her campaign for the Seminole City Commission next week with a fundraiser at Ambrosia next Thursday, January 15, 2009, beginning at 5:30 PM. Ambrosia is located at 10333 Seminole Blvd, Suite #1 in Seminole between Park Blvd and Ulmerton, one block north of Bryan Dairy/102 Street. You can see her invitation by clicking here. I ran into the “Wave” last night at The Land of Misfit Toys, errr, at a party closing down…
A longtime follower of my blog (I didn’t know I still had any) read about my posts on Dunedin’s and Safety Harbor’s municipal elections and reminded me that little ol’ Kenneth City has a history of interesting elections and shouldn’t disappoint this spring because it has a decent slate of races up for grabs. I hadn’t posted anything about these races because this the venerable Anne Lindberg beat me to this story. Nevertheless, here’s the rundown straight from her story:…
