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League of Women Voters to host candidate forums tonight and Thursday at City Hall

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Either way, seeing and hearing the candidates will help you to make your ballot choices for the November 3rd election. St. Petersburg will choose a mayor (Kathleen Ford or Bill Foster) and City Council members for Districts 2 (Stephen J. Corsetti or James Kennedy Jr); 4 (Leslie Curran or Pamella Settlegoode); 5 (Steve Kornell or Angela Rouson); 6 (Karl Nurse or Vel Thompson); and 8 (Jeff Danner or Leonard Schmiege); voted citywide. On Tues., Oct. 6th at 7 p.m. the…

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The vote to vacate the BayWalk sidewalk failed, not because of the protesters, but because of the St. Pete Chamber

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Much has already been written about the effort to vacate the sidewalk outside of BayWalk. St. Petersburg Times Editor of Editorials is already blaming the Gang of Four (Leslie Curran, Jeff Danner, Wengay Newton and Herb Polson for BayWalk’s impending demise: “When BayWalk is boarded up and completes its transformation from downtown St. Petersburg’s jewel to its biggest eyesore, we will know whom to blame. When Muvico closes and there is not a single movie theater in a city that…

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SP Chamber backs Bill Foster, Jim Kennedy, Angela Rouson

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The St. Petersburg Chamber of Commercee has endorsed Bill Foster for Mayor, along with Jim Kennedy, Angela Rouson, Karl Nurse, Leslie Curran and Jeff Danner for City Council.

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10 things I think I think about the (pathetic) St. Petersburg City Council races

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1. Jim Kennedy had a really bad week. First, Howard Troxler knocked the entire City Council for its inability to solve even the simplest of issues, such as the controversy surrounding a hot dog vendor. The story would not have been too bad for Kennedy, except for this quote, which is a doozy: “In government,” Kennedy said blithely of this latest delay, “six weeks is pretty darn quick.” Then a relative bombshell hit when Ken Welch came forward and said…

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Angela Rouson picks up another endorsement, launches TV ad campaign — and my thoughts on Mike Atwater’s endorsement

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Angela Rouson capped off an impressive week of campaigning with the an announcement that Pinellas County Commissioner Nancy Bostock has endorsed her campaign: According to Rouson’s media release, Commissioner Bostock provided the following remarks – “These are challenging times for all levels of government. We need leaders like Angela Rouson; leaders who have the experience necessary to make difficult choices. Of course, I also admire Angela’s compassion and vision. That is why I am supporting her for City Council.” With…

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Steve Kornell jabs at Angela Rouson in dueling mail-pieces to early voters

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The question “Who says…?” is at the center of the debate between Steve Kornell and Angela Rouson in their campaign to win the District 5 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council. Both candidates mailed direct mail-pieces (both of which are heads-and-shoulders better than the butt-wipe the Mayoral Candidates mailed out) to the so-called early voters and the differences between the two is obvious: Steve Kornell is a recreation leader, Angela Rouson is a leader, period. Kornell’s mail-piece is actually…

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Angela Rouson endorsed by Ken Burke

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From the Bay Buzz: She’s already endorsed by Mayor Rick Baker, Pinellas County Commissioners John Morroni and Ken Welch, the Pinellas County Realtor Organziation, the St. Petersburg Fire Firefighters Union and State Reps. Janet Long and Bill Heller. But if you had any lingering doubts about whether City Council candidate Angela Rouson is favored by local leaders, check out her campaign’s press release below: Angela Rouson is proud to announce her endorsement from the Clerk of the Court, Ken Burke.…

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