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Ed Montanari officially qualifies for St. Pete City Council race

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Ed Montanari has officially qualified as a candidate for City Council. Montanari is running for District 3 to replace outgoing Council member Bill Dudley. “Thank you for your continued support and prayers as we embark on a successful campaign,” Montanari wrote in an email Tuesday afternoon announcing he had filed the paperwork. Tuesday is the first day for City Council candidates to qualify. The last day is June 22. So far, no one has emerged to run against Montanari. Montanari…

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Rays stadium agreement gains one ‘yes;’ still doesn’t have enough support to pass

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After nearly five hours of back and forth and sometimes in a circle debate, St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman has walked away from a City Council workshop with one more vote in favor of an agreement to let the Tampa Bay Rays look at stadium sites outside of St. Pete in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. Council member Amy Foster switched her no on the memorandum of understanding from a “no” to a “yes.” “I agree this is not enough money,”…

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Stadium deal no-voters on council are going to make enemies no matter what

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They’re damned if they do. They’re damned if they don’t. That’s likely how the majority of City Council feels about the impending conversation regarding the Rays, Tropicana Field and the future of baseball in Tampa Bay. As council convenes in its chambers for yet another workshop to discuss the longstanding stalemate between the baseball franchise and the city, five of them are again being criticized by the Tampa Bay Times. Cut a deal already, is the usual mantra of the…

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Ed Montanari to host May 28 funder at St. Pete’s Green Bench Brewing

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St. Petersburg City Council hopeful Ed Montanari is calling on friends and supporters to join him Thursday, May 28, for a fundraiser in his District 3 campaign. The event begins 5:30 p.m. at the Green Bench Brewing Company, 1133 Baum Avenue, in St. Petersburg. Currently, the event’s host committee has a handful of Pinellas County’s top political and business leaders: state Sen. Jeff Brandes; lobbyist Alan Suskey; Riley Hansen and Lacy Maguire of Poli Solutions Consulting, area business executives Nick…

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Secrets of the Sea Aquarium could be coming to St. Pete Port next Spring

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St. Pete City Council voted unanimously in support of a new aquarium exhibit at the St. Pete Port. The group gave a presentation during council’s meeting Thursday laying out plans for the aquarium that will be named Secrets of the Sea. It will feature 11 exhibits that are already funded and some completed. There will also be films shown in a 3D theater. Kids can get up close and personal with sea life in an interactive touch tank and visitors…

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Email insights: Ed Montanari celebrates key endorsement and good fundraising

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St. Pete City Council candidate Ed Montanari is thanking supporters for another good week on the trail. In an email he proudly announces his recent endorsement by the Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association. The group offered its key endorsement as St. Pete Police were still reeling from an officer-involved shooting that left one officer injured and a suspect dead. Montanari also wrote that he enjoyed a successful campaign fundraiser hosted by the Young Floridians for Opportunity. The group strives to…

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Fundraising reception for Ed Montanari in St. Pete tonight

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Ed Montanari is holding one of the first fundraising receptions for his bid for St. Pete City Council District 3. Hosted by Young Floridians for Opportunity, a local group supporting conservative candidates, the fundraiser will be at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Host committee includes YFO PAC President Berny Jacques, Treasurer Gordon Oldham and Secretary Megan Roach. Also hosting are Erica & Nick DiCeglie, owner of Solar Sanitation, Inc.; businessman LJ Govoni; developer Ryan Hartney, attorney…

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