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Jay Polgaze to take on Robert Cundiff during Clearwater candidate forum tonight

Published on February 23, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Janelle Irwin

Jay Polgaze and Robert Cundiff will square off in a candidate forum Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Clearwater. Cundiff is challenging Polgaze for his seat on City Council. The forum will be held in Council chambers on the third floor of City Hall located at 112 South Osceola Avenue in downtown Clearwater. A live stream of the event will be broadcast on the City of Clearwater’s website under the “live meeting” tab. The event will also be archived for…

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One Gulfport precinct is out-voting rest of city

Published on February 17, 2016 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Janelle Irwin

One Gulfport voting precinct is outperforming all the others in terms of early voter participation. More than 230 Gulfport voters had returned a mail ballot in Precinct 208 as of Wednesday afternoon. That’s more than any other Gulfport precinct by at least 150 depending on the precinct. The returned ballots represent total voter turnout of 9.52 percent in that precinct with a little over two weeks still left to return them. The disparity in turnout could be the potential result…

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Rays decline offer from Rick Kriseman; will continue to negotiate to look

Published on October 29, 2015 in Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

In the end, the only surprise to the rejection of the new offer by the St. Petersburg council by the Tampa Bay Rays was that it took an hour-long meeting to say no. The Rays turned down the new deal, crafted by Councilman Jim Kennedy, although they did say they would continue to work toward a deal. Even Mayor Rick Kriseman had anticipated that the Rays would say no to the deal, which would have cost the team more than…

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Jane Castor mostly unrepentant as she goes before Tampa City Council on “biking while black” controversy

Published on April 23, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Accompanied by three burly members of the Police Benevolent Association, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor went before the City Council this morning for nearly an hour, discussing the issues around the disproportionate number of citations written against black citizens in the city that were exposed in a Tampa Bay Times story last weekend. The charges have prompted Castor and Mayor Bob Buckhorn to call on the Department of Justice to review the department’s performance regarding the citations. But as she…

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One-hand clapping? The Rays crowds are getting even worse

Published on April 20, 2015 in Sports/The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

The upper deck is emptier, if that is possible. The outfield bleachers are lonelier, if you can believe it. The scattered voices carry farther, and would you please hold it down? Oh, my goodness. The lousy attendance you’ve heard so much about at Tropicana Field is getting worse. Any worse, and it will be able to split a box of Cracker Jack. After three straight years of last-place crowds, would you have thought it possible? The Trop is even more…

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Stu Sternberg seems calm despite stadium delays, slow ticket sales

Published on April 6, 2015 in Sports/The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

This day works. Just ask the man in the tan sports jacket walking around the infield. This day works, although so many days of baseball do not. This day works, although individual ticket sales are down, and season ticket sales are down, and sponsorship sales are down. This day works, although much of his team is starting over in a market that seems to have no patience for it. This is Opening Day, after all. This is the day the…

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Pause the pier bickering and check out these facts

Published on March 25, 2015 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Janelle Irwin

Set aside the controversy. Ignore the referendum threats. Ignore the petition that’s probably already circulating, begging voters to take action against a city ignoring them. Ignore the rumors of behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing. Put all that aside for just a few minutes and let’s look at what is factually happening with the pier. The list of designs is down to three. In alphabetic order they are Alma, Destination St. Pete Pier and Pier Park. Four others were voted out of…

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