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Police Athletic League opens new facility in midtown St. Pete

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Florida’s heavy June sun was shining down on the 20th Street Church of Christ inĀ Midtown St. Pete yesterday afternoon, as church ministers and parishioners gotĀ together with the community, city officials and the St. Petersburg Police Athletic LeagueĀ (PAL) to celebrate the announcement a new youth facility. For the foreseeable future,Ā the evangelist church’s 750-square-foot former sanctuary will be PAL’s South St. PeteĀ headquarters. “This is a great day and a great opportunity for the police department,” said assistant police chief James Previtera. “As…

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National electrical contracting firm to expand corporate roots, jobs in St. Pete

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Power Design, Inc., a family-owned electrical contracting business, is expanding its national headquarters in St. Petersburg. The $3 million move will bring 60 new jobs to the region, as well as maintaining 196 jobs. Gov. Rick Scott called the expansion ā€œgreat news for familiesā€ in St. Petersburg. ā€œThanks to companies like Power Design who continue to grow and invest in Florida, businesses have created more than 841,000 private-sector jobs since December of 2010,ā€ Scott said in a statement. ā€œWe are…

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5 things I think about this weekend’s St. Petersburg Times: A banner week for the newspaper

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What aĀ roller-coasterĀ week it’s been for the folks at First Avenue South. After word spread — on this blog first — that the Times was dropping its lawsuit against the City of St. Petersburg, thereby ceding the fight over the city’s solicitation ban, many, including me, were ready to write that the axiom “You never pick a fight with those who buy ink by the barrel” no longer applied to the opponents of the St. Petersburg Times. At least that was…

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5 things I think about this weekend’s St. Petersburg Times: A banner week for the newspaper

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What aĀ roller-coasterĀ week it’s been for the folks at First Avenue South. After word spread — on this blog first — that the Times was dropping its lawsuit against the City of St. Petersburg, thereby ceding the fight over the city’s solicitation ban, many, including me, were ready to write that the axiom ‘You never pick a fight with those who buy ink by the barrel’ no longer applied to the opponents of the St. Petersburg Times. At least that was…

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Confirmed: St. Petersburg Times dropping lawsuit fighting City of St. Petersburg’s solicitation ban

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***Updated – 5:48 p.m.*** The Times is now running a story also confirms my report, although there is still no comment from Times Publishing Co. ***Updated – 3:38 p.m.***Ā Spoke with Councilman Jeff Danner who confirms my earlier account that he was told by City Attorney John Wolfe that the Times is seeking to drop the lawsuit so long as the City does not seek compensation for legal expenses. — Hearing, just hearing, that the Ā Times Publishing Co. has dropped the…

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Confirmed: St. Petersburg Times dropping lawsuit fighting City of St. Petersburg’s solicitation ban

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***Updated – 5:48 p.m.*** The Times is now running a story also confirms my report, although there is still no comment from Times Publishing Co. ***Updated – 3:38 p.m.***Ā Spoke with Councilman Jeff Danner, who confirms my earlier account that he was told by City Attorney John Wolfe that the Times is seeking to drop the lawsuit so long as the City does not seek compensation for legal expenses. — Hearing, just hearing, that the Ā Times Publishing Co. has dropped the…

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Group protests Times’ suit against city ***Updated with photos from protest***

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Some are upset about a recent lawsuit opposing the city’s recent ban on street solicitation. About 35 people waved signs in front of theĀ St. Petersburg Times building Sunday to protest the suit filed by the paper’s parent company against the city of St. Petersburg. “I just don’t appreciate theĀ Times suing the city for a valid ordinance,” said Jeremiah Rohr, 56, who held a sign saying “Drop the suit or Drop the Times.” The group congregated between 10 and 11 a.m.…

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