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Gulfport police chief’s cruiser stolen from driveway

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Thieves recently stole the Gulfport police chief’s cruiser from the driveway of his home in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg police spokesman Mike Puetz says Chief Robert Vincent parked his 2014 Dodge Charger outside his home on Nov. 22. The next morning it was gone. The Tampa Tribune reports the car was recovered about an hour after the chief reported it missing. A laptop computer was missing. Police say Vincent’s wife’s car was also was ransacked. A spare key for the chief’s…

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Gulfport City Council incumbent Dan Liedtke draws possible challenger

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Gulfport City Council member Dan Liedtke is up for re-election in March and it looks like he’s going to have a formidable candidate. According to sources close to the Gulfport elections, community activist April Thanos is seriously considering running against the two-term incumbent. Thanos is a regular at City Council meetings and a regular volunteer in the community. Thanos moved to Gulfport from Seattle Washington where she served as a program and events manager for the local Chamber of Commerce.…

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In addition to presidential candidates, here’s what to expect on local ballots in 2016

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Everyone knows about the Presidential Preference Primary March 15, but not as many know there are a bunch of municipalities packing ballots with local candidates as well. All of the Belleairs – Belleair, Belleair Beach, Belleair Bluffs and Belleair Shore – will have one council member or commission seat on the ballot each. Clearwater will elect a Mayor and two City Council members. Same goes for Gulfport. Indian Rocks beach will have two commission seats on the ballot as well…

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St. Pete says Clam Bayou is clean; Gulfport council member disagrees

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St. Pete is discontinuing water sampling in areas where wastewater overflow was released in early August as a result of a heavy rain event. According to the city, all of the affected areas have been tested within Safe Beach criteria for at least one week. In some areas the levels of contaminants, particularly fecal coliform, have been within safe levels for three to five weeks. “All of the sample sites have demonstrated a long term consistency of results within the…

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Sewage dump? What sewage dump?

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Gulfport residents and city officials weren’t happy with the City of St. Petersburg in early August when the city dumped 15 million gallons of untreated sewage into Clam Bayou resulting in Gulfport’s beach being shutdown due to unsafe contamination levels in Boca Ciega Bay. City Council was bombarded by residents lamenting there wasn’t enough communication between the cities regarding the dump. But now Gulfport is praising St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman for his collaboration with neighbors to clean up the…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Here’s the skinny on Fourth of July happenings in and around St. Pete

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Wondering what to do this Saturday for the Fourth of July? Fear not, there any number of festivities throughout St. Pete to celebrate our nation’s Independence. Fireworks will go off from Spa Beach in downtown St. Pete weather-permitting sometime between twighlight – about 8:30 p.m. – and 10 p.m. Typically St. Pete fireworks start lighting up the sky around 9 p.m. The show can be seen well from most downtown parks including Vinoy, Albert Whitted, Demens Landing, North and South…

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5 things I think about today’s St. Petersburg Times

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“Who is Sandra Gadsden?” was the invariable response I received last evening from each person I asked if they knew who Sandra Gadsden is. I was at a fundraising reception chock full of political operatives and their handsome wives.  Each of these people recognized the names of  Adam Smith or Aaron Sharockman or David DeCamp.  Some even recognized John Frank’s name.  But not one person — and this is a room full of people who make St. Petersburg move –…

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