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Will Newton, Lisa Wheeler-Brown square off at St. Pete Democrat meeting

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Two St. Pete City Council candidates fielded questions from St. Pete Democrats during the group’s monthly meeting Wednesday night. Will Newton and Lisa Wheeler-Brown touched on several issues that have long been discussed on the campaign trail, including the newly created Southside Community Redevelopment Area and the fate of the Tampa Bay Rays. What emerged as new during the casual Q&A were the candidate’s individual styles of formulating messages. Wheeler-Brown maintained a positive tone throughout questioning. When asked about her…

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Tampa Bay Times endorses Lisa Wheeler-Brown

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Lisa Wheeler-Brown has now officially nabbed endorsements from both of the area’s major newspapers. The Tampa Bay Times announced Friday its editorial board was backing the District 7 candidate in the race to replace term-limited Wengay Newton. The district encompasses much of South St. Pete including Midtown, Child’s Park and several other of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. The Times staked its endorsement on a number of factors including Wheeler-Brown’s work on creating safer neighborhoods and her ability to act as…

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St. Pete City Council candidate forum kind of a bust

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Five candidates for St. Pete City Council debated various political policies during a two-hour debate hosted by the group Fight for $15 during a candidate forum Tuesday night in Child’s Park. District 7 candidates Will Newton, Lisa Wheeler-Brown, Aaron Sharp, Sheila Scott-Griffin and Lewis Stephens answered a number of questions about problems most specific to their district, which includes two of the city’s poorest neighborhoods – Midtown and Child’s Park. While the candidates each did a fantastic job of voicing…

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Mail ballots sent to more than 6,000 St. Pete voters for District 7 primary

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Mail ballots were sent out to 6,182 registered St. Pete voters Tuesday for those living in District 7 for the August 25 primary election. The district encompasses parts of South St. Pete including the Midtown and Child’s Park neighborhoods. Only voters in that district are eligible to vote in this election. Only those voters who requested mail ballots will receive them in the first wave of mail outs. Additional requests can still be sent to the Supervisor of Election’s via…

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St. Pete welcomes Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. to Midtown

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman plans to spend his Friday morning celebrating the new Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. The new organization aims to offer resources, partnering opportunities and even loans to businesses owned and operated by African-American business leaders. The focus is on historically underserved markets. That would include two areas the city has recently been focusing revitalization efforts on – Midtown and Child’s Park. The Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corp. officially opens at 1123 22 Street…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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City of St. Pete sues family to force foreclosure of dead mom’s home

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The City of St. Pete is suing four surviving children of a deceased homeowner in midtown St. Pete for rights to foreclose on the home owned by the late Viola Hall. According to lawsuit documents filed this month in Pinellas County Courts, the City of St. Pete issued approximately $50,000 to Hall as part of its home rehabilitation loan program on the property located at 1018 Melrose Avenue South. The city alleges Hall’s 2011 death triggered a default on the…

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Will Newton to launch campaign for his brother’s City Council seat

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A third candidate has jumped into the race for St. Pete City Council District 7. Will Newton, brother of incumbent Wengay Newton, designated a campaign treasurer Thursday afternoon. Wengay Newton is term-limited out of office this year and will instead be running for the state House seat being vacated by Daryl Rousson. His brother, Will, comes with an impressive list of accomplishments throughout the community. Will Newton is a retired firefighter EMT for St. Pete Fire and Rescue. In 2011…

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