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Steve Kornell raises more than $25,000 in contributions during first 3 months of campaign

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St. Pete City Council member Steve Kornell has raised $26,730 for his re-election campaign. Those numbers are in the first campaign finance report representing contributions from January through March. More than 150 donors wrote checks to Kornell’s District 5 campaign fund. That includes five maximum $1,000 contributions from former mayoral candidate Scott Wagman, St. Petersburg Free Clinic CEO Beth Houghton, the Pinellas Police Benevolent Association PAC, Rand Snell and a Fort Lauderdale restaurant owner, Ron Gofrank. Kornell also brought in…

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Email Insights: Ed Montanari issues thank you to supporters one week into St. Pete City Council campaign

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St. Pete City Council candidate Ed Montanari is thanking supporters now that he’s officially gotten one week under his campaign belt. “I am very thankful for all your well wishes and notes of support,” Montanari wrote in an email blast to supporters. Montanari announced last week he’d be seeking current council member Bill Dudley’s seat later this year. Dudley defeated Montanari in 2007 by just 300 votes. Dudley is now one of Montanari’s impressive list of supporters. Dudley serves on…

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Rick Kriseman’s message to St. Pete City Council: ‘Build a damn Pier’

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St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman urged City Council to respect the city’s Pier process and let it work. “Perhaps the public just wants their elected officials to do what they elected them to do – to build a damn Pier,” Kriseman said. That pretty much summed up the message during Kriseman’s 20 minutes before council members. “Build a damn Pier.” Council scheduled a Pier update for Kriseman to issue during its Thursday meeting. In his update, Kriseman took a trip down…

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April 11 is Rowdies Day in St. Pete

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St. Pete is recognizing the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ home opener this Saturday as Rowdies Day in St. Pete. Mayor Rick Kriseman issued a proclamation ahead of the April 11 match at a City Council meeting Thursday. “Please, everyone come out to the game,” Kriseman said. The Rowdies won their first game on the road against the San Antonio Scorpions, 3-1. They did this with a team that includes 21 new players on a team of just 26. “I think we…

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City councilmember’s vote on new St. Pete’s Pier left out of city data

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Update: SaintPetersblog has identified the discrepancy with Darden Rice’s vote in the Pier survey. Rice’s vote was filed with the city as unverified because she provided her current home address. The Supervisor of Elections database had not been updated with that address and instead listed Rice’s address as a previous residence. Rice said it was an oversight on her part and has updated her address with the SOE’s office. SaintPetersblog is working to find out how Rice’s vote – and…

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Rick Kriseman sends conflicting messages on the Pier

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The Tampa Bay Times is reporting St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman will urge City Council to stick to the process regarding slow-moving plans to choose a design for a new Pier. In the report, Kriseman’s director of communications, Ben Kirby, tells the Times “Kriseman will remind council members of the inclusive process he established, emphasizing the public input that began with the pier working group that established what citizens want at the attraction.” In other words, what public survey? Kriseman…

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Reaction to Ed Montanari’s City Council announcement is positive

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People have been expecting Ed Montanari to announce a bid for St. Pete City Council. There was a considerable amount of hype. But now that it’s official, Montanari has proven he’s got an all- star lineup of supporters backing him in his campaign. A list of initial supporters is more than 100 people deep. His host committee includes a bipartisan mix of current City Council members, including the incumbent, former mayors, former mayoral candidates and business leaders. “It does my…

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