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Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2018

The rockets offered no red glare. The bombs did not burst in the air. After a wide band of afternoon thunderstorms drenched Tampa Bay on Wednesday, fireworks displays in St. Petersburg and Gulfport did not go off as planned, while the show in Tampa was cut short. The City of St. Petersburg pulled the plug […]

Phil AmmannMarch 13, 2018

Voters in a dozen Pinellas County municipalities decided races Tuesday night. Among the municipalities holding elections were Belleair, Belleair Beach, Clearwater, Gulfport, Indian Rocks Beach, Kenneth City, Madeira Beach, Pinellas Park, Redington Beach, Safety Harbor, South Pasadena and Treasure Island. A roundup of some of the unofficial results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections: […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 15, 2016

A lot goes on at polling places on Election Day. Candidate supporters gather to hand out literature. The candidates themselves bounce around from polling place to polling place hoping to nab some last minute votes and reach people who may have otherwise been missed throughout campaigning. But, outside of polling places, there’s another story to […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 15, 2016

Gulfport municipal elections are supposed to be nonpartisan, but party politics have come out in the city’s lone City Council contest. Though voters will never see it on a ballot, incumbent Dan Liedtke is a Republican. His challenger, April Thanos, is a Democrat. In a recent mailer, Thanos called Liedtke out as “a Tea Party […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 8, 2014

I think I had my last chance to be in a wedding party. Thanks heavens I’m going out on a high note. I went through a period for a couple of years where it seemed like everyone I knew was getting matched or hatched. It was gift registries and strappy shoes for months at a […]

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